Atlanta Intrepid wrote:
> This past Friday I experienced my very first automobile accident- and > I was cited and considered at fault. I pulled out into on coming > traffic (only after coming to a complete stop, mind you) and, as they > say, out of no where this little red-headed 17-year-old girl driving > a white Mazda plows into my Intrepid going about 40 mph and > completely tore off my front bumper damaging the hood, and both front > quarter panels sending debris flying everywhere. She really seemed to > come out of no where- I didn't even see her!Gratefully there were no > injuries at all and I can't quite get it figured out how to download > pictures to send. But today (Monday) the car was removed from the tow > yard and taken to a collision shop so my State Farm Insurance > adjuster can determine whether the damage is repairable or if it'll > be considered totalled (which I doubt). The car was, indeed, > drivable. I just didn't have any power available to my power > steering. Anyway, it's said that if they repair my Intrepid that I'll > be without her for about 10 days. I'll keep everyone posted on the > outcome and progress. Like I said, I'm 42 years old and I've never > been in a car accident before in my life and have never had to file a > claim with my Insurance company so this whole event is a whole > new "ball of wax" for me! Unfortunately the Chrysler LH cars' very wide A-pillars can easily interfere with the driver's vision of an oncoming vehicle, especially one coming from the right side. This was a problem on both generations of the LH cars. The 1996+ Ford Taurus/Mercury Sable body also suffers from this, but to a lesser extent. -GP ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Help save the life of a child. Support St. Jude Children's Research Hospital's 'Thanks & Giving.' http://us.click.yahoo.com/6iY7fA/5WnJAA/Y3ZIAA/46t0lB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Web: <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dodge_intrepid> Subscribe: <mailto://[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Unsubscribe: <mailto://[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Moderator: <mailto://[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dodge_intrepid/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
