Personal "Crash Test"

[yick yack]

Damn thats a crazy story... I cant believe you rolled 7 times and walked out... this car really is that great then i guess.

[24-42]

First; Take a lot of pictures of your car, get the police report for authenticity, Proceed to the Smart Center of your choice, tell them in exchange for the the first orphan (of your choosing) without added crap, you will give them exclusive rights to your pictures suitable for framing, for their showroom. In exchange for the accessories of your choosing, you will provide written a testimonial of the accident. Suggest that the dealer (through you) might want to buy your car for the showroom. He probably would be unique among Smart dealers.
Contact the local newspaper, Your story(you) with the car is 'Up to the minute' pertinent news

Approach your insurance co inquiring about you buying your car with the idea of the value of the parts. Salvage value has to be pretty high on your car. If you owned it, you could sell it to the highest bidding dealer.

Turn this whole thing around on Penske. YOU have something he hasn't. A great dealer would make a profit from having your totaled car.

I'm sorry,as I'm sure you are too, that this happened but.... now that it is history, make lemonade from this lemon. Get a replacement car and make a profit from this situation.

Research to find out if any newspaper had a story(pictures) etc.
Go to the police and interview the officer(s) that were on the scene and get their opinion of this accident as opposed to the same with something other than a Smart car. Write it up and don't forget to get their signature.

PM me and we'll talk on the phone.


Donald LaFavor

[Dave777]

Originally Posted by yick yack

Damn thats a crazy story... I cant believe you rolled 7 times and walked out... this car really is that great then i guess.

He actually said "several" not 7. Not that it matters too much, but I doubt he was counting at the time.

[evilbean42]

just a few things... first to answer some more questions, the airbags did not go off, the door did not pop open, but it did open as normal to let me out. The driver that hit me was ok, idk about the driver that ran. I got the worst of the crash because the guardrail isn't as forgiving as another car. we will definately be offering up some advertisement for smart (in return for some help getting a new one). The crash was in New Haven Ct around 6:30pm yesterday. We left a message for the New Haven FD asking for copies of pics they took at the scene. If we can't get those we are gonna have someone go to the garage where the car is now to at least take a few of it there. Unfortunately the crash was about 3 hours away from our house so we can't just swing by and take some pictures. we'll keep you all posted on how things turn out.

[Bum-bling-B]

Glad you're OK. Now hopefully you can profit from it once they catch the knucklehead that caused it - they WILL catch him (assuming it was a male). Maybe you can do get your old car back as a parts car too . Sad your baby had to die so soon though. >>>>>>

Can't wait to see PICS so they can go in my testament folder since everyone says you're sure to die if you get in an accident. Use this accident to your advantage as it seems like you're #1 in the US to have a serious accident so far - at least #1 confirmed and not rumored. (media etc.)

[nevis]

Glad you are ok, Evilbean. Its also good to hear the integrity of the tridon cell.

[JohnnyBGangsta]

Where are the pics.... i wanna see?

[SuperGeek]

Originally Posted by Dave777

He actually said "several" not 7. Not that it matters too much, but I doubt he was counting at the time.

Actually, I was his insurance agent... he called me while the car was flipping through the air... "I just got rear ended by some yahoo..." and I fixed him up in no time flat.


Seriously, though... if the airbags didn't go off, maybe the safety systems didn't think the crash was nearly severe enough. I had imagined him wrapped in a cocoon of airbags (front and side), but now I'm wondering why they didn't deploy. If he walked away from it w/ no airbags, maybe airbags could have done more damage?

70mph (with braking, maybe less), into a guardrail, rolled over a few times w/o airbags, walked away... Now I'm really curious to see the pictures. And the smart engineers might want to also.

[min4cin]

Airbags are directional in their setup. Being hit the way the accident was described more than likely threw the car into the guard rail at an angle the not programmed to set the bags off. It has nothing to do with the severity of the accident but the direction of the impact. While the safety of the smart is proven in this case, wonder how a Kia or a yaris would have held up, You will always have the nay-sayers saying a large heaver car would not have rolled in this type of accident. I am glad to hear you are ok and good luck getting back in your wheels again.

[Dave Van]

Thank God your OK...a wait for a new car is bad....but the fact your here and able to wait is GREAT!! Take care!