Baadddddd news.

I was driving some friends to their prom... it was going to be a pretty sweet deal because I guess a lot of kids at the school were flipping out over getting to see the xB (kinda rare around these parts) dropping off some of their schoolmates.

About 3/4 the way there we are in traffic, and as we are driving along, the traffic sort of jerks to a halt, so we stop. Suddenly this woman in a Honda Accord comes torpedoing into the back of the xB, pushing us into the cars in front of us and causing a 4-car accident.

I was most concerned about my friends. Thankfully, everyone was wearing their seatbelts, and everyone is OK besides some bumps and bruises.

The xB was not as lucky. The rear door is destroyed. The entire rear of the frame seems to be compressed in... The bumper and everything was pushed so far up that they are against the wheels, so I had to give the engine everything I could to pull off to the side. The rear springs are like... in front of the wheels now. The rear doors barely shut... the left one you have to dropkick into the car in order to close it.

The billet grill nearly popped clean out, the fog light covers popped out and one is MIA. I do not even want to know what went on in the engine compartment...

The bazooka sub must be built to last, because that son of a _____ did not even crack. It instead pushed the rear seat forward. The Enkei wheels that were installed a couple of weeks ago look like they are in good shape.

I would be shocked if this thing were not totaled... they would have to rebuild the rear and the frame of the car.

Very disappointing... but again, I am just glad nobody was hurt. Here are some pics, although they do not do justice IMO.

www.hugelosers.com/images/scion/crash

*salutes*

:shock: :cry: :(

:cry: man that sucks :cry: glad to hear everyone wa safe

Holy Cow!...

Where did you get that extended exhaust tip?

The vehicle does not look to be that bad in terms of damage though unless there is major frame damage on the back. If not, they will likely repair it. It will definitleyu be better for you if they total it though. It is hard to get any good money selling or trading a vehicle that has been hit like that.

Good luck with the insurance company....and the neck pain :wink:

and I bet her ins co. come after you saying your tailights werent visable....so it's your fault.

Even tho they are D.O.T. approved be prepared....ins. co. are d*cks like that

Looks like it took the hit pretty well. I was wondering how they would perform in a collision. Did she try to stop, and if not, how fast was she going?

Where did you get that extended exhaust tip?

The vehicle does not look to be that bad in terms of damage though unless there is major frame damage on the back.

No extension. That's the TRD exhaust. I guess it wasn't hit, so it wasn't pushed back like the rest of the car. That just gives you an idea of how ____ed the back is.

And yeah, I would classify this as "major" frame damage. :cry:

Looks like it took the hit pretty well. I was wondering how they would perform in a collision. Did she try to stop, and if not, how fast was she going?

She didn't stop, apparently. Probably going 15-20 mph, not sure.

i was completely expecting worse, but i am glad everyone is ok. i wonder if you have a limited edition that is sold out if you are able to get another one. if not it would priceless and i would make the _____ pay. :twisted:

doesn't look totaled to me....

doesn't look totaled to me....

The ins co is going to look at it, but the guys who towed it in said they can't imagine an insurance company paying for damage like that.

Like I said, the pictures don't do it justice. Another thing that I just remembered is that the none of the doors shut properly. The back left door doesn't even shut, but the other ones barely close because the entire frame is compressed together.

We'll see what the inpectors say :(

15-20 MPH....damn...I might be selling mine...

When they total it .Since there are no more Hot Lavas left make them paint a new one orange just to fix them. The _____ will cry when she gets cancled. Tell them you dont want any color except the color you had. The insurance company will ____.

unless you insured all your mods...the price for a totaled Xb is around 12K here in fl...good luck man...and they will NOT paint it orange.......

Since there are no more Hot Lavas left make them paint a new one orange just to fix them.

Uh, I don't think so man. It's not impossible to get another Hot Lava, there are dealers that still have some.

As for the mods, Everything the car had is insured, except the wheels. But I can just grab those off the car and get them installed onto a new one.

sorry to hear that happened...
glad everybody is okay...nothing major....

hope insurance works out for you...

dont get too upset about the car...at least you guys are ok 8)

glad to hear everyone is ok. as for repairs make sure it is an excellent shop. mine (#1355 vandelized) looks brand new, like it was never screwed up & the paint matches perfect!!!! i got to visit my box the other day & i was amazed! now just waiting for my airbrushing to be completed. if your willing to bring yours down here i would recommend my repair & graphic shop! they are awesome :D

Dang Meng... I dissapear for a few days ... and look what happens .... sorry to hear about the box and I'm glad everyone's ok. Yeah ... got my oil changed at rockingham yesterday .. had to lava's sittin on the lot ... service writer was like .. "yeh, got one fully customized out there. Someone will be a lucky owner who picks up that one" .. was thinkin' however they'll be lucky to unload it at a just over $20K pricetag...

on the plus side ... most Ins. companies (in NH) will give you the option of replacement instead of a check (with new cars)... which would be the way to go if they offer it ...

hope for the best

:cry:

damn shame...

::pours some Mt. Dew Livewire on the ground:: this is for #1382 RIP


at least everyone is ok...do u think she was not paying attention and trying to figure out what it was? did you debadge your box or was that from the accident?

~wC

owssss! sorry man... :cry: :cry: :cry:

Time to go to da chiropractpor den contact a lawyer.. and complain NEck and back aches.. den sue da _____'s Insurance COMPANY.... :lol:

Den once u get paid.. buy a new xB.. SWEEET eh?

But man! condolence bro....huhuhuh. :cry: :cry: :cry:

thats effed up man it was limited edition too make that non braking _____ pay for it!!!!

if she does try to blame it on the tail lights bring up how the DOT didnt have a problem wit em....

and if she couldnt see em its her fault her vision was not being corrected.

Jennay thanks for the tip bud, but NY is a bit of a haul for me :wink:

Will C, who knows. All I know is that she plowed right into it. I had just debadged it a couple of days ago... maybe that dazzled her into smashing into it :shock:

all of my friends are always like.... i saw u on the road the other day. and i am always like i didnt even drive my car that day. so they go on to say... how many ornge xB's can there be and I say 2100...... now I will have to say 2099.


THIS IS A SAD DAY FOR THE LAVA FAMILY.

I Hope doc can handle this.

Priorities are in check, people are all ok. Lean on YOUR insurance company to lean on HER insurance company and see what happens, you might be surprised. That's how it works in Indiana, but our system is f$cked up.
Anyway, good luck and I hope it all works out.

Sorry to hear about your accident, but at least you all walked away in one piece. The Hot Lava can be replaced, human life cannot. I hope all works out, I will pray for you.

If you want I'll sell you mine......

**tear**

me, personally, i wouldn't go do the "ow my neck hurts" thing unless it really does. i sued cause someone pulled out in front of me and totalled my civic (about 2 years ago), bought a honda del sol, put about 10K into it and now (that i have my scion) i look back at the del sol and it's not the same as working, bleeding, and sweating for the money for mods. i understand that it's the lim. edition and the _____ SHOULD pay, but be resonable. think of it like this, if she stays insured, she'll be payin' like 5-6 hundred dollars a month. but that's my 2 cents.

Damn man............ :cry:
Really sad to see that.I guess she took one for the team.
Im glad that you all are ok.
From my experience and my opinion,she's totalled.
The rear could be fixed.Although it would be really hard to whack off(lol) the rear of another Xb and weld it on and get all of the lines straight.It could be done.
I wouldnt do it though.Once their wrecked their never the same again.
Sorry for your experience and I hope she gets what she has coming to her.
Maybe you could end up with another dealers Lava as some have said.
Keep on them insurance companies as they will drag it out forever.
Usually your ins company will not let you talk to theirs.It between them.
Good luck...................

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sorry to hear about the lost... Very happy to hear all made it thru well...

We still have a couple floating around in Northern California.
Vacaville Scion has one, it is an Automatic.
Just letting you know!

I looked at your thread and thought about what I would do if that happened to #701....sure enough. stopped at a red light last night and a drunk guy in a 3/4 ton GMC Work Truck rear ends me. I now need a new liftgate and a bumper.

Thankfully he was slowing down and only hit me going about 10 mph(i think). Not much dmg, but the lift gate wont stay closed now. I'll post pictures of it later.

:twisted: DAMN HONDA DRIVERS :evil: !!! LOL glad everyones ok!! sorry bout the lava!!

Wow that sucks, glad everyone is o.k. The car looks like it could be fixed. I doubt they will total it. I've seen much worse.

damn im sorry to hear that. You just got it too huh??? That makes it worse! the pics dont look that bad but i bet that frame is screwed. dont let the insurance companies give you the run around. they did that to my parents awhile back when their Jimmy got broken in to. they didnt wanna pay up, they finally did and we got rid of them. I'm pretty sure you can get another rs 1 from a dealer. they haven't sold them all i don't believe.

yeah... it's good you guys are all ok... sorry about the xB!