I’m guessing it will. Adjuster will look at the car tomorrow or Tuesday. I’m pretty sure they’ll total it. It doesn’t look all that bad, but the whole front clip is racked out of square for sure. As I mentioned, even the A pillar trim got shoved up some from the impact. And I know the AC got nailed, too - he said he heard it hissing.
Pictures: https://flic.kr/s/aHskY2pxGm -D > On Jun 4, 2017, at 4:28 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > Glad he is ok. So that takes you out of the 140 business? Looking for another > diesel? > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Jun 4, 2017, at 3:22 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> >> wrote: >> >> Youngest son was hit today by a driver that lost control of their truck on a >> wet street and overcorrected, slamming into the front left corner of his >> S420. Both fenders, hood, even trim on A pillars was displaced. Crumple >> zones were clearly defined by the way the car absorbed the hit. Based on >> what he described, the seat belt squib fired but the air bag did not deploy. >> He was stationary, the other driver hit him. >> >> Called the EMTs and had him checked out - he’s OK but will be seeing a >> doctor tomorrow. He was definitely freaking out and starting to go into >> shock, or at least having major anxiety right after, so I insisted that the >> EMTs come. They checked him out and he’s fine. I’m sure he’s going to be >> feeling it tomorrow. >> >> I’m guessing the car will probably be totaled, so that means I need to start >> putting together comps to do battle with the insurance company. This could >> be a blessing in disguise, as the boy is off for a three month field study >> in a couple of weeks, which means I’ll have plenty of time to find him a >> nice replacement car with the settlement. An opportunity for more >> dieselfication…. >> >> Pictures to follow as soon as I figure out where to put them. >> >> -D >> >> >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
