No. Everything he wrote is below. Gerry On Wed, 4 Dec 2019 17:23:27 -0600 Randy Bennell via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> Have you any idea what sort of vehicle hit him? > > Randy > > On 04/12/2019 5:08 PM, archer75--- via Mercedes wrote: > > Here is a description of an accident, parts of which, might be of interest > > to some members of this group. > > > > A SoCal resident wrote: > >> Well, my 2015 Plug-In was totalled by a driver while I made a left turn on > >> a left arrow. My car was pushed around about 90 degrees. Front right > >> crushed (suspension seemed unharmed!), Left quarter panel pushed out so > >> that it blocked the driver's door from opening more than a third of the > >> way (getting out was a challenge). All of the airbags deployed, which may > >> have saved me from hitting my head on the side window, but ran up the > >> damage total like crazy (the steering wheel tearing open really adds to > >> the expense, and headliners are just so pricey ... Body shop declared it > >> totalled without bothering to open the hood because the obvious damage was > >> so expensive. State Farm was great to work with, paid quickly and at what > >> my research said was a very fair price. Apparently, it was a Prius Plug-In > >> Advanced, which I didn't know, and was considered to have some vast number > >> of options, which I think were actually standard. > >> > >> The only problem with State Farm was that the first people I worked with > >> said that I had to get the video from the external cameras on the parking > >> structure that I was turning into. Mall security said they only turned > >> over recordings to the police. When I went to the LAPD station (parking > >> half a mile away because the situation is insane), they refused to even > >> take a report, much less do anything to get the video. Wish it was our > >> tiny Town next to LAX, where the police aren't so busy and would have > >> happily written a letter. (When I lost a set of my wife's car keys, a > >> detective took my call.) > >> > >> My only injury was skin scrapped off the back of my right hand, apparently > >> by the rough surface of the steering wheel airbag. I had some lower back > >> stiffness in the afternoon, buy it went away by bedtime. Then the muscles > >> connecting my neck to my shoulders (sides) just really stuff and sore > >> overnight and I had to take some ibuprofen in the middle of the night. > >> However, that was gone by morning. I did feel my brain bounce around a > >> little inside my skull during the acceleration from the impact, but not > >> the slightest sign of concussion. > >> > >> Overall, I'm really, really pleased with the crash safety of the Prius. > >> > >> The big frustration of all this? The other guy wouldn't talk to State Farm > >> and his insurance company didn't even respond to State Farm! So, the whole > >> thing is still in subrogation and I'm still waiting and hoping to get my > >> deductible back. > > Gerry > > > > _______________________________________ > > 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 > -- arche...@embarqmail.com <arche...@embarqmail.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
