This is what i get for going in on my day off (curse strikes again)
 

so my 3rd run of the night, i'm coming back to the store. stop at a red light to turn left onto the highway. as i'm stopped, i see a pair of headlights coming up on me pretty fast, hear tires squeeling, then crunch.

(if you wanna use mapquest, Clanton road/77 interchange eastbound clanton, southbound 77)

2005 tahoe
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y7/...psf9aab4e7.jpg

car i've owned for a freaking MONTH
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y7/...pse24d1695.jpg


ATM i'm okay, sore, shaky, but hopefully that's all it ends up being. no concusion, but the trunk/rear is a loss. suprisingly, the tail lights are still okay (and probably STILL won't get condensation in em :p )


i'll get better pics during the day. also: he was insured fortunately

Wow. glad to see youre alright. Did the airbags go off? Anything else bashed up besides the rear end? Hows the rear diff and suspension holding up?

Man I need to get one of these truck-based SUVs. Everytime I see one involved in a wreck, the car is destroyed and the suv is fine.

no airbags, backup lights fell out of their spot and were dragging on the ground, trunk is squished, bumper is jacked, and it looks like the hood scratched (hopefully that's all it did) the side above the passanger side light.

I'm staggered that people hit other people at red lights. You didn't see the brake lights OR the traffic signal? Last time I was in an accident I didn't sleep for days, be well goose.

Because the truck holds up better, it transfers more of the forces of the accident to the driver. The reason that the BRZ crumples up so significantly is it absorbs the energy of the crash so that occupants do not.

Also, height/weight difference.

If you ever install a hitch on a car a get rear ended... you'll see almost zero damage on the car/truck with hitch and the car that hit it is destroyed.

Sorry to see this...

I was in a similar situation more than a decade ago. I was rear-ended at a stoplight...and was only sore with a headache that first night...the next day was baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaadddddddddddddd.

More than 10 years later I still have neck and back pain from my accident...make sure that you are thoroughly checked out by docs...

@wrxgoose glad you're okay! Nasty hit. Condensation jokes take courage. :D

Did the truck driver indicate why he was not able to stop? Texting and driving?

He said he tried to stop but couldnt. Something up with his brakes. I call BS. If something was up with his hrakes why go so fast then lock em up?

Good luck! hopefully the car survives. looks like it might.

Glad your alright, its only a car when it comes down to it man. Now its time to get a CF trunk and some other goodies courtesy of insurance, think of it as a forced chance to mod

I had an acquaintance in college who called tow hitches "sports car radiator removers" for this reason.

Oh no... all of a sudden your back hurts... and your neck and your arms.

I say milk him. Stupid/inattentive drivers need to be freaking fined.

I almost got T-boned because some douche ran a left red light. Old man had NO regard for anyone's safety.

Also almost got hit on the freeway/highway because some dumbass teenager didn't check his blind spot. He just went 2 lanes without looking at all.

Car pushed me into a wall at 70, spent 3 months in therapy getting feeling in my left side back. I am getting my motherfking movie check for sure