Marauder smashed

Fourth Horseman

Fourth Horseman

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Well, my Marauder took a bullet for me today. A lady in a little Honda Civic ran a red light and t-boned me. She was going upwards of 40 MPH when she hit me on the passenger side of the car.

I walked away but she and her passenger had to be taken to the hospital. I don't yet know their status, but an officer on the scene said he thinks it was just mostly injuries from their air bags deploying. I asked one of the officers on the scene to follow up with me on the status of the people in the other car. Kind of hard to get too angry when they had to be taken away in an ambulance. I hope they'll be ok.

On my car both passenger side doors are destroyed and the B pillar is pushed in. The front right suspension is broken and the car was leaking power steering fluid. I don't know if the car will be totalled yet, I probably won't find out from my insurance people until next week. I hope they just decide to total it, as the damage looks pretty extensive to me.

Anyway, just thought I'd post about the death of another Marauder. :depress:
 
Oh man, Fourth....

First I'm glad to see another Marauder driver walk away unscathed and sorry to hear of other injuries in the other car. Unfortunately, another example of how safe these vehicles are.

Secondly, I know we have grown in numbers and these things happen, but...we certainly are hearing more of these stories. I also find it interesting that a Marauder driver has not been at fault yet. Take care and keep us updated.
 
Glad your ok sorry about the other driver and passenger but it seems like they will also be ok. Your poor Marauder. :alone:

Are other drivers aiming for our Marauders?? So few Marauders on the road but we seem to be getting hit all the time, don't people see these cars?

:cry: Been there and it is no fun.
 
Man, sorry to hear about this. Two in two days. But, at least your friend protected you.

I've been in a couple t-bone accidents in Camaros. Not fun, picking the glass out of your face and having a sore back and neck for a week.

Even though it may be fixed, it's no fun to see your black beauty with such major damage. Ow. Hope you and it get back on the road soon. Cheers!
 
You're a good man. It would be easy to get mad and I think we all know how you feel about the car but there are more important things. I'm glad you're not hurt and hope things work out for the Honda folks too.
 
Dang

Well 4th, glad your okey dokey. Perhaps now red will be a more important color to the other driver.
Watch where they store your car, you want it to be secure as possible until things are settled 100%. Don't need anything "wandering off".
Man, these things can take a hit, eh?
 
Sad news. I gotta admit you're a better man than I am... my first thought about the Civic occupants was "serves them right, hope they get slapped with a dangerous driving citation as well" but you've shown a great deal of class by doing the humane thing and hoping for their quick recovery. Consider this a heartfelt pat on the back and expression of my admiration.

Yes, it looks more and more like I made the right choice, family-wise, by opting for this type of vehicle. It's sad that we have to find this out in this manner, through the sacrifices of our brethren.

Did you take any pictures of the car after the impact? I'd be curious to see how the structure distributed the impact force.
 
Re: Fourth Horseman

That's terrible news, glad you weren't hurt. Yours is an early build like mine. Hopefully you know of a shop where craftsmanship is more important than the bottomline should the insurance company not total it.

Regards,
- Dan
 
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Well, if the isurance company totals it, he maybe able to get a new 300A at a better deal.

And Fourth, remind the insurance adjuster of the tinting, and speaker upgrade.
 
Sorry for the loss, Fourth. Hope the other folks are OK. Out of curiousity, did the side air bags deploy in your MM?
 
Fourth,
Sad to see you took a hit. Very happy to know you were not hurt.
Hope the others are OK as well. I hate to see little old ladies getting hurt. Hopefully they will either give up driving, or be more cautious from here on.
This is yet another example of why I continue to buy and drive a large/RWD car....you get to walk away from an accident that otherwise has you spending time in the hospital.
 
Thanks for the kind words and thoughts, folks. It means a lot to me. We've got a great community here on mm.net.

Interestingly, the side air bags did not deploy. Maybe it takes a more severe impact that I received. My car was thrust a good five feet sideways from the impact, though, so hard to imagine it being much worse. :) Still, there was very little intrusion into the passenger compartment, so maybe that's a factor.

I did get some photos from the lot where it's being stored. I'll get those posted later.

The more I think about it, the more I hope they can fix the car. With the blue book being so low on these cars, I might get really screwed if they decide to total it. Didn't I read that blue book is like $19k already? That's not much more than I still owe on the car! *sigh*
 
It's interesting, and maybe a little disturbing, that the side airbags didn't deploy in such a severe crash from the side. I know that we don't want overly sensitive airbags, but from the sound of it, Fourth took a pretty bad hit in an area which I thought should have triggered the side bags. Anyone, maybe a Ford mechanic, know anything about the sensitivity of these bags, etc.?
 
It's possable that as a "Next generation Airbag system, that it read that there was no one in the seat, so to keep the amount of flying debris down, and save on repair costs, it didn't deply.
 
What he said. Seatbelt not done up, that controller underneath uses that as part of lightin them things off. I think.
 
Fourth Houseman, you are one of the old timers on the board, and before I bought my Marauder (MIB II) I viewed your personal website, gurgling over your pictures of the shiny black beast. As you know I currently have major problems with my sweetheart, but this doesn’t compare to your incident. One thing for sure, you are unique, and will be difficult to replace. On the other hand, cars are parts, but develop a personality with age. I am sure you were very fond of your Marauder, it goes without saying.

:up:
 
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