[s-cars] T-Boned

[Michael Bess]

Fellow S-Heads:

 

She’s gone and I almost was.

 

Last Thursday 8/2 I was returning home around 4:30 PM and it happened.  I
pulled to my mailbox opposite my house (facing the wrong way on my suburban
residential street) to get the mail out from the drivers side.  Got the mail
and backed up a few feet to make the approximately 90 degree turn into my
drive and…..Next thing I know I’m laying on my lawn, getting ready to be
transported to a trauma center (Westchester Medical Center in NY).  I got
home last night after having a collapsed lung, four broken ribs and a minor
laceration on my spleen attended to.  

 

Saw the accident photos my MD neighbor took and heard his description of
what apparently happened.  In a nutshell,  an F-350 pick-up was traveling up
my street (on the same side as my mailbox) at an excessive rate of speed (30
MPH zone), didn’t see me quickly enough, pulled left to try to avoid my
parked vehicle.  However I was already cutting across the street going up my
drive.  He impacted me in my driveway right on the B pillar, pushed my S-6
up off my drive onto the rocky berm (+4 foot elevation change) along my
drive pinning me and the car between his front end and a small tree about
15’ from the edge of the drive.   Doors pushed in 15”, driver’s seat broken
from mounts; only two windows were intact.  Somehow my neighbor got me
conscience enough to let me know that there was gas leaking and I needed to
get out of the Audi.  I don’t know how I got out, only that I ended up with
numerous glass cuts on the legs and hands.   If anyone wants to see a photo
let me know & I’ll e-mail.

 

So now I have a few of issues to deal with my insurance carrier (Liberty
Mutual):

1.	What is the best way to recover the RS-2, 6-speed, Stomung,
lighting, etc. upgrades in the settlement?
2.	Can I readily buy the car back to part out or sell the vehicle
complete to one of you guys?
3.	Anything else to do/not do?  I have already retained an attorney who
already has had a forensic engineer come to do an accident reconstruction.

 

Secondly, now I’ve got to find a replacement vehicle (Audi, of course).  My
initial thoughts are for a 2004 or later S4 4.2.  Comments appreciated.  I
suppose I could also always buy Igor’s 1996.

 

There will be a sale of S6 spare parts (in addition to what is installed in
the car) in the near future.  I’ll keep you all posted 

 

Thanks for your continued wealth of information/.


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