And then she was gone... But at least I am still here. Part out info in FS section.

[TwinTurboGTR]

I've been in contact with a few forum members and they know what's going on, but i just got final word from my insurance company, so I think it is time to share my story.

My 2004 4.8 IS and I were in an accident on Monday 6/2. It was a head on crash and I found out today, it was a drunk driver. We struck each other going 40 MPH. I made it out alive, but it is because of my X5. The driver crossed into my lane of traffic within 10 feet in front of me. The next thing I knew, I woke up in the ER with EMS and police telling me how lucky I was to be alive. I first thought it was an over exaggeration. I thought, 'She can be put back together. I'm sure it's not that bad." Even my father saw the X and ran to the officer and asked, "Was my son killed." I shed a tear when I saw his face. Anyways, I managed to escape with a broken left toe, some second degree burns from the airbag, a few cuts, and some major bruising... but I am still here.

When I was allowed to go get my belongings from my X, I was excited to go see her. It was until the Supervisor pointed me in the direction of where she was parked and the moment I saw her, is when reality set in. I was really lucky. Everyone who said I was lucky to not have been killed was right. It wasn't an exaggeration. My X5 saved my life as well as BMW assist. Police notified me that the first call they got about the accident was from BMW assist. Their response time was 7 minutes.

So she is gone. Insurance evaluated it and deemed it a total loss. They are giving me an option to buy it back for a good price. So I am thinking of possibly starting a part out section. But I want to see if anyone would be interested in any parts. So a quick and dirty part of it would be, all interior parts, exterior parts would be up for grabs minus the entire front clip and left front and rear door. So If i get enough feelers, I will buy the car back and help those that need OE parts for cheap. So if I get enough, i'll get my stuff together and start it.

Now to the pictures...






Picture of the Explorer I hit.

[xbimma]

Woow. Glad you made it out ok.

03/2003 E53 X5 4.4i M62 FB 33

[xbimma]

I'm interested in your rims. Are they ok?

03/2003 E53 X5 4.4i M62 FB 33

[Qsilver7]

Wow....ditto, glad you made it without any severe injuries. A vehicle can be replace...but a life can't. Did the drunk driver survive?

[Riggodeaux]

Wow. Glad you are ok, sorry bout the X5. Like xbimma, I might be interested in the 168s [and maybe tires, if they are summers], if the 168s condition are good. You can PM me with details. Again, the best news is you are ok. I can only imagine how relieved your family is ....

[TwinTurboGTR]

Thanks Q. That is very true and of course he did. Not a scratch.

[admranger]

Originally Posted by TwinTurboGTR

Thanks Q. That is very true and of course he did. Not a scratch.

Glad you are alright. I showed your thread to my wife. I read this post to her and she stated: "Oh, he'd have more than scratches after I got done with him!" Yeah, I married well.

As for parting out, how's the interior trim?

[Riggodeaux]

That St. Christopher's hanging from the mirror did its job, too ......

[TwinTurboGTR]

Hey Riggo, thanks. Yeah, they were. But after I got the accident report, they just became enraged, so was I.

[Riggodeaux]

I don't need it, but if you have an OEM hitch on the back, there is a good market for that .....