Well The X is an awesome vehicle. I'm pretty sure she will be totaled-my guess. Driving down a MT road today--slightly wet--so I thought. I felt like there was some ice so I slowed down to 50 mph--just coasted, no brakes to engage the 4WD. The rear started to move--felt like a tire going down. Unfortunately it was black ice-on a 2 lane highway. Tried some gentle correction but it went into a 360 spin. Slid down a small embankment going forward at about 45 degrees to the road surface. Left front tire grabbed just enough to create a roll. Just once thank God. Wife, dog and I don't have a scratch but sore. Anyone think they can fix this one?

 

Ouch! I am glad you all are OK!

 

Glad you are all okay!!

 

Few more pics

 

Now I have to grab my Anti sway bar, Radius rods, Roadmaster suspension, wheels and new stereo out. That's gonna be a PIA!

 

Major bummer. Did it happen in ME MT? I saw on the National Weather service that there was a freezing rain warning...

 

I was 60 miles south of Malta on 191 heading to Billings. Looked like it was just wet. Never hit anything like that before

 

Glad y'all (including pup) are unscathed.

Definitely get those wheels.

Okay, SC plates in MT?

 

Well most important thing is you are all ok!

 

Glad everyone is ok.


I'd say it's totaled. Just roof replacement is $4000 according to the adjuster here. Mine got totaled just from hail damage...

 

Pulling a "Ballerina Turtle" is an impressive move in a 8000 pound vehicle.

 

What radius rods do you have on it? I am sure they probally helped somewhat keeping you from rolling more, what do you think?

 

Wow, glad you are all OK. I'm certain that will be a total loss.

 

Lived all my life save last 4 1/2 yrs in SC. Moved out here for a job. Sold the house, whole 9 yards. Too isolated for wife and so we bought a house again back in SC and we make trips back and forth. It would have cost me $3000 more a year in property taxes if I had 1 car registered in MT so back to SC plates.

 

The improvement in driveability has been wonderful--I have radius rods, Anti sway bar and Roadmaster active suspension. The radius rods are Landyot''s which are being built by someone else now over on fordexcursion.com You are probably right. The left front tire is what made it roll beside the obvioius factors. The tire collapsed - before that we were not sliding badly enough to think it was going to roll at all but when that happened it was just enough to force the roll