My Explorer was recked recently and is in the shop. I was driving along a lateral and there was a small ditch about 3-4 feet across and 3 feet deep that ran perpendicular to the lateral. The way the grass was growing/cut the ditch was invisible when driving. I ran into the ditch at aprox. 10 mph. The front end of the Explorer went into the ditch nose first and thats when the damage happened. When it went into the ditch the front bumper was bent causing it to hit the fenders and bend them, apon impact i went forward and my head impacted the windsheild, causing it to crack. When i got out i had to force the drivers door open causing the very edge of the door to bend. It also came to a stop high centered on the frame. Also some time during this the radiator sprung a leak.

So the total damage was:
The front bumper
Left and right fenders
both headlight supports
The radiator
Drivers door
The windshield

The total cost is $3616.73

As you can guess the insurance company is going to consider to total it.

Right now i am in a little rent car, that smells like, well you know. I had to chose between an '03 Excape or an '04 chevy truck. I believe everyone can guess which one i took. The Excape.

Man i miss my Explorer

Christopher

 

That is bad news. I can relate to the tall grass camoing the ditch. That Gulf Coast Rye grass around here makes the landscape look like the top of a pool table.

Hope you get good results from the insurance company - sometimes they can sure make a mess of things...

Good luck - and enjoy that little matchbox.

 

Well you know what they say about rent cars.... Drive'em like ya stole it.

Chris

 

> apon impact i went forward and my head impacted the windsheild, causing it to crack

What happened to the seatbelt to cause it not to work?