Well, it was fun while it lasted.

Yesterday evening I was driving my 240Z down the alley next to my house on my way to the car wash in anticipation of the Midwest Z show today, when I was hit broadside by a Ford Explorer that was speeding down the intersecting alley. I have not heard from an Insurance company, but the firewall is bent, the dash is broken, and the driver's door is within a 1/4" of the steering wheel. Not a fun time. I am back from the hospital now, recovering from a concussion and whiplash.

So sorry! I hope they make it right...

You are a fortunate survivor after being broadsided by a vehicle with twice the mass of your Z.  Sorry about the extensive damage to your car, glad your injuries weren't more severe.  Every time I drive my Z I have concern about being in a similar accident with the limited crash protection a 46 year old car offers.

Dennis

 

 

16 minutes ago, psdenno said:

Every time I drive my Z I have concern about being in a similar accident with the limited crash protection a 46 year old car offers.

I think the same Dennis.

Walter Moore, it's a miracle you weren't hurt any worse than you were. Such a bummer about your Z. I'm no body guy but do you think it can be fixed?

Hope you feel better soon. 

Glad you are well enough to be starting this thread ! Sorry for your Z loss

This is a very sad event. Glad you're still with us, and I hope you figure out an acceptable path forward with the Z.

Man, that makes me sick feeling seeing how close the door is to the steering wheel.  I'm thinking you're a very lucky (skinny) guy.

Glad you're okay?  Hopefully you can get back somewhere close to what the cars worth.  Get well soon.

Wow, nobody likes to see that happen. Consider yourself lucky that explorer didn't go over you and your Z. Good to know that you are still here!

That is a shame. You are fortunate to walk away with just a concussion and whiplash. Recovery can take a while, but looking at where the door is, it could have been a lot worse.

Hope the structual damage is repairable. It would be sad indeed to let her go.

I wish you a speedy recovery and good fortune with the insurance company negotiations.

You are a very luck guy. That could have easily been much worse. Left side chest level where the heart is.

The impact ripped the quarter away from the rocker. Was there a previous repair in that area?

I feel a little bit safer in a 280 with that steel reinforcement bar in the door but  a speeding suv into our lightweight 240,280 doors is a very bad place to be hit.

 

Edited July 10, 20168 yr by hr369

Man that sucks !  Lucky that you have just minor injuries ! I know the feeling.. I to just came back from a car wash last year when some idiot parked his van in the front of my z.. doing 10k damage.

I sure hope for you that guy in the explorer has some kind of an Insurance...

 

 

I'm glad to hear your injuries weren't more severe. Let us know how things work out for you.