Wellmy girlfriend and I always wanted a range rover but that quickly changed once we saw what they went for used
anyway i made up my mind that i want a landrover, looked at LR2 but they seemed too small for me, size was one reason i was looking to upgrade from my WRX
Rewind to June 08, saw a couple pics to LR3s and instantly was digging the style and performance it offered..located a liquidation dealer 45 minutes away which sold great condition off-lease vehicles
walked out with an 05 SE LR3 with just about 27k miles on it for $26k and change(options included navi and HIDs...my girlfriend and I loved that truck, we live in a shore town and you could find us with the LR3 on the beach about 2x a week..not to mention it being comfortable,stylish and safe
fast forward to end of august..5 good friend were making a trip to OC, Maryland and asked if i wanted to come...heck ya!! decided i would drive the LR3 up...got her all clean and ready for the trip..shoulda known it was going to be a disaster when i was 1/2 hr out of OC and a rock from the road flew up and cracked my front windshield
..told myself not to sweat it for 2 days i was in OC and just relax(LR3 was still driveable for 3.5 hr trip back home)
OC was great, got really inebriated and plenty of laughs with the guys( one of the biggest laughs was the morning i woke up after the 1st nite with two completely red swollen eyes after a long nite of drinking, turns up i vomitted so hard the nite before that i blew blood vessels in boths eyes..i looked horrible
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Time came to drive home..All was going well into the drive, a friend of mine wanted to take the back roads insisting it would save time and being it was a nice cool day out i figured i'd take advantage and cruise with windows down!!!
We are all in the car laughing and joking about 20 minutes from home..then all the sudden all i remember was hearing my name being called loudly..it got my attention, but too late, all i saw was my LR3 headed right toward a lite pole in opposite traffic
...it was too late, LR3 side swipes the pole at about 50 mph..
all side airbags deploy and i am i utter shock as i pull over....get out the LR3 and see the carnage i have caused..my one friend sitting directly behind me is dazed and is holding his shoulder..i have slight pain but nothing is worse than seeing the damage i caused, especially to my friend
Friend goes to ER, i decide not to while i wait for AAA to tow car and decide what to do next..had to call the GF to pick me and was dreading hearing her crap..LR3 gets towed to my house because i cant figure out where to have it towed for work
whole ride home im thinking of what happened, i remember talking and laughing right up to the point of about 5 secs of the impact, the whole ride home i was not tired or exhausted, even had Rockstar energy drinks in car and had stopped at WAWA about 20 minuted before..im guessing my body was soo tired from partying for 36 hrs with about 12hrs sleep and i feel asleep for literally 5 secs and caused this accident..also my last drink was about 16hrs prior so no i was not under the influence
Went to ER and i ended up having bruised ribs(was taken outta work for 2 weeks)LR3 is towed to shop 45 mins away that does awesome work, Insurance was contacted etc..i knew there was alot of expensive damage done, but didnt know what insurance company would do
Been Uber bummed for last couple weeks...Last week shop appraiser calls me and tells me about 19k of damage and 1 month in shop, they said it would take a month and would start immediately once insurance OKs..get a call today from insurance appraiser today who states that given the cost and time it'll take to fix they were gonna total it not because it wouldnt be operational, but just the cost and time associated with repair..Insurance appraiser tells me i would get a call from their Loss Dept for info on worth of car
I immediately start thinking i'm gonna be screwed since i still owe 21k on the LR3, late afternoon i get a call from insurance again and they tell me they have appraised the LR3 at 29k, i immediately think thats good
I already made up my mind, next car will again be a LR3, if that thing wasnt built like a tank im sure more passengers including myself would be hurt..this time im opting for the metallic color
anyway i made up my mind that i want a landrover, looked at LR2 but they seemed too small for me, size was one reason i was looking to upgrade from my WRX
Rewind to June 08, saw a couple pics to LR3s and instantly was digging the style and performance it offered..located a liquidation dealer 45 minutes away which sold great condition off-lease vehicles
walked out with an 05 SE LR3 with just about 27k miles on it for $26k and change(options included navi and HIDs...my girlfriend and I loved that truck, we live in a shore town and you could find us with the LR3 on the beach about 2x a week..not to mention it being comfortable,stylish and safe
fast forward to end of august..5 good friend were making a trip to OC, Maryland and asked if i wanted to come...heck ya!! decided i would drive the LR3 up...got her all clean and ready for the trip..shoulda known it was going to be a disaster when i was 1/2 hr out of OC and a rock from the road flew up and cracked my front windshield
..told myself not to sweat it for 2 days i was in OC and just relax(LR3 was still driveable for 3.5 hr trip back home)OC was great, got really inebriated and plenty of laughs with the guys( one of the biggest laughs was the morning i woke up after the 1st nite with two completely red swollen eyes after a long nite of drinking, turns up i vomitted so hard the nite before that i blew blood vessels in boths eyes..i looked horrible
)Time came to drive home..All was going well into the drive, a friend of mine wanted to take the back roads insisting it would save time and being it was a nice cool day out i figured i'd take advantage and cruise with windows down!!!
We are all in the car laughing and joking about 20 minutes from home..then all the sudden all i remember was hearing my name being called loudly..it got my attention, but too late, all i saw was my LR3 headed right toward a lite pole in opposite traffic
...it was too late, LR3 side swipes the pole at about 50 mph..all side airbags deploy and i am i utter shock as i pull over....get out the LR3 and see the carnage i have caused..my one friend sitting directly behind me is dazed and is holding his shoulder..i have slight pain but nothing is worse than seeing the damage i caused, especially to my friend
Friend goes to ER, i decide not to while i wait for AAA to tow car and decide what to do next..had to call the GF to pick me and was dreading hearing her crap..LR3 gets towed to my house because i cant figure out where to have it towed for work
whole ride home im thinking of what happened, i remember talking and laughing right up to the point of about 5 secs of the impact, the whole ride home i was not tired or exhausted, even had Rockstar energy drinks in car and had stopped at WAWA about 20 minuted before..im guessing my body was soo tired from partying for 36 hrs with about 12hrs sleep and i feel asleep for literally 5 secs and caused this accident..also my last drink was about 16hrs prior so no i was not under the influence
Went to ER and i ended up having bruised ribs(was taken outta work for 2 weeks)LR3 is towed to shop 45 mins away that does awesome work, Insurance was contacted etc..i knew there was alot of expensive damage done, but didnt know what insurance company would do
Been Uber bummed for last couple weeks...Last week shop appraiser calls me and tells me about 19k of damage and 1 month in shop, they said it would take a month and would start immediately once insurance OKs..get a call today from insurance appraiser today who states that given the cost and time it'll take to fix they were gonna total it not because it wouldnt be operational, but just the cost and time associated with repair..Insurance appraiser tells me i would get a call from their Loss Dept for info on worth of car
I immediately start thinking i'm gonna be screwed since i still owe 21k on the LR3, late afternoon i get a call from insurance again and they tell me they have appraised the LR3 at 29k, i immediately think thats good
I already made up my mind, next car will again be a LR3, if that thing wasnt built like a tank im sure more passengers including myself would be hurt..this time im opting for the metallic color
