Just paid this off after a year of ownership. RIP.

[kdoubt]

Guy blew they a stop sign on highbury and ilderton just north of London ON. I didn't see him because he was behind snow banks but he appearently didn't notice about 12 slowdown strips, and upcoming stop sign, and a country sized stop sight with a caution white and red strip below it. A whiteness coming southbound saw the whole thing and saw the guy wasn't slowing down. I t-boned him at 90km/h, went airborne and spun the opposite direction and also took a chunk out of the highway. Stopped maybe 10 ft past the intersection. So from 90km/h to 0km/h in about 10 feet. Other car ended up flipping a couple times and sideways in the field. 2014 Nissan SUV.
OPP officer told me half of an 1/8th of a second and the SUV would have TBoned me at highway speeds shoulder and head level.

Heres the pics from yesterday.

SOOOOOO, I need a new car. Another Jetta? Touareg? Audi?
I've got the opportunity now so I'd like to keep my options open. Looking to spend around $10K give or take.

 

[TDI in MT]

Hopefully you're ok. By the pics it looks like you were able to open the driver's door. That's pretty amazing.

 

[TDI smile]

Pics like those make me think twice about winter road condition. Nice to see you getting out of it in one piece.... All the best. Stick with a TDI. They are built for those occasions.

 

[01greenjetta]

Wow, sorry about your luck, I'm surprised how well your mkIV held up. It makes me feel safer in mine.

 

[Windex]

Glad you are feeling OK. Scary stuff. You were heading Northbound, and the other party (heretofore referred to as "idiot") was heading East right? Google street view shows the EB stop sign to be about the size of a large kiddie pool.

Was the idiot charged?

When I'm on the Kawasaki, I go under the assumption that everyone else on the road is an idiot and will not follow the rules. Looks like that was an accurate assumption in this case.

 

[ymz]

When I'm on the Kawasaki, I go under the assumption that everyone else on the road is an idiot and will not follow the rules.

Why only when you're on the Kawasaki?

kdoubt: glad you appear to be more-or-less OK... hope no long-term aches turn up in the next while!!

Yuri

 

[fede179070]

Why only when you're on the Kawasaki?

kdoubt: glad you appear to be more-or-less OK... hope no long-term aches turn up in the next while!!

Yuri

Have you ever been hit while on a motorbike? Not fun at all...

 

[ymz]

Have you ever been hit while on a motorbike? Not fun at all...

I agree, but... one could also take Windex' viewpoint while driving other types of vehicles...

Yuri

 

[BlankThis]

Glad you weren't seriously injured, good luck with the recovery, you'll be sore for a few days.

Your Jetta took that crash like a champ.

 

[Windex]

I agree, but... one could also take Windex' viewpoint while driving other types of vehicles...

Yuri

Perhaps a rephrasing,

In part due to my time spent on two wheelers, I assume anyone in control of a motor vehicle is going to do the wrong thing.

Stop sign? They're going to go through it.
Blindspot? Not going to check, nor are they going to use a turn signal.
Behind me? I'm going to assume that you are not paying attention when I have to brake.

You get the idea. I do this in the car as well as on the bike.

 

[CT_Gman]

Glad you are OK. Make sure whatever you buy is at least as good in a crash as your Jetta was!

 

[Ol'Rattler]

Could you please post pictures that fit the page? It;s a real pain to scroll back and forth to try to read the post, so usually, I don't bother.

 

[PassatSE4me]

Looks like you owe VW a thank you. That car dealt with the impact rather well!

Glad to see you here posting.

 

[FlyTDI Guy]

Hope everyone is OK. Our VW's definitely "give it up" for the safety of the occupants all right. A hit like that makes a major mess of things. Truly sorry for your loss. It seems the forum is full of threads lately reporting the demise of a venerable MK4. Makes me all the more cautious when driving mine. Law of averages just catches up with age I guess. Glad you're all right (hair, hat and mustache aside) and report back how the insurance company(s) treat you.

 

[car54]

Could you please post pictures that fit the page? It;s a real pain to scroll back and forth to try to read the post, so usually, I don't bother.

They fit my screen just fine. get a better computer or adjust your video settings

 

[Zedbra]

Glad to hear you're okay - damage seams minimal for the speeds you were saying. Sending healing vibes out east for ya.

 

[XtreemLee]

get a better computer

nice...

 

[Wankel7]

It will buff out! Yikes...I am also amazed you could open the doors!

Heel up !

 

[Bob_Fout]

nice...

Or a different browser. Internet Explorer, by chance?

 

[Steve-o]

Hope everyone is OK. Our VW's definitely "give it up" for the safety of the occupants all right.

+1, both on the good wishes and the comment on VW body strength. It's amazing that the passenger compartment held up so well given the collision forces involved. It's real-world performance like that which keeps me in VWs despite their bad points. Yeah, other cars may score five stars in the crash tests, but IMHO that's like cramming for a test. I'd rather be in the car that can pass the pop quiz.

 

[ItAintRodKnock]

Clark Howard has several good write ups about dealing with insurance companies.
They are to owe you the replacement value not "KBB" big difference in your favor.

Glad you are doing ok, car held up great, just like mine after flipping it. Amazing how stout these mk4s are!!

 

[FlyTDI Guy]

I had a serious crash totaling my '01 Golf. Though the car looked very bad, I suffered zero injuries I've experienced worse injuries around the house and at work. The down side was my beloved TDI was a goner w/estimated $13k damage. I was pretty devastated over that. You can't have it both ways I guess. The fwd crush zone works very well but the resulting carnage almost guarantees a no-fix situation.

 

[kdoubt]

Wow, sorry about your luck, I'm surprised how well your mkIV held up. It makes me feel safer in mine.

I honestly owe my life to VW. VW- if you're reading this, thanks!

 

[kdoubt]

The insurance company offered me $4000 + 13% tax for the car. I eventually got them to $6000 as I've put 85000 km on the car since I bought it (purchase price of $4700).

Here are some interior pictures when I went to visit it and grab all my stuff.

This angle almost looks like a beetle its so smushed.

 

[kdoubt]

So I couldn't sway from the German engineering and got a bavarian brother.
Unfortunately its not a Diesel but close to 30mpg will do well for what I need it for. The interior is extremely similar which I like a lot.

 

[kdoubt]

 

[Joeym4692]

Nice BMW!
I'm shocked that car took a hit so well! Glad your ok!

 

[kdoubt]

Nice BMW!
I'm shocked that car took a hit so well! Glad your ok!

Thank you! I consider myself very lucky and owe VW big time. Touareg for the lady shortly.

I should also mention a big thank you to everyone here who has helped answer questions I had about my dubb. Much appreciated everyone. Love the energy here.

 

[BlankThis]

Wow... Love the bimmer!

 

[kdoubt]

Wow... Love the bimmer!

Thanks, shes definitely pretty