To begin, Thank you to everyone for your support and advice!!! This really is a tight knit community, I received more messages and phonecalls in the last 24 hours than I was able to take. This really is a great group of people. Many people ask me why I bought a lotus and I can honestly say, at first it was the pursuit of a dream, now I’d say it’s the people more than it is the car, if an elise looked like a skoda I’d still drive it & we’d probably still share so much in common!!! Thank You So much to all of you!
As for the accident, I know I am P1 because of the point of impact, it's on the opposing side. the only skid marks are mine from trail-breaking in an off camber right hander in a car that I pulled the abs fuse from. Only the right front wheel locked up, & for about 10 feet or so. I have multiple witnesses that saw what happened and the aftermath, all say I am not at fault.
As for the other car, I can’t believe this – it’s a white Toyota Camry!!! Camry’s & Loti DON’T like each other, I’m sure Neil can back me up there, the only difference is this camry had 3 people, none of them could decide who was the driver, & the paramedics pretty much told them they weren’t hurt & that they were liars. The three appointed the eldest man with a cain in one hand, as the driver (who by the way me and 5 other people say was in the back seat) Upon the paramedics asking where he hurt, he motioned to his right shoulder and moved it in a circular motion (2-3 times) telling them how much pain he was in, then with the same arm cusps his neck and rocks it right to left!!!
The paramedics told him he was okay too rotfl They also asked “of you were the driver shouldn’t your’e left shoulder be the hurt one? That’s where the seat-bealt went across, right?” - All of a sudden he had shooting pains in his left shoulder!!! The police wouldn’t let me near any of them because I was ready to snap all three of their necks and trow them off the cliff, all 3000 feet of it.
I don’t have any of their contact information, just the NCIC card from the CHP. The CHP Officer was kind enough to call for a AAA flatbed so I wouldn’t be charged, I had the car dropped off in front of my house. I wasn't Cited and no one went to jail (unfortunately) I’m so angry I can’t even look at it let alone start taking off all the things ive worked so hard to aquire! I did the math in my head, IF, this were to be repaired, parts and labor is roughly $67,100.00 with parts time, & Labor. The car is over a 100% loss, the upper control arm mount where the camber shims used to be have been completely ripped off the chassis and the boot is dis-lodged in the shut position.
I will include pictures, be sure to look at the pass. side dash. The airbags diddn’t go off as I took one out the pass. and dis-connected the driver, I had plans to make a glovebox. The Scroth 4 point harnesses saved me and my passenger from serious injury! We both walked away, I only have a scrape on my right shin & it’s halfway healed already.
As for an Accident investigator, I talked to the insurance today, they said the adjuster that would be coming out would asses the need for one, I asked them for private recommendations as I feel I’m about to be taken to the cleaners.
I’ll leave you guys with some pics , Great memories for me, hope you enjoy them . . .
Thanks for all your concern! see you all soon, Marc
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