[imasaf]

I found this in the other forum... thought you guys would like to see how the tC does in a crash...

*** WARNING ***

THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE CONTAINS GRAPHIC PICTURES THAT MAY DISTURB MOST tC OWNERS OR CAUSE THEM TO HAVE NIGHTMARES ABOUT THEIR tCs...

LOOK AT YOUR OWN RISK!!

(Don't worry... no blood... just tC fluids)

http://community.webshots.com/user/kemui490

You can read more about the accident here...

http://www.scionlife.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=22703

 

[basilisk4]

Owie!!!

I think I will be driving even slower tomorrow than I have been since I got my baby...

 

[JZA70]

holy crap

 

[wolo]

Damn...

 

[andfx8]

Ouch...

 

[LoopyLady_1]

Dang...that is completely busted up.

Good to hear that the driver and passenger faired OK though...and to hear that the driver is so impressed with the safety of the car that he wants to get another one.

 

[QSJ Ed]

That's horrible... it's good that the driver gave a good safety testimonial... but that interior looked pretty bad.

 

[phammerz]

ok... that really freaks me out, maybe thats why i wont drive my own car alone until i get more practice on, i hope either Scion or what not finds out whats up with the brakes, is there anyway to make ABS kick in? that way i can see if mine works normally? Oh and about the safety, its nice to see that the roof didnt look damaged at all, but the interior what was that white stick? it was like huge... scary

 

[PwCTax]

Ok, I guess now it confirms to me that the passenger side airbag works. What surprised me was the front driver side rims, they are completely busted, cracked. I can't believe that.

 

[imasaf]

What I'm surprised about is the roof... it seems to be undamaged and intact. The glass doesn't even seem to have shattered, cracked or anything...

 

[Eric]

holy crap... that hurts just to look at!

 

[LoopyLady_1]

Yeah, the roof looks surprisingly good....I think the white thing inside the "cockpit" looks to be like white foam/insulation or something.

Anyone have any idea as to what that is?

 

[Eric]

pretty sure the white foam is from the front bumper...

 

[whosthatrussian]

oh man, that looked pretty bad.

 

[basilisk4]

Originally posted by phammerz@Aug 10 2004, 07:14 AM
ok... that really freaks me out, maybe thats why i wont drive my own car alone until i get more practice on, i hope either Scion or what not finds out whats up with the brakes, is there anyway to make ABS kick in? that way i can see if mine works normally? Oh and about the safety, its nice to see that the roof didnt look damaged at all, but the interior what was that white stick? it was like huge... scary

At the risk of sounding like a jerk, it sounds to me like driver error. =P

 

[ycart1201]

Nathan
ycart1201

 

[trinity]

Originally posted by Eric@Aug 10 2004, 09:09 AM
holy crap... that hurts just to look at!

I'd have to agree...ouch.

 

[cwmtC]

QUOTE

At the risk of sounding like a jerk, it sounds to me like driver error. =P[/b]

Unless there is a legitimate problem with the ABS, and there may be one, it was probably driver error. I am pretty impressed with the way the car held up though. I look at pictures of accident vehicles for a living all day long, and most cars get really messed up when they hit a tree. The safety cage on the tC performed perfectly. The only thing that bothered me was the position of the left front wheel; looks like there may have been some driver's side footwell intrusion there. Does anybody know how fast that guy was going when the car hit the tree? I would really like to know?

 

[BlownTC]

Thats crazy stuff. I have never liked ABS personally. ABS is the only thing that I wish wasn't stardard on the tC becuase I woulnd't get it if I had a choice. If there is one thing on the car that I want to control with my foot and not a computer, it's my brakes.

 

[w00tw33]

AHHHHHHH omg I think I'm gonna cry after seeing those pictures.