Another good reason to drive a Land Rover
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I was hit from behind in my Velar last week on an interstate in Indiana by a 15 year old in a stolen Nissan Rogue doing (by his own admission and witness estimates) 100 MPH.
I was doing around 60 and saw a flash of white in my mirror just before he piled into me. He then spun off and side swiped a Chevy Tahoe before ending up in the wall. The impact was hard, fortunately the split second of warning I had allowed me to turn the wheel to the right at impact so that I went off towards the shoulder rather than being spun into the traffic.
The Velar is a bit of a mess, wheel buckled, suspension obviously broken, rear wing crumpled, tire shredded. Still waiting for the full verdict from the loss adjuster as the car is being stripped down right now. However, I was unhurt and all doors and the trunk still opened. The passenger cabin was not compromised at all. The Rogue was unrecognizable. I am very grateful that I was in a Land Rover.
I was doing around 60 and saw a flash of white in my mirror just before he piled into me. He then spun off and side swiped a Chevy Tahoe before ending up in the wall. The impact was hard, fortunately the split second of warning I had allowed me to turn the wheel to the right at impact so that I went off towards the shoulder rather than being spun into the traffic.
The Velar is a bit of a mess, wheel buckled, suspension obviously broken, rear wing crumpled, tire shredded. Still waiting for the full verdict from the loss adjuster as the car is being stripped down right now. However, I was unhurt and all doors and the trunk still opened. The passenger cabin was not compromised at all. The Rogue was unrecognizable. I am very grateful that I was in a Land Rover.
Ando74 said:
NDA said:
Jebus! How did that happen??
Driver error, pure and simple, overran a corner, unfortunately there was a metre+ vertical drop off into a valley over a stone wall.... Glad you were ok. Shame about your car and, no doubt, your wallet, though.
A.J.M said:
Must have damaged or destroyed the suspension mounts etc for that.
For the accident you described, I’m very surprised at the Velars lack of surface damage.
Especially with modern cars built to crumple in crashes.
It did very well.
Hopefully the repairs go smoothly for you.
I think if he had hit me squarely at the back or further into the side it would have been worse. The fact that the impact was on the corner was probably a good thing. If I'd been in my Aston I probably wouldn't be here to tell the tale....For the accident you described, I’m very surprised at the Velars lack of surface damage.
Especially with modern cars built to crumple in crashes.
It did very well.
Hopefully the repairs go smoothly for you.
RSVR101 said:
Is it the HSE with glass roof? Did the roof pop if so?
It is (or was!), no it definitely didn’t pop. Pretty sure it was damaged, but remained in 1 piece and attached. Strangely however a drinks bottle that was in the car ended up sticking out wedged between windscreen and roofline. Never got it back......Ando74 said:
RSVR101 said:
Is it the HSE with glass roof? Did the roof pop if so?
It is (or was!), no it definitely didn’t pop. Pretty sure it was damaged, but remained in 1 piece and attached. Strangely however a drinks bottle that was in the car ended up sticking out wedged between windscreen and roofline. Never got it back......Gassing Station | Land Rover | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff