FJ vs T4R + RAV4 / V8DER is Dead

[VUHNILA GUERILA]

An FJ 'clipped' my parked '05 V8 Ltd 4Runner last night. Was looking for threads on totalled rigs. I'll chronnicle my experience here.

Shrockworks Mounting Point Post Impact

 

[AuSeeker]

WOW, clipped is sorta putting it mildly IMHO!!!

Was the Rav4 parked as well?

So what was the story on how this happened, drunk driver, using a cell phone or what??


Toyota on Toyota on Toyota violence is a crying shame, what is the world coming too now-a-days!!!

 

[Flash Runner]

Geez thats terrible! I hope you're alright. Sorry to see it happen man. Especially to a 4Runner it looks like you've put some time and money into.

What do you plan to do?

 

[VUHNILA GUERILA]

WOW, clipped is sorta putting it mildly IMHO!!!

Was the Rav4 parked as well?

So what was the story on how this happened, drunk driver, using a cell phone or what??


Toyota on Toyota on Toyota violence is a crying shame, what is the world coming too now-a-days!!!

4Runner, RAV4, and a Chrysler 200 were parked, no one inside. The later two vehicles are my neighbor's.

Young lady left a Happy Hour with coworkers from a local bar two blocks down the street. Driving her fiancee's FJ trying to use cell phone navigation, he's deployed with the Army or Air Force somewhere. A witness said she was "hauling ass" and that when she hit the FJ was higher in the air than my roof as it spun 180. The FJ hit my T4R first, pushing it up on the curb and into the RAV4, which hit the Chrysler 200 in front of it and ended up partially in the street under the rear of the Fj.

She's lucky she didn't get hurt and was the only person in between the 4 vehicles ....feel really bad for whoever is on deployment right now.

I'll post some more pics once insurance is done with their bit.

 

[IRONLUNG]

Glad to hear no major injuries; f that drunk driver....

 

[VUHNILA GUERILA]

Geez thats terrible! I hope you're alright. Sorry to see it happen man. Especially to a 4Runner it looks like you've put some time and money into.

What do you plan to do?

Seriously, of all the ways for it to go out. A lot of great memories with this beast.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BRzVRMAAXJE

I pulled all the receipts on extra parts and such. I'm at $5,700 on parts before shipping and tax. did all the labor myself. Just found out that USAA will cover $5K of add-ons with receipts...keep those receipts and invoices! They just towed it away.

I am really not sure what I'll do next. This is my second 4Runner, fourth Toyota. I wanted to hang on to in until Toyota brings in a Diesel or the V8 back. That said, the past 18 months or so I've been really tempted by the Colorado ZR2 w/ Baby Duramax...I might try that?

I'll be following up the potential of a salvage buy back and parting some things out.

Here are pics from the tow:

Front Right Suspension Out of Alignment

Front Right Suspension

Something Leaking. Also note, I could not budge that left rear passenger door...if it was rear ended with people trapped I'd have needed to break the window.

 

[Morphyne]

Man that sucks. Been a rash of losses on GXOR as well.

 

[Morphyne]

Man. There's gonna be some good parts in the yard in Washington soon. An FJ and a V8 going there.

What? Too soon?

 

[AuSeeker]

Drunk and using a cell phone, I knew it had to be at least one or the other but glad she wasn't hurt, but I don't feel bad for her, hopefully she learned her lesson, I do feel very bad for the fiancee though and you and the other owners.

Hope you get what it's worth!!

 

[AThomas0312]

sorry for your loss! I'm glad no one was hurt!


Side note: We are moving to the Spokane area in about 2 weeks....are you parting that thing out?? :rofl:

 

[VUHNILA GUERILA]

Man. There's gonna be some good parts in the yard in Washington soon. An FJ and a V8 going there.

What? Too soon?

LOLOL. Yeah.

 

[VUHNILA GUERILA]

sorry for your loss! I'm glad no one was hurt!


Side note: We are moving to the Spokane area in about 2 weeks....are you parting that thing out?? :rofl:

If I buy it back, it will be to part out, depends on USAA's policy. I'll circle back!

 

[IamHimeros]

If I buy it back, it will be to part out, depends on USAA's policy. I'll circle back!

Sorry about your loss. I just picked up my "new to me" 06 T4R V8 Limited last week. Yours looked quite nicely built

If you end up parting it out, and have the JBL 10speaker stereo...I would definitely be interested in the cargo speaker (on the pillars, mine has mirrors) grills/mounts/speakers, sub box and sub cover panel (if the tan color)

 

[stphnman20]

If I buy it back, it will be to part out, depends on USAA's policy. I'll circle back!

Please do. I have USAA as well. Would like to see how they will handle this.

 

[MRKNJS]

Ahh what a tragedy. In Tacoma too :/ this is down the way from me.

 

[cloud]

That's very sad, but USAA is pretty solid and your $5k aftermarket accessories reimbursement is Kick-Ass.

Add me to the part-out list since we're swarming like buzzards.

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[VUHNILA GUERILA]

FJ vs T4R vs RAV4 Update

Still negotiating with USAA. I'll post details later, the total market valuation is slightly higher than I expected but they aren't considering the ToyTec Boss Lift, Shrockworks winch bumper or Gobi Stealth roof rack as "value adding" items. They're described "personal preference."

As fate would have it my rental was a Chevy Colorado V6.

After almost a week, it seems smaller than the 4Runner. I think I'm over the novelty of it but will test drive a ZR2 Duramax as part of my shopping and circle back on that. Leaning towards a GX470 at the moment.

No word from USAA on the buy back/salvage option yet.

 

[Keros]

Drunk driving and using a cell phone while driving? Too bad she didn't do the world a favour and remove herself from the gene pool in this process.

Regardless, I'm glad you weren't injured by this event.

It was a fantastic truck, may she rust in piece :'(

 

[hinmo24t]

those colorados seem to be getting some traction with the mini duramax.

theres one around my parts that gets through some tough stuff.

good luck with GX or whatever you end up with - sorry about your ride!

 

[Habitant]

Drunk driving and using a cell phone while driving? Too bad she didn't do the world a favour and remove herself from the gene pool in this process.

Regardless, I'm glad you weren't injured by this event.

It was a fantastic truck, may she rust in piece :'(

That’s a little harsh, everybody makes mistakes but she doesn’t deserve to die.