I've had a tragedy in my life. The Black Buggy was totaled Friday morning.
Investigation is still under way as to what happened/why, so I can't say much about the details although you can tell from the damage to my vehicle that the mass and speed of the truck was likely a factor (police report says I failed to yield to oncoming traffic... I don't 100% agree due to how fast and hard I was hit). I only have a small bruise on left knee. Both driver airbags deployed (glad they swapped out the old Takata airbag) but the sealtbelt kept me safe and the airbags never touched me.
But life goes on and I already found a replacement/donor car- 2013 convertible GT Premium.
I am slightly bummed because the convertibles weigh about 200lbs more, but I can overcome that with a set of 3.73s (it has the 3.31s) and maybe some weight reduction up front (would be good to balance the weight between the front and rear anyway). Waiting to get Black Buggy back after insurance looks at it so I can start parting it out. I DID consider maybe an S550 model, but I have rode in one a few times and although the IRS does sound smarter for highway driving and line lock would be nice for the track, I am not a fan of the interiors.
Funny thing is that even with all of that damage, the truck sat high enough that it didn't even touch the front passenger rim, so I should be able to swap those Boss 302S rims over to the new Mustang.
Investigation is still under way as to what happened/why, so I can't say much about the details although you can tell from the damage to my vehicle that the mass and speed of the truck was likely a factor (police report says I failed to yield to oncoming traffic... I don't 100% agree due to how fast and hard I was hit). I only have a small bruise on left knee. Both driver airbags deployed (glad they swapped out the old Takata airbag) but the sealtbelt kept me safe and the airbags never touched me.
But life goes on and I already found a replacement/donor car- 2013 convertible GT Premium.
I am slightly bummed because the convertibles weigh about 200lbs more, but I can overcome that with a set of 3.73s (it has the 3.31s) and maybe some weight reduction up front (would be good to balance the weight between the front and rear anyway). Waiting to get Black Buggy back after insurance looks at it so I can start parting it out. I DID consider maybe an S550 model, but I have rode in one a few times and although the IRS does sound smarter for highway driving and line lock would be nice for the track, I am not a fan of the interiors.
Funny thing is that even with all of that damage, the truck sat high enough that it didn't even touch the front passenger rim, so I should be able to swap those Boss 302S rims over to the new Mustang.