saying goodby

[RonNSoCal]

I really love my GT2 and suppose I would look for another if this one were totalled, but there are a lot of great cars out there to choose from. Knowing this takes the sting out of losing a car in a crash. I was actually happy when the insurance company totalled our 2010 E350, because it opened the door for us to buy the Stinger.

 

[P22Tyler]

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Sept 2 2018 realized I was going to buy it.

41,000 miles of road trips and vacations. never a single issue always a joy to drive and still it was getting looks and I was still being told "what a great looking car"

Always fun to drive. Always excited to get In - even for a short trip across town

Then in a private access road to a shopping plaza, someone decides to blow a 4 way stop at probably 35 to 45 mph.No breaking. perfect perpendicular hit by a kia sorrento.

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luckily I was the only one in the car. all passenger airbags deployed.No one was hurt in either vehicle.
Amazing thing. was. the car started and hummed - no issues. inside cabin showed no damage or. intrusion even the passenger side glass did not shatter, it dropped but stayed together.
Evaluation showed all forces distributed perfectly along. the cage. door mounts and pillar supports where completely destroyed internal roof supports buckled...even though it. looked. fine.
Total loss.

You are all driving a very safe vehicle

Damn, taken out by a family member (Sorrento). Glad you're okay, sorry about your car. For car guys/gals it hurts a lot more to lose a car than the average person.

 

[MerlintheMad]

For car guys/gals it hurts a lot more to lose a car than the average person.

I know this now. Never was a "car guy" till the Stinger.

 

[GenesisG70]

We're all here because we love our cars. We understand. But the important thing is no one was hurt. Best of luck with next steps.

Nah the important thing now is for him to get another Stinger.

 

[KAS]

I really love my GT2 and suppose I would look for another if this one were totalled, but there are a lot of great cars out there to choose from. Knowing this takes the sting out of losing a car in a crash. I was actually happy when the insurance company totalled our 2010 E350, because it opened the door for us to buy the Stinger.

I'd love to hear your opinion on how the Stinger compares to your old E350. (On a new thread, of course.)

 

[RonNSoCal]

I'd love to hear your opinion on how the Stinger compares to your old E350. (On a new thread, of course.)

I would be happy to do so, but there are generational differences between a Stinger and any car that is now ten years old. It would be great to hear from someone with a newer E350. Of course, we did just recently buy a 2016 SL400 which has most of the bells and whistles that came on our GT2. We have only driven it a few hundred miles so far, though, so I cannot say just how good of a car it is yet. But I can tell you we love driving both cars and the SL400 is the best convertible we have ever driven.