OH MY F***ING GOSH!!!! I simply can't believe it!!!!! He did it again; DAD FLIPPED HIS NEW CAR THIS MORNING!!!!!!!
I couldn't believe it when he called.... He fortunately wasn't driving super fast this time, but still!! Luckily again he wasn't injured (besides his pride); I'm guessing its because he was heading to church.....
That doesn't make up for the insurance hikes tho! Counting mom's wreck in Boulder last summer, me being 19, and both of dad's roll over accidents, we're going to be paying a ridiculous amount now....
So he was driving to church when he rounded a corner a little too fast in the snow (got 4" last night), started sliding, and went off on the right side of the road. Again, he had to turn off the car and unbuckle himself while hanging there, but this time the door wasn't conveniently propped open like last time, so he was stuck in there for a few mins....
Luckily a passerby saw him on the side of the road and was able to open the back hatch and let him out; those doors are heavy!!! Here's the pics, again there's lots of them....
Again, he went off on Highway 7, within 10 miles of home....
I suppose the only way to explain why he tipped over that way is that his wheels on the passenger side went up the embankment there.
Luckily we (me, mom, dad, and the two tow truck guys) we're able to push the vehicle upright again without a winch.
On his way off the road, he hit a big rock and snapped the tie rod. It's made of aluminum of course...
Luckily the car wasn't damaged hardly at all, it was just a slow tip over....
Some scuff marks on the side, but we don't think its totaled....
No broken glass either.
Smashed mirror.
Once it was upright, it was pretty easy to winch up onto the flat bed.
Dad grabbing some stuff out of the car with my lil bro.
The drivers side door doesn't open....
Getting it up on the tow truck.
This is where he went off.
Haha, Nathan was imagining what it was like to be driving the car when it happened....
We think this is the rock that broke the tie rod.
Well, besides the fact that he has to dish out $500 for the deductible on it, the super high insurance rates, and facing the humiliation of flipping two cars in less than a month... He's doing great!!!
I guess this one did end up in a ditch...