black ice sucks...i think my trucks totalled

Totaled, no question about it. Nice to still have you with us.

 

Yes, the center console cover is expected to pop off. Better for the plastic to deform than your pelvis...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JY-yegWcCXA

 

Glad you are fine. I rolled my lifted 90' 4runner in black ice, that stuff is terrible. Looks like the tacoma handled it well though.

 

I had a few scares in black ice in my moms old 'cop style' ford crown victoria with worn out tires going down to urbana in illinois. By the time I got there my hands were shaking - I saw about 15 semis, awd vehicles, cars all in ditches. I went over like 10-15 patches of black ice and managed to walk away unscathed. Best thing to do is just release the gas pedal and very very slowly turn the steering wheel to where you want to go. DO not hit the brake and just pray to god that you manage to cover the patch before your car just slowly slides off the road. G' thing you're safe though - on that day a bus of nuns rolled over and died on i-57

 

Glad you're okay. Good luck with the insurance.

 

Pretty scary looking crash, right square in the drivers door. Was anyone with you? Glad to hear you came out fine, and good luck with the insurance co.

 

Man it's been a sucky winter in Maine nothing but ice with a little snow on top and they are calling for more mid week, back into 4 wheel drive I'm going to ware the switch out.

 

yes i had two passengers with me. they were both also fine in the crash. i am ussually pretty good about black ice, it happened so quick and not expected that i didnt have time to do anything but brace for impact.

 

Time to research a replacement Taco...

 

glad your ok sorry about the truck

 

1st gen FTW

 

Good luck finding a non-rusted 1st gen 4x4 in Maine...

 

looks like you bent the floor pan also, from the interior shot...if the frame is OK, a rebuilder will slap a good cab on that.

Howard

 

glad your ok.

 

How much was the truck worth before damage? That is the deciding factor. If your truck is worth 20k or more and the damage was less then that, they will just repair it.

 

You are extremely fortunate you weren't hurt or worse. I always thought that happened to those "other" people who did not pay attention ..... until it happened to me. My left shoulder is still not right - have to see a surgeon in mid-Feb 2012:

http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/new-members/194416-start-dec-2011-not-so-good-end-dec-grrrreat.html

Be really thankful you weren't hurt - Tacos are easy to replace, broken up bodies not so much.

 

That roof damage will most likely make it totalled, but I would almost buy it back, it is certainly fixable

 

Wow...good to hear your ok. I didn't see any airbags in your pictures. Did they deploy??

 

Hope everything works out for you...

 

Glad you are okay. Sucks to see that nice red truck bent like that.