My Pro sacrificed itself to protect my family yesterday! UPDATE!!

Riding Dirty · Dec 25, 2017

Glad you guys are ok, your safety in that nasty wreck is a good Christmas present! Hope you are able to get a replacement soon.

Merry Christmas!

dj0mladen · Dec 25, 2017

glad you guys are fine. insane

Mrguitarguy01 · Dec 25, 2017

I did not know PROS came in red. I thought it was just white, cement, and now blue.

04Prerunnertaco · Dec 25, 2017

Wow man. Glad all your family is ok.

TACOVRD · Dec 25, 2017

Deathray[OP] initial post: ↑

Got rear ended by a semi yesterday morning on the interstate. Hit us so hard that we spun into another car. Then, the jackknifed trailer hit us again, knocking us into the guardrail. It was a spinning blur of multiple impacts and snow. Walked away with a sprained finger, sore shoulder, and all three of us have some whiplash. Luckily our Pomeranian was connected by her seat belt leash.
Really sad about the early demise of my rare and beautiful Barcelona Red beauty. So glad we were not in my wife’s scion iM. The taco is well built, and kept us safe. I will definitely buy another. Hopefully a pro. The front passenger seat was a bit twisted, so I assume the frame is toast. I would be pissed if they try to say it’s not totaled.
At any rate, grateful to my Taco Supreme for the protection!
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So happy that you guys are for the most part ok. Once insurance is dealt with you can always get another Pro.

voodoodoly · Dec 25, 2017

Wow, glad you all are okay! I was rear ended in my 2016 Taco right before Thanksgiving and not nearly as bad. The frame was toast and the total damage came to be 19,500. So it was a total loss. I went and bought a 2017 even before I had the insurance check in my hand. Really safe truck.

aksel · Dec 25, 2017

Glad to hear you and your family walked away from that.

beers@1600 · Dec 25, 2017

Sorry about your taco, but glad you and your family are doing well.

jerkwithkeyboard · Dec 25, 2017

Makes me Feel better when i have my wife and 2 teenagers in the truck on some of my long road trips for vacation... Looks like the truck got its ass kicked but still held up its end for the fight ... So ..... anything different you are going to order for its replacement ?
and good news for you and your family....

HBMurphy · Dec 25, 2017

Dibs on the passenger headlight.

E801 · Dec 25, 2017

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Smith system trainer here. Harped on my son and wife about it. Thought they weren’t listing to the old man but as soon as my son had a fender bender he was reciting the 5 keys pretty well at the scene. Keep preaching they are listening! Glad you and the family are ok!
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I'll ask. Looks like the Smith system is for commercial drivers? What can I learn as an average joe?

Guitargeak99 · Dec 25, 2017

HBMurphy said: ↑

Dibs on the passenger headlight.
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Lmao!

To the OP, glad you all are ok.
You were in a well built vehicle and you had some great guardian angels at work.
Those impacts must have been loud.

Sonic Boom · Dec 25, 2017

Sorry to hear this happened to you during the holidays. Thankfully you all walked out of that accident. Glad the Taco did its job and protected you and the family. Hope you get another one!

Merry Christmas!

seamastergmt · Dec 25, 2017

Deathray[OP] initial post: ↑

Got rear ended by a semi yesterday morning on the interstate. Hit us so hard that we spun into another car. Then, the jackknifed trailer hit us again, knocking us into the guardrail. It was a spinning blur of multiple impacts and snow. Walked away with a sprained finger, sore shoulder, and all three of us have some whiplash. Luckily our Pomeranian was connected by her seat belt leash.
Really sad about the early demise of my rare and beautiful Barcelona Red beauty. So glad we were not in my wife’s scion iM. The taco is well built, and kept us safe. I will definitely buy another. Hopefully a pro. The front passenger seat was a bit twisted, so I assume the frame is toast. I would be pissed if they try to say it’s not totaled.
At any rate, grateful to my Taco Supreme for the protection!
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Glad you are all ok.

Deathray · Dec 25, 2017

E801 said: ↑

I'll ask. Looks like the Smith system is for commercial drivers? What can I learn as an average joe?
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I’m not an instructor like @Shagger, but it’s all about proactive driving. The “5 keys” are basic habits, but there’s much more to it. They are:

Aim high in steering
Get the big picture
Keep your eyes moving
Make sure they see you
Leave yourself an out

lbrewer · Dec 25, 2017

So glad you and your family are okay.

Emtaco24 · Dec 25, 2017

Wow glad everyone is well it looks bad

Fiatdave · Dec 25, 2017

So glad that you and your family were saved by your Tacoma, I am sure it will be a total loss. My truck was hit while parked on the side of the road. 04 Ford escape clipped the left side of my bumper at about 40 mph. Broke the drive shaft off at the transmission. I wasn't sure if it was totaled. I told the adjuster that if they put it back together that I would be pursuing a diminished value claim for the value of the damage and that I want it repaired to pre loss condition. They totaled mine. Good luck with your truck and I hope you and your family have a speedy recovery!

matt636 · Dec 26, 2017

Deathray[OP] initial post: ↑

Got rear ended by a semi yesterday morning on the interstate. Hit us so hard that we spun into another car. Then, the jackknifed trailer hit us again, knocking us into the guardrail. It was a spinning blur of multiple impacts and snow. Walked away with a sprained finger, sore shoulder, and all three of us have some whiplash. Luckily our Pomeranian was connected by her seat belt leash.
Really sad about the early demise of my rare and beautiful Barcelona Red beauty. So glad we were not in my wife’s scion iM. The taco is well built, and kept us safe. I will definitely buy another. Hopefully a pro. The front passenger seat was a bit twisted, so I assume the frame is toast. I would be pissed if they try to say it’s not totaled.
At any rate, grateful to my Taco Supreme for the protection!
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DUDE!!!! This is such terrible news. Glad to hear everyone is OK, as that's the important thing. Feel terrible for you as you've only had that thing a couple months. Keep us posted on if it's going to be repaired or totaled and how you're going to move forward.

Where was this at? I heard quite a few accidents get paged out on 55/74 around the bypass.

Again, glad everyone is safe and sound, as this sounds like it could've been much much uglier.

T@co_Pr3runn3r · Dec 26, 2017

Our RAV4 is Barcelona Red and has been hit twice (and repaired), 3 times if you count the deer rolling into the side of it that I refused to let land on hood......we are looking for different color one. Red = BS magnet.

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