Totaled taco, belated story/picts...lenghty

Ok, I think I finally got the picture uploading down...and now the story, short version...
1/2/12...driving to my parents house on a back country road with a light skift of snow on it...no traction control on and in 2wd...going 35-45 at the most..came to make a small right hand turn, rear end starts coming around, then all of a sudden it felt like someone slammed into me as fast as i spun, counter steered, next thing I know I am in the air, BOOM, and down on my roof...buckled in hanging there saying WTF just happened?!?!?!?...unbuckle and hit the ceiling, crawl around a bit and crawl out the rear driver side window...flipped it back over with a high-lift and drug it home...was only about 2mi from my parents house when this happened...I walked away with no injury...the truck not so much. I had brought the truck back the way I wanted to go, but hit the bank, ground was not frozen, the driver side sunk in about 3ft causing the rear-end to lift up and over and slam me on the roof... sorry about some of the bad picts...last one is of my current 09 with my totaled 10...

 

glad nobody was hurt

 

damn dude! glad you ok tho! and you must have hit hard look at all the dirt stuffed around the wheel and bumper.

edit: does not look like the roof caved in all that much considering what happened. but maybe it just looks like that from pic.

 

Wow! Good to hear you're ok.

 

OOUUCHHH man that could have turn for the worse, REAL FAST! Glad you are ok, and I'm sure your parents are to!!!

 

little bit of zaino and that will buff right out.



wanna sell the windshield wiper stalk?

 

Ouchy! Taco did it's job. Is this another one of those ABS causing crashes on slippery surfaces I read about?(I am happy it doesn't snow down here in LA)

 

Wow, looking at the dirt in the front wheel it took quite a beating hitting that mud.
Looking at the roof line I am really impressed on how it took the blow landing on the roof.

Glad you are okay!

 

you flipped your truck right side up by yourself with just a hi lift jack? impressive... glad you're ok

 

A highlift tractor lol...

And thanks all, I know it could have been way way worse...I was pretty impressed with the truck and how it kept me safe, don't want to test it any further than that lol

 

ok I was about to say, i need to freshen up on my hi-lift jack skills as I have never seen that done before

Hopefully insurance took car of you - did you buy the truck back?

 

Well they are not happy with me but I made out on the deal. They took it and I bought the 09 in the last picture like a week later, and it's already claimed a deer and some trailer damage lol

 

Damn. Glad you're OK.

I've a question in the back of my head for a while: "Will the insurance company pay up if I wreck with VSC off?" Looks like you got covered OK. I usually turn mine off when I'm getting around in light snow.

 

Damn that front tire slammed! Do you still have the truck? I am in the market for a new driver side airbag and would gladly buy that from you. PM me of you're interested

 

They never even questioned it actually...

 

Looks like the truck is as strong as they claim to be. Funny no air bags went off even though you landed on the roof, you'd think there should be a roll over sensor.

 

Side curtain ones in the headliner went off...thought i blew a tire but, once i hit the right angle they popped!!

 

. Glad your ok after that. I never want to test it, but glad to know the Taco can take a roll over like a champ and keep me and mine safe.

 

shit man that sucks though that you walked away