R.I.P Taco Blanco

Young kid ran the red light and smoked the back of my Tacoma. Just got the phone call that it is officially totaled.

I walked away with only some bruising on my shoulder. I can't speak highly enough of the safety of the truck. The side curtain airbag kept me from slamming my head on the window.

Now I get to try to find another 6 speed, hooray.

 

A little toothpaste will take the scratches right out.

 

I like to compare these trucks to Baymax from Big Hero 6. Super squishy but they do a magnificent job protecting their owners.

 

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rip

 

Any burns or bruises from the airbags?

 

Sorry to see your truck get totalled, glad you only hurt the shoulder

 

None whatsoever. I was really surprised by this. Granted the steering wheel airbag didn't go off.

13th and Leavenworth. He was on 13th heading out of downtown and I was coming down Leavenworth heading home....which was 4 blocks away.

 

You might be lost, here's where you want to be...

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Glad you're mostly OK! I always wondered about these accidents and figured now I have an opportunity to find out. How do you get hit on the left hand side and manage to have your cars impact point facing a sidewalk on the wrong side of the street?

Good luck finding a replacement!

 

When he hit me it spun the truck pretty violently and went up on two wheels. I couldn't tell you exactly how many times but it was a t-bone impact and basically I spun/slid until I hit the curb which stopped the truck.

 

Wow! so glad you are ok. A wreck like that is no joke.

 

That sucks. I'm glad that you're OK, though.

 

I bet it would turn a tight circle to the right with your rear axle alignment. That is if you could find a way of getting the drive shaft back in.

 

I'm exactly where I'm supposed to be...

 

Glad to hear you walked relatively unscathed. Sorry to hear about your truck, though.

There seem to be a few stick shift TRD Off-Roads up here. I got to test drive a Cavalry Blue Double Cab before I bought my truck.

I really enjoyed driving the manual Tacoma. I already own a Fiat 124 Spider Abarth stickshift, so it made more sense to get an automatic truck. Otherwise I’d have gone with the manual.

Good luck.