I crashed my RX-8..Lawsuit suited?
03-17-2009, 12:43 PM
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I crashed my RX-8..Lawsuit suited?
ok so i was driving my dad's 2004 rx8 and i was doing aggressive driving and figure 8 type private road. I came around one of the turns and i lost total control of the car(possible recall on the lower control arm?). I went flying into the curb at 55MPH and the rear rim hit first and shattered. Then the front rim hit and it shattered. Afterwards the car went airborne and landed ontop of the curb and slid across it. The 5 spokes of the wheel are still bolted on to the disc brake rotor, but the outer rim and tire got pushed into the wheelwell. The A-Pillar and front left body panel, and sideskirt(the area under driver's door) all got bent.
SHOULD THE AIRBAGS HAVE COME OUT IN THIS ACCIDENT?
I have been looking at the recalls for the 2004 rx8 and there seems to be alot, including one about the airbags having wirig problems.
Remember, the impact was so hard that the curb cracked and the car went in the air.
Please let me know what you think?
The main querstion is if the airbags shouldve come out.
SHOULD THE AIRBAGS HAVE COME OUT IN THIS ACCIDENT?I have been looking at the recalls for the 2004 rx8 and there seems to be alot, including one about the airbags having wirig problems.
Remember, the impact was so hard that the curb cracked and the car went in the air.
Please let me know what you think?
The main querstion is if the airbags shouldve come out.
03-17-2009, 12:53 PM
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Yes. Your dad should sue you for totaling his car. (I'd disown you if you were my kid.)
The reason the airbags didn't deploy is because you hit a curb, not a brick wall. you need a significant side or frontal impact to set the airbags off. If you hit a wall, or wrapped the car around a lightpost, they would have gone off.
Don't blame the machine. There was nothing wrong with the control arm. This was your doing.
The reason the airbags didn't deploy is because you hit a curb, not a brick wall. you need a significant side or frontal impact to set the airbags off. If you hit a wall, or wrapped the car around a lightpost, they would have gone off.
Don't blame the machine. There was nothing wrong with the control arm. This was your doing.
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03-17-2009, 01:52 PM
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I'm pretty sure it was your driving that made the car crash. And if you are able to go online, into a forum, complain about your stupid antics, look up recalls, the car did not hit hard enough to deploy the airbags.
03-17-2009, 02:02 PM
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Okay, so my car wrecked and it is my fault. But, seriously, can I pull some frivolous lawsuit out of my *** for this? Cuz my dad and all the mechanics that he PAYS to look at the car agree the airbags should have deployed. Honestly, why should it matter if the conditions of this particular crash don't fit the descriptions IN THE ******* MANUAL that came with the car FROM THE ENGINEERS who built it? I should still get a free payday at someone else's expense, because, you know, this IS America and I'm totally entitled to something for my stupidity. GODDAMMIT people . . .
I AM A VICTIM!@!!!!111!!!!1!!!1
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