So as many of you know I totaled my Accord on St. Patrick's Day during the nice sleet blizzard we had here in the midwest. Car was totaled, I only had a liability insurance, so I didn't gain anything from the accident.

Was what damaged besides the car:

- Anzo Projectors were shattered, couldn't tell from the outside.
- AEM short ram intake has a dent from the battery slamming into it, mount is slightly bent. (If I can't mount it in my 6th gen it's getting cut and going into the Acura.)
- My MacBook Pro was in the backseat and slammed into my seat. Crushed the disc drive closed and had a 1/4" wobble to it that I bent back. I have to get a new lower case which is $250, but I have AppleCare so I can't do the labor myself. Who knows if they'll charge me just an arm and a leg or if they want the deed to myhouse as well.
- The $5 sunglasses in my pocket were bent to ****. They looked hilarious.

Here are some shots at the impound lot a few days after the accident:



The passenger side control arm was bent and pushed back into the wheel well. Thecurb rash is from me scraping a curb in St. Paul, not from the accident.



As you can see, the projectors look a-ok, but when I removed the bumper at home they just shattered into a million pieces.









Obviously the airbags deployed, what you can't see are the knee bolsters buckled. Upon a closer inspection the heating coil and fan were busted from their mounts on the firewall.

Hereis just a full 360* set of pics when it got dumped on my driveway that afternoon:







Even though I already took it off in this pic, after the whole accident and towing, the hood emblem was still completely intact.





For those of you that I have recommended the Eibach Pro-Kits to, this is what the 1.2" drop looks like fully settled on stock shocks.







You can see the dent form the power pole and the splinters in the door.





The side view mirror was folded in by the power pole and the glass was shattered.



I think the DryFlow filter absorbed most of the impact, as you can see, and saves the rest of the intake from becoming a spaghetti noodle.









So, that's the story with pictures. I replaced the 5th gen with a 1999 Accord LX 5 speed with the VTEC 2.3. The new one is black (I dunno if it's Flamenco or Nighthawk) and not blue like this one. I loved this color though, just because it looked black, blue or gray in different lighting conditions.

 

ur still alive so thats all that matters.. and ur car... ehh that blows dude.

 

I bet you could get quite a bit of money parting it out, alot more than a junkyard would give you.

sucks tho, should have just got another 5th gen then you would have a parts car..........unless you needed front end parts

 

I have been parting it out, WheelBroker just locked that thread the other day. I'm not getting money from the junkyard because he's a buddy of mine who towed it from the towing impound lot to my house for free as long as I gave him what was left, including the cat, when I was done.

I was looking at another 5th gen because all my aftermarket parts would have fit, but I couldn't find one with low enough miles for the asking price, or manual for that matter. I'm happy with the 6th gen as it looks and feels a lot more modern. Plus the extra 20 horses and VTEC are very nice compared to the 130hp and no VTEC w/ automatic I did have.

 

I'll post pics of the car as it is right now when I find my digi cam. It's totally gutted.

 

damn finch, i missed the original post... glad you're alright...

It's a sad day in Accord-ville

 

Yeah, it's kind of old news, but I knew you guys would love some pictures.

 

Man .... that's the cleanest, shiniest totalled car that I've seen in a long time. Sucks man!

 

I think I washed her a few days prior. It was really warm out and then BAM, snow storm. I really miss her, she had a lot of *****, but 6th gen should whoop some booty once I get this Kevlar clutch in... I'm tired of slipppage....

 

If you're already going in there for the clutch, I'd recommend doing the flywheel at the same time. Fidanza FTW!!!