I havent posted here that much lately because I have been busy. Monday Feb 27, 2006, my 93 Sixty Special died. I was making a left hand turn into a side road when a diesel mobile home towing truck, with the mobile home on it, decided to take the oncoming traffic lane to keep from rear-ending the van behind me. I turned not having a clue that a truck was coming the wrong way fast. The guy didnt even hit his brakes. He hit me in the side and shoved me down into a ditch where we came to a rest. You can even see there is clearly no brake marks on the road. I downloaded the photos to a website and have provided a link so you can see them. My whole family was in the car. I cannot beleieve that I am here today typing this.

Blaze

http://photobucket.com/albums/e89/dieselcaddy/Wreck/

You and your family are truly blessed... I wish you and your family speedy recovery.

I've been upset since you wrote to me. I am so glad everybody is okay, you are so so so lucky! I saw the 60Special....well, you don't have to bother selling it now! That's a total & a half. Pity
Get some rest. You'd better go to a Dr. Speak with that lawyer we've been talking about, 'ya know, just in case he tries to sue you. From what you wrote I can't really figure our anything except you were turning left going across on coming traffic, but where was "he" coming from ? Oppisite you, or behind you ? Is that a Junk Yard it's at ? Hit really hard...T-boned. How fast was he coming?

I've been upset since you wrote to me. I am so glad everybody is okay, you are so so so lucky! I saw the 60Special....well, you don't have to bother selling it now! That's a total & a half. Pity
Get some rest. You'd better go to a Dr. Speak with that lawyer we've been talking about, 'ya know, just in case he tries to sue you. From what you wrote I can't really figure our anything except you were turning left going across on coming traffic, but where was "he" coming from ? Oppisite you, or behind you ? Is that a Junk Yard it's at ? Hit really hard...T-boned. How fast was he coming?
Its a two lane road with traffic going one way on one lane and the other way on the other lane. He was behind me, he was actually behind the van that was behind me. I slowed and stopped to turn and he wasnt paying attention. He then seen he couldnt stop, so he gassed it to get pass the van and me. I turned left and he smashed the drivers side pushing us all the way to where the ruts stop. The troopers that investigated the scene wrote him 9 tickets. The accident was clearly his fault. I know he got one for failure to stop, failure to maintain control of his vehicle, failure to maintain his vehicle on the right side of the road, reckless and imprudent driving, etc. 9 all together. Where the car is at now is the place that holds the cars till the insurance decides what to do. I talked to the insurance lady for my insurance and she asked if I was done with the car. I said yes, so it is now going to the junkyard. I have cried and cried because of the danger my family was in as well as me. I miss the car already. Even though I talked about selling it, I most likely never would have. Sandy, I even emailed you earlier this week and said I had decided to keep it. The doors were actually shut when I was stuck in it, they had to open them to get me out. Poor Taupie. They estimated the guys speed at 60-70 mph.

Blaze

I forgot to add that it had 88,580 miles on it, when it happened. I would have rather been in my Lincoln than my sixty special.

Blaze

WOW your really lucky. im suprised thats all it did at 60mph thats a really hard hit. I would be seaking some reimbursement. glad you and your family are ok.

Hey not to be a butthole but do you want to sell your hood ornament? Mine got jacked...

I downloaded the photos to a website and have provided a link so you can see them. My whole family was in the car. I cannot beleieve that I am here today typing this.

I can't, either. Holy crap!

The Cadillac carnage continues; this is even worse than what happened to Rick's '79 DeVille.

Blaze, I'm glad you and your family are OK. Were you hurt at all? It's amazing you put into a coma or the morgue considering the damage around the driver's seat.

That moron truck driver deserves a 10th ticket for destroying a beautiful Cadillac.

Okay, now it's clear. I understand ~ but why would you have rather been in your Lincoln? Last week you were in love with it & selling Taupie....I talked you into keeping it. If you want another 60 Special I'll check all of NJ and area for you. Just ask.
I am so glad that nobody was hurt. Looking again at the photos - - it's like a miracle. If he was going 60 and plowed into that Caddy is pretty strong. I have never seen an arched dash before. MAKES a good case for side air bags, don't it ?? Never a dull moment.....

Feel better. Give me a ring ona phone. Chk ya e-mail !!!!!

Holy cow that thing took a beating. I can't believe everyone came out of that okay. I betchya you're a bit sore, though. Probably got tossed around a bit. With an uncle in the salvage biz I have seen cars damaged less than that where I know there were serious injuries or fatalities. Someone was watching over you and your family.

Get a good lawyer - you'll be able to afford an excellent one with the strong case you have against that guy and his company. The 9 tickets is pretty damning evidence against any story he might try to concoct. Hopefully he/they were adequately insured.

Jim

That moron truck driver deserves a 10th ticket for destroying a beautiful Cadillac.


The above statement is so funny!

Youbetcha is definitely blessed to survive this accident.

My dad was in a similar accident to this one many years ago. In 1985, he was driving his 1983 Coupe DeVille in a funeral procession when someone ran the light and hit him in the passenger door. I think it was a delivery truck. That car was destroyed just like yours. They said that he may not have survived if it wasn't for the heavy Cadillac doors.

DAMN!

Well, it seems as though the curse of the Cadillac owners isn't over just yet... man...

That is far worse then the '79, and that was totaled... DAMN!

man, I am glad you and your family are safe though.... gosh....

Tow truck eh?.... I smell a lawsuit....

WOW, I'd say that car deserves the CMH (Congressional Medal of Honor), she gave her life to save yours. It is truely a testement to Cadillac that you survived that hit. Glad you are all ok.

Glad you and your family were ok!

I glad to hear everyone was o.k. I would call GM and tell them to keep building them like yours. Took a hell of a shot, and keep you safe.

Wow! For being T-Boned by a 5 ton tow truck at 60-70MPH, that thing stood up very well! I would say that God was with you there! You can thank God, and Cadillac for that! Anyways, I'm glad that you and your family were ok, thats all that really matters, you can always buy another Sixty Special.

Thank goodness everyone is ok. And I'm sorry to see a beautiful caddy go... but it went knowing it protected a family.

As others mentioned... go see a lawyer, and your entire family should see a doctor right away. A side impact like that causes alot of trauma to your neck muscles (scalenes and SCM) and possible nerve inflammation. All of you probably are feeling it right now (12-24hrs after accident). Whatever you do, don't put a heat pack on your neck, you'll make it worse. Get it documented and treated, then take necessary legal action.

I'm glad you were in a Cady and that you and your family are ok.

Very true.... my neck and back got messed up from the side-ways motion in my hit... and it wasn't near as bad as that appears.... My back is ok, neck is still sore/stiff tho... I'd see a chiropractor ASAP.

I dont wanna jump the gun or anything, but seeing as how that protected you guys so well, I think you should by another C body :)

OMG!!!!!!! Buddy that is a bad hit, go after the f-er that did that. Get everything out of him (wait for him first)!!! 5 ton truck, 70mph?, that doesn't look like it on the caddy. Pretty strong build car, my dad's 2003 impala is hit the same way same side, but about 60% of that. You said family, how many people is that that was in the car? Don't you wish it was your 81 diesel? You'll fin d another one same cour in a week if you want to, i have a feeling you will!

Very true.... my neck and back got messed up from the side-ways motion in my hit... and it wasn't near as bad as that appears.... My back is ok, neck is still sore/stiff tho... I'd see a chiropractor ASAP.
Its funny Rick, I just talked to you a while back about your accident.

Blaze

Okay, now it's clear. I understand ~ but why would you have rather been in your Lincoln? Last week you were in love with it & selling Taupie....I talked you into keeping it. If you want another 60 Special I'll check all of NJ and area for you. Just ask.
I am so glad that nobody was hurt. Looking again at the photos - - it's like a miracle. If he was going 60 and plowed into that Caddy is pretty strong. I have never seen an arched dash before. MAKES a good case for side air bags, don't it ?? Never a dull moment.....

Feel better. Give me a ring ona phone. Chk ya e-mail !!!!!
Ill give you a call tomorrow. I wasnt in love with my Lincoln. I just thought about selling the Cadillac and then I made a decision to trade it in on a Mark VIII. But then I thought of all the stuff I went through to get it going like new and finally I got in it and drove it to the city and it drove flawlessly. I then decided screw it, I was keeping it. I actually was going to take it to my Moms house and put it in the garage and take the 97 Lincoln out for a few months. What a waste. The Cadillac definitely held up. It did pin my leg between the door and the steering wheel, they popped the door open and then I was able to get out after I pulled my wedged foot out of the crease in the floor.

I guess Im just glad to be alive.

Blaze

I guess Im just glad to be alive.

Yeah no kidding! It's a miracle! I can't even imagine how it would feel to get t-boned at 65 especially by a tow truck!

Actually it was a tractor trailer with a 16X80 Mobile home attached.

Blaze

HOLY MOBILE TRACTOR HOME TRAILER

You didn't tell me that GOOD GRIEF, dam lucky your not dead!

You're lucky you weren't vaporized!

Thats why I say the Cadillac held up very very good. I was amazed that the plastic fenders that usually bust when you lean on them didnt break. The one drivers side one took some of the hit and still didnt even crack. Im just very sad that it happened to my sixty special rather than my town car which there is more of. I know sandy will say something about me selling it, but there is a difference in wanting to sell something and seeing it destroyed. I had a Bond, so to speak with the cadillac. The Town car and me have not bonded yet. Sandy, dont say one word about the Fifth Avenue. LOL

Blaze

You and your family are blessed you all didn't get the toe tag. Everything happens for a reason. Keep ya head up, and stay positive. One postive thing with a near death experience is that now all of lifes problems don't as seem as bad.

You and your family are blessed. Time for a 1996 Fleetwood Brougham? :)

I have located Blaze an exact replacement 1993 Sixty Special in Taupe, but with the optional Factory Chrome wheels, and cloth interior. He can have the seat covers from his smashed car removed & put onto these seats in the newly locatred car. Personally I'd keep the cloth, as it's like new. A fifth avenue ain't no Sixtry Special

Blaze, I hear you have a couple of '90s Town Cars, how do you like those? That is one of the cars I would like to purchase next, but I havent made up my mind yet.

Wow, glad you are ok! That's a serious hit, just look at your drivers seat!! YIKES!
Sorry for the loss of your Caddy :(

Blaze, I hear you have a couple of '90s Town Cars, how do you like those? That is one of the cars I would like to purchase next, but I havent made up my mind yet.
I think the 90-97 Body style town car rides the best out of any car I have ever rode in or drove, I dont care what anybody says. I can shoot down a dirt road and barely feel it. The sixty special rode okay down it, but sounded like it was thrashing the suspension. The Town Car gets good gas mileage and there is plenty of front seat leg room. I like the 95-97 the best because of the redesign on the dash and the little cosmetic changes on the front and rear end. The sixty special I had was perfect for the baby car seat. It fit with lots of room around it in the back seat. In the Lincoln, it actually touches the front seat armrests. The Lincoln is more concentrated on front seat leg room and the Cadillac wasnt. I'm tall and the Cadillac seat could have moved back some more for my tastes. The Lincoln town car 90-94 Signature series has the best seats out there, very very very comfy.

Blaze

I have located Blaze an exact replacement 1993 Sixty Special in Taupe, but with the optional Factory Chrome wheels, and cloth interior. He can have the seat covers from his smashed car removed & put onto these seats in the newly locatred car. Personally I'd keep the cloth, as it's like new. A fifth avenue ain't no Sixtry Special
Sandy, I knew you couldnt resist. Your right though, it isnt. It rides like a log compared to the other cars, LOL

Blaze

You need to drive a 1973 Imperial. Then you'll totally 4-get about those Fleetwoods & Town Cars. But 1973 is loong goone ~ so it's just a memory. 5,500 pounds 440V8 Torsion Bar Suspension were a great combo.

I think the 90-97 Body style town car rides the best out of any car I have ever rode in or drove, I dont care what anybody says. I can shoot down a dirt road and barely feel it. The sixty special rode okay down it, but sounded like it was thrashing the suspension. The Town Car gets good gas mileage and there is plenty of front seat leg room. I like the 95-97 the best because of the redesign on the dash and the little cosmetic changes on the front and rear end. The sixty special I had was perfect for the baby car seat. It fit with lots of room around it in the back seat. In the Lincoln, it actually touches the front seat armrests. The Lincoln is more concentrated on front seat leg room and the Cadillac wasnt. I'm tall and the Cadillac seat could have moved back some more for my tastes. The Lincoln town car 90-94 Signature series has the best seats out there, very very very comfy.

Blaze

Yeah I almost bought a 1996 Exective Series with 138k miles for $3000. It was a pretty nice car, but I would have much rather had a Signature or Cartier. I drove a 1994 Signature Series in sort of a light lavender color with white leater seats, they ARE very comfortable, you just sink right into them and float away. I have to agree, the Town Car is the smoothest riding modern car, the Fleetwoods dont compare, and even the 1990 Brougham d'Elegance I drove doesnt compare. But on the other hand, they dont have that confident feeling that the FWD Caddies do, when I was driving that '94, when I was driving it somewhat aggressively, I got this feeling that I didnt know what the rear end was gonna do because you cant feel it, same with the steering! It doesnt handle anywhere near as good as the FWD Caddies do, even on that 1996, with the adjustable steering set as firm as it would go, it was still softer steering than on the '92 Sedan deVille.


Sandy, I would looooove to drive a '70s Lincoln, Imperial or Caddy, to get the idea of what a true luxury sedan is, but there arent many for sale in my area, and all the ones that are for sale are by private owners, and I dont wanna bother them.

HOLY CRAP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! man the Good Lord was with you!!!!!!!!!!! i am so glad you and your family are ok. wow man, that was a hit. no, no such thing as luck, only God's will. you arent lucky to be alive, it was His will that you survived. so that takes you to this question: chance number 2, what are you gonna do with it? good luck man.

Yeah I almost bought a 1996 Exective Series with 138k miles for $3000. It was a pretty nice car, but I would have much rather had a Signature or Cartier. I drove a 1994 Signature Series in sort of a light lavender color with white leater seats, they ARE very comfortable, you just sink right into them and float away. I have to agree, the Town Car is the smoothest riding modern car, the Fleetwoods dont compare, and even the 1990 Brougham d'Elegance I drove doesnt compare. But on the other hand, they dont have that confident feeling that the FWD Caddies do, when I was driving that '94, when I was driving it somewhat aggressively, I got this feeling that I didnt know what the rear end was gonna do because you cant feel it, same with the steering! It doesnt handle anywhere near as good as the FWD Caddies do, even on that 1996, with the adjustable steering set as firm as it would go, it was still softer steering than on the '92 Sedan deVille.


Sandy, I would looooove to drive a '70s Lincoln, Imperial or Caddy, to get the idea of what a true luxury sedan is, but there arent many for sale in my area, and all the ones that are for sale are by private owners, and I dont wanna bother them.
I have to agree that the Cadillacs feel the road good and have a very responsive throttle. One light press and up a hill you go.

Blaze

Thank God you are ok. I have always read that these cars were one of the best in the industry in 1991-1993 for structural integrity and safety.

I have always preached to get a car that is SAFE, not the cheap junk little econo box that will kill you in the same type accident, but one that will keep you safe for your family or keep your family safe. This is why. You just don't know when it can happen.

We will keep you in our prayers Blaze.

Please see a chiropractor right away. My wife was in a minor rear ender and didn't and now 3 years later she is still in pain and she finally saw one and he said in 1-2 visits when it happened it would be done, but now it will take a long time to fix.

Oh, take a look at this one, sorry Sandy, it doesn't have a white interior, but is SHARP. http://www.cadillacforums.com/forums/rwd-19xx-1985-deville-fleetwood-1985/67203-fleetwood-ebay.html
Tom

Sandy should just sell me his. hint hint

Sandy should just sell me his. hint hint

"In today's top headline a snow flake was reported in hell..."

Time to get a RWD Fleetwood?

Time to get a RWD Fleetwood?
Im not sure yet.

Blaze

Might end up selling all your Town Cars if you do... I understand... :)

I doubt that. Those fleetwoods dont ride as good as a Town Car. The engine alone isnt going to win my heart over.

Blaze

I used to own a 1993 Cartier TC... wonderful car minus the electrical gremlins and intake problems. I never got the chance to work on the suspension on that car (it always had something wrong with it), but it was more floaty that my 1996 Fleetwood was. First thing I did with the Fleetwood was rip out the stock suspension and put in Impala SS springs with Bilstein shocks plus Hotchkis F&R sways. Now that is what you call road feel. :thumbsup:

I hate to say this, especially since my Dad has owned a couple '93 Sixty Specials.. but I think FWD V8 Cadillacs were part of GMs "dark period." There is a reason why the Cadillac line is back to RWD. Just my .02$

Blaze, call on that Taupie II that I found for you. It's the identical car you had, sans leather, & we can do leather to it.
1993 - check
Cadillac - Check
Sixty Special - Check
Taupe Metallic - Check
Taupe Cloth, which can be changed to leather.....
CALL THE GUY

It's not gonna snow in hell......

I will call him in the morning. I emailed already requesting more pictures.

I doubt that. Those fleetwoods dont ride as good as a Town Car. The engine alone isnt going to win my heart over.

Blaze

Plus, you can make a 4.6 Town Car run a mid 14 second 1/4 mile

FWD Cadillac had very little, if any to do with GM's "dark ages"

and, in deed, looking back... the quality of the cars themself durring the "dark ages" weren't as bad as they were made out to be....

So blaze , how did the truck taste ? Becuse i still dont see how you didnt get a mouthfull of it ...

Jokes aside , you can bet your ass god was with you ....Trust me ....I was looking at my car after the wreck i had some years ago ...i had just got back from the hospital and was looking at pics someone took for me so i could see how bad the car was.The Military chaplin walked up as i was looking at the pics , he had come to see with his own eyes in what he said "was an absulute mircale brought by god"....On all sorts of pain killers i managed to look at him and say "that would explain how i survived"....

Long short , its moments like that , that solidfy your faith ....

Good to see you made it ....Now my owners manual ends up in yet another junkyard .....

So blaze , how did the truck taste ? Becuse i still dont see how you didnt get a mouthfull of it ...

Jokes aside , you can bet your ass god was with you ....Trust me ....I was looking at my car after the wreck i had some years ago ...i had just got back from the hospital and was looking at pics someone took for me so i could see how bad the car was.The Military chaplin walked up as i was looking at the pics , he had come to see with his own eyes in what he said "was an absulute mircale brought by god"....On all sorts of pain killers i managed to look at him and say "that would explain how i survived"....

Long short , its moments like that , that solidfy your faith ....

Good to see you made it ....Now my owners manual ends up in yet another junkyard .....
Actually the owners manual is right here, he he. I took some things out before I left the car for the final time. I took the lighted crests, the cup holder for the front and the woodgrain sixty special plaque on the glove box door. Did I ever pay you for that? I cannot remember.

Blaze

Actually the owners manual is right here, he he. I took some things out before I left the car for the final time. I took the lighted crests, the cup holder for the front and the woodgrain sixty special plaque on the glove box door. Did I ever pay you for that? I cannot remember.

Blaze
i dont remeber either , doesnt matter to me one bit ...i just thought it was ironic that manual has went thru 2 cars ....its normally the other way around ....

i dont remeber either , doesnt matter to me one bit ...i just thought it was ironic that manual has went thru 2 cars ....its normally the other way around ....
The manual lives on.

It looks like I will be most likely buying one that is identical to mine except it doesnt have leather, unless Leloz comes up with something different. Geez, I wish he still had that Taupe one that he had.

Blaze

So you're getting the one that Sandy recommended?

Pics?

Is this the one you are buying?

http://www.thebiglot.com/ad_auto.asp?WI=7778348432&MK=Cadillac&MD=SIXTY%20SPECIAL&PN=1&AT=1&


I will tell my Dad (leloz) to get back to you about the Ultra, I don't think he was online this weekend.

The Taupe one he had was beautiful, it went to a local couple in Virginia Beach. I saw it being driven when I was home for Xmas.


Did you see this on eBay?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/91SILVER-CADI-WITH-VINYL-TOP_W0QQitemZ4618341247QQcategoryZ6149QQssPageName ZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Wierd, I have never seen a Sixty Special with the cloth trim!

Was that a credit option?

Is this the one you are buying?

http://www.thebiglot.com/ad_auto.asp?WI=7778348432&MK=Cadillac&MD=SIXTY%20SPECIAL&PN=1&AT=1&


I will tell my Dad (leloz) to get back to you about the Ultra, I don't think he was online this weekend.

The Taupe one he had was beautiful, it went to a local couple in Virginia Beach. I saw it being driven when I was home for Xmas.


Did you see this on eBay?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/91SILVER-CADI-WITH-VINYL-TOP_W0QQitemZ4618341247QQcategoryZ6149QQssPageName ZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
Yes, please ask him. The Taupe one he had was just like mine. IN fact, if I would not have found the one I bought, I was convinced I would have bought his. That is the other one I am looking at. It is in very good shape and I am awaiting more pictures. Its weird that it has cloth.

Blaze

Wierd, I have never seen a Sixty Special with the cloth trim!

Was that a credit option?
It was a option and I am not sure, but I think you had to pay extra for leather. Sandy gave me a ton of literature on it. hmmm, yes

Leather was a 570.00 option, so cloth was standard.

Blaze

No, cloth was standard, leather was an option. Just that leather had a 75.57% installation rate, compared to Cloth's installation rate of 11.43%, making 3,999 of the 5,292 with leather & 1,293 with the cloth.

youbetcha77, I sent you a PM about the Ultra.

Wow, unbelieveable damage! I'm glad you and yours made it out of that experience alive!

No, cloth was standard, leather was an option. Just that leather had a 75.57% installation rate, compared to Cloth's installation rate of 11.43%, making 3,999 of the 5,292 with leather & 1,293 with the cloth.

So wait, didn't the Sixty Special have heated seats standard? So that means they had heated cloth?

So wait, didn't the Sixty Special have heated seats standard? So that means they had heated cloth?
In 93 they didnt have heated seats standard, only as a option with the Ultra package.

In prior years the sixty special was a package added to the fleetwood, which gave you special seats, heated seats and 22-way power seats. In 93 the fleetwood went to rear-wheel drive, the roadmaster looking one. So they had to come up with a name for the FWD Fleetwood, they decided to call it a sixty special. The package of prior years that was called sixty special became the Ultra package for 93. A sixty Special Ultra will have the heated seats.

Blaze

Ahhhh I see! So was yours the Sixty Special Ultra, or was it the Sixty Special?

Was it the ultra that had the 22 way power seats that had the different look to them?

Ahhhh I see! So was yours the Sixty Special Ultra, or was it the Sixty Special?

Was it the ultra that had the 22 way power seats that had the different look to them?
Mine was just a sixty special. There is a Ultra in the Classifieds on here, it has the ribbed seats, 22-way power, heated.

Blaze

Well I know you said you would have rather been in your Lincoln. If it were me I would have rather put my family in GM Engineering for safety not Ford. So on that not you can think of it as a sacrifice one love for 3-4 or whatever was in the car. Keep your head up and find a newer and nicer sixty special.

My family has already been through a accident worse than this one in a 97 Town Car and we walked away. When you hit something so hard that it pushes the engine back, shaving the camshafts off the top of the heads, punches the driveshaft through the differential and you walk through your front door in the next two hours, the car was built good. The only reason I would have prefered the town car is because they are a dime a dozen. There are not that many sixty specials out there with low mileage. The best car I ever had was a 90 Town Car. It has 388,000 on the orginal engine and has not given me any problems. The sixty special nickel and dimed me at first pretty bad, but I think a lot of that was the fact it sat a lot before I bought it. I have seen these Cadillacs last just as good. Hopefully, my next one will be a good one.

Blaze

To me, a full frame Town Car just seems more solid than a unibody Sixty Special.

They are. I have seen many people walk away from Lincoln Crashes. But that Sixty special held up exceptionally well too.

Blaze

Here is some pictures that I took after I cleaned it up real good.

http://photobucket.com/albums/e89/dieselcaddy/Before%20Wreck/

Ah she was a beaut! What do they call that interior color? That isn't Light Beige is it?

Its Taupe inside and out. The outer lower part is Dark Plum.

Blaze

Say, that Black Eldorado in the backround, was that your '81 Diesel?

And which Town Car is that black one? Thats gorgeous!

Yes the older black eldorado is the diesel one and the black town car in the background is my 96 signature I bought off ebay for 3200.

Blaze

Your old Sixty Special looks just like the one my Dad had!

My Dad said he got back to you about the Ultra, hope it can work out :thumbsup:

Your old Sixty Special looks just like the one my Dad had!

My Dad said he got back to you about the Ultra, hope it can work out :thumbsup:
Just waiting on some more pictures.

Blaze

You might want to check this out too:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Cadillac-Fleetwood-D-Elegance-92-CADILLAC-FLEETWOOD-33K-MILES-1-OWNER-NO-RESERVE_W0QQitemZ4619697515QQcategoryZ6149QQrdZ1QQ cmdZViewItem

Just to give you a heads up on whats going on:

The insurance for the mobile home company is saying it was my fault for not looking down the oncoming lane before turning, which is BS and we all know it. They also said that they will countersue me if I pursue the matter. Im persueing to the fullest extent. My Sixty was tampered with at the tow lot, where it shouldnt even be. Right after the accident my car was towed by a friend to his rebuilder lot, so no one would mess with it and the insurance could look at it. The very next morning at 6:00 a.m. a towing facility that does all the towing for the county when stuff gets crashed shows up to take the car and they take it to their lot. I get there and they went through everything in the trunk when the trunk wasnt even damaged or opened when I left the car. They ripped the rear vanity mirror out of the roof and tore the lower body accent panels from three doors and piled them inside the car. Somewhere along the line they also removed a fender skirt that was still on the car. Then they tried to stick me with a 1000 storage bill. I told them that they didnt have authorization from me to take the car. The lawyer is now dealing with it all. All over someone trying to pass me with a 16X80 mobile home on it, GEEZ.

Blaze

Just to give you a heads up on whats going on:

The insurance for the mobile home company is saying it was my fault for not looking down the oncoming lane before turning, which is BS and we all know it. They also said that they will countersue me if I pursue the matter. Im persueing to the fullest extent. My Sixty was tampered with at the tow lot, where it shouldnt even be. Right after the accident my car was towed by a friend to his rebuilder lot, so no one would mess with it and the insurance could look at it. The very next morning at 6:00 a.m. a towing facility that does all the towing for the county when stuff gets crashed shows up to take the car and they take it to their lot. I get there and they went through everything in the trunk when the trunk wasnt even damaged or opened when I left the car. They ripped the rear vanity mirror out of the roof and tore the lower body accent panels from three doors and piled them inside the car. Somewhere along the line they also removed a fender skirt that was still on the car. Then they tried to stick me with a 1000 storage bill. I told them that they didnt have authorization from me to take the car. The lawyer is now dealing with it all. All over someone trying to pass me with a 16X80 mobile home on it, GEEZ.

Blaze

So you were supposed to check your rear view mirror to make sure no traffic was coming the WRONG WAY, from behind, in the opposing lane? Did they say that with a straight face?

The other guy's insurance company knows they have big trouble on their hands. They'll try everything to scare you off. You're doing the right thing - let your lawyer handle everything. That's why you pay for insurance. Even if the storage place gets away with the $1,000 fee it won't come out of your pocket anyway. I'm sure it'll all get straightened out in the end. Now it's just a case of people trying to minimize their losses. Your lawyer will sort through it.

Jim

So you were supposed to check your rear view mirror to make sure no traffic was coming the WRONG WAY, from behind, in the opposing lane? Did they say that with a straight face?

The other guy's insurance company knows they have big trouble on their hands. They'll try everything to scare you off. You're doing the right thing - let your lawyer handle everything. That's why you pay for insurance. Even if the storage place gets away with the $1,000 fee it won't come out of your pocket anyway. I'm sure it'll all get straightened out in the end. Now it's just a case of people trying to minimize their losses. Your lawyer will sort through it.

Jim
That is what they are claiming, however the follow car that was directly behind me and in front of the mobile home was so close to my rear-end I couldnt see crap. The lawyer said I could sue him for blocking my view.

Blaze

Sheesh, Blaze. Sounds like the mobile home trucking company is just FULL of morons; that driver was not an isolated case.

I would think the NINE tickets the truck driver got would be pretty conclusive evidence that you're not the slightest bit at fault.

Hope your lawyer's a good one. Looks like you're going to need it.

I'm very happy that you and your family survived a terrible accident. My best wishes for you all.

David Starr