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R.I.P. '99 Legacy Outback

This afternoon I was heading home from shopping. I waited at a red light until it turned green, went out into the intersection, saw a blur coming at me from the left, and I swear to God, thought "this is gonna hurt". I hit the car, spun about 270 degrees, airbags went off, car totaled.

After everything came to a stop, the next thing I noticed was what a horrible smell the airbags left.

Known injuries are ringing ears and bruises and abrasions on my forearms from the airbag.

The front of the Outback appeared to crumple as designed. I couldn't take a close look due to the police keeping me away.

Seven great years with the car and 128,000 miles. I'll miss her. Just did a half-shaft and a new battery last month.

Since there's a claim pending, that's all I can say for now.

Reply to
Jim Stewart
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Glad you're OK... sorry about the accident. It's something that could happen to any of us. I know how you feel about the car... we do seem to form a 'relationship' with them, don't we? John

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bigjim

Glad you're OK. Hope the other person is too - the idiot. Can you get the security screen and cargo tray outta the car? Sell, 'em on ebay!

Carl

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Carl 1 Lucky Texan

Don't count on getting more than book value. Idiot that turned in front of me wiped out my Forester. Only extra money I got was to settle claim. I was worried about further damage to an existing condition (arthritic neck) and refused to settle immediately. Best to hang tough with insurance companies. I also learned that when repair estimate approaches about 75% of book value, they will give you book value rather than risk going over repair estimate. I took insurance company 8 days to give me estimate, during which time book value decreased by $100. You can bet I was pissed.

Frank

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Frank

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bigjim

What a troll...

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Bonehenge

Unfortunately, he's right. My son's insurance company paid out $125,000 to settle upcoming trial of woman he rear ended. Neither car needed repair but she had an MRI or something showing back injury and the way she cried and carried on in pre-trial hearings, insurance company decided it was better to pay off. These claims are like the lottery to a lot of dirt bags out there looking for money.

My doctor didn't even see me after my accident. I felt OK but went to hospital since I am on blood thinner and worried about bruising. Hospital told me to see doctor in a few days and I had to convince him that I was not after money, just worried about my health and follow-up.

He is not one of those doctors that will do anything for a buck, but there are a lot of them out there.

Frank

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Frank

glad your not hurt to bad.just yesterday where I live someone got creamed by a minivan while driving an outback.the outback was ripped in half on impact from the rear seats back.the driver and his wife lived 1 child was ejected and killed and the second kid was ejected and thrown 75 ft and only had a scratch on him. sounds like the person who hit you went through a red light. sue em. also tell your lawyer to supoena the other drivers cell phone records. if you happen to live in a state where its illegal to drive while on the phone.

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dgde

It's a sad day when we lose a "favorite" car, but the fact you got out w/ only minor bumps and bruises is the IMPORTANT part. Glad to hear you're ok.

Rick

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Rick Courtright

Congratulations on the new purchase. I take it that you don't like Legacy. Is the lack of H-6 option the only reason?

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Body Roll

The potenza tires are great for 30k miles then they get scary. When new they were awesome in the snow and rain. Handled great too. I'd avoid the new subarus as styling and comfort are ten steps behind the

04's . Should buy another new car. You will be putting money into the
  1. M> Jim Stewart wrote:
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bigjim

The '99 was indeed declared totalled and I got a fair insurance settlement along with a promise of a token pain-and-suffering check.

We headed up to Gold Rush Subaru in Auburn, California on saturday to look for a replacement. I had been driving an 06' Outback that my insurance supplied via Hertz. I didn't like the higher ride height and decided to look for a pre-05 Outback.

Gold Rush had a 35th anniversery '04 Outback in very good condition. H-6 engine, auto trans, heated seats, auto sensor mirror for a good price. My wife fell in love with it so we took it. I have to replace the Crapenza® tires with something better and get a wheel alignment, but other than that it runs real nice.

The H-6 is a little quieter and a little quicker than the 2.5 DOHC that I had before, but not enough that I'd pay the new-car premium for one.

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Jim Stewart

If someone could tell me the difference between a '04 Outback and an '04 Legacy, maybe I could answer your question. As far as I can see, it's mostly styling and possible a slightly higher ride height on the Outback. In any case, either one would do the mission. The H-6 was just a little gravy on the plate.

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Jim Stewart

Hmm, I just checked the prices for 07 outbacks and they are within $300 from Legacy. I hadn't checked prices recently and remembered outbacks were around $24k 5-6 years ago. Nevermind.

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Body Roll

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