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@tjc78,
Expedition had a frame tug, new wheel hub, brake caliper disk and line, wheel, tire, control arms, shock, grille, fender and bumper.
Pretty much good to go after that.
There was no drivetrain damage despite driving it on 3 wheels for a few hundred yards.
Took it on a vaction trip up to the Michigan UP after I got it back(7 weeks to fix).
I actually saw it again about 15 years later at the dealership where I bought it and traded it in.
It was somewhat unique in that it was an XLT but came with Eddie Bauer badging on the back.

@explorerx4

Was it totaled?

A good friend of mine bought a brand Buick Ranier V8 (one of 7 made, lol). He was on a road trip to Florida and something similar happened. The truck was really banged up and he assumed it totaled. Well it wasn’t and 30K later they put it back together. He had it fixed somewhere in North Carolina at a dealer.

Ended up having to drive the rental back down six weeks later to pick it up.

It was never right and luckily a lease so he just turned it back in.

30k of work, I'm not surprised it was never right.

@explorerx4
Was it totaled?

A good friend of mine bought a brand new Buick Ranier V8 (one of 7 made, lol). He was on a road trip to Florida and something similar happened. The truck was really banged up and he assumed it totaled. Well it wasn’t and 30K later they put it back together. He had it fixed somewhere in North Carolina at a dealer.

Ended up having to drive the rental back down six weeks later to pick it up.

It was never right and luckily a lease so he just turned it back in.

@nyccarguy,
Accident happened during the day. The road was wet from rain and the van spun out getting onto the highway.
It went backwards across the highway from my right to my left.
I moved to the right but they came back across and got me.
The front passenger in the van suffered a bump on the side of their head from hitting the glass.
The front of the van was completely torn off, except the hood, which was wrapped around the driver side door.
My kids were asleep, one in the secend row, other in the third.
The one in the second row woke up and said "Did something just happen?"
Third row kid never moved until we woke her up to get out when they were getting to load our vehicle on a flatbed.
I originally thought I had a flat tire, but the sound was wrong.

Illegal, legal, or US citizen, when I had a no insurance charge with an accident involved I ordered the defendant to pay restitution- at a minimum the other driver's deductible but often the entire amount of damages. Restitution orders in criminal cases can't be discharged in bankruptcy, so the deadbeat always has the possibility of jail hanging over his/her head until he/she either pays or shuffles off this mortal coil.

We bought our ‘88 323 new. It was our first “new” car, and we got it because we couldn’t afford a Civic. But we grew to love that car, and I have always enjoyed driving Mazdas. I like their dimensions and the handling is great. The problem now is they haven’t made the transition to PHEVs and EVs, and as you say, the dimensions of their CUVs probably don’t work for the buying public. And they arent very frugal when it comes to gas consumption. Where they really excelled was small hatchbacks.

Yeah I'm not continuing this conversation for a multitude of reasons.

@pensfan83,
In real terms, it means the driver wasn't licensed.

He may have been licensed, NY gives licenses to undocumented people without need for….documents, or he could have had his license suspended for a previous infraction.

@oldfarmer50
Man this really sucks for you. I’d be really ticked off too.