Sumo37
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2025s winter has started as worst as it couldāve for my horse and I. Yesterday a private ambulance driver couldnāt wait a few meters more behind a lorry and decided to do a āgood luck everybody elseā move and get in the oncoming traffic without even a small check beforehandā¦the problem? I was the oncoming traffic at that moment.
I had no chance to avoid him as I wasnāt even able to see him coming out from behind the lorry (at first I thought that maybe the door of the lorry had been the one that hit me). The MME took it like a champ, I only heard the big crash and quickly managed to stop the car outside of the road. I only realised the hit was massive when I was unable to open the door properly (I had to squeeze out). When I saw the lorry not stopping Iāve put my hands on my head thinking he didnāt notice thus āgood luck finding himā, but a quick glance to the field on my left and I saw the ambulance stopped in a fence and a person laying down in the rain on the field. Thatās when I managed to put two and two together and I understood the gravity of the crash. As far as I understood the patient that was driven by the ambulance (fwiw they didnāt have any siren lights or horns on as they were bringing the lady back home) was half paralized (not by this accident) and she needed a quick drive back to the hospital for check-ups and the young and restless driver of the ambulance had no scratch whatsoever. God was with me as only 10cm were missing for a head on collision and He was with them as well as also only 10cm were missing for them to hit the tree directly. Iāll attach some pictures from the accident down below (obviously with number plates censored).
Going back to the title, my horsie has lost a leg and Iām afraid Iāll have to put it down
Iām yet to obtain the technical inspection so the insurance company could determine if itās worth repairing or should be considered totaled but tbh Iām not too keen on having it repairedā¦I trust my local dealership and service but Iām afraid nobody would manage to fix it back as it was before.
Besides venting my questions to you guys are:
1) Do you think itās worth repairing or itās possible theyāll declare it a total damage? At least to have an idea of what to expect on Thursday
2) If it will be considered a total damage I wonāt expect to receive a lot of money for it as it was a 2021 Premium ER AWD with 45k km (27k miles) on it but still, Iāll have to get another car. I loved the Mach-E (my wife as well) and there are not a lot of things that bothered me but i would say the three major issues I had with it are: The abismal software update experience (basically non-existent), the harsh ride over bumps and bad tarmac and the range was from time to time a bit too small for me. For the software update I guess Iāll take a newer model, for the range I know the RWD ER will raise the range a bit but for the harsh ride I was thinking of getting a GT with Magneride. I didnāt have the occasion to test ride one but I heard they are night and day difference in ride quality and comfort, so my question to you guys is: Is that true? Is Magneride worth it?
3) In case I wonāt go for another MME (God forbid) do you guys have other suggestions? Clearly I wonāt go back from an electrical vehicle as Iām charging it for free at home. Iām an adept of getting a great deal on second hand cars so right now Iām even looking at an EQS 450+ but Iām open to any suggestion.
I had no chance to avoid him as I wasnāt even able to see him coming out from behind the lorry (at first I thought that maybe the door of the lorry had been the one that hit me). The MME took it like a champ, I only heard the big crash and quickly managed to stop the car outside of the road. I only realised the hit was massive when I was unable to open the door properly (I had to squeeze out). When I saw the lorry not stopping Iāve put my hands on my head thinking he didnāt notice thus āgood luck finding himā, but a quick glance to the field on my left and I saw the ambulance stopped in a fence and a person laying down in the rain on the field. Thatās when I managed to put two and two together and I understood the gravity of the crash. As far as I understood the patient that was driven by the ambulance (fwiw they didnāt have any siren lights or horns on as they were bringing the lady back home) was half paralized (not by this accident) and she needed a quick drive back to the hospital for check-ups and the young and restless driver of the ambulance had no scratch whatsoever. God was with me as only 10cm were missing for a head on collision and He was with them as well as also only 10cm were missing for them to hit the tree directly. Iāll attach some pictures from the accident down below (obviously with number plates censored).
Going back to the title, my horsie has lost a leg and Iām afraid Iāll have to put it down
Iām yet to obtain the technical inspection so the insurance company could determine if itās worth repairing or should be considered totaled but tbh Iām not too keen on having it repairedā¦I trust my local dealership and service but Iām afraid nobody would manage to fix it back as it was before.Besides venting my questions to you guys are:
1) Do you think itās worth repairing or itās possible theyāll declare it a total damage? At least to have an idea of what to expect on Thursday
2) If it will be considered a total damage I wonāt expect to receive a lot of money for it as it was a 2021 Premium ER AWD with 45k km (27k miles) on it but still, Iāll have to get another car. I loved the Mach-E (my wife as well) and there are not a lot of things that bothered me but i would say the three major issues I had with it are: The abismal software update experience (basically non-existent), the harsh ride over bumps and bad tarmac and the range was from time to time a bit too small for me. For the software update I guess Iāll take a newer model, for the range I know the RWD ER will raise the range a bit but for the harsh ride I was thinking of getting a GT with Magneride. I didnāt have the occasion to test ride one but I heard they are night and day difference in ride quality and comfort, so my question to you guys is: Is that true? Is Magneride worth it?
3) In case I wonāt go for another MME (God forbid) do you guys have other suggestions? Clearly I wonāt go back from an electrical vehicle as Iām charging it for free at home. Iām an adept of getting a great deal on second hand cars so right now Iām even looking at an EQS 450+ but Iām open to any suggestion.
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