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redcoats1976 · 06-29-2022, 08:30 PM

was driving home from clearwater today on rt.60 east about 2 miles before the 275 entrance.semi swerved into my lane,tire lugs caught the rear fender and pulled me into the front bumper...at which point im now being pushed sideways down the road on the front bumper at 60 plus mph.literally could have reached out the now broken window and touched the grill if i hadnt been so busy thinking "this isnt real...this isnt real.he sees me on the bumper,hits the brakes and my camaro does a 270 and shoots across 2 more lanes of traffic,gets backwards and goes about 8 feet into a bunch of palmetto bushes in the median.car was towed to my dealer(stingray chevy in plant city.looks like it needs a drivers door,quarter panel,rear bumper and one wheel and tire...but no airbags went off.im still in shock,not sure if i even want the car repaired if its possible.oh yeah,glass all over the interior...picked a couple of tiny pieces out of my left ear after i got home.

SS_Don · 06-29-2022, 09:48 PM

Wow. Sounds like a scene from a movie. Hope you are ok.

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InFiD3ViL · 06-29-2022, 10:02 PM

Damn brother, I am glad you are ok.

I know the area you are talking about very well. It is absolutely crazy in that area.

Tony-8 · 06-29-2022, 10:18 PM

Omg, so happy you are okay - lots of different ways that could have ended! Also can't believe the car wasn't totaled. You should try to parlay your longshot and buy a powerball ticket tomorrow.

Aqua Blue RS/SS · 06-29-2022, 10:24 PM

The Camaro doesn’t matter at the end of the day. Glad you are safe. Cars can always be replaced. Lives and health, not so much.

redcoats1976 · 06-29-2022, 11:51 PM

not sure yet if the car will be totalled.i really dont want the quarter to be beaten out and filled with mud,car was like brand new before this.if anyone in florida has had experience with diminished value claims it would be good to hear from you,i dont want to wind up replacing axle bearings,etc,down the road out my own pocket.im glad i wasnt driving my wifes honda civic...i think the truck would have gone right over it.i had driven her car the last 3 times i went to clearwater due to the great gas mileage it gets.

ariZona28 · 06-30-2022, 12:23 AM

Glad you're OK. This just goes to show what frickin' tanks these 5th Gens are. When I was looking to buy my first new vehicle I was impressed by the Camaros 5 star crash rating. Sure, you can drive something smaller with better fuel economy etc, etc but when you're meeting up with the modern version of the truck from the movie "Duel" the Camaro has your back (along with your front and sides). Yes, if it's totaled you'll have some decisions to make but if it can be saved you might want to consider hanging on to it, the two of have been through a lot together.

PaulsSS · 06-30-2022, 12:36 AM

Luckily you're ok. One of the reason I bought the Camaro is its crash rating. I seen a few totaled out but the cabin is always intact.

0stones0 · 06-30-2022, 01:36 AM

Wow. That must have been down right scary, to say the least! Thankfully, you weren’t hurt.

redcoats1976 · 06-30-2022, 01:48 AM

yep,i was amazed to get out and walk around afterwards.still a little shook up and i will have to see what the body shop/adjuster have to say in a few days.i would like to keep the car but if not,we are both retired and dont really "need" 2 cars.but i would sure feel safer in the camaro than the civic.

joekono · 06-30-2022, 02:48 AM

I'm really happy you're OK redcoats1976 and listen to your body( maybe go see an EMT doc just to have them check your ears) if you can. That accident sounded terrifying and those damn trucks(I should say SOME drivers) don't care as they OWN the road. Tough decision about what to do about your Camaro Gen5, on one hand, the quarter being filled with mud sounds crappy but I also agree with you, don't want things coming up failing later on if they don't total it and it's on your dime. Bottom line, GLAD YOUR OK and GET SOME REST.

joekono · 06-30-2022, 02:51 AM

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Originally Posted by ariZona28

Glad you're OK. This just goes to show what frickin' tanks these 5th Gens are. When I was looking to buy my first new vehicle I was impressed by the Camaros 5 star crash rating. Sure, you can drive something smaller with better fuel economy etc, etc but when you're meeting up with the modern version of the truck from the movie "Duel" the Camaro has your back (along with your front and sides). Yes, if it's totaled you'll have some decisions to make but if it can be saved you might want to consider hanging on to it, the two of have been through a lot together.

Holy crap ariZona28, "Duel" still terrifies me.

Dennis Weaver without the cowboy hat.

Ashen 6.2 · 06-30-2022, 05:15 AM

dang, glad you're ok Redcoats1976!!

1JEWLDSSRS · 06-30-2022, 09:02 AM

Holy cow brother!! That seemed like a very scarey mess for sure!! So glad it didn't turn out how it could have been. Dang, so sorry to here that. Glad YOU are alright! As mentioned above, cars can be replaced, but your life can't!! Good luck with it all, and yea you need to go and get your ears checked out since some glass got inside. Small splinters have a way to get to places they shouldn't.

06-29-2022, 08:30 PM	#1
redcoats1976 Drives: LT W/2LT,blue metallic Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: central florida Posts: 4,915	bad day on the road was driving home from clearwater today on rt.60 east about 2 miles before the 275 entrance.semi swerved into my lane,tire lugs caught the rear fender and pulled me into the front bumper...at which point im now being pushed sideways down the road on the front bumper at 60 plus mph.literally could have reached out the now broken window and touched the grill if i hadnt been so busy thinking "this isnt real...this isnt real.he sees me on the bumper,hits the brakes and my camaro does a 270 and shoots across 2 more lanes of traffic,gets backwards and goes about 8 feet into a bunch of palmetto bushes in the median.car was towed to my dealer(stingray chevy in plant city.looks like it needs a drivers door,quarter panel,rear bumper and one wheel and tire...but no airbags went off.im still in shock,not sure if i even want the car repaired if its possible.oh yeah,glass all over the interior...picked a couple of tiny pieces out of my left ear after i got home.

06-29-2022, 09:48 PM	#2
SS_Don Drives: '22 Camaro 2SS Join Date: Dec 2021 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 1,043 View My Garage	Wow. Sounds like a scene from a movie. Hope you are ok. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk __________________ '22 2SS \| Wild Cherry Tintcoat \| Design Package 3 \| NPP \| MRC \| A10 \| NAV \| Ceramic Coating \| Full Frontal PPF \| New Hood and Side Stripes \| Michelin PS AS 4 Range AFM Disabler \| Mishimoto Catch Can \| Diode Dynamics side markers \| Cold Air Inductions CAI \| LLoyd Velourtex front/trunk mats with Camaro SS logo ZL1addons Deluxe Rock Guards, Stealth Lift Pads, and Tow Hook \| Escort MAXcam360c \| Footwell Lighting \| Banks gauges in ZZPerformance pillar pod \| Paddle shifter extensions

06-29-2022, 10:02 PM	#3
InFiD3ViL Drives: 2010 CGM 2SS/RS LS3 Swapped A6 Join Date: Sep 2016 Location: Spring Hill, FL Posts: 4,575	Damn brother, I am glad you are ok. I know the area you are talking about very well. It is absolutely crazy in that area. __________________ 2010 CGM Camaro 2SS LS3 Swapped A6 - GPI LS3 SS1 .647/.638, (224/237, 112 +4, 7º overlap) on CamMotion 8620 core, BTR Platinum .660" Dual Spring kit w/titanium retainers, CHE bronze trunnion upgrade, stock heads milled @ .015, Melling HV 10296 oil pump, TSP 1-7/8" long tube headers (W/Catless Off-road Pipes), Corsa Xtreme 3" Catback, GPI Ported/Rod Mod Intake, Stage 2 Ported Throttle Body, Vararam OTR CAI, Mike Norris Gen 2 catch can + GM 1LE clean side separator, 160º thermostat - Megan Racing adjustable coilovers (lowered 1.75"), MRR M017 10/11" wheels-Tuned by Ryan @ GPI Last edited by InFiD3ViL; 06-29-2022 at 10:37 PM.

06-29-2022, 10:18 PM	#4
Tony-8 Drives: 2014 Camaro RRM 2SS RS, M6 LS3 Vert Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: New Hampshire Posts: 234	Omg, so happy you are okay - lots of different ways that could have ended! Also can't believe the car wasn't totaled. You should try to parlay your longshot and buy a powerball ticket tomorrow. __________________ Dream it - drive it!

06-29-2022, 10:24 PM	#5
Aqua Blue RS/SS Drives: ABM #93 Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Lotaburger Posts: 2,695	The Camaro doesn’t matter at the end of the day. Glad you are safe. Cars can always be replaced. Lives and health, not so much. __________________ ABM #2399 2SS/RS:SOLD ABM #93 2SS/RS Black Rally stripes, Titanium Interior 4,000 miles: GM GFX side skirts and diffuser waiting on paint, GM dovetail, GM heritage, RPI ZL1 style splitter. ‘87 IROC-Z Iroc blue. all original unmolested with 50K miles.

06-29-2022, 11:51 PM	#6
redcoats1976 Drives: LT W/2LT,blue metallic Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: central florida Posts: 4,915	not sure yet if the car will be totalled.i really dont want the quarter to be beaten out and filled with mud,car was like brand new before this.if anyone in florida has had experience with diminished value claims it would be good to hear from you,i dont want to wind up replacing axle bearings,etc,down the road out my own pocket.im glad i wasnt driving my wifes honda civic...i think the truck would have gone right over it.i had driven her car the last 3 times i went to clearwater due to the great gas mileage it gets.

06-30-2022, 12:23 AM	#7
ariZona28 Give speed a chance Drives: 2015 Camaro 2LS, 2015 Camaro Z/28 Join Date: Nov 2019 Location: Mesa, Az Posts: 2,234	Glad you're OK. This just goes to show what frickin' tanks these 5th Gens are. When I was looking to buy my first new vehicle I was impressed by the Camaros 5 star crash rating. Sure, you can drive something smaller with better fuel economy etc, etc but when you're meeting up with the modern version of the truck from the movie "Duel" the Camaro has your back (along with your front and sides). Yes, if it's totaled you'll have some decisions to make but if it can be saved you might want to consider hanging on to it, the two of have been through a lot together. __________________ 2LS: a TREMENDOUS machine. Z/28: it's a BIT MORE POWERFUL, of course.

06-30-2022, 12:36 AM	#8
PaulsSS Drives: 15SS Camaro Join Date: Dec 2020 Location: US Posts: 346	Luckily you're ok. One of the reason I bought the Camaro is its crash rating. I seen a few totaled out but the cabin is always intact.

06-30-2022, 01:36 AM	#9
0stones0 It don’t come easy. Drives: 2010 2SS RS M6 Join Date: May 2014 Location: WI Posts: 2,211 View My Garage	Wow. That must have been down right scary, to say the least! Thankfully, you weren’t hurt. __________________

06-30-2022, 01:48 AM	#10
redcoats1976 Drives: LT W/2LT,blue metallic Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: central florida Posts: 4,915	yep,i was amazed to get out and walk around afterwards.still a little shook up and i will have to see what the body shop/adjuster have to say in a few days.i would like to keep the car but if not,we are both retired and dont really "need" 2 cars.but i would sure feel safer in the camaro than the civic.

06-30-2022, 02:48 AM	#11
joekono Drives: Camaro Convertible 2014 1LT Join Date: May 2019 Location: New Jersey Posts: 1,013 View My Garage	I'm really happy you're OK redcoats1976 and listen to your body( maybe go see an EMT doc just to have them check your ears) if you can. That accident sounded terrifying and those damn trucks(I should say SOME drivers) don't care as they OWN the road. Tough decision about what to do about your Camaro Gen5, on one hand, the quarter being filled with mud sounds crappy but I also agree with you, don't want things coming up failing later on if they don't total it and it's on your dime. Bottom line, GLAD YOUR OK and GET SOME REST. __________________

06-30-2022, 05:15 AM	#13
Ashen 6.2 Drives: 2014 Camaro Z/SS Join Date: May 2014 Location: NW Arkansas Posts: 2,000 View My Garage	dang, glad you're ok Redcoats1976!! __________________ 2014 Camaro SS L99, Ashen Grey w/Black Leather - Build thread - http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=491561 Mods - GPI 416 w/Custom Grind Cam, Ported Heads & Tuned by Ben, Holley Dominator ECU, Mag Heartbeat, ZL1 Fuel Pump & DSX Aux Pump, NW 103 TB, FIC 1650's, Alky Meth, Circle D 3600 Triple Disc, Kooks Headers, Viking Coil Overs & all the BMR Goodies in the rear, Zl1 3.23 Diff, DSS Axles, Gulfcoast Driveshaft, Hendrix Offset Diff Bushings, AFE Solid Subframe Bushings, 875HP/843TQ 5FDP

06-30-2022, 09:02 AM	#14
1JEWLDSSRS Drives: 2011 SS-RS Join Date: May 2011 Location: FLORIDA Posts: 11,442	Holy cow brother!! That seemed like a very scarey mess for sure!! So glad it didn't turn out how it could have been. Dang, so sorry to here that. Glad YOU are alright! As mentioned above, cars can be replaced, but your life can't!! Good luck with it all, and yea you need to go and get your ears checked out since some glass got inside. Small splinters have a way to get to places they shouldn't. __________________ TSP STAGE 3 CAM,231/246 @112 LSA 614/641 LIFT, CIRCLE D 5C-4200-4500 CONVERTER,LOD INTAKE.CORSA EXHAUST. DSS 1 PC DS. PEGASUS SOLID CRADLE MOUNTS. 486RWHP/475RWTQ.LOTS MORE.