She says 5mph

hey not 4runner related but last night the wife hit a light pole in a parking lot and she claims she was only going 5mph. airbags did not deploy and she was not wearing her seatbelt but this looks like a crap ton of damage for just hitting a cement-based light pole at 5mph to me. the hood is actually punctured in a few places. what do you think about the speed? i found debris from the silver grill about 10 feet from the vehicle as well.

 

Head on? How the hell?

 

Based on the first picture it appears about 6mph, but looking at the second picture I'd guess closer to 9.6kph

 

She's lying

and probably cheating on you, too

 

Take your wife to the eye doctor my G

Doesn't look like a total loss tho only body and radiator. In today's market, the BMW is worth a lot more than the repair it will need. One guy cut me off hard (he took the blame and his insurance paid) and the repair cost approx $4000 for our Tucson and it needed new bumper, grill, radiator, headlights, etc.. very similar to what you're showing. Maybe the repair will be like $10k?

 

her boyfriend says thats not true

 

That one is probably best left alone.

 

im thinking closer to 15K. the crash bar isnt damaged but if that much damage happens at 5mph, what would happen at 25mph?

 

If she was going 5mph, how fast was the pole going?

 

25 would definitely be a total loss. The engine would suffer at that point.

 

Gotta be at least 15 mph at a minimum.

 

That is not a 5mph damage, specially on a German car.
She's just scared too tell you what really happened or she did bang into a pole but was faster.
Either way, repair and move on. Some battles need not be fought.

 

I'm guesing at least 10 mph, but if there's one thing I've learned about marriage, it's pick your battles.

 

Front ends are meant to crumple to protect occupants. A concrete Pilar has zero give, so the damage is more severe. One time I was backing up my landcruiser and hit a concrete pole. I was lucky in that it hit my rear receiver hitch. At 3mph it felt like I hit it going 20 mph. Violent and scared the crap out of me. Zero damage.

 

Tell her to put the phone down when driving and yes she was going much more than 5 mph.

 

How your wife tells you she wants a new 4runner.

 

Pole might not be the only thing she is banging.

 

im just kidding..

 

What difference does it make? She hit a light pole. Why come on here and beg for misogynistic remarks about a simple accident? We’re talking about your wife, here. JFC

 

I would say she was doing 5mph and more importantly, what was she doing that she did not see the light pole.
Heck if my 2008 BMW X3 back in 2011 was over $14500 in repairs, that is at least $30k in damage for 2023 inflation. Not to mention it will be July before they can get it in to fix...

Steve

 

Is your wife o.k.?

 

Nobody asked for pictures of his wife

yet

 

i hope she's ok after winning that game of chicken. Evidently she didn't swerve . You have to be proud of the commitment.

 

Going out on a limb here to say your wife isn't part of this forum...

 

Maury Povich slowly opens the envelope and it says……..it was more than 10 mph. That would have had to hit just right and the pole would have to have been covered in armor and moving at a good rate of speed for that to be caused by 5mph forward motion. I am going to guess between $3k and $5k in damage and that is not counting if it somehow damaged the frame. Good luck to you.

 

If she says it was five, it was five. Fix the damage and move on.

 

My thoughts exactly

 

My x mother inlaw hit a deer doing about 40 mph in a Tarus we owned. Air bag did not deploy but tore the crap out of the car. About a week later my x wife bumped a pole in front of a convenience store same car maybe 1 mph and the airbag on the steering wheel blasted her. Funny at the moment but knocked the crap out of her. After everything g she took me for I figure it was just karma

 

Damage is done. Hit the pole again on the passenger side and see what happens.