2007 GS350 Totaled
07-08-11, 09:37 PM
#32
I keep looking at it back and forth, back and forth. Still in amazement of how well our cars can really hold up. I'm glad you're okay, but even glader that i now know how much abuse our GS's can take
07-09-11, 02:42 PM
#38
Some of you guys have it all wrong. There is no lawsuit because the airbags didn't deploy. In other words you cant go after toyota/lexus unless there was serious injury in excess of what your own insurance/medical coverage would cover.
For example: Lets say you have 100k of medical coverage on your auto insurance. Now lets say the driver's medical bills were 50k (and I think thats pushing it). Well you insurance company would pay you for your medical bills and thats it. You cant make a claim against toyota/lexus because you can't make a claim for the same incident with two different companies. What would you be suing toyota/lexus for (monetary wise)? You've already been paid.
Now If your auto insurance or medical insurance want to go after toyota/lexus, they can. But pretty much never will as its really not worth their time or effort.
Now if there was a death involved or medical bills in excess of 100k (or whatever your bodily harm injuries limit may be on your insurance), then you can/should sue toyota/lexus directly.
So basically suing because the airbag did not deploy is almost always irrelevant.
Also your own medical insurance (if you have some) would cover you in
excess of whatever automobile medical coverage you may have.
Now you can sue to cover any medical deductibles you may have, but this also would be pointless, seeing as how you would spend more money and time to pursue this and that would be to possibly win a case.
Hope that makes sense.
For example: Lets say you have 100k of medical coverage on your auto insurance. Now lets say the driver's medical bills were 50k (and I think thats pushing it). Well you insurance company would pay you for your medical bills and thats it. You cant make a claim against toyota/lexus because you can't make a claim for the same incident with two different companies. What would you be suing toyota/lexus for (monetary wise)? You've already been paid.
Now If your auto insurance or medical insurance want to go after toyota/lexus, they can. But pretty much never will as its really not worth their time or effort.
Now if there was a death involved or medical bills in excess of 100k (or whatever your bodily harm injuries limit may be on your insurance), then you can/should sue toyota/lexus directly.
So basically suing because the airbag did not deploy is almost always irrelevant.
Also your own medical insurance (if you have some) would cover you in
excess of whatever automobile medical coverage you may have.
Now you can sue to cover any medical deductibles you may have, but this also would be pointless, seeing as how you would spend more money and time to pursue this and that would be to possibly win a case.
Hope that makes sense.
07-09-11, 06:01 PM
#40
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07-10-11, 01:39 AM
#42
Some of you guys have it all wrong. There is no lawsuit because the airbags didn't deploy. In other words you cant go after toyota/lexus unless there was serious injury in excess of what your own insurance/medical coverage would cover.
For example: Lets say you have 100k of medical coverage on your auto insurance. Now lets say the driver's medical bills were 50k (and I think thats pushing it). Well you insurance company would pay you for your medical bills and thats it. You cant make a claim against toyota/lexus because you can't make a claim for the same incident with two different companies. What would you be suing toyota/lexus for (monetary wise)? You've already been paid.
Now If your auto insurance or medical insurance want to go after toyota/lexus, they can. But pretty much never will as its really not worth their time or effort.
Now if there was a death involved or medical bills in excess of 100k (or whatever your bodily harm injuries limit may be on your insurance), then you can/should sue toyota/lexus directly.
So basically suing because the airbag did not deploy is almost always irrelevant.
Also your own medical insurance (if you have some) would cover you in
excess of whatever automobile medical coverage you may have.
Now you can sue to cover any medical deductibles you may have, but this also would be pointless, seeing as how you would spend more money and time to pursue this and that would be to possibly win a case.
Hope that makes sense.
For example: Lets say you have 100k of medical coverage on your auto insurance. Now lets say the driver's medical bills were 50k (and I think thats pushing it). Well you insurance company would pay you for your medical bills and thats it. You cant make a claim against toyota/lexus because you can't make a claim for the same incident with two different companies. What would you be suing toyota/lexus for (monetary wise)? You've already been paid.
Now If your auto insurance or medical insurance want to go after toyota/lexus, they can. But pretty much never will as its really not worth their time or effort.
Now if there was a death involved or medical bills in excess of 100k (or whatever your bodily harm injuries limit may be on your insurance), then you can/should sue toyota/lexus directly.
So basically suing because the airbag did not deploy is almost always irrelevant.
Also your own medical insurance (if you have some) would cover you in
excess of whatever automobile medical coverage you may have.
Now you can sue to cover any medical deductibles you may have, but this also would be pointless, seeing as how you would spend more money and time to pursue this and that would be to possibly win a case.
Hope that makes sense.
07-10-11, 02:11 AM
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maybe the impact didn't need to steering wheel airbag to deploy. I mean if you get hit from the side only your side air bags are deployed. Maybe the car was going sideways when it hit the guardrail and swinging the driver left and right instead of forward. The damage is all in the front, but check out how the metal is bent and pushed outwards. But who knows...thats just my though.
07-10-11, 06:56 PM
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Is that white line down the middle of the steering wheel a tear? It looks like the airbag started to deploy but didn't -- even scarier! This car needs to be examined to determine why the main airbag didn't fully deploy. If he hasnt already, the OP needs to contact Lexus corporate AND the NHTSA. https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/ivoq/