grandpa in bad car wreck/pics

[YFZ450Ridr]

well yesterday i found out that my grandpa was in a bad car wreck. he was going down the highway and blacked out for about 2 seconds, swerved onto the other side of the high way and a semi truck smashed into the back of him. he is ok but has a few cracked ribs, 2 cracked vertibre in his back, a concussion, and some staples holding closed a big gash on his head. they had to cut him out of the car and air lift him to a hospital. he was driving his 110,000 dollar viper as well. the doc said that one of the things that saved him was the roll cage, and 1 second sooner it would have been the front of the car and hed be dead:( here are some picuters of his car, i think ill have some more later if u guys want me to post them.

http://img151.exs.cx/img151/6351/viperwreck19uo.jpg

http://img151.exs.cx/img151/5061/viperwreck29fe.jpg

[theTman]

man that sucks.....hope he gets better!

[One_Bad_400]

man that rilly stinks, man 1 more foot and it would had hit his ceet, hope he gets batter soon

[YFZ450Ridr]

he can walk but only baby steps, and at 70 years old it may take him a while to recooperate. but hes a mule, at 50 years old he was stronger and more in shape than most 20 year old guys.

[Syrus]

Heh, i dont mean to flame, or mean anything bad by this, cause i hope ur pa is ok, and recoverd to collect some nice insurance soon.... but are u sure he just "blacked out" i think its kinda odd how driving a viper down the highway and u just black out, unless he has medical problems. Sure he wasnt just tryin to max that baby out and lost control a little ? It happends to the best of us :p

[elite ATV1]

Originally posted by Syrus
Heh, i dont mean to flame, or mean anything bad by this, cause i hope ur pa is ok, and recoverd to collect some nice insurance soon.... but are u sure he just "blacked out" i think its kinda odd how driving a viper down the highway and u just black out, unless he has medical problems. Sure he wasnt just tryin to max that baby out and lost control a little ? It happends to the best of us :p
im with syrus hope he gets well soon :macho

[YFZ450Ridr]

well thats what the doc thinks, my pa dont remember. my grandma said he didnt have breakfast that morning and was feeling a little sick. could be wrong but thats the theory right now.

[Punk'd]

Holy crap james thats insane! Glad hes iight.

[Syrus]

Originally posted by 250EXridr
well thats what the doc thinks, my pa dont remember. my grandma said he didnt have breakfast that morning and was feeling a little sick. could be wrong but thats the theory right now.

True or not, there needs to be story for the insurance company :)

[bulkdriverlp]

hope for speedy recovery for gramps....thats why i dont drive cars.

[FasstMidnightZ]

hope he gets better man,that WAS a awsome viper he had

[Sam R]

Judging by the car, that was a nasty accident. Hope he has a speedy recovery. No pun intended:)

[400ex28]

Originally posted by Sam R
Judging by the car, that was a nasty accident. Hope he has a speedy recovery. No pun intended:)

ditto :o

[xsr_racing28c]

sorry bout the accident and hope he is well soon!! just one thing, i don't think that it was $110,000 since they are $90,000 loaded up... unless it has the Henessy Kit in in , then its prolly around 85-90 g's

[YFZ450Ridr]

Originally posted by xsr_racing28c
sorry bout the accident and hope he is well soon!! just one thing, i don't think that it was $110,000 since they are $90,000 loaded up... unless it has the Henessy Kit in in , then its prolly around 85-90 g's

i was with him the day he bought it and got the first ride in it. my grandpa told me he paid $110,000 for it, along with the guys at the dealer ship. he bought it a few years ago the price may have been higher when they came out. it was cool tho because there was a ferrari there to in the garage. my dad went and saw him in the hospital and he wants a new mustang now to replace the viper:p he says he needs to calm down on fast cars; after 2 vetts and 2 vipers.

[yamahonda]

i hope gramps is ok and returns with full recovery.. but tell him he did a good job making his viper look like a miata!!!

[motoracer102]

hope for a speedy recovery. by the way, can you ask your grandpa if I can have the engine out of the viper?:D

[UglyMotha™]

Originally posted by 250EXridr
i was with him the day he bought it and got the first ride in it. my grandpa told me he paid $110,000 for it, along with the guys at the dealer ship. he bought it a few years ago the price may have been higher when they came out.



they've been around since bout 92 and the price has increased not decreased and seeing how the base price is only 84 thou either a 110 thou viper would be a super viper or your pa got taken to the cleaners seriously bad


none the less hope he gets better soon

[exrider360]

hope he gets better prayers to you and your family and loved ones

[markk]

I wish the best for him, and hope hes better soon, But that car is rebuildable still! When he gets better,u-2 could have it for a project!

Originally posted by UglyMotha™
they've been around since bout 92 and the price has increased not decreased and seeing how the base price is only 84 thou either a 110 thou viper would be a super viper or your pa got taken to the cleaners seriously bad


none the less hope he gets better soon
They just redesigned the viper and made it a new generation a few years ago.

Ill buy the engine out of it!!! PM me!!!

[UglyMotha™]

Originally posted by Atkins450
They just redesigned the viper and made it a new generation a few years ago.



were you goin to make a point with that statment or what :confused:

here's the past msrp's for the viper since it came out can't say i ever remember one hitting 110 you could even buy a procharged viper and it still wouldn't be that much

2005 $81,495
2004 $81,090
2003 $79,995
2002 $71,725
2001 $69,225
2000 $67,225
1999 $65,725
1998 $64,000
1997 $66,000
1996 $58,600
1995 $56,000
1994 $54,500
1993 $50,000
1992 $50,000

[Matt37]

were you goin to make a point with that statment or what


No, What he is trying to tell you is in your previous post you said that that has been around since 92 and it has not. They just completely redesigned the body style of it about 2 years ago. That is all he was trying to tell you

[MOFO]

I hope your grandpa recovers ok! Looks like one heck of a wreck!


Speaking about the price tag, I agree 110k is way over the normal cost, but you guys have to consider if he bought one of the new designed vipers RIGHT when they came out. If thats the case, there is a good chance he did pay over MSRP. I've seen many high profile cars go for thousands over MSRP just so they could have the first one. I saw a Mustang Cobra R go for $15,000 OVER sticker at a Ford dealership. It was a bidding war between a few guys...and the dealership just sat back and smiled!