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Subaru saved my friends life

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OMGWTFBBQ
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tuesday my buddy was heading to work in adams MA when a dumptruck pulled out in front of him on a highway. he was going around 50-55 ( speed limits 50)when he hit the truck.. truck was barley moving.. he was flown to baystate and was just taken out of ccu yesterday and called me and asked me if i would go get his shit out of his car. i knew the accident was bad but i had no idea.. i took my camera and was BLOWN AWAY. his wrx saved his fucking life and when he saw the pics he was grateful to be alive he said and could believe he walked away, not literally but you get it.

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Oct 17 2010 11:26AM
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jibnut
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Wow this is the second bad accident I've seen, just on here, that a Subaru has saved someones life. I'm impressed. I'm glad your friends okay, that wreck looked really bad :(
Oct 17 2010 11:29AM
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860media*
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wow, glad hes alright, thats a serious wreck.
Really like the shot of the shift knob too btw
Oct 17 2010 11:29AM
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Algebra
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inb4 4th post
Oct 17 2010 11:31AM
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Blurst
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How exactly did the subuaru save his life?
Oct 17 2010 11:36AM
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no_steeze
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jesus, glad he's okay
Oct 17 2010 11:36AM
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207
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HOLY SHIT
Oct 17 2010 11:39AM
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OMGWTFBBQ
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is that even a question?
Oct 17 2010 11:41AM
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ChrisSkisChronic
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I hope he's keeping that shifter knob...
Oct 17 2010 11:49AM
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whegrodamus.
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wow vibes...
Oct 17 2010 11:51AM
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feihlination
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so take subarus balls out of your mouth. most modern cars are as safe, maybe even better
Oct 17 2010 11:53AM
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Scott0_robot0
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good that your friends alright thats pretty damn bad.
Oct 17 2010 11:59AM
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Rachy
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The Impreza (WRX/STI/Outback) is ranked as the safest economy car... as in not a mercedes and has some of the highest safety ratings you can possibly receive.

It makes it on to pretty much every safest car list. Sure there are other cars that are as safe/safer....

But in an accident like that, I'd rather be in the subaru with a 5 out of 5 than a mazda with a 4 out of 5
Oct 17 2010 12:09PM
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seemeski
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How do you not see a dump truck pull in front of you on the highway?
Oct 17 2010 12:10PM
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BDWYE
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g;ad your friends alright, vibes man
Oct 17 2010 12:12PM
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Rachy
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Not all highways are the same....

One that i used to live by had stop signs to enter because traffic on the freeway had no good way of seeing the entering lanes.

Or if there was a construction area, there are trucks all the time on the side of the road and if the driver isn't paying attention they could easily pull out immediately in front of you.


Oct 17 2010 12:15PM
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geteducated
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oh a shiftknob, just like in that commercial right.

subaru owners, lawl.
Oct 17 2010 12:16PM
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Rachy
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A lot of cars are safe. The impreza just happens to generally rank the highest in its class.

I'd way rather be driving a volvo, but that isn't exactly in the budget.

I think saying the subaru saved his life is a fair claim. There are plenty of comparable cars that wouldn't have done as well in that accident.
Oct 17 2010 12:19PM
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Heinzler
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wow, from the looks of the car your friend is lucky to even be alive. ++vibes to a quick and healthy recovery
Oct 17 2010 12:25PM
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1337
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glad to hear hes alright, thats an intense wreck
Oct 17 2010 12:29PM
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a_pla5tic_bag
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Is he keeping that shifter knob like in the commercial?
Oct 17 2010 12:31PM
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Scrambles
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lolz my mercedes only has steering wheel airbags. i think i would have been pretty fucked there
Oct 17 2010 12:39PM
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XtRemE11
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that subaru didnt save his life. people survive shit like that all the time in way worse cars. i know a kid who hit a pole at 50 and basically went to a dead stop and survived in a honda without airbags. he was fucked up, but really not that bad for what happened.
also, i saw threee people die in an impreza right in front of me, the car got split in half. they may have airbags and be safe for the type of shit that doesnt kill you. but when the actual structure of the car is fucked up in a high speed accident, id rather take a mercedes bmw or volvo for sure.
Oct 17 2010 1:04PM
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-Mugatu
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I had a mazda and it saved my life.. pretty stoked on how it handled it.

Cars are pretty dam safe now a days.

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Oct 17 2010 1:06PM
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jason...
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the car is beyond totaled and hes not dead...
Oct 17 2010 1:06PM
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derpina
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Just curious if you're aware how long it takes to stop a car that is going 50-55mph and how far you travel in that amount of time...

Let's not make fun of the kid for simply driving, he did nothing wrong and just lost his baby (the wrx).


+ vibes to your friend, that's insane. I totaled my car last year and was devastated. It too, saved my life.
Oct 17 2010 1:27PM
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OMGWTFBBQ
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Go ahead and take a Volvo
Oct 17 2010 1:33PM
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dispatchQ_main
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insurance is gonna be a bitch now.
Oct 17 2010 1:37PM
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OMGWTFBBQ
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Go ahead and take a Volvo or Mercedes subarus were specially designed soo then it gets hit a specific was as in this the motor folds up and makes it's way under the vehicle..which I did along with the tranny. Subarus also have special firewalls which is part of it's safty and subaus also have anert metal a&b posts which is 3x stronger then the average cars... This isn't a battle in other cars being safe by what Ur saying if tim did this in a Hyundai accent he would of got out of his car and walked away like he did, like once the car caught on fire he jumped out of the car..
Oct 17 2010 1:38PM
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Ski_the_east01
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not if it wasnt his fault
Oct 17 2010 1:41PM
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jeeesus
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having a WRX isn't so nifty when you're wedged under a dump truck, now is it? lol idiot
Oct 17 2010 1:52PM
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Ski_the_east01
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fuck you jesus...you have a make believe father
Oct 17 2010 1:53PM
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jeeesus
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fuck you guy

what the fuck does it being a modern Subaru have to do with anthing? That would have happened with any similar vehicle...
Oct 17 2010 1:54PM
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Ski_the_east01
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i drive a jeep wrangler...while it is all steel and zero plastic like most modern pos cars today i can guarantee you at 50 mph it wouldnt have fared as well as something with a sophisticatedly engineered crumple zone

he also wouldnt have fared as well in a cheaper vehicle..that point has been proven time and time again by many crash studies
Oct 17 2010 1:57PM
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jeeesus
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I said similar vehicle...way to fail.
Oct 17 2010 1:59PM
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.Emerson.
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Oct 17 2010 1:59PM
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Hansel.
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you do understand most car companies make their cars this way now. Honda, Toyota, Mazda, Subuaru, Volvo. Just to name a few.
Oct 17 2010 2:00PM
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Style+eeze
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that's pretty scary...
Oct 17 2010 2:01PM
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PowSkierCO
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LOL I was about to post this very comment. I am sure the Subi did not save his life. Hope he does OK though and make a full recovery.
Oct 17 2010 2:02PM
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SteezyMcMoney
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I'm sorry, but you are utterly illiterate.
Oct 17 2010 2:03PM
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PartyHon
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Oct 17 2010 2:03PM
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PartyHon
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Oct 17 2010 2:04PM
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JIBpsy^^
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A subaru saved my ass one time. I was driving to Breck from Denver at like 11 at night and there has a huge dead elk in the road. I tried to swerve away but my left tire went over its neck and i lost control and did a 3 on the highway. When the police showed up they said that there are only like 3 cars that wouldnt have flipped in that accident and i was driving 1 of them ( Subaru Outback). If i flipped i would have most likeley rolled off I-70 down the medium into the other side of the Highway into traffic. I should do a Subaru Commercial.
Oct 17 2010 2:05PM
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arandomname
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I like how you didn't name any American car companies.

Foreign cars FTW!

Except for Jeeps, those are good cars.

Oct 17 2010 2:18PM
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jeeesus
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its because American cars are shit (exempt Jeep).
Oct 17 2010 2:19PM
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Big.L
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who was it? i live in Pittsfield and i feel like i've seen that car
Oct 17 2010 2:26PM
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PowSkierCO
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I dunno, Jeep's flip so easy. They are actually really dangerous. I have a F-150 and I love it. I hit a Honda accord at 50MPH and I only broke my license frame bracket and I made her Accord look like a Del Sol..lol. I had a 2001 F-150 that blew at 256,000 miles only because the dealership did not fill the coolant correctly and it blew my motor. SO now I have a 2008 F-150 and it drives better then my older one. Just saying...
Oct 17 2010 2:28PM
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jeeesus
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ford = just as bad as everything else.
honda = just as bad as american cars

Jeep is okay. I wouldn't personally own one for the above mentioned reasons, but in terms of craftsman ship and design they are better than their american brothers.
Oct 17 2010 2:30PM
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Dustin.
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Anyone who is turning this into a Subaru vs. other brands argument needs to SERIOUSLY consider how big of an ass they are. This guy is lucky to be alive and I am very glad he walked away with apparently no serious injury.

And in regards to car safety ratings, this car has a 5 star rating in almost every category. Of course it's not the only one in existence (no shit, thanks for the help genius). But to suggest that the safety of his car didn't have any significance in a 55 mph head on collision is beyond moronic.

Hug your friend and remember that life is fragile, live it every day!
Oct 17 2010 2:37PM
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steezyjibber
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my first subaru
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Oct 17 2010 2:40PM
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-Mugatu
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yeah how did he make out injury wise?
Oct 17 2010 2:42PM
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