MidEngineRules

Happy New Year all. Well our 5 month old 992 Cab was totaled right before Christmas. An over aggressive SUV driver t-boned my wife and daughter in the 992 while sitting waiting to exit a parking lot. Guy was going too fast to make the turn in, tried to abort and torpedoed the driver side front quadrant at over 35 mph at impact. Sent the car into a near 180 degree rotation. All airbags and rollover protection deployed. Car is a mess but saved their lives most likely. Other than PTSD and some deep bruising we’re hoping for no long term affects. Anyhoo, she replaced the 992 with a Taycan 4S which is pretty cool I must say. We still have our 50th Anniversary 991 so not a total movement from the flagship. I am and will forever be a huge proponent of the 992. What a solid car.

ipse dixit

Happy new year to you as well.

What an unfortunate turn of events, but so happy to hear that everyone is healthy -- at least physically -- with no permanent damage. PTSD will work itself out, I am sure.

As an aside, same thing happened to me in a 991. Got sideswiped merging onto the freeway, which resulted in me getting T-Boned by oncoming traffic at freeway speeds, or ~ 80 mph. Shutdown the freeway for about 3 hours. Car was totaled, air bags deployed, I spent 36 hours in the ICU and 7 days in the hospital, but aside from a crack clavicle, cracked hip bone, some cracked ribs, a bruised lung, no surface damage (i.e., no blood or puncture wounds). I have no doubt the 911 saved my life. It did nothing to make going No. 2 any less painful for about 2 months, but here I am several years later, with no permanent damage whatsoever.

Hope to see you back in a 992 sometime soon, or maybe a 994.

Enjoy the Taycan and 911 50th.

rk-d

This is everything. Cars can be replaced.

50th Anniversary will keep the itch scratched and the Taycan is a pretty cool car.

aggie57

Sorry to hear the misfortune but as others say glad to hear the family was well protected. That's the most important thing, must have been a hell of an experience for them nonetheless.

MidEngineRules

geez, that’s nuts! So glad it ended well. We definitely feel lucky overall that the extent of injuries were never life threatening. Good health and good fortune to everyone!!

gcurnew

No one likes to hear about serious accidents, but thankfully the 992 safety systems worked well.

ngamountains

Wow, glad for your family everyone is OK.

preems

Happy to hear everyone is ok.

DrewTJ50

Glad to hear everyone is OK! Given the lack of crash safety ratings on the 911 I've always wondered how safe they are, particularly being small/low compared to the average SUV. Sounds like it held up well in this case.

Mind if I ask how old your daughter is? Was she in the front seat or back seat? I've got a toddler who is close to being big enough to ride in the back, but certainly don't want to compromise his safety vs our other, more family-friendly cars.

kayjh

Thankfully the other driver didn't hit your wife's car in the door. Airbags or not, it could have been a much different outcome!

drgav2005

Happy to hear the family are all ok - wishing them all a full and speedy recovery 👍

russbert

I am very glad to hear that your family is OK. While it is sad to have a new car, let alone a 992 totaled, it can be replaced and I hope your year gets even better.

kartadmin

Glad the family is safe. That is the most important thing ! Good luck for 2021 and beyond.

Glerald

Glad to hear everyone will be ok. PTSD is no joke. My 3 year old son talked about a t-bone wreck we had for a year after (he is 15 now). He kept telling people, “we had a wreck and daddy’s car went upside down.” Once things calm down and you are assured everyone is ok, go talk to an attorney.

but did you die

thank god your wife and daughter walk walked away with nothing more than bruising. That's all that matters! Sounds like the 992 did its job!

Out of curiosity…any pics of the 992 after the wreck? I'd love to see how she handled it (I have a Cab as well)