Jeep saved my life today

[NotSo Bright White]

Wow! Super sorry that you have to go through this. Glad you are both ok. I hope you feel better!

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[DailyMoparGuy]

Glad to hear that you’re okay!

 

[BUZZHEAD]

Glad your ok brother be JEEP STRONG objects can be replaced

 

[Courtsm3]

It was a 2009 or so Tahoe im guessing. All things considered, both vehicles saved lives yesterday. 20 or 30 years likely a different story.

 

[Fstduc]

Glad you are okay. Couple days after the accident is usually the worst.
I had a Tahoe save my ass a year ago in a T-bone, so interesting to hear that it did poorly.
But I am happy to hear the Jeep did well, and most important you walked away.

my pics of my old 2019 Tahoe for reference, my seat got a little smaller. Ram 2500 ran a stop sign into me.

Just my take on it, but 'did poorly' might be just a different interpretation of what happened. To a certain extent, modern vehicles are built to essentially sacrifice themselves to protect the passengers by absorbing and dissipating energy. To someone unfamiliar with the concept, it can be interpreted as doing 'poorly' in an accident, when in fact it may have performed very well in it's intended function.
Result can be a totaled vehicle tho...

 

[Courtsm3]

Just my take on it, but 'did poorly' might be just a different interpretation of what happened. To a certain extent, modern vehicles are built to essentially sacrifice themselves to protect the passengers by absorbing and dissipating energy. To someone unfamiliar with the concept, it can be interpreted as doing 'poorly' in an accident, when in fact it may have performed very well in it's intended function.
Result can be a totaled vehicle tho...

Im a level 2 collision analyst, the Tahoe did OK but the fact he was pinned by his steering wheel, both his doors crumpled and he was cut out, it didnt fair as well as my Gladiator where I was able to open my door and walk out. Newer vehicles just keep improving and its impressive what they can absorb nowadays.

 

[Fstduc]

Im a level 2 collision analyst, the Tahoe did OK but the fact he was pinned by his steering wheel, both his doors crumpled and he was cut out, it didnt fair as well as my Gladiator where I was able to open my door and walk out. Newer vehicles just keep improving and its impressive what they can absorb nowadays.

Yea, having to be cut out is sub optimal.

 

[Orange01z28]

This is great to hear

All the safety stuff makes our vehicles heavy pigs nowadays, but an outcome that has both of you ok like this makes it all worth it

 

[AmishMike]

@Courtsm3 Glad to hear that you are okay. Thank you for doing what you do! You keep us safe and maybe the Universe is giving back and keeping you safe.

Last year we were on the road in our JT during a violent storm with nowhere safe to pull off. There was flash flooding, high winds and trees dropping all around us and I just reminded myself that we had a 'roll-cage' should one of them find our roof as a target.

 

[KurtP]

Glad youre not seriously hurt.

 

[obrianmcc]

I was hit head on by a kid in an older GMC Sierra ... totaled his truck with my JT only needing a hood, grille, and drivers side flare replaced. I was shocked at no frame damage ... I do believe that the winch plate helped to shore up the front in in my situation.

 

[20blue]

So glad your ok...thats why we drive jeeps...they are tanks...love to see pictures so the gladiator family can show our respects

 

[ShadowsPapa]

Im a level 2 collision analyst, the Tahoe did OK but the fact he was pinned by his steering wheel, both his doors crumpled and he was cut out, it didnt fair as well as my Gladiator where I was able to open my door and walk out. Newer vehicles just keep improving and its impressive what they can absorb nowadays.

Good to see someone understands they aren't "just trucks" but they are engineered to save lives. VERY unfortunate that you had to test yours - or rather, someone else tested it for you, but you seem to appreciate the fact that some engineers spend countless hours and they blew through how many simulation and crashed how many real vehicles to figure things so you'd walk away (even if sore as heck)

Last year we were on the road in our JT during a violent storm with nowhere safe to pull off. There was flash flooding, high winds and trees dropping all around us and I just reminded myself that we had a 'roll-cage' should one of them find our roof as a target.

And that's pretty much how I felt in August 2020 when I saw big highway signs flying through the air and being laid down flat while chunks of trees went flying over and ahead of us on the way home. Barricades were literally flying out of a construction site across the highway ahead of us. I thought - I want us ALL, Jeep included, to get home unscathed, but if one of those trees comes at us, it's going to have to try awfully hard to crush that cabin area.
The 4.0 in my car came out of a Grand Cherokee that had hit an embankment and flipped end-for end landing on the roof. I think I still have pics. The outside skin was toast, inside, you could hardly tell. The cabin area was totally intact.

If I have to risk my life driving across town - I'll do it in a Jeep and reduce that risk somewhat.

 

[Elff]

I am soooo Happy to hear you are OK.

I hope you will immediately get another Gladiator since it took such good care of you.
Very sorry you are going through this, but there are a couple of dealers offering nice discounts with locked pricing right now, so you can get a great deal on a replacement.

Since it is National Margarita day, I am going to have a drink in yours, and your gladiator's honor.

 

[Terry]

Like others have had. Glad you are ok. You're going to feel it in the morning or the next day.

I wondered myself as my JT Rubi has MoPar front steel bumper, Warn Winch, skid plate, etc. However; I don't see where these modifications will or would impart on the dynamics of the Jeep engineered crush zones. It is something I have wondered about myself and a great question to ask.....

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