My CRD is TOTALED.

dgeist · **Posted:** Tue Mar 20, 2012 1:44 pm

Glad to hear you (and others) sustained no serious injuries. Hope the wrist rehab goes okay.

Secondary, of course is if you're going to salvage the drive train out of the CRD and put it in a wrangler

jeepdan · **Posted:** Tue Mar 20, 2012 2:15 pm

Wow

I'm so glad that you are OK. Keep in touch, let us know how you are healing.

rjmaype · **Posted:** Tue Mar 20, 2012 2:23 pm

Glad you are OK.

I-95 from Boston to Richmond is a tough road to survive a wreck.

mikey1273 · **Posted:** Tue Mar 20, 2012 6:31 pm

Glad to hear you walked away with no major injuries and hope you get better soon. Sorry to hear your CRD is toast I know you put a lot of work in it.

I am interested to see what you replace it with. There is a nice red one for sale on here in Sunbury PA about an hour up the road from me.

ATXKJ · **Posted:** Tue Mar 20, 2012 8:05 pm

I'm glad you're Okay and I hope the wrist heals quickly

danoid · **Posted:** Tue Mar 20, 2012 8:51 pm

The Jeep did it's final job and you are still around to talk about it. I wish you well.

Tree Catcher · **Posted:** Tue Mar 20, 2012 8:56 pm

Sorry to hear about the loss of your pride and joy. I know how it feels but heal up and when you are ready, start over and rebuild it. Glad you are ok and get the medical attention that you need. There will always be another Diesel KJ out there that needs an owner that is willing to take care and pamper it.

Sean

woodtick · **Posted:** Tue Mar 20, 2012 9:33 pm

racertracer wrote:

Well my CRD is totaled, a strap from a semi tractor trailer that was holding a heavy 41' roll of cargo tarp let go, dropping it onto the pavement in rush hour traffic.

And so the saga ends.

Racertracer

I know how you feel losing your KJ CRD. :furious:

I totaled mine on Dec 21. :dead:

Rolled it 4 x. By the Grace of God no one was seriously hurt in either accident. You will be sore for a while, but the good news is there are more out there for sale. I bought another one within a month.

Wishing a speedy recovery,

Doug

The saga isn't over till we say it's over. :twisted:

camo · **Posted:** Tue Mar 20, 2012 10:10 pm

God bless, get well!!!

arengant · **Posted:** Wed Mar 21, 2012 1:17 am

Man oh man, glad you are ok. My brother rolled his WJ last week and just had minor injuries also. Sure hope to see you on here a lot still

Oh and you can always swing into Canada and buy that CRD for 24k :BANANA:

RAF 3829 · **Posted:** Wed Mar 21, 2012 6:25 am

Glad to hear you're OK, sucks about the Jeep.

grywlfbg · **Posted:** Wed Mar 21, 2012 3:33 pm

Gah! After all the work you've put into this Jeep! :cry:

Nice driving keeping it upright after flying through the air. Hope you heal quickly!

littlebiggin · **Posted:** Wed Mar 21, 2012 3:40 pm

I'm glad to hear that you are ok. I know how you feel I have broke both arms. With that being said I wish you a speedy recovery and the best of luck in you vehicle hunt.

Big Montana · **Posted:** Wed Mar 21, 2012 9:57 pm

racertracer wrote:

Well my CRD is totaled, a strap from a semi tractor trailer that was holding a heavy 41' roll of cargo tarp let go, dropping it onto the pavement in rush hour traffic.

It caused front end damage to 4 cars and totaled mine.

I hit the tarp first before the others and it sent the CRD flying in the air for about 15 feet landing hard on two wheels, I managed to get it back on all four but it wasn't enough to stop the momentum. I continued to spin around on the pavement 4 times, finally coming to a hard stop when i hit the center divider head on.

All the lanes on I95 were packed with rush hour traffic all traveling at approx. 65mph and by the grace of God I didn't hurt anyone or cause damage to another vehicle.

The state trooper said the truck carrying the tarp was long gone and could not be located.

I am happy to be alive with only a fractured right wrist, skin burns on my left, brusing I will be feeling tomorrow and a really bad sore knee.

And so the saga ends.

Racertracer

NOOOOOOOO! You must find another CRD and get back here. I'm glad that you're ok, and I can only guess how it feels after all the work to the Jeep. Get another CRD. My four year old son loves your avatar picture and he has for years.

Are there traffic cameras that would show a truck driving by with a big empty spot where a tarp should be? Go get them. Recover well and go get them. Then get back here.

jinstall · **Posted:** Wed Mar 21, 2012 10:33 pm

darn glad you are ok.

galatron · **Posted:** Thu Mar 22, 2012 12:07 pm

Glad you're okay! - what are you going to do with the wrecked CRD? are there any salvageable parts?
I'm thinking injectors, glow plugs, head, other stuff...

dkenny · **Posted:** Thu Mar 22, 2012 10:01 pm

racer,
sorry to hear your news..I hope you heal well and fast..

then I agree with the other..you need to find another CRD and come back

-dkenny

racertracer · **Posted:** Thu Mar 22, 2012 10:51 pm

Thank you all for your well wishes, I am truly humbled.

i am healing well and I never thought that I would have experienced more pain after the accident than when the accident first happened. It's debilitating and now sympathize with crash survivors that complain of aches and pain weeks after an accident.

I didn't take pictures, I didn't have time and my belongings are with me so I have no reason to go see the carnage except to snap a few shots and possibly remove some important parts like the Hot Tuned ECM, PreF37 TCM and the P1 Battery.

As for a replacement CRD, all I can say is that I am seriously considering the option and have begun looking. I do like the red one that is posted on the board.

I am just waiting for my insurance to settle with me first.

I want to add that I was very lucky: Besides being able to walk away from it, It helped that the next closest vehicle behind me was a volunteer ambulance returning to its home base from the hospital. It moved into a protective position preventing rush hour traffic from hitting me.
The cabin held up well, the damage was mostly to the front end. The oil pan cracked open, it was a pretty good hit.
The little beast saved me.

Sir Sam · **Posted:** Thu Mar 22, 2012 11:08 pm

racertracer wrote:

I am just waiting for my insurance to settle with me first.

Are you considering doing a buyback at all? If not for yourself than for someone else wanting an engine?

geordi · **Posted:** Thu Mar 22, 2012 11:33 pm

Sam, if the oil pan was ruptured, do you think the engine would still be salvageable?

My CRD is TOTALED.

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