Sad day, Volvo totaled!

rswaty · Post by **rswaty** » 26 Oct 2012, 13:40

dude-I guess that one reason we drive Volvos is safety...glad you are OK, stress and your loss notwithstanding!

Thanks for the help to many Volvo owners, including me. I hope you'll find another one soon.

Randy

Post by **cn90** » 10 Nov 2012, 14:07

These are the last few pictures, car WAS sold to local person already (for engine and parts etc.).

1- Throttle Body was deformed during crash and the throttle plate is wedged wide open, causing engine to surge to 6000 rpm!

2- View from inside cockpit.

3- Last picture shows the weakest point: a welding job. When excessive force is applied on the metal body, the weld (between body and suspension tower) broke first!!!

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Post by **jimmy57** » 10 Nov 2012, 14:58

The last photos shows the seam sealer cracked. The panel welds below that area survived or the gap would be open more. That strut housing got pushed sideways by the lateral force of collision and the lower portion of that piece is anchored further forward and lower. The force on the forward lower part displaced it sideways and deformed the area of attachment back where the crack is seen.
You can see the kink in the metal inboard of fender bolt. The strut housing area acted as a reinforcement and the bend occurred mostly in front of that area.