Goodbye to my taco

I own a 2005 4 door 4x4 taco 6MT. This past sunday morning i was coming back from a ski trip in vermont, driving on rt 89S in NH. It was snowing, but i had turned off 4wd since the right lane, which i was driving in, was just wet, not snowy or icy.

Not 5 minutes later, i come off the gas a little too quickly, and start turning sideways. 10 years of doing donuts in parking lots, throwing my self into spins, and catching them, did absolutely nothing. Even though i know how to catch myself from a slide like that, when it really counted, i did the exact opposite of what i knew i should have done.

Instead of hammering the clutch and letting go of the wheel, letting the car's momentum straighten itself out, I jack the brakes, and cut the wheel to the right. When the wheels finally do catch, I find myself in a spin that i have no chance of getting out of. I was doing 60 mph, spinning, heading to a ditch off to the right of the road, with a granite rock wall beyond it.

I dont' remember anything after the first impact, but once the car came to a halt, i opened my eyes and walked away. The taco's seen better days, I rolled it pretty good, but it did it's job well. I walked away from a pretty horrific accident.

The trooper who came to the scene told me that in his 30 years of being a cop, he's never seen a car that rolled as often as the 05+ tacomas. I don't know if i believe him, but for what it's worth...

Ended up with just a slight concussion, a few bruises, and a few strained neck muscles. Not too bad considering how twisted the taco ended up.

I enjoyed the 14 months i had my taco, but i'm not going to get another. I'm staying in the Toyota family, but i'm getting an 07 FJ Cruiser 6mt TRD, black, with all the trimmings.

Good reading...and stay safe. Seatbelts save lives. Don't drink and drive. Eat your broccli. An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

The taco didn't drive too well on it's side....