Thought you guys might want to see what someone has managed to do to a yeti!

 

http://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/Man-airlifted-Derriford-Hospital-crash/story-21035856-detail/story.html?002

OMG!!!! One lucky guy

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The fire brigade have cut the door pillar out....that's made it a write-off.

Good time to switch the wheels round - could save a few bob in tyre wear. 

Many years ago a friend had this happen to him very late evening and he too got away with little physical damage. Early the following morning he returned to find someone inside the wreckage, removing the radio.

 

If you have ever watched James Bond, For Your Eyes Only, the white (michelin man) diving suit inside the shipwreck who tangles with JB....well my friend is inside....hi Dickie, if you have a Yeti and are looking in.

Edited 1 May, 201412 yr by DonjSZ5

Interesting mechanics/physics/forces as to how the engine was flung free, without significent damage to the car bodyshell.

Not terribly familiar with car accidents, but looks "odd"?

And I would seriously wonder if this was a deliberatley engineered in failure feature?

However the car whilst attempting a double backwards summersault.(or whatever other manouver the Driver induced)

May have caught a rocky outcrop.

Still decidedly odd.

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Another fixer upper for Mr Fox

Good to see how safe our snow monsters are. Also that driver not seriously hurt.

Thanks to op for posting.

Wow, interesting photo and lucky guy.

1. Is that a rear airbag deployed? Wonder how many Yeti drivers add that option?

2. Looks like the bonnet flipped up and took the load of landing upside down. Which would be an interesting safety feature if it was deliberate!

Won't "T" cut out, needs gaffer tape as well!

Bit of T-cut & polish and it'll look like new!

P.S. Has driver got a beard? ( in joke-see 'beard' thread.)

The fire brigade have cut the door pillar out....that's made it a write-off.

Yup. If only they hadn't done that it would have been alright...

I'm surprised that the engine and transmission came out of the car and left the wheels behind.

 

Glad the driver was OK though.

 

Dave

Well that's one way to remove the DPF

Yeah I was looking to buy a faulty DPF !

Some photos of the "recovery":

http://www.westernmorningnews.co.uk/PICTURES-Car-detached-engine-recovered-dramatic/story-21042490-detail/story.html

Back in the early days there was a photo of a few Yeti's and a Superb which had been spilled from a car transporter that had left the road. Some of those were also upside down with the roof still perfectly intact; indeed a very strong shell.

 

Mind 2wd Yeti's without ESP seem prone to coming off the road on bends, seen a few reports of similar mishaps over the years.

 

 

TP

Mind 2wd Yeti's without ESP seem prone to coming off the road on bends, seen a few reports of similar mishaps over the years.

The current brochure states that 2WD have ESP but it's called ESC and it has all the elements the 4WD has i.e. ABS,EBV,MSR,ASR,EDS,HBA,DSR & ESBS.

 

As for Yeti's prone to coming off the road it can happen to any car depending on who is at the helm and their speed.

 

In fact the Yeti has quite a wide gate at 1540mm.

Edited 3 May, 201412 yr by DonjSZ5

I wonder what would have happened if it was petrol?

I'm assuming it's diesel as no signs of fire

Some photos of the "recovery":

http://www.westernmorningnews.co.uk/PICTURES-Car-detached-engine-recovered-dramatic/story-21042490-detail/story.html

Can see the driver's knee airbag in those photos. 

I wonder what would have happened if it was petrol?

I'm assuming it's diesel as no signs of fire

 

Why fire?

This thing about cars catching fire when they crash is actually very rare, and from my experience normally only happens in films/TV. The fuel pumps on both petrol and diesel have a cut-out that is linked to a force sensor, and they react very quickly, so neat fuel is rarely sprayed out. Quite often the fluid that does catch fire is actually hydraulic fluid from the brake and clutch system, but even this has been improved lately with improved reservoir mounting and construction.

Why fire?

This thing about cars catching fire when they crash is actually very rare, and from my experience normally only happens in films/TV. The fuel pumps on both petrol and diesel have a cut-out that is linked to a force sensor, and they react very quickly, so neat fuel is rarely sprayed out. Quite often the fluid that does catch fire is actually hydraulic fluid from the brake and clutch system, but even this has been improved lately with improved reservoir mounting and construction.

Was thinking of vapour escaping when the engine came out

One of the things you learn in rallying, is this type of very spectacular, unplanned off-road excursion, with multiple rolls, etc. and end over end flips over a long distance, with large bits of vehicle ripped off in all directions, are much more likely to be "walk away and take own photos afterwards", than the much less spectacular sudden stop against an immovable object kind of off. Theory is that the kinetic energy of the vehicle is dissipated more gradually, in a series of smaller, less violent jolts, as bits get torn off, etc. The human body inside, provided it is strapped in properly and doesn't impact on bits of hard surface during the roll process, can survive this kind of abuse quite well.  It is the sudden, unspectacular stop from speed that rips internal organs out of their mountings, ruptured aorta, etc. Best known case being a certain Princess in an S-class into a tunnel support pillar in Paris one evening a few years ago.

 

Looks like the Yeti took very little side impact in this case?  Those are the worst of all, not just from the squish effects on body parts, but the way the human head gets thrown around, with a tendency to try to rip itself off the shoulders.  Sorry if this sounds a bit much for the squeamish, but these are the realities you have to be aware of every time you climb into the lethal weapon we all call a "car".

 

VERY good testament to the Yeti's passenger compartment structural integrity though :clap:.  And gives me a good feeling that I trust my family to the care of a Yeti on a daily basis.

Was thinking of vapour escaping when the engine came out

 

It would certainly have that effect on me.