I walked away from the accident with nothing more than a sore chest from the seat belt. The car, on the other had, is totaled. The impact was just inside the driver's side headlight. The tree hit the front end of the frame, pushing the entire front sub-structure of the car to the passenger's side by a few inches. It then slid along the engine, crushing the rest of the driver's side of the hood up to the windshield. The engine was shoved back, the front passenger half-shaft was broken, the transmission was snapped from the engine (the shifter was not connected to anything), the entire frame was bent, the front left tire blew out, and the rear driver's-side door is crushed in. Oh, and the airbags went off.
I'm waiting now to hear back from the insurance company, but there is no doubt in my mind that it will be totaled.
Now, pictures:
Here's where the car hit the second tree...
Right in front of the strut tower (next to the destroyed fuse box) is one of my headlights...
So, I'm supposed to leave for break at the end of this week, and the timing for this is horrible (if there can be a good time to total your car). In addition, I now need to find a new car. Combine this with a difficult few weeks at school, life sucks right now.
I've been in your position before (albeit with a crappier car) but I understand your grief completely. The worst thing about an accident is that life just keeps going on regardless. Glad to hear you're ok, and good luck man.
