Just sharing my story and pics as a possitive way to vent my frustration...

happened along eastbound I-80 this morning on the way to work. heavy traffic, travelling at about 65MPH when the guy in front of me decided now was a good time to brake-check everyone behind him... i succeeded, the two cars behind me did not.

slowed down, hard, to near 30, when i look in my rearview to see an F250's imposing grill take a late nose-dive, then POW! my coffee's all over my dash. the actual crash speed couldn't have been much more than 10 to 15 MPH relative, so i'm fine, but the G's rear end needs some TLC. i feel bad for car #3.. her toyota celica was no match for the F250's tow hitch.

i was in Manual mode gear 5 (M5) when this happened. when i finally pulled over to park, the gear shift was kinda stuck in the downshift possition from the force of the impact. now, i can tell that upshifting feels the same as always, but downshifting, the shifter feels like it rubs or catches just a little bit.. enough for it to feel "different" than upshifting. not sure what i should do here, just show the adjuster?

anyways, because everyone loves to see damage, on to the pics!

these first two show the damage to the rear bumper.





this shows an almost imperceptible tweaking of the trunk lid. you can tell from the shadow. i really really hope the trunk lid is tweaked and not the rear frame. :-/



this last one is the behemoth that invaded my car's personal space.



sorry guys, my nerves were a little too shaken up to get a pic of the celica... wish i did, it was toast.

i have a little bit of good news to go along.. my 6000K HID capsules came in today! hooray!! though i will wait until the car is totally fixed to install them.. kinda like a welcome home present!

 

Aww man, I'm sorry to see this happen to you. The good thing is, you weren't hurt and the damage to your G wasn't worse.

Best of luck with the repairs!

 

Damn, sorry about that.

Big truck with huge toe hooks. I know it doesn't help you feel better but the damage could have been so much worse.

 

thanks guys. it's true... it could have been a LOT worse.

 

I had the same thing happen to me. I'm sorry your baby got smooshed.
Doesn't your exhaust sound a little "funny" now? (Nod your head).
I think you need it replaced, don't you? (Nod your head).

 

that sucks John... at least you're ok though

let us know how everything turns out with the insurance co

 

Damn John...really sorry to see this happen but glad you are physically okay.

I think Gillian brings up some good observations that might need to be looked into

Definately need to have the car checked to ensure no frame damage was done and hopefully it was all cosmetic.

Good luck and keep us posted on how it all turns out.

 

 

LMAO!! you know... it does sound kinda muddied. might have to get that looked into.

 

Sorry to hear that John... Let me know if I can get u to the good body shop...

 

can he help convince the adjuster that there's a problem with the exhaust now?

 

wow dude.... thanks to the idiot who brake checked. sorry bout what happened man =/

 

John... sorry to see this happen to your car. I trust that in time, your car will be back to normal.

 

Damn bro...sorry that this happened to you. Let me know if there is anything I can do...Good thing I forgot to bring the dynamat that one time...looks like it would o had to been redone...

 

Ouch . . . Hate to see and read about that sort of thing. Fortunately, you were not hurt. Hopefully, your ride will be fixed in short time.