Miata vs. Peterbilt -- Peterbilt Wins!!
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Sitting at a light, boxed in on all three sides. An oilfield services truck pulls up behind me and stops. It then inches forward and drives right into me. Driver said he couldn't see me over his hood and he wanted more clearance on some RR tracks.
Guess I was lucky. Imagine if he had been going 5mph or so. Grrrrr . . . . :vash: This is NOT what you want to see 5 feet behind your cranium: https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1336917184 To make matters worse (note Miata tail light remnants): https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1336917184 Pitiful, starting to look like Hustler's daily: https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1336917184 https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1336917184 And, I was pushed into the SUV in front as well: https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1336917184 |
Wow, good think you aren't dead. Even better news is that you might be able to get a claim payment for this rather than the insurance company attempting to "total" the car.
This is the kind of stuff I pray to Cthulu happens to my daily. I really, really wish someone would body slam it in traffic. |
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Originally Posted by Joe Perez
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Gee whiz, I'll bet your neck and back hurt to the point where only cash can sooth it. :rofl:
I can't believe that you didn't fuzz out your plates. Now everyone knows! Did he atleast tell you happy mothers day after plowing your rearend? |
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Originally Posted by hustler
(Post 877076)
Help me here; you're in space today? Serious question.
I will say this: it annoys the hell out of me when someone posts a picture of a Miata in a context that a photochop is called for, and yet it's a silver car against a grey background. This prevents the use of the Magic Wand tool and makes it take longer. In the future, please get hit by trucks only while driving blue or red cars- they're much easier to photo-manipulate. |
Going to the body shop next week. Red or blue Joe?
Believe it or not, I think I'm darn close to being totalled. Doesn't take much on these cars. |
Not totaled, surely. Bend back out that bottom edge of the rear quarter panel, get a new rear header panel, or whatever it's called between the lights, and a tail light and repair the bumper. Not cheap for sure, but not that major either, I wouldn't think.
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three inches to the right and it would practically buff out.
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Originally Posted by NA6C-Guy
(Post 877166)
Not totaled, surely. Bend back out that bottom edge of the rear quarter panel, get a new rear header panel, or whatever it's called between the lights, and a tail light and repair the bumper. Not cheap for sure, but not that major either, I wouldn't think.
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Yeah, already got one estimate for $2800, and that didn't include refinishing the front bumper cover.
Three inches to the right for sure. That Peterbilt gently tagged just about every panel I had back there. Still kind of scary he didn't even know I was there. Hustler, if you want your daily tagged, intersection of US377 and TX151 in Cresson is the ticket. Next time you come down to MSR-C, just hang out a bit. Your choice . . . trucks or trains. |
Originally Posted by hornetball
(Post 877186)
Yeah, already got one estimate for $2800, and that didn't include refinishing the front bumper cover.
Three inches to the right for sure. That Peterbilt gently tagged just about every panel I had back there. Still kind of scary he didn't even know I was there. Hustler, if you want your daily tagged, intersection of US377 and TX151 in Cresson is the ticket. Next time you come down to MSR-C, just hang out a bit. Your choice . . . trucks or trains. |
Originally Posted by hustler
(Post 877176)
It doesn't take long to get to $3k-deductible in body shop time, especially the way they bill it.
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Originally Posted by NA6C-Guy
(Post 877228)
I guess so. I've never had to deal with an insurance claim. I don't guess they let you do any of the work yourself to save on the $? I would do everything else myself, and just let them massage the quarter panel tab back into shape and paint. But I guess maybe it doesn't work that way.
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I honestly don't think they'll total it. All of the gaps still seem to align properly, and that's the big litmus test.
True, you can't pick a worse body panel to crunch on a Miata than the rear fender, but I'm guessing they'll just cut it a few inches in from the damage, weld in a replacement piece, replace the rear bumper cover and rear center trim, and just refinish the front cover. It'll be pricey, but not replacement cost pricey.
Originally Posted by hornetball
(Post 877163)
Going to the body shop next week. Red or blue Joe?
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When I had to make a claim when I got side swiped in my last car they had me bring it to a body shop they recommended to get a quote on replacement value. Then I told them to send me that amount in a check an I would get it done myself. They should not care who does the work just that the price is not inflated. It is actually a good way to replace parts with aftermarket instead of stock since it is usually cheaper to by after market parts then stock.
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I guess he didn't see you the whole time he was pulling up, before you disappeared under his hood? Nice.
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Came in for the carnage and all I got was a busted tail light.
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Originally Posted by Ryan_G
(Post 877254)
When I had to make a claim when I got side swiped in my last car they had me bring it to a body shop they recommended to get a quote on replacement value. Then I told them to send me that amount in a check an I would get it done myself. They should not care who does the work just that the price is not inflated. It is actually a good way to replace parts with aftermarket instead of stock since it is usually cheaper to by after market parts then stock.
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Originally Posted by Mobius
(Post 877326)
I guess he didn't see you the whole time he was pulling up, before you disappeared under his hood? Nice.
Anyhoo, may take the opportunity to replace the steel hood that found its way onto the car sometime during its life. That would be a positive. |
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