Rip

[RDeFayette]

RIP, got broadsided by a Ford F250 last night (his fault).

He went through a 4 way stop at 50+. Killed my Ram.

Everyone walked away. Bent the frame on my track and re-positioned the cab a little bit.

Part that upsets me the most ONLY had 134K miles and new trans at 97K miles.

Planned on keeping this truck 'til at least 500K and was going to try for 750K.

Down side just filled up, upside don't have to buy tires this Saturday!

Guess I have to start looking for another Ram diesel. SRW this time.

Bob

 

[BigUglyRacing]

Glad everyone walked away . Sorry about the truck that sucks.

 

[JKreiss]

Wow Bob, I'm truly sorry for your loss but am very happy we're are only talking about the truck. It's a shame to lose one that way. Look like she held up well though despite the circumstances.

 

[Prairie Dog]

Wow, massive damage but the cab seems to have stayed mostly intact ~ good engineering on the part of Dodge.
Glad your ok , any soreness or anything on your part?

 

[RDeFayette]

little sore where my left leg hit the bottom of the steering wheel, little sore in lower back. Other than that good to go.

Thanks for asking.

Bob

 

[subodh]

did you manage to hold it together or did the ford driver go the same way as your truck?

 

[GCroyle]

Ouch!



Take care.

 

[Wingate]

Bob, youre looking at the glass have empty... .

Let the dust settle, call the insurance agent, offer to buy the truck back as "salvage" for $1000. 00

Take the truck, gut it... everything including the tank of fuel. . and either part it out for a HEFTY profit to a guy like me that might be interested in an engine, harness, 'puter, maybe a trans if the case isnt busted...

OR, do a transplant into a King Ranch Ford with a scattered 6. 0L... you can get them relatively cheap with low miles and a hole in the block. .

 

[HOBrian]

Moment of silence.



Glad your okay!!!

 

[AlaskanCummins]

I'm with Wingate and HOBrian.



And VERY glad to hear that everyone walked away.

 

[EGroeneveld]

WOW, glad your ok. May your truck R. I. P. Glad you were not in an econo box.

 

[ENafziger]

I think the truck held up incredibly well for a 50 mph side impact from an F250! I agree, buy it back, and go from there.

--Eric

 

[Bernie]

... call the insurance agent, offer to buy the truck back as "salvage" for $1000. 00

That is a good idea, and if you can for that price I would do it in a heartbeat. (and if you don't I will)

However it has been my experience insurance companies don't let these go cheap for salvage. They have wised up as to how much a Cummins block and parts are worth.

Every now and then a total CTD Ram moves through my company's collision shop, and they all seem to be in the $4000 salvage range. And these are usually high mileage work trucks (with no value in interior parts and other things that might raise the value of your truck as a salvage).

I have heard rumors that the core value alone on the engine is $2000. I don't know if that is true, but the price they want for salvage trucks leads me to believe it might be.

 

[JKreiss]

FWIW I bought back my father-in-laws 06' 3500 SRW for just under $5k The only thing salvageable on the body was the grill and a few misc. pieces. I spent the whole first weekend pulling anything i thought could fetch a buck. I took what i wanted for my truck and sold everything else. All in all i'd say i made about $4k in profit. I sold the drivetrain for $6500 alone. The seats, grille, dash parts, stuff like that all add up too.

 

[Wingate]

That is a good idea, and if you can for that price I would do it in a heartbeat. (and if you don't I will)



However it has been my experience insurance companies don't let these go cheap for salvage. They have wised up as to how much a Cummins block and parts are worth.



Every now and then a total CTD Ram moves through my company's collision shop, and they all seem to be in the $4000 salvage range. And these are usually high mileage work trucks (with no value in interior parts and other things that might raise the value of your truck as a salvage).



I have heard rumors that the core value alone on the engine is $2000. I don't know if that is true, but the price they want for salvage trucks leads me to believe it might be.

Come on. . MAN!!!!... Dont broadcast that to everybody... hahahahaa... Lets keep everybody thinking they arent worth the price of scrap iron.

Yeah... its hard to get a good deal anymore..... its too easy for some pencil pushing insurance agent to grab his phone and google search used Cummins engines and see what they are going for...

 

[CDonaldson]

They will offer you a TOTAL FIGURE in dollars . . if you want a buy back . . they will subtract the buy back from the total figure and give you the difference. ARGUE your total number up, their total number is worst case condition, that will then help you to get more $$$'s in your pocket in the process. You can also argure to remove your mods or replacement aftermarket parts if they won't consider them in your value.





GLAD you walked away without a major injury. We are not as easily replaced.







CD

 

[Bernie]

CDonaldson is absolutely correct.

-You will not be able to haggle on the salvage price. The insurance company will establish a price of what the parts in your truck are worth, and that is it. No room to negotiate on this number.

-However, the value of your truck (the totaled value) is open to discussion. You will need to discuss maintenance, condition, new parts, etc.

-Below is some information I added to a past post on the subject:

https://www.turbodieselregister.com...221696-insurance-company-putting-me-help.html

I went through this with a car that I had a small accident in. Long story short, the accident took out the timing belt and destroyed 20 of the 30 valves in the engine. It was a 2004 VW Passat with the 2. 8l 30V motor.

I had previously done all the big 100k mile service items that motor requires (timing belt, water pump, belt tensioners, a butt load of seals, plugs, wires, and some more items I can't remember). My goal was to do the maintenance and drive it another 100k miles.

Insurance offered me a settlement for the car. It was way low, as most of the cars drop seriously in book value because no one puts the $2000 in to the 100k mile service like they should.

I provided insurance with receipts, showed them the tire receipts, and pictures of how clean the interior was. They came back with another offer. It took a week or two, but eventually I got them to give me most of what I wanted for it. I got close to another $2000 over their first totaled price. I got it to with in $400 of what I would have accepted if I sold the car myself.

In short, if you have replaced a part, they will take that in to account if you can document it and it was with in the last year.

 

[MSicotte]

Glad you walked away and there wasn't a passenger with you. Another good reason to drive a 20mpg truck instead of 50mpg car... ... lets see a Smart car after that

 

[Bernie]

Another good reason to drive a 20mpg truck instead of 50mpg car... ... lets see a Smart car after that

I'm not so sure that the size (mass) of our trucks is the only factor. Yes, the larger mass of our trucks does have advantage over a similar designed smaller mass vehicle, but design is a big factor as well.



I have seen people injured in large trucks, and I have seen people walk away from horrific crashes in small cars.



For example Subarus and the new Mini seem to protect their occupants exceptionally well, even in high speed very serious crashes.