Attention: TDR Forum Junkies 
Loren
TDR MEMBER
*** I hope this is the right forum for this. If not, I’m sure our moderator will move it. ***
Well, I did the unthinkable. I wrecked my truck. I REALLY wrecked my truck. Not the older 1995 truck either, the 2000 with all the accessories.
I lingered too long checking my right-side mirror and when I looked back, the semi in front of me was stopped. He had slammed on his brakes to avoid the car in front of him that had stopped suddenly for a yellow light that the semi driver was intending to go through. I rear-ended the trailer.
In keeping with the Thanksgiving season, I have a lot to be thankful for. The worst injury of the accident was to my dog, who broke his tail when he slid forward into the front of the bed cap. He was riding on the top of the 100 gallon bed-mounted fuel tank, which bulged the front of the bed into the back of the cab, creating even more damage. The dog’s in pain, but is feeling better every day. I suspect it will take a long time for his tail to heal.
The trucker and I were both okay. My neck was sore for a few days after the accident, but it’s feeling better every day. The x-rays didn’t show anything broken.
Damage to the semi consisted of a bent trailer bumper. My truck is a different story.
The insurance appraiser told me just today that the damage is estimated at $14,500 and that the insurance company intends to total the truck. I will probably go round-and-round with the insurance company about how much my truck was worth prior to the accident. I doubt that they will give me full value for the $16,000 worth of accessories I had on it. The most expensive accessories were the stereo system, the custom bed-mounted fuel tank, the Rickson wheels and Toyo tires, the U. S. Gear exhaust brake, the U. S. Gear overdrive, and the fiberglass cap.
The engine was basically okay, although the water pump may be damaged and the fan clutch and fan are definitely toast. Basically none of the body is usable, with the exception of the tailgate and the rear lights.
After we haggle out a value for the truck I will be offered the opportunity to buy it back for its salvage value. I can then take the accessories off at my leisure and part out the truck. I figure that it will probably bring more than the few thousand the insurance company will charge me for it. Any comments on this idea? Is it smart to buy it back?
I’ll almost certainly be replacing it with a new 2008 truck, and very few of the second-generation accessories will mount on a new third-generation truck. Even my new CIPA mirrors won’t switch over. And some accessories, like the exhaust brake, aren’t necessary since the 6. 7 liter engine has one built in. Since I can’t use many of the accessories, can I expect to get my money back from the parts and accessories I can take from the 2000 truck? Will it be worth the work? For example, the leather seats should bring a decent amount, but who’s going to buy them and come get them in southeastern Indiana?
What’s the consensus among members about my plan to buy back the truck?
Loren
Well, I did the unthinkable. I wrecked my truck. I REALLY wrecked my truck. Not the older 1995 truck either, the 2000 with all the accessories.
I lingered too long checking my right-side mirror and when I looked back, the semi in front of me was stopped. He had slammed on his brakes to avoid the car in front of him that had stopped suddenly for a yellow light that the semi driver was intending to go through. I rear-ended the trailer.
In keeping with the Thanksgiving season, I have a lot to be thankful for. The worst injury of the accident was to my dog, who broke his tail when he slid forward into the front of the bed cap. He was riding on the top of the 100 gallon bed-mounted fuel tank, which bulged the front of the bed into the back of the cab, creating even more damage. The dog’s in pain, but is feeling better every day. I suspect it will take a long time for his tail to heal.
The trucker and I were both okay. My neck was sore for a few days after the accident, but it’s feeling better every day. The x-rays didn’t show anything broken.
Damage to the semi consisted of a bent trailer bumper. My truck is a different story.
The insurance appraiser told me just today that the damage is estimated at $14,500 and that the insurance company intends to total the truck. I will probably go round-and-round with the insurance company about how much my truck was worth prior to the accident. I doubt that they will give me full value for the $16,000 worth of accessories I had on it. The most expensive accessories were the stereo system, the custom bed-mounted fuel tank, the Rickson wheels and Toyo tires, the U. S. Gear exhaust brake, the U. S. Gear overdrive, and the fiberglass cap.
The engine was basically okay, although the water pump may be damaged and the fan clutch and fan are definitely toast. Basically none of the body is usable, with the exception of the tailgate and the rear lights.
After we haggle out a value for the truck I will be offered the opportunity to buy it back for its salvage value. I can then take the accessories off at my leisure and part out the truck. I figure that it will probably bring more than the few thousand the insurance company will charge me for it. Any comments on this idea? Is it smart to buy it back?
I’ll almost certainly be replacing it with a new 2008 truck, and very few of the second-generation accessories will mount on a new third-generation truck. Even my new CIPA mirrors won’t switch over. And some accessories, like the exhaust brake, aren’t necessary since the 6. 7 liter engine has one built in. Since I can’t use many of the accessories, can I expect to get my money back from the parts and accessories I can take from the 2000 truck? Will it be worth the work? For example, the leather seats should bring a decent amount, but who’s going to buy them and come get them in southeastern Indiana?
What’s the consensus among members about my plan to buy back the truck?
Loren
