Wrecked!

[DigginDad]

Just started my long change wknd and on the way home some idiot decided to make a right hand turn from the left lane and smeared the whole left side of my truck, the worst of it is this coward took off. I am totally blue, I have not even made my first payment yet.

Just had to express a little anger!

 

[Rescue Ram]

I am glad to hear that you are ok. Remember, it is just a pickup. It can be fixed, you can not. It is a shame that the guy took off. Hopefully you got part of a plate # and a vehicle description. If so, the law will likely find him. Good luck.

 

[jwduke]

Wow! We have that problem around here with illegals (From across the border), no insurance, so they run off as they don't want deported.



I had a gal make a u-turn into a parking spot and hit my red '97 Dodge. Get this, she said she couldn't see it! Well she didn't have any insurance, the copc came, wrote her a ticket, for no insurance ($500). So everybody made out on this deal except me. I was stuck with the deductable, and the law did NOTHING to her.



Really, maybe a guy should drive junk for a car, put no insurance on it, and run the risk of getting a $500 ticket. It would be cheaper than $213 a month on 2 cars & a truck. Ok,ok, before the flame war starts, I'm just kidding, ok!!!



Good luck!!! You need it!

 

[swexlin]

First off, you are OK, and that's the main point. If you got a description of the vehicle, I'm sure he will be found sooner or later. Probably he doesn't have insurance, which is why he took off.



How bad is the damage? Can you post some pics?

 

[QWaller]

At least your paint color is easy to match. I had my 05 for 4 weeks and it was just sitting in work parking lot and someone ran right into the front quarter panel. Scuffed the magical C emblem. Minimal damage but still ****** a person off. Also had not made first payment. I guess that is just the way it goes sometimes. Theres more out in the world out of our control than there is in.

 

[Blowntranny]

That really sucks. I believe there is something called a loss of depreciation form?... that you can get from your insurance company? (This is different from gap insurance). Let your insurance company know how upset you are and tell them your truck is now wrecked and its not worth the same even when fixed. I am not 100% on this ... but you might get some cash for some bombs?

 

[EBottema]

Any photos?

Make sure they are using OEM parts only and they give a lifetime warranty



Erik

 

[HParfitt]

I sympathize..

I got rear ended with my White 04. 5 after I had it about 3 months. The guy took of but I went after him. I caught up with him, parked him in, and called the cops. As it turned out he had insurance but was dui. Maybe your guy took off cause he was dui? Luckily white is the easiest color to match.

 

[GFrance]

Man thats enough to make a grown man cry. But like the rest said it's just a truck & can be fixed.



My new tanker truck got hit by a slow moving train when it was a month old & I wasn't the one driving it. It's all good now.

 

[abdiver]

Glad your OK I too know the feeling years ago when my New 4x4 ford had less than 5000 miles on it. My wife and I were going to have dinner I parked under a well lighted spot (even when the truck was 20 years old I always park defensively) Well I hadn't finished my first beer when someone called out WHO OWNs the New Ford with a Camper Well an illegal alien (a pear picker from Mex. ) who was so drunk was still sitting in the drivers seat he had T-Boned my truck luckily the middle of his BIG OLD Ford had hit my rear axle which pushed my truck sideways. He thought he'd had ran out of gas. I should have taken all his money and punched him out but he would not have felt a thing. I waited for 2hours for a CHP to arrive cop said being this happened on private property there was nothing he could do. AND he was just going to let the fellow go. Till I said hell you are going to let this drunk Bast@#$^ just drive onto the busy hiway?



I had to pay my deductible while the drunk Bast@#$^ just went back to pick'n pears in Rio Vista area.

 

[RTillery]

Same story, different decade. My wife and I bought our first car together, a new 77 Trans Am. Brought it home that night, she took off for work in it the next morning. I was in the machine shop running the bead blaster when I looked up and saw her crying. I asked her how bad was it and gave her a hug. She was sitting at a stop light in the slow lane. The light turned green, and the guy in the fast lane on her left, decided to turn right. Wiped out the whole side. Had it fixed by a good body shop and it turned out to be a great car.

Good luck with yours!

 

[Jengle]

I'm with HParfitt. I don't buy that its just a truck stuff. Someone hits me and runs, if its driveable, I am going after them. I don't believe in letting someone get off easy at my expense. I work hard for my stuff, and have little or no patience or sympathy with those who don't respect others. This attitude of letting them off easy just makes it more prevalent.

 

[VicR]

Hopefully Elko/ Spring Creek is small enough that you or a friend will find the guy. Likely it won't help though - something like 1/3 of the cars in Nevada don't have insurance. Its the only reason I keep full coverage on my rigs.



If you can't find a body shop in Elko you like, Paramount in Reno did excellent work on some friends cars.



-Vic

 

[Cryotek]

It's amazing that 100 yrs ago you would be shot for stealing horses. Now people can steal cars and get slapped on the wrist.



Just remember, it's not just your insurance that goes up, it's everone who plays by the rules.

 

[Po' Riggity]

Bummer man! Sorry to hear it, but Im glad you're alright!

Scott

 

[Hokey]

heard you finnaly got your truck out of the body shop all new again. are you happy with the work that was done? I know how picky of a mechanic you are... let us know. did they ever catch the hit and run driver.

 

[Tim]

Hearing all these stories makes me afraid to drive my truck sometimes.



I've only driven it about four times in the last month since I've had it.