I was driving in traffic in Irvine, CA. I had come to a stop and all of a sudden, I find myself flying forward! It turns out some idiot in a pickup truck decided to NOT apply the brakes and nail the Honda Accord behind me at 40 mph. That same Accord flew into me and pushed me into an Acura MDX in front of me.
The damage is considerable. The hatch no longer closes all the way, the rear floor pan by the spare tire is completly buckled, and the muffler is shoved forward and into the rear tire. The front bumper is damaged and the radiator core support is bent. The frame on the car is bent and the rear door on the driver's side won't open.
The poor guy in the Accord was OK, but his car was a total write-off. The trunk was completely pushed up to the back window. And the front end of his car was demolished crashing into my back end.
I am certain that the idiot in the Ford Ranger was doing about 40 mph. And to top that off, he was driving a company truck (he's in construction) and it was loaded with tools. I'll bet there was 4500 pounds of mass in that truck. And for the damage he did to 3 vehicles, he MUST have been doing 40 mph. What's worse is that I don't remember hearing any tires screeching and I didn't see any skid marks on the ground. I don't think he touched the brakes at all.
What really sucks is that I bought this car a week ago and had 1060 miles on it. I guess I'm going to have to push hard to see if they'll total it (so I get a brand new Murano) or if they won't total it, I am going to fight for "diminshed value" damages.
Man, this really sucks. It took my dealership 1.5 months to locate this vehicle for me. Honestly, I don't want this car fixed... it's not the same with frame damage.
Bob K.
The damage is considerable. The hatch no longer closes all the way, the rear floor pan by the spare tire is completly buckled, and the muffler is shoved forward and into the rear tire. The front bumper is damaged and the radiator core support is bent. The frame on the car is bent and the rear door on the driver's side won't open.
The poor guy in the Accord was OK, but his car was a total write-off. The trunk was completely pushed up to the back window. And the front end of his car was demolished crashing into my back end.
I am certain that the idiot in the Ford Ranger was doing about 40 mph. And to top that off, he was driving a company truck (he's in construction) and it was loaded with tools. I'll bet there was 4500 pounds of mass in that truck. And for the damage he did to 3 vehicles, he MUST have been doing 40 mph. What's worse is that I don't remember hearing any tires screeching and I didn't see any skid marks on the ground. I don't think he touched the brakes at all.
What really sucks is that I bought this car a week ago and had 1060 miles on it. I guess I'm going to have to push hard to see if they'll total it (so I get a brand new Murano) or if they won't total it, I am going to fight for "diminshed value" damages.
Man, this really sucks. It took my dealership 1.5 months to locate this vehicle for me. Honestly, I don't want this car fixed... it's not the same with frame damage.
Bob K.