Last Saturday I was making my way back to school after break when I caught up to a highlander doing about 10 under. I was looking for a spot to pass when some deer ran out. I had 'er locked up, but saw that I wasn't going to stop in time so I started drifting to the left to see if I could pass, but I saw headlights, so I ended up rear ending them. From the center of my truck to the passenger side is smashed in. Fluid was pouring out. I felt like and . Nobody was hurt. The insurance dude said my truck was worth 2900 and the damage is 2899.99.

Damaged: Wiper fluid pump, brake line, fender, bumper, valence, bumper lens, grill, corner light, HL mount, Hood, HL door, front right cab mount, and whatever you call the thing behind the fender.









Shroud was hitting fan and coolant hose.



Radiator was pushed in.



Battery and fluid res were pushed in. Fluid pump broke draining my entire res (thought it was my radiator draining....whew).





Fender and hood got creased.





DISASSEMBLY















The crinkled thing behind the fender.



The (good) front left body mount.



The (not so good) front right body mount.



Bent 3/8" plate on the plow mount (should've had the plow on...).

AFTER 10 TON HYDRAULIC

Here are some not so close up pics that my mom took after the non replaceable parts were straightened.

 

Dang that sucks dude. Best of luck in rebuilding your rig.

 

what is that bracket welded below the bumper for?

 

snow plow

i heard once that snow is this weird cold white stuff that falls from the sky when its cold. must be a nice phenomenon!

that sucks about your truck though i must ask how the heck you plow with something so small without beating up the motor and tranny?

 

Looks like its for a snowplow.

 

that's almost funny, not the accident but:
I would be fighting the adjuster tooth and nail simply because the damage is exactly 1 cent less than the worth of the truck. That suggest to me the truck is worth more and they just want you to think you're gonna get fully reimbursed for the value of the truck.
Piss him off and get a quote for a new frame and new cab, bumper, etc. for half what he thinks the cost is, and get one of us here to quote you 500 for the labor and the paint. That'll show him that the cost to repair is less than he thinks and there is no reason to total it, which is what they want to do, but want you to take it back and fix it yourself, 'cause then they pay you less, and accept a 'salvage' on the title.

 

He said it was worth 2900 off the bat. Then he went through the damage and said the damage was 2400. My dad listed off some more stuff to change the guys mind to 2900. At that point the guy said well, do you want to keep? Of course I do, so he stopped JUST short of totaling it (hence the penny short).

 

If they're going to give you that amount and not total it, then I'd probably take it.
Yeah, there's damage, but probably not that much (well, like I mentioned above).
Even the front windshield pillar doesn't appear to have shifted.

 

That was the point.

 

 

as you know, people call it a 'snow plow'. If they can make them with 5HP briggs & stratton engines, a 22re can plow about 20x more snow.
(c'mon jason help me out here... where's the snow thrower?)

 

Sorry, the snow thrower wasn't worthy of any pictures.

 

snow kept landing on the windshield?

 

Is that what you call it?

 

wouldn't know. we don't get snow down here... well, at least not enough to need a plow.

... unless it wasn't actually snow landing on your windshield....

 

We're getting 9 inches....tonight.

 

don't tell the women.

 

We call snow throwers "snow blowers"

but we also call snowmobiles "snowmachines"....

 

I prefer snow blowers and snowmobiles.

 

okay... don't tell the men.