Last Thursday I parked my truck in front of a friends house on what I would consider a low traffic, quiet residential street. Upon returning the next morning to retrieve my truck, I was informed by my friends aunt that there had been a loud crash in front of the house in the middle of the night, but by the time she got outside, the other car was already half way down the street and she unfortunately couldn't make out a license plate number or car make/model. From the pieces of grill left at the scene, I'm positive it was a Pontiac solstice that creamed the front of the truck. Surprised it was able to drive out of there after a hit like that. They hit the truck hard enough to push the passenger tire up onto the curb (hard to see in the pictures).
Filed a claim on my uninsured motorists coverage with State Farm and it's currently in the shop. Preliminary estimate is at $7200 before they even start digging into any possible suspension damage. Terrible that someone could just slam into someone's pride and joy and just flee the scene. They are replacing the upper bumper cover, front bumper, drivers headlight, various brackets, front grill, radiator support, skid plate, fender liner, tow hook and repairing some inner tie bar next to the radiator support. Parts are crazy expensive. Attached are a couple pictures of it at the scene and then at the body shop during disassembly. Passenger side beauty ring also has a beautiful gouge in it now too. They are thinking they should have the truck done by the middle of next week, so for now I'm stuck with driving a POS rental Camry. Lesson learned, don't park the truck in the street.
Filed a claim on my uninsured motorists coverage with State Farm and it's currently in the shop. Preliminary estimate is at $7200 before they even start digging into any possible suspension damage. Terrible that someone could just slam into someone's pride and joy and just flee the scene. They are replacing the upper bumper cover, front bumper, drivers headlight, various brackets, front grill, radiator support, skid plate, fender liner, tow hook and repairing some inner tie bar next to the radiator support. Parts are crazy expensive. Attached are a couple pictures of it at the scene and then at the body shop during disassembly. Passenger side beauty ring also has a beautiful gouge in it now too. They are thinking they should have the truck done by the middle of next week, so for now I'm stuck with driving a POS rental Camry. Lesson learned, don't park the truck in the street.
