Joined The Rear Ended Club Today

Dwight Frye · 02-28-2013, 06:35 PM

This morning I was sitting at a red light and all of a sudden BAM ! Some woman behind me must not have had her foot on the brake hard enough and rolled into me.
I motioned her to follow me and we went around the corner to a parking lot to inspect the damage. Luckily she wasn't rolling very fast and I only have about a 3" crack in the bumper below the license plate above the fog light lense. And luckily she was driving a new Mercedes E500 and had insurance or I really would have been pissed. I called her insurance company and mine as well. Don't know if they will have to replace the whole plastic rear end cowling or Bondo and repaint but I'm going to ask for a rental car while mine is in the shop.
Grrrr.....
This reminded me of a lesson that I learned in Driver's Ed class back in the days of Muscle Cars and 8 Tracks: If you can't see where the tires of the vehicle in front of you are touching the pavement, you are too close. That habit kept me from being pushed into the car in front of me and would maybe have prevented her from rolling into my car.
Glad it wasn't worse is all I could think. About 50% of the accidents in CA are caused by illegals or deadbeats with no insurance and I would have been looking at a $500 deductible.

Ziggyman · 02-28-2013, 07:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Dwight Frye

Glad it wasn't worse is all I could think. About 50% of the accidents in CA are caused by illegals or deadbeats with no insurance and I would have been looking at a $500 deductible.

Sorry to hear it. I guess this explains who the occupiers are. Good luck.

ZCarMan · 02-28-2013, 07:13 PM

Always sucks to be in any accident. At least the driver had insurance. Should be fixed like new in due time. Its the stories of folks being hit while parked and then returning to find their car damaged and the douche that caused it nowhere to be found that really make a person angry though. Glad yours is not one of them.

MarkGideon · 02-28-2013, 07:13 PM

Don't accept a patch job. Your car had a perfectly good, damage free bumper cover on it this morning. Insist that it have a perfectly good, damage free bumper cover on it after the body shop is finished.

Dave N · 02-28-2013, 07:20 PM

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Originally Posted by MarkGideon

Don't accept a patch job. Your car had a perfectly good, damage free bumper cover on it this morning. Insist that it have a perfectly good, damage free bumper cover on it after the body shop is finished.

2nd'd. I got estimates to fix my rear bumper (slight crease after someone backed into it) and the cost to repair the bumper is almost even money with getting a new bumper cover.

blackcherry20 · 02-28-2013, 07:29 PM

glad it wasn't worse.....i agree w the guys...just get a new one.

mick · 02-28-2013, 07:38 PM

Sorry it happened to you
when things like this happen, it makes me think what a difference 1 minute would make. Suppose you left 1 minute earlier or 1 minute later, you could have avoided this collision.
But who knows, maybe that lady would leave 1 minute early or late and still create this accident. Maybe it's unavoidable.

Dwight Frye · 03-01-2013, 05:22 PM

I looked at the damage carefully last night when I got home. It's not actually a split in the bumper cover like I first thought, it's more like a crease and a tiny rub mark that may buff out. Maybe one of those paintless dent removal places can fix it, if not I'll push for a new cover.

ATLsentra05 · 03-01-2013, 05:35 PM

Sorry to hear man that sucks.. At least everything is gonna work out it seems

fzgood · 03-01-2013, 11:05 PM

I got rear-ended today. High schooler in her c250.

Get this, her dad owns a body shop. The damage is pretty slight, but I think I deserve a new rear cover.

Haboob · 03-01-2013, 11:39 PM

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Originally Posted by fzgood

I got rear-ended today. High schooler in her c250.

Get this, her dad owns a body shop. The damage is pretty slight, but I think I deserve a new rear cover.

A C250 in HS? Sheesh. I got a brand new car (Neon, lol), but not a Benz. Though, most of the kids at my school did have higher-end cars and/or multiple new cars.

Must be nice.

axmea? · 03-02-2013, 12:17 AM

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Originally Posted by fzgood

I got rear-ended today. High schooler in her c250.

Get this, her dad owns a body shop. The damage is pretty slight, but I think I deserve a new rear cover.

For the trouble, you deserve CA$H and use it for whatever mod you want. I'd get the max quote for her insurance and cash out. You may also have you insurance get a quote and decide on the higher price, then cash out. Use the monay wizely. I'd be on an exhaust or a lowering spring or an Amuse rear.

02-28-2013, 06:35 PM	#1 (permalink)
Dwight Frye Enthusiast Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Occupied California Posts: 423 Drives: '09 Tour/Sport/6MT Rep Power: 15	Joined The Rear Ended Club Today This morning I was sitting at a red light and all of a sudden BAM ! Some woman behind me must not have had her foot on the brake hard enough and rolled into me. I motioned her to follow me and we went around the corner to a parking lot to inspect the damage. Luckily she wasn't rolling very fast and I only have about a 3" crack in the bumper below the license plate above the fog light lense. And luckily she was driving a new Mercedes E500 and had insurance or I really would have been pissed. I called her insurance company and mine as well. Don't know if they will have to replace the whole plastic rear end cowling or Bondo and repaint but I'm going to ask for a rental car while mine is in the shop. Grrrr..... This reminded me of a lesson that I learned in Driver's Ed class back in the days of Muscle Cars and 8 Tracks: If you can't see where the tires of the vehicle in front of you are touching the pavement, you are too close. That habit kept me from being pushed into the car in front of me and would maybe have prevented her from rolling into my car. Glad it wasn't worse is all I could think. About 50% of the accidents in CA are caused by illegals or deadbeats with no insurance and I would have been looking at a $500 deductible. DEpointfive0 likes this.

02-28-2013, 07:13 PM	#3 (permalink)
ZCarMan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: MD Posts: 4,488 Drives: 09 Z34, 13 F-150 Rep Power: 26	Always sucks to be in any accident. At least the driver had insurance. Should be fixed like new in due time. Its the stories of folks being hit while parked and then returning to find their car damaged and the douche that caused it nowhere to be found that really make a person angry though. Glad yours is not one of them. __________________ Jon Swift \| SPC \| Stillen \| Motordyne \| AAM \| Cobb \| Hawk \| Volk Racing \| Bridgestone Green Demon Eyes

02-28-2013, 07:13 PM	#4 (permalink)
MarkGideon Base Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: USA, SC Posts: 213 Drives: 2012 370Z Base Rep Power: 13	Don't accept a patch job. Your car had a perfectly good, damage free bumper cover on it this morning. Insist that it have a perfectly good, damage free bumper cover on it after the body shop is finished. SouthArk370Z likes this. __________________ 2012 370Z Base Gun Metallic--2015 Altima 2.5SV Gun Metallic--2020 Chevy Silverado RST--1965 Chevy C10 Stepside Shortbed

02-28-2013, 07:29 PM	#6 (permalink)
blackcherry20 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2012 Location: Southern Ohio Posts: 22,749 Drives: ‘17 badazz Z51 Rep Power: 240459	glad it wasn't worse.....i agree w the guys...just get a new one. __________________ Grand Sport Corvette Arctic White

03-01-2013, 11:05 PM	#10 (permalink)
fzgood Base Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Orange County, CA Posts: 136 Drives: '13 370z 6MT TS PW Rep Power: 25	I got rear-ended today. High schooler in her c250. Get this, her dad owns a body shop. The damage is pretty slight, but I think I deserve a new rear cover. blackcherry20 likes this.

02-28-2013, 07:38 PM	#7 (permalink)
mick Track Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: California Posts: 903 Drives: Used to drive a 370z Rep Power: 16	Sorry it happened to you when things like this happen, it makes me think what a difference 1 minute would make. Suppose you left 1 minute earlier or 1 minute later, you could have avoided this collision. But who knows, maybe that lady would leave 1 minute early or late and still create this accident. Maybe it's unavoidable.

03-01-2013, 05:22 PM	#8 (permalink)
Dwight Frye Enthusiast Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Occupied California Posts: 423 Drives: '09 Tour/Sport/6MT Rep Power: 15	I looked at the damage carefully last night when I got home. It's not actually a split in the bumper cover like I first thought, it's more like a crease and a tiny rub mark that may buff out. Maybe one of those paintless dent removal places can fix it, if not I'll push for a new cover.

03-01-2013, 05:35 PM	#9 (permalink)
ATLsentra05 Base Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 27 Drives: 05 Nissan Sentra Rep Power: 12	Sorry to hear man that sucks.. At least everything is gonna work out it seems

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