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dabels23 · 10-21-2009, 11:39 AM

Stopped to make a left turn into daycare this morning, and got rearended. The Honda MiniVan (totaled) stopped behind me, the Toyota Highlander (minor damage) rearended the Honda which rearended my 72 C10. Smashed tailgate, and pushed bed into the the cab small dents to the top and bottum cab corners. My paint guys says it should be enough for a new all over paint job.

I really felt for the girl in Toyota wrecking her first car like that. And the woman said the Honda was one payment from pay off.

**70cst** · 10-21-2009, 12:12 PM

Sad to hear it happen but it sounds like no body got hurt and thats the important thing. How about some pics when you get a chance.

jsbgump · 10-21-2009, 01:07 PM

Glad there is no injuries to anyone. Too bad your truck got damaged. Lets see some pics if you can of it

dabels23 · 10-21-2009, 02:07 PM

No one was hurt thankfully. Scared my little boy a bit. heres some pics

nickp51chevy · 10-21-2009, 02:22 PM

And people say that old cars and trucks aren't save. Looks to me like your truck got the least of it all.
Go Chevy trucks!
Glad to know that no one was hurt. And that sucks about being one payment away. That's got to be the worst thing. Maybe she will get a 67-72 burb? She knows they are safe.

FRENCHBLUE72 · 10-21-2009, 02:39 PM

Glad to hear everyone is ok..

Seraph · 10-21-2009, 02:54 PM

Glad to hear no one got hurt. but the question is now.....what color are you gunna paint her!

dabels23 · 10-21-2009, 03:11 PM

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Originally Posted by nickp51chevy

And people say that old cars and trucks aren't save. Looks to me like your truck got the least of it all.
Go Chevy trucks!
Glad to know that no one was hurt. And that sucks about being one payment away. That's got to be the worst thing. Maybe she will get a 67-72 burb? She knows they are safe.

She kept saying "Yours is barely hurt that things a tank". I said Nope just good ol American steel.

I'd love to go back factory blue and white, but don't have the cash to get all the trim so I was thinkin silver w/ charcol top/hood.

nickp51chevy · 10-21-2009, 07:31 PM

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Originally Posted by dabels23

She kept saying "Yours is barely hurt that things a tank". I said Nope just good ol American steel.[/IMG]

I think that old American steel are the operative words.

big_al_71 · 10-21-2009, 07:55 PM

glad that everyone is ok.....I hope that the frame was not damaged..

capev86 · 10-21-2009, 08:33 PM

looking at the pics, i'd say a rear bumper could have helped.....definitely a necessity on a street driven vehicle.

**jamie72** · 10-21-2009, 09:33 PM

i bet the reese hitch is what saved you.. glad it wasn`t worse..

dabels23 · 10-22-2009, 09:03 AM

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Originally Posted by capev86

looking at the pics, i'd say a rear bumper could have helped.....definitely a necessity on a street driven vehicle.

Doesn't seem to be any frame damage. I've been looking for a good used bumper and just found one the before.

basemodel67 · 10-22-2009, 02:16 PM

Um, I think if you just got rear-ended by two people, you may have some cash coming your way to pay for the trim to two-tone your truck. I'm not saying roll on the floor holding your neck or liver, but see what the insurance says, especially if your kid was in the truck with you.

67ChevyRedneck · 10-22-2009, 02:38 PM

My truck got rearended a couple years ago too. Probably about the same hit your truck took, but all I had to do was straighten up the bumper brackets with a few hammer smacks and get a new bumper. The car that hit me had the headlights/grill smashed out, bumper pushed down, and the hood crinkled back, and their core support bent.

Good to hear everyone was OK and i hope everything gets taken care of for you and get your new bumper on there asap

BB72CHEVKT · 10-22-2009, 03:10 PM

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Originally Posted by basemodel67

Um, I think if you just got rear-ended by two people, you may have some cash coming your way to pay for the trim to two-tone your truck. I'm not saying roll on the floor holding your neck or liver, but see what the insurance says, especially if your kid was in the truck with you.

Then eveyone complains that their insurance rates are high. Go figure.

dabels23 · 10-26-2009, 04:18 PM

Just got off the phone with the girls insurance company. The woman said because its a 72 they are going to total it! I can retain ownership after it has been appraised for per wreck value, and a local salvage company quotes what they would sale it for as is.

per wreck value-salvage value= what i get if I keep it.

It sounds like I'm about to get screwed!

screamin_c10 · 10-26-2009, 04:30 PM

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Originally Posted by BB72CHEVKT

Then eveyone complains that their insurance rates are high. Go figure.

Yup, It's sooooo much better to just take it in the shorts and have your truck totalled out by them....

Insurance is a SCAM...period.

Don't let them total your truck, you were rearended by 2 seperate individuals at no fault of your own. You should probably get your ins. company involved...you do pay them, make 'em earn it.

Then again what do I know, I've been screrwed over a couple of times by my ex insurance company...

smn69 · 10-26-2009, 04:32 PM

Sounds like it's time to get a lawyer or see if your insurance company will go to bat for you. It seems that if your truck was damaged by someone else they should pay to have it fixed. I also don't think it should be the scrap value, but the replacement value for the exact same truck. Their insurance is going to try and screw you, don't let them!

ulakovic22 · 10-26-2009, 04:38 PM

Contact your insurance company and get receipts of work done to your truck. I had a 79 T/A that got total'd and they tried to give me $900. I had to fight them and ended up getting $6,000, but only after I filed a complaint with the Texas Insurance Agency and supplying all the pictures and receipts I could find. It's pretty much a rule of thumb to total vehicles older than 8-10 years, I think they get a kick back from the government for getting older, less effecient, vehicles off the road.

BB72CHEVKT · 10-26-2009, 04:41 PM

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Originally Posted by screamin_c10

Yup, It's sooooo much better to just take it in the shorts and have your truck totalled out by them....

Insurance is a SCAM...period.

Don't let them total your truck, you were rearended by 2 seperate individuals at no fault of your own. You should probably get your ins. company involved...you do pay them, make 'em earn it.

Then again what do I know, I've been screrwed over a couple of times by my ex insurance company...

I was referring to making a bogus claim for injuries.

screamin_c10 · 10-26-2009, 04:52 PM

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Originally Posted by BB72CHEVKT

I was referring to making a bogus claim for injuries.

I see, I mis-understood your post...my apologies.

I just get tired of these corporate bullies and a$$hats stickin it to the little guy any way they can....and when it sounds like someone is defending them I write/say stupid things.....

mclairmo · 10-26-2009, 05:42 PM

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Originally Posted by ulakovic22

Contact your insurance company and get receipts of work done to your truck. I had a 79 T/A that got total'd and they tried to give me $900. I had to fight them and ended up getting $6,000, but only after I filed a complaint with the Texas Insurance Agency and supplying all the pictures and receipts I could find. It's pretty much a rule of thumb to total vehicles older than 8-10 years, I think they get a kick back from the government for getting older, less effecient, vehicles off the road.

X2, you can fight their valuation by showing receipts for work done. You could hire a lawyer but the high cost would negate any benefit derived from having a lawyer plead your case.

basemodel67 · 10-26-2009, 05:48 PM

Hey I wasn't saying anything about making a bogus injury claim, I was just saying to see what the insurance company offers you as compensation. Trust me, I pay more for insurance every month than most people's car payment. I hate insurance companies!

mvfd70 · 10-26-2009, 07:02 PM

I agree to get your insurance company involved. You pay the premiums to be a customer of theirs and they have expensive lawyers on retainer for just these situations. My brother's car got hit by an uninsured driver a few years ago. Their insurance sued the other driver and they ended up getting their deductible back.

10-21-2009, 11:39 AM	#1
dabels23 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Eudora, KS Posts: 131	Looks like I get new paint Stopped to make a left turn into daycare this morning, and got rearended. The Honda MiniVan (totaled) stopped behind me, the Toyota Highlander (minor damage) rearended the Honda which rearended my 72 C10. Smashed tailgate, and pushed bed into the the cab small dents to the top and bottum cab corners. My paint guys says it should be enough for a new all over paint job. I really felt for the girl in Toyota wrecking her first car like that. And the woman said the Honda was one payment from pay off.

10-21-2009, 12:12 PM	#2
70cst Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: New Madison, Ohio Posts: 21,374	Re: Looks like I get new paint Sad to hear it happen but it sounds like no body got hurt and thats the important thing. How about some pics when you get a chance. __________________ A husband can be right...or...A husband can be happy. 67-72 Chevy and GMC Trucks...The Classic Truck for the Classic Folk. 1970 CST Two tone green, 402BB, 400 Automatic, Tach, Buckets, AC, AM-FM, Tilt, GM CB, GM 8 Tract, LWB, etc JOHN 17:3...The better side of "LIFE" Remember: Everyday is a good day...Some are just gooder! Last edited by 70cst; 10-21-2009 at 12:12 PM.

10-21-2009, 01:07 PM	#3
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10-21-2009, 02:07 PM	#4
dabels23 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Eudora, KS Posts: 131	Re: Looks like I get new paint No one was hurt thankfully. Scared my little boy a bit. heres some pics

10-21-2009, 02:22 PM	#5
nickp51chevy Registered Chevy Owner Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Snohomish, wa Posts: 1,557	Re: Looks like I get new paint And people say that old cars and trucks aren't save. Looks to me like your truck got the least of it all. Go Chevy trucks! Glad to know that no one was hurt. And that sucks about being one payment away. That's got to be the worst thing. Maybe she will get a 67-72 burb? She knows they are safe. __________________ Love is fleeting, but Chevy trucks are forever!!!! 1970 Chevy CST C10 long box 350/400 2008 Chevy Silverado short box 4x4 Had; 1951 Chevy short box 307/T5 1988 Chevy shot box 4x4 350/350 1971 Chevy C10 long box 4x4 350/350 1971 Chevy C20 long box 350/350 1971 Chevy C10 long box 350/350

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10-21-2009, 02:54 PM	#7
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10-21-2009, 07:55 PM	#10
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10-21-2009, 08:33 PM	#11
capev86 Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Location: Eliot, Maine Posts: 1,314	Re: Looks like I get new paint looking at the pics, i'd say a rear bumper could have helped.....definitely a necessity on a street driven vehicle.

10-21-2009, 09:33 PM	#12
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10-22-2009, 02:16 PM	#14
basemodel67 Factory Strippers Rule! Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Shingle Springs, CA Posts: 707	Re: Looks like I get new paint Um, I think if you just got rear-ended by two people, you may have some cash coming your way to pay for the trim to two-tone your truck. I'm not saying roll on the floor holding your neck or liver, but see what the insurance says, especially if your kid was in the truck with you. __________________ "Feast your eyes on a feast of smoke." 67 Chevy Short Fleet PLAN: LQ9, 4L60, D60 Looking for School Bus Gauges - Help me out!

10-22-2009, 02:38 PM	#15
67ChevyRedneck Hittin E-Z Street on Mud Tires Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Greenville, SC Posts: 23,090	Re: Looks like I get new paint My truck got rearended a couple years ago too. Probably about the same hit your truck took, but all I had to do was straighten up the bumper brackets with a few hammer smacks and get a new bumper. The car that hit me had the headlights/grill smashed out, bumper pushed down, and the hood crinkled back, and their core support bent. Good to hear everyone was OK and i hope everything gets taken care of for you and get your new bumper on there asap __________________ Jesse James 1967 C10 SWB Stepside: 350/700R4/3.73 1965 Ford Mustang: 289/T5-5spd/3.25 Trac-Loc 1968 Pontiac Firebird: Project Fire Chicken! 2015 Silverado Double Cab 5.3L Z71 2001 Jeep Wrangler Sport 4.0L 5spd 2020 Chevrolet Equinox Premium 2.0L Turbo 2011 Mustang V6 ~ Wife's ride American Born, Country by the Grace of God 1967 CST Shop Truck Rebuild! My 1967 C-10 Build Thread My Vintage Air A/C Install Project "On a Dime" Trying my hand at Home Renovation! 1965 Mustang Modifications! Last edited by 67ChevyRedneck; 10-22-2009 at 02:39 PM.

10-26-2009, 04:18 PM	#17
dabels23 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Eudora, KS Posts: 131	Re: Looks like I get new paint Just got off the phone with the girls insurance company. The woman said because its a 72 they are going to total it! I can retain ownership after it has been appraised for per wreck value, and a local salvage company quotes what they would sale it for as is. per wreck value-salvage value= what i get if I keep it. It sounds like I'm about to get screwed!

10-26-2009, 04:32 PM	#19
smn69 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Orem, Ut Posts: 132	Re: Looks like I get new paint Sounds like it's time to get a lawyer or see if your insurance company will go to bat for you. It seems that if your truck was damaged by someone else they should pay to have it fixed. I also don't think it should be the scrap value, but the replacement value for the exact same truck. Their insurance is going to try and screw you, don't let them!

10-26-2009, 04:38 PM	#20
ulakovic22 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Lantana, TX Posts: 419	Re: Looks like I get new paint Contact your insurance company and get receipts of work done to your truck. I had a 79 T/A that got total'd and they tried to give me $900. I had to fight them and ended up getting $6,000, but only after I filed a complaint with the Texas Insurance Agency and supplying all the pictures and receipts I could find. It's pretty much a rule of thumb to total vehicles older than 8-10 years, I think they get a kick back from the government for getting older, less effecient, vehicles off the road.



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10-26-2009, 05:48 PM	#24
basemodel67 Factory Strippers Rule! Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Shingle Springs, CA Posts: 707	Re: Looks like I get new paint Hey I wasn't saying anything about making a bogus injury claim, I was just saying to see what the insurance company offers you as compensation. Trust me, I pay more for insurance every month than most people's car payment. I hate insurance companies! __________________ "Feast your eyes on a feast of smoke." 67 Chevy Short Fleet PLAN: LQ9, 4L60, D60 Looking for School Bus Gauges - Help me out! Last edited by basemodel67; 10-26-2009 at 05:50 PM.

10-26-2009, 07:02 PM	#25
mvfd70 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Opdyke, IL Posts: 775	Re: Looks like I get new paint I agree to get your insurance company involved. You pay the premiums to be a customer of theirs and they have expensive lawyers on retainer for just these situations. My brother's car got hit by an uninsured driver a few years ago. Their insurance sued the other driver and they ended up getting their deductible back. __________________ 1978 Chevrolet Silverado 3/4 ton 400 small block. 2000 F-250 Powerstroke 2002 GMC Yukon Denali XL

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