Happy new year! And the one day I decide to park on the street, an RX (not drunk driver) decided it would be fun to ram into my rig.
The lady was fine, but I was surprised her airbags didn’t deploy. I’m inside grilling steaks while she waits for the cops & tow truck to arrive. Oh well.
The impact managed to push me up onto the curb. And it looks like my hatch, wheels, exhaust,rear quarter panel have damage. And obviously the dissent rear.
I’m starting to make a list of things I want checked like alignment and frame damage…
I have a few questions:
1) anyone know if the park pawl or transmission would get jacked by getting moved like that while in park?
2) what other things would you be picky about?
Frame damage?
Axle damage?
Wheel bearings?
3) any engineers out there want to explain how she sideswiped me and then ended up BEHIND my rig? Obvious answer is just a “big bounce”
Edit: looks like the RX stayed in place after the impact and then my rig flew forward a few feet
The lady was fine, but I was surprised her airbags didn’t deploy. I’m inside grilling steaks while she waits for the cops & tow truck to arrive. Oh well.
The impact managed to push me up onto the curb. And it looks like my hatch, wheels, exhaust,rear quarter panel have damage. And obviously the dissent rear.
I’m starting to make a list of things I want checked like alignment and frame damage…
I have a few questions:
1) anyone know if the park pawl or transmission would get jacked by getting moved like that while in park?
2) what other things would you be picky about?
Frame damage?
Axle damage?
Wheel bearings?
3) any engineers out there want to explain how she sideswiped me and then ended up BEHIND my rig? Obvious answer is just a “big bounce”
Edit: looks like the RX stayed in place after the impact and then my rig flew forward a few feet
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