So I'm stopped at a yield sign waiting for cars to clear the on-ramp, and WHAM... a crappy '99 Mercury Tracer slams into me

The lady said she didn't see me because she was looking left to see if she had to stop for the yield sign



Rear bumper cover is obviously destroyed, not sure about the bumper itself until they take the cover off but that probably also needs to be replaced. The decklid is also twisted a bit and not aligned properly any more making for ugly gaps and making the trunk difficult to close. Her car was fucked up even more -- there was power steering fluid leaking all over the road (she wanted to drive it home anyway but I convinced her to wait for a truck). Fortunately the other driver's insurance company (allstate) seems to be pretty cooperative so far -- I'm still waiting on them to accept liability and authorize repairs but I think it will be pretty quick, there is no question that the she was at fault.

DC crew... can anyone recommend a good body shop?

 

Ouch, that blows....

 

Check with jmathew34, xizor, and TSX.Fury. I know each of them has had a car fixed in recent memory so they should be able to recommend something.

And sorry that this happened, man.

 

damn, sorry to hear that man. Hopefully she'll be back to as good as new real soon!

 

YEAH, hopfully it will be clear cut and they will send you the check. hope you get her up and lookin like new soon! i'm sure there won't be any complications.

 

sorry to hear that mayne. but nnow we got your license plates #. we know who you are! muahaha

 

sorry to hear that -_-"

 

That sucks....typical broad driving, was she hot atleast?

 

No, middle aged and overweight.

 

I think I would cry... Damn... It hurts just to look at the pics.. Well if you get a good body shop you should not be able to tell it was hit.. Good luck and dont let your insurance pick the body shop...

 

Middleaged not always a bad thing but overweight...yes. Sorry about your car again just figured I'd joke around a little

 

She was probaly on her cell phone.

Sorry about that. I hope you find a good body shop and her insurance picks up the tab for someting better than a Ford Aspire.

 

That really sux!!

At least you know who hit your car,
and insurance will cover it

As for me, a week after I bought it, I parked in an indoor garage,
and some ass hit the side of my bumper and didn’t even leave a note or anything.

I was able to punch it back out using a heat gun, but the paint is all chipped up..

Need to get it repainted but I’ll wait till the end of summer, because I’m afraid its going to happen again.

 

your airbag didn't deploy did it?

Damn women drivers. (thats funny i don't care who you are )

 

That looks as bad as mine. Mine was hit on Sunday, while I was at a red light. So far the shop quoted me $1500 worth of damage, and Im waiting for her insurance company to approve the repair. If anyone wants pics of mine, I can post them later.

 

Thats why you have an ak in the trunk like me well I once did and I got pulled over by a cop lmao nothing hapendd they got hella scared and took my clip until i was done lol

 

Aw, that really sucks! I'm sorry to see it.

 

ouch! sorry to see that.. : ( hope everything will turn out okay

 

Sorry to hear that!














However, time for a JDM bumper...

 

If you want to get the stock one back on.... go back to the dealership for the repair.... since it is paid by the the driver's insurance company anyway.

 

What Road were you on? And theres a good one in MD. Ill check with my sales rep for ya

 

Damn sorry to hear about your misfortune... Damn inattentive drivers.

 

No and my seatbelt pretensioners didn't fire either. It was a very mild collision and from the back, not front, so the I was pushed back into the seat/headrest rather than the steering column anyway.

I am dropping the car off at D&V auto body (chantilly, va -- highly recommended if you're in the area, Kevin and Ron really know their shit -- thanks Jason and Ben for the recommendation) Monday morning. Allstate (other driver's insurance) is being very cooperative, they will be picking up the tab for the repairs and rental car. Hopefully my car will be like new again soon

 

I was on the on-ramp from Baron Cameron eastbound onto FFX Pkwy southbound in Reston. You can see the ramp here, it's in the middle of the screen in the shadowed area where the ramps from 606 eastbound and 606 westbound connect.

 

Sorry to hear about that...did you get the police report? Be careful she could later on saying that it was your fault instead. Got to have the cops there to sign the paper...

 

I heard the other driver give her story (which agreed with mine 100%) to her insurance agent on the phone, and besides there is absolutely no question that she rear-ended me based on the damage, so I chose not to wait for the police to show up as it is not required in VA. So far allstate has agreed that it was 100% the other driver's fault and accepted liability for the damage, so I would be very surprised to see a reversal now.