My Car Got rear-ended

So it is less than a month old to me - I didn't even have the tags on it yet, and a lady in a minivan with 2 kids in middle seat ( Good News = All safe - in car seats ) runs into me after I stop hard to avoid a 3 car accident in front of me < truck in front of me stopped in time not to be a casualty, and I stopped in time barely > she did not stop - and the person behind her did not stop in time either. Speed limit was 55 - and we were incresing to get there, so maybe 45 mph and I had completely stopped before she hit me.

Good news is She has GEICO Insurance ( I think so far that is good news ...they are saying there is a discrepancy between the statements !! )
Car has damaged rear bumper, whatever is inside the bumper, possible out of whack alignment on shock absorber type thing inside bumper and when they get it off they will check frame alignment on the back end..... Oh!.... the stripe is messed up on the rear bumper < a Shelby part > ..... not available from Ford.

Me: whiplash; lower back feels turned out of whack; lower back muscles extra tense = needs a massage therapist type female; < left hand was on steering wheel right arm on shifter > left hand bone hurts = xrays; left arm & elbow hurt = xrays ......... yeah this is going to be a " Good time ! "
And ..... Tylenol is not cutting it !

Good news
Car is still driveable and doesn't look totaled our bumpers almost matched -
..... but from now on CARFAX will say "Wrecked Vehicle" on my Shelby GT !!!!

Sorry to hear bro

Wow, I remember that beauty from the cruise. Sorry to hear it too, Geico sucks btw

Damn that sucks. Hope it gets fixed soon.

sorry to hear...hopefully everything will work out.

My condolences, Geet well soon buddy >

Good Luck and hope you and your stang get all better.

WOW THATS EXACTLY WAT I WAS ABOUT TO POST!!! MY CAR WAS REAR ENDED LAST NIGHT AND THE DRIVER OF THE OTHER CAR SPED OFF!!! we found the car that hit me but whoever were driving had abandoned the car. i can say tho, if u look at his car compared to my car and the amount of impact i felt the car lives up to the commercial "BUILT FORD TOUGH"

Wow whats going on 2 wrecked stangs on here within a day. get well soon buddy

Sorry to hear about that man.

sorry to hear hope all works out quickly

Sorry to hear! Seems Stangs are taking a beating lately and that's not cool!

sorry to hear that

Thanks for all the careing remarks......

I was impressed with the small amount of damage to my Stang, both our bumpers matched so that helped.

I went to Crouse Ford in Taneytown - got an estimate; then GEICO did an estimate - both within $19.00 of each other....GEICO will send check for car repairs.
De-valuation of car - seperate issue - I figure it will show on a CARFAX as a wrecked car....and That SUCKS ! when not my fault... Crouse told me about a guy who does cases for De-valuation of cars, so there is still hope on that issue.
Me - Whiplash bites; GEICO wants all kinds of stuff...
GEICO offered to settle for all med bills, x rays, medication, physical therapy, chiropractors bills, etc for.............. Don't Hold Your Breathe............. $847.oo
I wasn't born yesterday, so I said NO.
Maybe I will upgrade some things when / If I get the final settlement.

Wow that sucks. Hope everything works out for you.

Sorry to here that, your stang is one good looking car, on a side note, I hate tailgaters.

I feel like putting a sign on the car in small letters " If You can read this - You better have Great Insurance, cause I have a Great Lawyer..."

Just saw this! That really is a shame. Hope everything turns out....good luck!

Siaontz & Kirk - If you have a phone, you have a .......

My son's car (2004 Mustang) was totalled by a drunk driver insured by Geico. It took well over a month to negotiate a fair settlement--I couldn't believe the amount of energy it took to get them where I wanted them as I had them cold. My attorney said he could have got a bit more, but then I'd be paying him.

Bottom line, hang in there and get tough.

Thanks,

I noticed the bumper is moved over to the left and I am wondering if the rear end may have shifted also....
I am taking it to Crouse Ford Body Shop on Monday - so I will let them find out for me.

7ShelbyGT wrote:So it is less than a month old to me - I didn't even have the tags on it yet, and a lady in a minivan with 2 kids in middle seat ( Good News = All safe - in car seats ) runs into me after I stop hard to avoid a 3 car accident in front of me < truck in front of me stopped in time not to be a casualty, and I stopped in time barely > she did not stop - and the person behind her did not stop in time either. Speed limit was 55 - and we were incresing to get there, so maybe 45 mph and I had completely stopped before she hit me.

Good news is She has GEICO Insurance ( I think so far that is good news ...they are saying there is a discrepancy between the statements !! )
Car has damaged rear bumper, whatever is inside the bumper, possible out of whack alignment on shock absorber type thing inside bumper and when they get it off they will check frame alignment on the back end..... Oh!.... the stripe is messed up on the rear bumper < a Shelby part > ..... not available from Ford.

Me: whiplash; lower back feels turned out of whack; lower back muscles extra tense = needs a massage therapist type female; < left hand was on steering wheel right arm on shifter > left hand bone hurts = xrays; left arm & elbow hurt = xrays ......... yeah this is going to be a " Good time ! "
And ..... Tylenol is not cutting it !

Good news
Car is still driveable and doesn't look totaled our bumpers almost matched -
..... but from now on CARFAX will say "Wrecked Vehicle" on my Shelby GT !!!!

That's horrible, I am so sorry to hear that! I sure hope all works out well for you. take your car to a dealership and get a quote so you can send copies of it to her insurance.

96gtJohn wrote:WOW THATS EXACTLY WAT I WAS ABOUT TO POST!!! MY CAR WAS REAR ENDED LAST NIGHT AND THE DRIVER OF THE OTHER CAR SPED OFF!!! we found the car that hit me but whoever were driving had abandoned the car. i can say tho, if u look at his car compared to my car and the amount of impact i felt the car lives up to the commercial "BUILT FORD TOUGH"

dude I hope when you found the car that hit you you took a pic of it and you called the police.

State Troopers came and did a report, I called her Insurance GEICO, and the car behind her's insurance, both admitted fault, now it is a matter of getting car ( and me ) fixed correctly.
Then there is a guy who specializes in Devaluation of cars type of Lawyering and I am gonna have him do that part.

I have a signed - serial numbered Shelby and they only made 1200 of them in 2007 / about half were white like mine / about half of those were automatic / about half of those had blue stripes / and very few had the navigation system installed out of that few cars..... so What collector 15 years from now would want to buy a car when CARFAX says "Wrecked" on it ???

I guess I will just have to keep it and drive it like I stole it !

I agree. No reason to sell her now. But why would you its a shelby.

YAhoooooo

I got my car back and they did a great job!!

I got the rear axle painted while it was in there, and had them touch-up a couple nicks in the paint.
They also fixed my alignment problem, so it steers straight again.

Smoked the tires on the way out of the dealership.....

Did I mention that I Really Like my Mustang !