Challenge - figure out what make and model car hit me...see the pics.
My beloved black 2002 GT was totaled on April 1, 2008, but then it was replaced a few days later with my latest love, my 2004 Mach 1. Well, the gods wouldn't leave that one alone either. Today I was rear-ended by a chick that was simply not paying attention as traffic was stopping for a red light. She plowed into me pretty hard. I was very surprised to see the minor amount of damage to my car since hers had major damage - she essentially drove up underneath my bumper...and then she decided to drive off.
Yep, drive off...as in c-ya later... As soon as she hit me, I put my flashers on and dialed 911. While I am talking to 911 she is barking behind me about something, and then decides to move off of the main road and onto the secondary road at the stop light where she had hit me. OK, fine, so I finished my phone call within a minute or so and then proceeded to follow her around the corner. And then I discovered she was gone.
So I dealt with the fire and rescue folks and the police and then crawled home, fortunately just about one mile away. I was crawling because the left tailpipe was heavily damaged and was rubbing on the tire badly.
A couple hours later the police called to tell me the chick called them to report the accident and was accusing ME of driving off. Umm, no lady, I don't think so - we were all there and you were not. So then she confesses that she panicked and drove off because it wasn't her car. What pisses me off is she had no idea if I was injured or not...she apparently didn't care. (Fortunately I think I am OK - my back is sore, but I've had problems with my back since my 2008 accident. I had already had scheduled a doctor's appt tomorrow, so it works out well in that respect.)
A couple hours ago the local Ford dealership came over and put my Mach on their flatbed and were delivering it to their bodyshop. I'll stop by tomorrow (in my rental car - a Dodge mini SUV thingamabob) and see what the deal is.
I am concerned about them replacing the damaged parts of the exhaust. I have Magnaflow from front to back and I certainly don't want that changed - IE replaced with Ford OEM parts. The bumper will definitely have to be replaced, as will the driver's side tailpipe. And that left rear tire is unsafe now. Not sure beyond that. The exhaust is hanging very low in the middle right now due to the accident. At the joint of the midpipe to the catback it's only about 3" off the ground. Thanks, you dumba$$ chick.
There was a nice shiny Magnaflow exhaust tip sticking out here...
Oh, there it is...OUCH!
What kind of car did this...?
My beloved black 2002 GT was totaled on April 1, 2008, but then it was replaced a few days later with my latest love, my 2004 Mach 1. Well, the gods wouldn't leave that one alone either. Today I was rear-ended by a chick that was simply not paying attention as traffic was stopping for a red light. She plowed into me pretty hard. I was very surprised to see the minor amount of damage to my car since hers had major damage - she essentially drove up underneath my bumper...and then she decided to drive off.
Yep, drive off...as in c-ya later... As soon as she hit me, I put my flashers on and dialed 911. While I am talking to 911 she is barking behind me about something, and then decides to move off of the main road and onto the secondary road at the stop light where she had hit me. OK, fine, so I finished my phone call within a minute or so and then proceeded to follow her around the corner. And then I discovered she was gone.
So I dealt with the fire and rescue folks and the police and then crawled home, fortunately just about one mile away. I was crawling because the left tailpipe was heavily damaged and was rubbing on the tire badly.
A couple hours later the police called to tell me the chick called them to report the accident and was accusing ME of driving off. Umm, no lady, I don't think so - we were all there and you were not. So then she confesses that she panicked and drove off because it wasn't her car. What pisses me off is she had no idea if I was injured or not...she apparently didn't care. (Fortunately I think I am OK - my back is sore, but I've had problems with my back since my 2008 accident. I had already had scheduled a doctor's appt tomorrow, so it works out well in that respect.)
A couple hours ago the local Ford dealership came over and put my Mach on their flatbed and were delivering it to their bodyshop. I'll stop by tomorrow (in my rental car - a Dodge mini SUV thingamabob) and see what the deal is.
I am concerned about them replacing the damaged parts of the exhaust. I have Magnaflow from front to back and I certainly don't want that changed - IE replaced with Ford OEM parts. The bumper will definitely have to be replaced, as will the driver's side tailpipe. And that left rear tire is unsafe now. Not sure beyond that. The exhaust is hanging very low in the middle right now due to the accident. At the joint of the midpipe to the catback it's only about 3" off the ground. Thanks, you dumba$$ chick.
There was a nice shiny Magnaflow exhaust tip sticking out here...
Oh, there it is...OUCH!
What kind of car did this...?