***Update Pg. 26*** Think It'll Buff Out?

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[AzScorpion]

Glad to hear you weren’t injured and it worked out with the insurance. Also lining up a new rig so quickly is fortunate.

Thanks Josh! That was another added stress because of the limited availability now. Production has stopped so if it took to long there might not have been anything I wanted out there. The 6G isn't going into production until August and I really don't care for the look so it was worth the trip up to WA.

 

[Crow_of_judgement]

I've missed using this. ?

 

[SDXLT]

Thanks Josh! That was another added stress because of the limited availability now. Production has stopped so if it took to long there might not have been anything I wanted out there. The 6G isn't going into production until August and I really don't care for the look so it was worth the trip up to WA.

Seems most brands are in between refreshes right now except the Frontier so definitely a difficult time. I got lucky I found my XLT Ranger as I was waiting on a Lightning and a Maverick with a car that blew its engine and sat in the lot waiting for a new one for 6 months.

if you’re trying to get some spending money on your new build I’d be interested in buying the right tail Light if it’s coming on the market. Hope it’s not too soon to ask!

 

[myothercarizahearse]

Hey Dave! Glad to see you back and ok. it isn't the same without you around here.

thank you, this makes me feel a little less bad about breaking my back window earlier today. Guesses on replacement? $542 and it doesn't have the slider. those are out of stock for the next month- grain of salt taken.

 

[AzScorpion]

Seems most brands are in between refreshes right now except the Frontier so definitely a difficult time. I got lucky I found my XLT Ranger as I was waiting on a Lightning and a Maverick with a car that blew its engine and sat in the lot waiting for a new one for 6 months.

if you’re trying to get some spending money on your new build I’d be interested in buying the right tail Light if it’s coming on the market. Hope it’s not too soon to ask!

No it's not to soon I''m good (mostly) now. I'm just glad the adjuster called me today and I didn't have to stress here all weekend again.

If I can grab them next week I will. I'm guessing they're tossed in the bed with everything else.

 

[AzScorpion]

Hey Dave! Glad to see you back and ok. it isn't the same without you around here.

thank you, this makes me feel a little less bad about breaking my back window earlier today. Guesses on replacement? $542 and it doesn't have the slider. those are out of stock for the next month- grain of salt taken.

Thanks Dave! Sorry to hear about your window. You can have mine, it's about the only good thing left on the truck.

 

[P. A. Schilke]

Sorry this is long but it’s been a nightmare rollercoaster ride since Tuesday morning 04/4/23. It was easier to copy my messages from Rob and a few others then to try and write it all over again. lol

So originally I was just going to take a little break to clear my head of some things both personal stuff and some stuff on here. I was hit yesterday morning while going to work right in my own neighborhood. This lady drove right into my lane out of nowhere and was headed straight for me so I turned hard left to avoid hitting head on and she kept turning towards me. I thought I just made it by her but she hit my passengers rear door, rear quarter then pushed the tire back into the wheel well. She looked to be around mid 60's and it looks like she was at her daughters house parked facing the wrong direction, facing traffic. I was headed west and she was going east and was pulling out into the correct lane and darted right in front of me, probably blinded by the sun rising. She kept saying I'm sorry I didn't see you but whats worse is her daughter and son in law came out and got her and brought her inside. Then the daughter came out yelling at me that I was speeding and it was my fault. They were inside the whole time and didn't see anything so they're lying trying to get out of it. I was doing 25 mph at best as we have a lot of people who park on the street here in our community and people pull out of their driveways without looking so I always go super slow. She was lucky I reacted as fast as I did because she was turning towards me and I would've hit her right in her drivers door and crushed her inside. Oh, no one was hurt which was a blessing too.

Long story short now it's a he said she said deal but the cops issued her a citation and it's so obvious by the damage she was driving in the wrong lane. Her passengers side front fender, headlight and grille are damaged and she hit my passengers side. If she was on the right side we'd have hit drivers side to drivers side. I hate dishonest people!!! My agent said they've already found her at fault by my pictures and her being cited but they have to wait for her statement then her agent (which is very nice) said they'll have to wait for the official police report and figure it out from there. Worst case it could go to arbitration but my agent doesn't think it will. I just gave then the ok today to have it towed to the body shop so they can assess it but the manager at the shop said the earliest he could get to it would be late next week. It's hard to tell if it's totaled especially with the prices of everything today. I hope it is because I have full replacement value on it and I let him know that several times.? I do have a dash cam but it died a few months back, of course right after the warranty was up.?‍ This one was the highest heat rated cam but I guess our summer temps are to extreme for it. Her daughter has a Ring doorbell cam and I told my agent and her agent to make sure they get the footage. I'm betting they say it didn't pick it up but my agent said if it came down to it they'd request to have the files. I looked at all the surrounding houses and no one else had anything.

Friday 04 07/23

The other party still won’t answer her phone to give her recorded statement. I know the city council woman here (she's a good friend of mine) so I called in a favor for her to contact the PD to escalate the report. She pulled some strings and got me the police report Tuesday (04/11/23) morning. It usually takes up to 30 days to receive it here which is crazy. The report shows it was clearly her fault and now her insurance has accepted blame for the accident!

Saturday 04/15/23

I went down to the body shop yesterday to sign some papers and go over my truck with their estimator. So far he's up to over $12,000 (rear axle is definitely broke) and he hasn't even put it on the lift or the frame machine yet but will on Monday or Tuesday the latest. He said after he does that they send it to a Ford dealer to have them go through all the drivetrain/mechanicals. He did say the rear axle is gone and I took better pictures below. He knows I want it totaled and said he'd do everything he can to do what he can to get the numbers up there. He also said if there's frame damage and the number gets up there that some insurance adjusters will just call it a loss right there instead of racking up more charges (towing both ways plus Fords charges) sending it to the Ford dealer for inspection.

I rented a car for a couple days on my dime to get a few things done and am dropping it back off today. I had to bring Annie to the airport last night to go back to Chicago for some mandatory meetings and I can get by without one for a few more days. If there's frame damage he said on average it's a 2-3 month wait for them.? So if it's repairable I'm better going through her Insurance and getting a rental which will be unlimited unlike mine which has a $1,500 cap.

4/25/23

Body shop called and there’s no frame damage but they’re now up over $23,000 in damages with still many unknowns! The rear axles are not sold all one piece so you have to disassemble the original and replace the parts. They said if there's more damage internally (ring, gears, etc) it would drive the cost up another $2,000+ because it has to go to Ford for that. Then there's the unknown with the transmission and transfer case. He also said the lower rocker/cab corner connects all the way up to the roof. To replace it correctly they'd have to take the whole roof off.

4/27/23

Finally heard from my claims supervisor this morning and they’re going to total the truck. While I’m sad to see Money Pit go (you all know how much I loved this truck) I’m looking forward to moving on from this whole mess. I will my the Saber color as we all know it’s the best color Ranger! There’s nothing available here in AZ but I have a few options right now in some surrounding states. She said everything should be finalized by the middle of next week.

4/28/23

Just heard from the total loss dept and he said it’s a done deal. It was $2,000 under the limit but he said there was way to much unforeseeable damage that totaling it was the right thing to do. Now another agent from the total loss dept will call on Monday to go over the final numbers. Thank GOD I have replacement value on my insurance because they’ll pay me todays value including sales tax and registration.

Hi Dave,

Glad you are okay.... This sucks big time....

Best,
Phil

 

[RDJTX]

There was 12' of skid marks where she pushed me up onto the sidewalk. I went back the next day to get more pictures.

Damn dude how fast was SHE going? Glad you are ok. what kind of Dashcam did you have and what kind are you going to get?

I am getting mine installed on the 10th one of the newer blackvues

 

[Fordup]

Wow, sorry to hear this. At least you're OK and the Ranger did it's job protecting you. You were lucky to find a replacement in today's market. Thanks for the update. We almost got it by a distracted driver a couple weeks back.

 

[Russd]

Bummer. Glad all turned out well.

 

[9zero1790]

Wow just read the first page of this thread. Dave good to see you are all in once piece. Praying that you will have less stress and get to relax some. What a mess. shame that the old lady's daughter was telling lies and screaming. makes you wanna pepper spray them huh?
now that it has been an appropriate time for grieving the saber beauty- id buy the engine cover of it if possible.

 

[Danager]

Well, shit! Sorry to hear that happened. Glad everybody involved is okay, now. That stress sucks. And I know the insurance companies have to ask questions, but you feel like you are going to get screwed over unless you argue your case. Sounds like you got things lined up. We’ll keep you busy here.

For the time being… pick your favourite libation. Consume. Repeat until you can no longer correctly spell Saber. Sleep. Dust yourself off and enjoy the new truck!

 

[AzScorpion]

Damn dude how fast was SHE going? Glad you are ok. what kind of Dashcam did you have and what kind are you going to get?

I am getting mine installed on the 10th one of the newer blackvues

She was parked (facing the wrong direction) in front of her daughters house. It was 6:30 am so when she pulled out she went straight across the street to get into the right lane and never saw me coming with the sun in her eyes. It was a good thing I have lightning Ninja reflexes because if I didn't swerve to the left I would've hit het dead on in her drivers door. Her stupid daughter doesn't realize I probably saved her life. Oh well there are losers everywhere now.

I had a Thinkview U1000. It had the highest heat rating but I guess our summer heat was no match for it. They swear it was a fluke thing but I think the next one I might try the Viofo 4K dual channel. It's a lot cheaper and it looks like they've raised their heat ratings. The Blackviews are really good too and I don't think you can wrong with any of them. I'd definitely add the extra warranty though with the heat you have there too.

 

[AzScorpion]

Wow, sorry to hear this. At least you're OK and the Ranger did it's job protecting you. You were lucky to find a replacement in today's market. Thanks for the update. We almost got it by a distracted driver a couple weeks back.

Thanks Ed! Ive always been a very defensive driver but she came out of nowhere. When I was turning left she kept coming at me and I was like WTF is she doing??? I thought I had just got by her then I herd the crash and was dragged sideways and then nothing was moving. I knew it wasn't good but never thought I'd be this bad. I thought about getting a vanity plate "Free Ride" then parking it in front of her daughters house.?

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