Just when you think you car is safe in the garage

[jasonjb75]

Look what happened here.  I was out to eat with my wife for our anniversary and I came home to this.  I guess a guy leaving the house accross the alley backed into my garage.  He is 83 and he says he had his foot on the brake but it wasn't working  He also said he only did a little damage to the door.  The car had the brake set and was in gear and he still managed to push it over the parking block and ahead about two feet.

[Brock Samson]

bummer to say the least,..
happy anniversary anyhow.. 

[MorePwr]

That's messed up!! At least you weren't working on it at the time...Still! bummer.. I'd be hitting up the insurance co. BIG TIME!

Happy Anniversary.

[41husk]

Man! I I get upset when my wife stacks crap on my cars.

[jasonjb75]

.. I'd be hitting up the insurance co. BIG TIME!

Ohh I've been on the phone with everybody , you can count on that.  My insurance said they'll be sending out an appraiser shortly.  His insurance is also sending out someone to look at it as well.  What a pain in the A$$

[Blown70]

SO when is the funeral for the old guy.  Sorry that is just uncalled for and he sure would be getting his ass sued.

[41husk]

 

[Troy]

Man, that sucks! It's bad enough that you have to worry about morons on the road with a classic car. I hope you get it all taken care of without too much hassle.

Troy

[RD]

holy crapola!!! man i am so sorry!

[jasonjb75]

I'm curious to see what the dollar amount of damage will be.  I think the rear valance will need to be replaced as well as the panel around the brake lights.  I haven't seen them available???  I'm not sure what's up the the rear decklid.  The front valance is dented which also damage the left front fender.  Not to mention that both bumpers were damaged as well.

[MorePwr]

Chrome the bumpers, paint the whole car....How about pain and suffering!

[CB]

I hope you can work it out, sorry to hear your troubles!

[hemi68charger]

Man, !!!!   That sucks......... Hope you're able to get her fixed without too much grief............. Will this be covered under his auto insurance or your homeowner's insurance?

Good luck and nice '69.............

Troy

[tan top]

 damn  sorry to see that   ,   looks a real nice looking charger ,  could of been a lot worse . hope the repairs and insurance gets sorted ok .  when i first saw the picture , with out reading the text i thought a  scum bag had tried to break- in to steel your charger .

[Charger_Fan]

That does suck, but Tan Top's right, it could have been worse...like what happened to this guy!






He had it parked in front of his house & his neighbor came home drunk.
If it was me, that would be one DEAD neighbor!

[jasonjb75]

............. Will this be covered under his auto insurance or your homeowner's insurance?

I have both his insurance and mine to come and look at it.  Even if I claim it on my insurance my company will go after his and go after the money along with my deductable.  I know that the damage to the garage is being covered under my homeowners.

[6670charger]

Still sucks, though.  Like you said, it isn't even safe in your garage.

[Arthu®]

No matter that you will probably get enough money from the insurance co. to fix the damage but it is still just a pain in the ass. It just sucks, but not much you can do about it. Happy anniversary though.

Arthur

[694spdRT]

That is just sickening. 

I hope everything works out OK for you. Maybe the door slowed him down some or the damage could have been worse. 

[bull]

Nice.

[8WHEELER]

Boy that is painfull to see, sorry for your loss. Only one thing that may help maybe a little, at least the good
weather and car shows are done for the next 6mo...........in Seattle anyway. Hope you get the car
fixed to your satisfaction good luck.

Dan

[TruckDriver]

 damn  sorry to see that   ,   looks a real nice looking charger ,  could of been a lot worse . hope the repairs and insurance gets sorted ok .  when i first saw the picture , with out reading the text i thought a  scum bag had tried to break- in to steel you charger .

I think I would cry if that was my car. I thought the same thing that someone broke into the garage. Happy anniversery. Keep us up dated on this. I'm curious to hear what the other guys insurance adjuster quotes your car worth.

[70charginglizard]

Thats just so wrong in so many ways I can't even begin to speak.

Damn dude that S U C K 's!

Hopefully the insurance co. Doesn't screw you over this because it didn't happen out on the road. I wouldn't put it above the bastards though.

[nitrometal]

You must have felt sick when you got home.  So sorry. 

I have an 80+ year old couple across the street from me and now I'm worried! 

[MorePwr]

Might want to install one of these


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2pgiw1aTlQ&mode=related&search=

[blackcharger]

that REALLY SUCKS!! I'd check, and recheck, along with several extra sets of eyes, your car from top to bottom, inside and out. Be sure to check the back wall of your house for cracks, etc.

[last426]

My oh my.  Once when living in San Francisco an old guy was backing up, pedal stuck (yeah, right), and ran into my motorcycle and pinned it against my darn car (an RX7 at the time), a double whammy.  Good luck on yours.  Kim

[resq302]

I feel your pain man.  Make sure you bring it to a reputable shop, preferably a shop that specializes in restorations.  I am going through a heck of a time getting overspray off of my undercarrige.

[Silver R/T]

that sucks, hope his 401K fixes your charger and the garage door

[daytonalo]

Again , we all feel your loss , I hope the car can be put back to pre-accident condition . One more thing , to prevent this from happening again I would install 4 inch round pipes at the end of your driveway that can be easily pulled out of sleeve when you take car out of garage .
                                                                                                                                                     Larry

[Khyron]

i would... I would just........

I don;t know... you are the man for remaining to calm.

[hotrod98]

Maybe with a little luck, he won't have Geico or Progressive. 

[73Charger]

Sorry for you man..

[Just 6T9 CHGR]

Sorry to see/hear that Jason.  hopefully things work out in your favor (new parts etc)
Keep us posted!

Chris

[Todd Wilson]

Man, !!!!   That sucks......... Hope you're able to get her fixed without too much grief............. Will this be covered under his auto insurance or your homeowner's insurance?

Good luck and nice '69.............

Troy

Thats a good question!  Home owners would cover the house.  Will the old guys car insurance cover the Charger? It was on private property and not on the street? Home owners probably wont cover the Charger. Do you have collector insurance on the Charger?

The insurance company will look into their book and total the Charger. It will cost more then its worth according to them.  My advice to you is start documenting every car close to yours for sale. Print out ebay ad's and go get some of the various auto shoppers so you can have prices to show the insurance when they are about to stick you on your "old car".  Its not a classic Mopar or classic Dodge Charger it simply is a 35+ year old car to them. Also do the same for parts that you may need.

Very sorry to hear about this. It makes me as sick as it makes the rest of us. Safe and sound in your garage out of harms way and you are the one thats gonna get the weeny on this deal!


Todd

[jasonjb75]

Thanks to all for the well wishes and advice.  I'll be meeting with his insurance this Monday morning at 7:30 and my antique insurance will be sending up an appraiser as well later this week.  Between the two I'll be able to make the better decision to make sure the Charger gets put back to at least as good of shape as before.  You are all correct in saying that my home owners insurance only covered the damage to the garage which came to around $2198.00.  They were there already this past Thursday and cut me the check right on the spot.  So now the insurance will go after his to get their money as well as my deductable.  The same will go for the car if I choose to place the claim under my insurance.

I know of a guy local to me that does great body work and I had planned on taking the car to him this past Saturday morning to get a ball park estimate.  Unfortunately the weather didn't let me do that.  Maybe I get it over there tomorrow as well.  Thanks once again and I'll keep you all posted.

[68 Black Betty]

If he would have hit the other door you probably would have only had a few scratches on the bumpers of that truck. What a cruel world we live in.

[jasonjb75]

I got the estimate this morning from my local body shop.  It came to $2720.00.  It includes new rear bumper, new lower valance, paint to the rear of the R/T stripe, repair truck lid, left and right 1/4 extension, repair and paint tail light panel, front valance, and new front bumper.

I thought it would be a lot more.  I'm still waiting for my insurance company to come and appraise the damage.  We'll see what they say the total will be.

[nitrometal]

Wow, that's not bad at all.  From the pictures I would have figured 3 times that or more.  Let's hope that your insurance company agrees.

[resq302]

Make sure he finds the "hidden damage" that might not be seen.  Be sure to lift up the trunk mat to check for warpage or bowing in the floor of the trunk, look for misalligned moldings or moldings that stick up just a tad and claim it was flat before, etc.  Stuff like that would make up for your suffering nicely in the long run.

[moparguy01]

My oh my.  Once when living in San Francisco an old guy was backing up, pedal stuck (yeah, right), and ran into my motorcycle and pinned it against my darn car (an RX7 at the time), a double whammy.  Good luck on yours.  Kim

Arent you a lawyer now? and if yes, did this incident have anything to do with that decision?

Sorry to hear about your car man, definately make the old guys insurance pay, and i think you need NOS parts. repo stuff isnt any good......you may as well get NICE stuff out of it.

[kevin383]

Jeeze...man I'm sorry.....Hope things work out ok...
kevin383