Crashed the Charger Today

[bobs66440]

We were on our weekly cruise and my buddy got rear-ended hard exiting an intersection which pushed him into me and, well, you see the result. They took him to the hospital for observation. His neck & back are pretty sore but no broken bones. His car was hammered pretty bad. Mine is more cosmetic but I will need a new J-Chrome, lol! I looked close under and around the car and I was lucky there was no other damage. That rear part of the quarter panel is going to be a bear to straighten. May have to get a replacement corner if I can find one. The insurance will have to deal with that I guess. More concerned with my buddy, but they said he will be sore, but ok.

I should have known I was pushing my luck cruising this late in the season...

[The70RT]

What a bitch....Hope your buddy is ok. The cars can be fixed but still 

[Budnicks]

That sucks royally  , hope everyone is OK,   my condolences about the injury to your beloved Charger...  Hope the people had insurance

[RIDELIKEHELL]

hopefully is just bumps and bruises and nobody's got serious injuries

[nvrbdn]

man sorry to hear. hope your buddy comes out with no neck/back problems. those crush panel pieces on new cars sure take the impact, but how did the plymouths rear end fare?

[squeakfinder]

    Ouch. Sorry to hear about that. Man, that was close to your taillight.

[BigBlockSam]

  SUCKS!

[bobs66440]

but how did the plymouths rear end fare?

It's a little worse than it looks. Overall, it fared much better than the Hyundai. Unfortunately, the older cars are so strong that the force is transmitted directly to the driver and not soaked up by the car as mentioned. And in this case with the older low back buckets, it means more chance for neck & back pain...

[MoparManJim]

Was the idiot that hit him on a cell phone or what? 

Sorry to hear about your car man, an also your buddy's car also 

[tan top]

  aww man sorry to see this  , good  no one was hurt .  but not good   

[BananaDan]

Sorry to hear that!  I hope you all (you guys and your rides) make a speedy recovery.

[1970Moparmann]

Sorry to hear this.

[Ghoste]

Glad there were no fatalities and I hope your buddy doesn't have lasting problems.  Damn I wish people would pay attention when they drive.

[Fred]

Commiserations.
That is always my biggest worry when I go cruising. To many people on their cell phones (even though it's illegal) or just not concentrating.
The worst is when they come at you over the centre line around corners and you've got nowhere to go. Have experienced some hairy moments!

[kab69440]

After having three vehicles totalled inside of six months last year by inattentive morons, I can tell him for a fact that he's going to hurt for quite a while. 

[Charger-Bodie]

Hope your buddy turns out fine. I think my Dad has a pretty nice fender for him if he ends up on the hunt for one.

[model maker]

The Police should be able to check a persons cell phone after a crash like that & see if they were texting at the time of the rear ender, if so THEY SHOULD GET HAMMERED PRETTY HARD ! This inattentive driving has gotton too far out of hand. some people just cannot handle technology with out abusing it

[greenpigs]

Well I hope your friend sticks it to the driver & does it dry!

[Fred]

The Police should be able to check a persons cell phone after a crash like that & see if they were texting at the time of the rear ender, if so THEY SHOULD GET HAMMERED PRETTY HARD ! This inattentive driving has gotton too far out of hand. some people just cannot handle technology with out abusing it

It doesn't achieve anything though. Even if they get a fine, they don't learn from their mistakes and go right on doing it again. I see it all the time.  

[472 R/T SE]

There's just too much of this going on anymore.  Don't think cause you were cruising late in the year that you were asking for trouble.  You just never know.

I hope your buddy doesn't have any lasting injuries.  I know when my wife & daughter totaled her truck our daughter had neck pain 2 weeks later.   

Glad you're alright & hope the best for all involved.


May I ask why the pass. side of his fender hit your driver's.  Shouldn't it have been his driver's side?

[bobs66440]

There's just too much of this going on anymore.  Don't think cause you were cruising late in the year that you were asking for trouble.  You just never know.

I hope your buddy doesn't have any lasting injuries.  I know when my wife & daughter totaled her truck our daughter had neck pain 2 weeks later.  

Glad you're alright & hope the best for all involved.


May I ask why the pass. side of his fender hit your driver's.  Shouldn't it have been his driver's side?

Thanks for the well wishes.

He said after he got hit he tried to steer away from my car but couldn't. He almost made it though! Another few inches and he would have missed. Amazing that he had the time to react and think of that.

[elanmars]

hope all goes well with your friend. you guys are lucky your cars can be repaired! i would know, mine was destroyed a few months back, if you haven't seen the thread. ugly.

good luck with the finding of parts/repair!

[FlatbackFanatic]

Sorry to hear about your accident. It really sux. I'm glad everyone will be OK.

[greenpigs]

   I hate to say it but your buddy needs to sue the person who rear ended him. The driver was at fault and your friend shouldn't have to pay more than his deductible to fix his & your car. Then I would try and get enough to cover the deductible & a reasonable amount for mental anguish.
    In general I don't like the court thing but in this case the person needs to pay. How does some "old car" out brake a new one? I think we know the driver was too close & not paying attention.
    Most of these cases are settled out of court & his insurance company should be able to help. For a personal case he will need to get a lawyer, but that shouldn't be a problem and your buddy is in the right & it would be easy money for the lawyer\shark.

[RallyeMike]

Sorry to see. Hope everyone will be ok.