48hrs of ownership….rear ended!

[Invictus]

Could have been worse but still devastating. Picked it up on Tuesday afternoon and right around 200 miles on her.

Stopped in a right hand turn lane and person wasn’t paying attention. Probably new bumper and light and some body work to panel under the taillight and tailgate.

Tailgate still goes up and down but rubs metal/metal in the bent corner.

Should I get it repaired at the dealership or find a highly rated shop?

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[DrOctane]

 

[duncanmclain]

That sucks, I'm sorry that happened.

 

[Invictus]

So it looks like main damage is at the buckle point under the tail light (and broken tail light of course). Hoping it’s not going to be that big of a deal to repair and won’t have any long term challenges with it.

 

[Pioneer74]

I see this going one of two ways. Either they can pull the damage out and TIG weld the tear in the bodyside under the taillight, or you're looking at all of the rivets on that bodyside being drilled out and the whole panel being replaced.

I would definitely make sure whomever does the work is certified by Ford to do aluminum work.

 

[broncoaz]

That sucks.

 

[Invictus]

Yeah, we will see what they say once I get it into the shop. Doing my research now on "diminished value" claims. Looks like I should be able to go after that but not sure what kind of damages that would be. How much less is the $80k (MSRP not "actual" current value) vehicle with 200 miles on it worth now that it has a reported accident on the carfax?

 

[johnnyonetime]

That’s a damn shame!
Glad you weren’t injured.

 

[Drayday55]

Dude. That sucks. I hate to see this

Could have been worse but still devastating. Picked it up on Tuesday afternoon and right around 200 miles on her.

Stopped in a right hand turn lane and person wasn’t paying attention. Probably new bumper and light and some body work to panel under the taillight and tailgate.

Tailgate still goes up and down but rubs metal/metal in the bent corner.

Should I get it repaired at the dealership or find a highly rated shop?

 

[Toby57]

Sad to see. I love the color of your truck.

 

[metroshot]

Yeah, we will see what they say once I get it into the shop. Doing my research now on "diminished value" claims. Looks like I should be able to go after that but not sure what kind of damages that would be. How much less is the $80k (MSRP not "actual" current value) vehicle with 200 miles on it worth now that it has a reported accident on the carfax?

Definitely file for diminished value against the other party's insurance.

It will hurt you when it comes time for resale - I know when my BMW got rear ended, the diminished value claim of $4000 was paid out 3 years prior but when I sold her, I was dinged $2500.

As for a reputable body shop - choose the one you want to do the work - not the other party's insurance.

Remember you can also get a rental for the same class vehicle during the time it's in the shop.

 

[CRAIGC540]

This sucks! so sorry for you.
I was on freeway at 55 mph 4am dark thirty the freeway way was very light traffic, I was changing lanes slowly to the right with no cars behind me when this fool popped up with no lights going at least 90 passes me to the right. I'm half way in the lane and he is half way on the shoulder when he passed me. Yeah scared the shit out of me...

This is a good reason to have a dash cam for sure.

 

[jpepper07]

Yeah, we will see what they say once I get it into the shop. Doing my research now on "diminished value" claims. Looks like I should be able to go after that but not sure what kind of damages that would be. How much less is the $80k (MSRP not "actual" current value) vehicle with 200 miles on it worth now that it has a reported accident on the carfax?

This is stuff I am interested in. I was hit in 2013. No fault of my own. I argued with the agent I lost value. I said it will show up on carfax that I have an accident and it will hurt my resale so I am not left whole. They said "we don't sell information to carfax" I was like well they get it somehow don't they. I am pretty sure it hurt me a few thousand when I sold it last month. Also I lived in WV at the time and there was no law about diminished values. I hope this issue is easier to handle these days because it always worries me.

 

[Invictus]

Thank you all for the support, I know I'm not the only one is this boat right now and odds are others will be joining the club down the road. I've never owned a vehicle that was effectively irreplaceable before, lol. It's a different feeling for sure....

So I did install my FITCAMX front dash cam before I even drove off the lot at the dealership (why not, it takes like 2-3 mins) but I planned to install the rear facing camera this weekend since it's a bigger job (not taking any more chances, installed it last night lol). Obviously wish I would have installed it right away on Tuesday as well but even the front cam footage will do. You can see me come to a complete stop, sit for a couple seconds and then a good jolt forward. If she was going any faster she would have pushed me right into the incoming semi that was heading down the road that I was waiting for to pass. I wasn't in one-pedal drive mode so had my foot on the brake, not sure it would have pushed me more forward in one-pedal. Could have definitely been worse.




As for the diminished value claim, I did a good amount of reading last night and it looks like the newer the vehicle the better your chances are but it can be a fight regardless. Since my truck only has like 200 miles on it, I'm going to take a shot. Maybe because both the at fault person and my insurance company are the same (Geico) they will want to take care of me because of the risk of loosing me as a client? I'll update as I go through it all.

Hoping to take it into a shop this next week for damage appraisal and get the parts ordered. Thankfully I can still drive it without issue for now.

 

[ninjaybot]

Voting for highly rated shop. They will reach out to dealer/ford if needed.

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