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CaptOchs

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My son got hit during the last snow storm. It was a 4 lane road. A guy in a Honda Civic was going the same direction in the right lane and my son was in the left lane. He was going slower. Just as my son's truck approached, he swung hard left to turn into a driveway on the opposite side of the road. He turned right into him. Police said other driver was at fault because you can't turn left from the right lane. By the time I got there, the other driver was taken away by ambulance for leg pain. My son and his friend were fine. Unfortunately, it's looking like they are going to total his truck. He was very proud to own it and I'm thankful it kept him safe. His airbags didn't even deploy. All of the airbags in the Civic deployed so that is likely totaled as well.

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mikejr

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I had a lady rear end me a couple weeks ago in the rain. Her car was drive-able, but barely. She ran square into my trailer hitch, no damage - maybe a little scratched paint on the hitch.
 

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I swerved when deer jumped in front of me which I should have hit. Right rear hit a concrete guard rail. Ended up bending a part of the frame and totaled the truck. These RAMS hold value I would say. I ended up not having to use my GAP coverage and got a check for 4K. The difference is collision vs comprehensive coverage made rates slightly go up.

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I swerved when deer jumped in front of me which I should have hit. Right rear hit a concrete guard rail. Ended up bending a part of the frame and totaled the truck. These RAMS hold value I would say. I ended up not having to use my GAP coverage and got a check for 4K. The difference is collision vs comprehensive coverage made rates slightly go up.

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Dammit man. You learned a valuable lesson why ya don’t swerve and hit somethin else. Glad you’re ok and hopefully you get too negative in the deal.


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I had a lady rear end me a couple weeks ago in the rain. Her car was drive-able, but barely. She ran square into my trailer hitch, no damage - maybe a little scratched paint on the hitch.

This is one of the reasons that I want to install a Class IV hitch on my truck. I get stuck in traffic everyday here in Tampa and I have been rearended twice in my little Kia. Not enough to do any damage but enough to scratch the paint on the rear bumper cover.

I figure the hitch will protect against minor impacts from the smart phone zombies piloting 3500lb missiles.
 

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Doesn’t look like much but it was nearly $6000 in damage. Had 2500 miles on the truck when Lexus rear ended me at about 20 miles an hour. Needless to say his car was totaled.
 

hardEight

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This is one of the reasons that I want to install a Class IV hitch on my truck. I get stuck in traffic everyday here in Tampa and I have been rearended twice in my little Kia. Not enough to do any damage but enough to scratch the paint on the rear bumper cover.

I figure the hitch will protect against minor impacts from the smart phone zombies piloting 3500lb missiles.
Also good for totaling cars of people who rear end you. Typically smashes to the block.
 

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Anybody use one of these: https://www.weathertech.com/bumpstepxl/

When I got a chip in my Line-X repaired I noticed the place had these for $99. I currently have just an ornamental ram's head in the trailer hitch. Aesthetically pleasing but no additional protection.
 

Potatomafia

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Also good for totaling cars of people who rear end you. Typically smashes to the block.

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Plus this:

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Is the plan. I realize that if I get hit hard enough to smash the engine block of the vehicle that hit me and I have these installed, there is a pretty good chance that the truck frame will deform and the truck will get totalled.

But that is a risk I am willing to take :biggun:
 

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I put this hitch step on my truck, serves two purposes.

1) a step
2) give who ever decides to run into me more damage.


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Brent L

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I put this hitch step on my truck, serves two purposes.

1) a step
2) give who ever decides to run into me more damage.


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I like that one. Where did you purchase it? Thanks


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My old friend. 2013 Ram 1500. Guy blew a red light in an F-150, spun me around, through a steel traffic pole, off the road and into the a ditch coming to rest after hitting some trees going backward. It was quite a ride. Herniated disks in both my neck and lower back, but it could’ve been a lot worse. Truck saved my life. That’s why I bought another Ram.
 

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Me personally? A few bruises and scrapes is all. Truck was totaled and I got a CTD to replace it.
So glad you made it out okay. That is just nasty. This is one thread where ya' want to recognize someone but hitting "like" seems as if it is an insult.
 

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I had my truck hit on side of bed, whole area between gas cap and front of bed caved in. Happened second day, I literally was away from my truck for 2 minutes. Fortunately the body shop was able to do painless dent removal, guy spent entire day, over 10 hours, and got it perfect. If anyone in DC metro of Maryland needs work done, I have a great place that I could not recommend more.
 

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So glad you made it out okay. That is just nasty. This is one thread where ya' want to recognize someone but hitting "like" seems as if it is an insult.

Thanks. It certainly didn't feel good when it happened or for a couple of days afterwards. But I suffered no serious injuries so it's all good.

At the end of the day I got a new Cummins out of the deal so that wasn't a bad result. :D
 

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