Rabbit929
Junior Member
- Joined
- Jun 23, 2020
- Posts
- 20
- Reaction score
- 18
- Location
- North Dakota
- Ram Year
- 2020
- Engine
- 5.7 ETorque Hemi
Well I screwed up guys. Behold the story.
As I pulled into Walmart, people walking everywhere, I slowed down to less than 5mph ahead of time waiting for the crowds to clear.
As I creeped forward, looking ahead, seeing as the far side grocery section is always plump full, and they never paint the parking lot so everyone parks like cheap, I’ll just park in the middle section.
Avoid some door dings, be alone, etc. plus there was a nice 93’ ram Cummins there I wanted to look at.
So I check the pedestrians to my right, I check the barricades, handicap signs, and light pole to my left. All is well.
What I didmy know is while creeping slowly there’s a stop sign (for the parking lot editors, not for me) that’s 15 feet out in the middle of nowhere, in my blind spot behind the a-pillar.
I see the spot I want, I turn left, check the obstructions to my left, all good, check the walkers to my right, all goo-*CRUNCH!*
My hood is tall that it was before, and I now need windshield washer fluid, I just filled it.
Now, I’m that idiot who hit a led pipe, at 11mph, in-front of a mob of people who are all most likely thinking, “how the hell did you not see that?! Lol!”
I never thought I’d be that guy, or the amount of damage it would do if you missed both frame rails.
I am posting this now because I finally got the insurance quote back, on my dream truck mind you, I had this truck shipped from California to Idaho, where I picked it up and took it home to North Dakota.
I told all the dealerships, “Find me this truck, precisely, and we will talk.” Dave Smith Motors was the only one who tried.
Now here she sits. 12k miles, been hailed out once, and now a wrapped it around a pole. 30 years of driving ****-boxes and never been in a fender-bender.
Stay safe people. I would have rather died than see this happen to my truck, and I always pointed and laughed at the people who did it. Now I understand. And I feel terrible for treating the only thing that has been so good to me this way.
I will be making it up to her. I swear it.
As I pulled into Walmart, people walking everywhere, I slowed down to less than 5mph ahead of time waiting for the crowds to clear.
As I creeped forward, looking ahead, seeing as the far side grocery section is always plump full, and they never paint the parking lot so everyone parks like cheap, I’ll just park in the middle section.
Avoid some door dings, be alone, etc. plus there was a nice 93’ ram Cummins there I wanted to look at.
So I check the pedestrians to my right, I check the barricades, handicap signs, and light pole to my left. All is well.
What I didmy know is while creeping slowly there’s a stop sign (for the parking lot editors, not for me) that’s 15 feet out in the middle of nowhere, in my blind spot behind the a-pillar.
I see the spot I want, I turn left, check the obstructions to my left, all good, check the walkers to my right, all goo-*CRUNCH!*
My hood is tall that it was before, and I now need windshield washer fluid, I just filled it.
Now, I’m that idiot who hit a led pipe, at 11mph, in-front of a mob of people who are all most likely thinking, “how the hell did you not see that?! Lol!”
I never thought I’d be that guy, or the amount of damage it would do if you missed both frame rails.
I am posting this now because I finally got the insurance quote back, on my dream truck mind you, I had this truck shipped from California to Idaho, where I picked it up and took it home to North Dakota.
I told all the dealerships, “Find me this truck, precisely, and we will talk.” Dave Smith Motors was the only one who tried.
Now here she sits. 12k miles, been hailed out once, and now a wrapped it around a pole. 30 years of driving ****-boxes and never been in a fender-bender.
Stay safe people. I would have rather died than see this happen to my truck, and I always pointed and laughed at the people who did it. Now I understand. And I feel terrible for treating the only thing that has been so good to me this way.
I will be making it up to her. I swear it.
.Glad nobody got hurt. Get over it. It sucks, not much you can do about it now...
