crash update

our bodies are hurtin, went to ER and chiropractor , adjuster came to see the roadie, its totaled, i told her im keeping it as evidence for a law suit , seeing lawyer monday morning , i should have settlement figures tomorrow afternoon... then the adjuster wants to buy my ford conversion van, wouldnt that be great ..

Sell the Ford buy a GMC Savana Conversion Van. 1996-2000 body style is my favorite. Plenty of room all around. Plus all the fluid reservoirs, and dip sticks are where you can reach them.

Hope you get to feeling better. Best of luck finding another wagon.

check will be in the mail by tuesday, i will get another roadie real quick, im selling the ford van because im replacing it with the roadie

Did you get to keep yours for parts?

Jon

its not going anywhere, ill know more monday after i find out if the lawyer wants it in one piece for evidence , but is mine to do what i want, it will have a destruction title

can we see some pictures of it ?

Sprocket was supposed to post them for me ???

Sorry was camping over weekend try to get them loaded tonight

i found the replacement "whale" its light blue 1994, 86k , everything works, price is ok, might get it this weekend if i get the check

Pics!

DROLDS2U wrote:

i found the replacement "whale" its light blue 1994, 86k , everything works, price is ok, might get it this weekend if i get the check

that's the one down here isn't it. I saw it, looked like a decent price for the low mileage!
pics on the way....trust me you don't wanna see them Sting.

yes, on cl, boynton beach

All I have to say, is I bet you are damn glad you weren't in some POS import. That was a SOLID hit you took. What hit you btw?

dodge ram 1500 quad cab ... and the cops said we hit him, how could we get that damage from hitting someone , we got turned 90 degrees

Sounds like the cop may be friends with the people that hit you.Keep any and all pics you took
and every one that may have been taken by witnesses.Do you have a lawyer yet ?If not it sounds like you are going to need one!

got a real good lawyer on monday, he has copies of all pictures
roadie took a lickin but keeps on tickin, motor still runs, even power antenna survived

Thats good to hear!

Yikes!

John, I meant pics of the new one!

That hurts to look at. Glad you walked away.

looks like real hard hit. you got to keep it looks like great parts car now. if you hit someone all the damage would have been pushed in to the car not pushing it to the side i would think

Ray, look at CL west palm beach , roadmaster, its a lite blue with 86k

Ouch! There's no way you hit him with the bumper ripped half off. I hate seeing another DCM torn up but glad you're ok.

Jon

OUCH. Glad you're ok. This is a prime example of why more metal is always better. Imagine if mr Dodge hit a Smart?

That hurts to see
Glad everyone is alright, that's a pretty nasty hit.

I've been a professional firefighter for 25 years now, including 3 years on an extrication team. We run one of the busiest highways in North America, so I've seen a few crashes. If the only picture of that set that I saw was the tie-rod, I would still know that car took a hit on the side of the leading edge of the front right tire.

I couldn't say if it was running a stop sign or something when it was hit -- there are other contributing factors to the "who's at fault" question -- but it was the hittee, not the hitter.

Be extremely careful, I know someone who's insurance company settled with an "injured party" without consulting the guy. He even had an iron clad alibi...he was someplace else, and could prove it. The insurance company still settled with the other party. His insurance went up a lot.

Fred, what are you talking about, im lost ????

I am referring to the police determining that you hit the other guy. My friend's insurance company paid the other guy so that they would not have to go to court. Hey guy claimed that my friend caused his accident, and the stupid insurance company just paid him "damages, and pain and suffering". My friend could prove that he was not even there, but the insurance company did not care. The insurance company just paid the other guy. Watch your insurance company carefully, make sure they do not sell you out.

ok, now i understand

the rust free body will be for sale soon , i can deliver if anyone is interested ,no title to it, theres no damage on it , mmotor and tranny are probably sold, going to keep the rear, i think its a posi

Check the SPID for G80 = posi

complete drive train came out of a diffrerent wagon

Check for the tag on the differential, held on by one of the cover bolts.

DROLDS2U wrote:

dodge ram 1500 quad cab ... and the cops said we hit him, how could we get that damage from hitting someone , we got turned 90 degrees

yeeaaaah... 'cause when you hit someone your bumper goes in the direction they... were... going... so... it... looks .... like.... .... wait... your bumper is sticking OUT at a 45 degree angle from the front of the car... which means... ??? I've never seen a car's front end move to the side when that car is at fault. good luck with your claim and thank God everyone is ok. Hang in there buddy. Plano IL is about 2 hour drive for me. If you still want/need someone to go look at that car, lemme know. However, with you in FL you might wanna stay out of the rust belt!!

Mark

Mark, what do you think happens to a car that broadsides another moving vehicle?
The only question here is who had the right-of-way.

you hit him? ha! thats quite clearly bullcrap!