Glad to hear that you are okay. Sounds like the Dak
escape with minor damages, which is also good.
When I got rearended, I got hit by an Explorer and my
truck is lowered, so he smacked my tailgate good and
messed some things up pretty good.
One thing that I noticed on mine, was that the
driver's side door had a new squeak to it when you
tried to close it. But again, sounds like the car
dove under your truck for the most part.
Get well.
Gregg
92 V6 CC
--- Kyle Kozubal <grndak4x4@home.com> wrote:
>
> Well when attempting to make a left handed turn
> tonight(I was fully
> stopped), a driver of an 87 Mazda RX7 failed to see
> DODGE(on the tailgate),
> as well as my brake lights and turn signal. He hit
> me full speed; it was a
> posted 35 mph zone. I did hear some tire squealing
> when he tried to brake,
> so I am not 100% sure how fast he was actually going
> upon impact. The RX7
> did not look good, it was leaking coolant(tow ring
> may have pierced the
> radiator), both headlights were blown out, the
> front bumper was mangled,
> the lower air dam was in bad shape, the hood was
> crumpled and dented in
> really good, and the driver's side fender was messed
> up. This RX7 was in
> good shape for being an 87, looked like the guy
> really took good care of it,
> before tonight anyway. Once again, I really think my
> tow ring in my hitch
> saved my Dak from getting alot more damage.This
> happened in the dark, so I
> will fully inspect it tomorrow in the daylight. The
> only real damage I can
> see, just from a quick visual is the rear bumper is
> dented in on the
> driver's half of the bumper; which will have to be
> replaced along with some
> of the rear braces. I think the RX7 did a nose dive
> under the hard braking
> and literally slid under the rear of my Dak. After I
> was hit, I noticed the
> rear position of my truck was about 5 feet over from
> where I was at
> originally. There is some paint on the underneath
> side of the hitch; I hope
> the hitch is ok. Since this is my first 4WD truck,
> and my first 'real'
> accident, is there anything I should look for when
> doing my own inspection?
> Could the driveline/tcase/transmission be affected
> at all since I was not
> moving, but was in drive?? I am going to take it to
> the 3 best shops in my
> area, but would like to look myself beforehand. I am
> going to pull the spare
> tire down and inspect the tire/rim as well. Any
> suggestions are welcome. For
> now, Tylenol is helping my neck; may go to get some
> x-rays just to be safe.
> Thank goodness for seatbelts!
> Kyle
> 93 Dakota 4x4 V6
>
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