Glad you're OK Kyle. I think I need to get a hitch, if for no other
reason but to protect myself from stupid tailgaters. I think yours,
plus the ring, saved you a lot of problems. The RX7, however... If
you're sore in the least in the morning, get it checked out. It may be
nothing, but get it on record that you went and were looked at! Did the
police come to the scene? Sounds like the other driver was completely
at fault.
I was discussing the situation with my brother and had an interesting
idea. Get a 4x4x4 cube of stainless steel, polished to a mirror finish,
with a piece hanging off one side to slide into the reciever. If
tailgaters can't see THAT (especially at night - put enough shine on it
and they'll be blinded by their own headlights) and keep off your
bumper, their car deserves the punishment it'll get from that hunk of
steel :) Anyone got a rough idea on the density of stainless, so I can
figure out what this beast would weigh (and no, "a lot" is not a valid
anwser)? I can't find anything online to help me out.
Kyle Kozubal 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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