Psyke Posted December 12, 2012 Report Share Posted December 12, 2012 Wife backed it up into the corner of a huge concrete pillar in our garage. took out the driver side tail lamp, bumper knocked out, and sheet metal crumpled... So much for the rest of the christmas shopping; at least the kids have been taken care of. Just so freakin' frustrated as the accident could have been avoided easily if she had just straightened her wheels after she had parked the car originally... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2late4u Posted December 12, 2012 Report Share Posted December 12, 2012 feel your pain :cold: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rolly Posted December 13, 2012 Report Share Posted December 13, 2012 That's a shame. Sorry to hear that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redtomatoman Posted December 13, 2012 Report Share Posted December 13, 2012 Sorry man. I'd be sad. I don't let anyone drive my JC nor my Dakota. Nobody actually wants to drive my Dakota except me though. LOL. Body shops can make everything good as new in no time. Best of luck. Peace. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AstralRT Posted December 13, 2012 Report Share Posted December 13, 2012 No way, sorry to hear that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadow Posted December 13, 2012 Report Share Posted December 13, 2012 I feel your pain.My R/T looks the same after Friday night when wife backed into outside corner of garage only my bumpers caved in and she caught a bit of the hatch. 6400 kms and needs bodywork!! Aargh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AstralRT Posted December 13, 2012 Report Share Posted December 13, 2012 I'm sensing a theme here, in both cases a women was driving Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Journey_SeXT Posted December 13, 2012 Report Share Posted December 13, 2012 I back the Journey out of the garage for my wife or else I'd be contributing my pain to this thread. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rolly Posted December 13, 2012 Report Share Posted December 13, 2012 I'm sensing a theme here, in both cases a women was driving Oh oh, get ready to duck LOL! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lebowski Posted December 13, 2012 Report Share Posted December 13, 2012 Body shops can make everything good as new in no time. Sure, but it will cost a lot in parts and labour. I'm sensing a theme here, in both cases a women was driving That's a cliché, I've had my fair share of similar incidents and I'm not a woman. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigtsr Posted December 14, 2012 Report Share Posted December 14, 2012 Yes lapses in driving skills are not defined by sex-it's just that women are huge multi-taskers and tend to be thinking of something else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mohammadsen Posted December 14, 2012 Report Share Posted December 14, 2012 And I thought I did damage after i scratched the bumper backing into a parking spot. But I feel your pain, My old durango got backed into and I was Very very upset Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AstralRT Posted December 14, 2012 Report Share Posted December 14, 2012 Just having fun guys and gals, I've had my share of bumps and scratches too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mcgusto82 Posted December 14, 2012 Report Share Posted December 14, 2012 My wife hit a orange "caution" construction cone on the highway on Monday. "idk where it came from". Lmao No damage that I can see, I'd be very upset if it had been damaged. Car doesn't even have 5k miles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rubberdude88 Posted December 14, 2012 Report Share Posted December 14, 2012 (edited) Wife backed it up into the corner of a huge concrete pillar in our garage. took out the driver side tail lamp, bumper knocked out, and sheet metal crumpled... So much for the rest of the christmas shopping; at least the kids have been taken care of. Just so freakin' frustrated as the accident could have been avoided easily if she had just straightened her wheels after she had parked the car originally... Unfortunately, you can only fix one problem.Just kidding. Sh*t happens. At least she wasn't hurt... your wife I mean. Edited December 14, 2012 by Rubberdude88 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psyke Posted December 14, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 14, 2012 Unfortunately, you can only fix one problem. Just kidding. Sh*t happens. At least she wasn't hurt... your wife I mean. lol nah, she and the 3 year old barely felt a thing (good old crumple zones). Technically it is her vehicle as it's in her name and all, so meh. It's now in the shop and we have a 2013 DJ SXT as a loaner for the next couple weeks at least. So far I really miss the heated seats and the auto climate; never realize it until it's gone. Some things I did notices though with the 2013 vs the 2012: - Much larger brakes in the front end - brakes pedal feels stiffer when depressing. with mine, I'd press it and bakes would engage no problem, but when I was at a stop, the bedal was like it was on a cushion...hard to describe. - ABS was much quieter when it engaged this morning briefly. I'm going to take it out tonight alone and play with it. - The evic. New graphic for oil pressure. you can scroll all the way to the top or bottom of the main menu and it wraps around now instead of having to scroll all the way back up to the top or bottom. the realtime MPG-L/100KM gauge graphic is now reversed; instead of having a full red bar that goes from left to right filling up the more gas you're using up, it now has a bar going from right to left that fills up with the less fuel you use.. confused me at first. will see if I can get a video for it. I'm also wondering if the rental shop would be willing to swap my 19" chrome wheels for their 17" alloy ones :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drb227 Posted December 15, 2012 Report Share Posted December 15, 2012 I have the same issue with the brake pedal in my 2011 while stopped. After being stopped for a few seconds, it moves further towards the firewall, almost like pushing on a cushion, as you say. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psyke Posted December 18, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 18, 2012 I have the same issue with the brake pedal in my 2011 while stopped. After being stopped for a few seconds, it moves further towards the firewall, almost like pushing on a cushion, as you say. Don't know if I'd call it an issue, but it was a bit odd at first. the 2013 DJ has the same thing, just not as noticeable. And we go the quote back for the repairs; about $5500......worse than when I took out the entire side of the Caliber.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadow Posted December 19, 2012 Report Share Posted December 19, 2012 Don't know the damage price yet. All parts in except new bumper.On backorder coming in from US. Should be in in few days then can get it fixed. The shop says 12 days downtime. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psyke Posted December 19, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 19, 2012 yeah, we have no idea when we're getting our back; we know it'll be into 2013, just a question of how long it'll be for back order parts. our replacement parts include the bumper, the whole tail light assembly and ring of light, and the rear quarter panel. I've asked the wife to get them to email her the full quote. Insurance has already approved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadow Posted December 22, 2012 Report Share Posted December 22, 2012 Yeah! All my parts are in to the body shop. Booked in for Jan 7 and they say it will be about 7 work days to fix. So by mid January this will all be a bad memory. Kind of embarrassing driving around with the red tape the shop put over the smashed tail light to make it legal to drive in the interim. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psyke Posted January 4, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 4, 2013 Unfortunately it doesn't look like we'll be that lucky. There seems to be a backorder on the quarter panel we need and the only time frame we were given is "indefinite". We're coming close to the end of our Car Rental allotment with insurance so I'm not sure what we're going to do for a vehicle in the coming weeks... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadow Posted January 5, 2013 Report Share Posted January 5, 2013 That sucks. I will be glad when mine is fixed and they where able to make it legal to drive in the interim or I would be in the same boat. I can't believe the wait for parts but thats the result of not warehousing parts with everything going straight to the assembly line. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadow Posted January 16, 2013 Report Share Posted January 16, 2013 Got my truck back today good as new . The body shop did an excellent job :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psyke Posted January 23, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2013 Glad to hear! I'm hoping for the same. We just got a call from Insurance today letting us now that there is now an ETA on the part of Feb 10th; so at least another 3 weeks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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