Well it happened. I was hit while parked at Barnes and Noble (That'll teach me to read!) They pushed the rear above the bumper in a few inches and now the trunk doesn't open right. It's tough to see in the pictures but the left brake light no longer lines up with the trunk and there is a big kink in the plastic. It looks like they hit just to the left of the license plate.

They left no information (people suck). And unfortunately there were no cameras. I have started a claim with my insurance so I'll see how that goes...

Do you guys think I should do anything else?

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Serenity-86' 300SDL 482,000 miles (on a "14" head!)

Sorry to hear this Justin.

I hope you get some compensation.

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Chad
2006 Nissan Pathfinder LE
1998 Acura 3.0 CL
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"Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work." - Aristotle (384-322 B.C.)

SOLD
1985 300TD - Red Dragon
1986 300SDL - Coda
1991 - 300TE
1995 - E320
1985 300CD - Gladys

Thanks Chad, with any luck I'll have a harrowing story of how I jumped through hoops with the insurance company for the get together!

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Serenity-86' 300SDL 482,000 miles (on a "14" head!)

Aggravating. Sorry to hear about it. At least they did not damage the trunk lid. Looks like a beautiful car.

Richard

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85 300D 75K Anthracite Grey 0-60 in 13 seconds **For Sale**
84 300D 333K Black (The Velveteen Rabbit) 0-60 in 14 seconds
00 Toyota Sienna 208K (Sold)
15 Subaru Outback 43K
11 Subaru Outback 67K
98 Ford Taurus 100K (Gertie - Was Grandma's - drove it to church and shopping - really) Daughter's car now.
30 Model A Ford 2 Door Sedan (Sold) 0-60 in . . . Never reached 60

It's become a GD epidemic. Everywhere you go, some DB is driving like an idiot. Avoiding an accident has become more than a full time occupation.

I managed to extract $850. in small claims court for a DB who sideswiped the SD because she clearly had to get past the SD faster than the SD could merge from the ramp into the right lane.

Of course, the damage is close to $1500............

My condolences to the OP...........sadly, this is just the beginning.

My thoughts exactly. I think it is cell phones and texting and a general dumbing down of the driving population. I have become extremely cautious and defensive while driving. I give people a lot of space and do not get nearly as close to the car in front of me as I used to.

Richard

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85 300D 75K Anthracite Grey 0-60 in 13 seconds **For Sale**
84 300D 333K Black (The Velveteen Rabbit) 0-60 in 14 seconds
00 Toyota Sienna 208K (Sold)
15 Subaru Outback 43K
11 Subaru Outback 67K
98 Ford Taurus 100K (Gertie - Was Grandma's - drove it to church and shopping - really) Daughter's car now.
30 Model A Ford 2 Door Sedan (Sold) 0-60 in . . . Never reached 60

Sorry to hear it Justin ... hope you can get some help from insurance (and without a lot of headache) and get it all fixed up.

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1987 300D, arctic white/palomino--314,000 miles
1978 240D 4-speed, Euro Delivery, light ivory/bamboo--370,000 miles
2005 Jeep Liberty CRD Limited, light khaki/slate--140,000 miles
2018 Chevy Cruze diesel, 6-speed manual, satin steel metallic/kalahari--19,000 miles
1982 Peugeot 505 diesel, 4-speed manual, blue/blue, 130,000 miles
1995 S320, black/parchment--34,000 miles (Dad's car)