stanatl

Coming back from Cleveland, OH on I-75 South just south of Lexington, KY and got rear ended in stop and go traffic. Guy hit us pretty hard - estimate is $8,500 and they expect it will go up once they get going on the repair.
Dropping it off at the body shop tomorrow.

Almost a year to the day that my car was rear ended after having it for less than 3 weeks. Starting to feel like it is jinxed.

Took a few pictures with my i-Phone

josephdoc

Ouch.... I feel sorry for the car.

sakataj

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its caused by that roswell tag....lots of odd things happen in roswell. lol,jk sucks least it should come back better. take this time/opportunity to upgrade your exhaust

randomwalk

damn that's 2010 model too...sorry man

stanatl

You're right about Roswell. Bought it at Nalley Roswell - they were the only dealer that had an LS Sport last December. Have it serviced at Nalley Smyrna. I'll take it coming back as good as before the accident. They were talking about potential frame damage - won't know till they get it apart and put it on their machine.

It's a leased company car or I would do a bunch of upgrades.

I8ABMR

sorry to see that. How would one know from the photos that this is a 2010 model

dimapb

One would know by looking at his signature.

flipside909

The updated taillamps and center license plate trim panel.

I8ABMR

Thanks flipside. I see that the tail lights have a little yellow in them. The plate frame looks very subtly different. Thanks for the knowledge

GREENDAY

sorry to see that

ghenley

Stan,

Sorry to see/hear about this (again). Are you and yours okay?

Greg

stanatl

Hey Greg - thanks for asking. We're both pretty sore (my neck and her back). He hit us pretty hard given that we were in stop and go traffic and just crawling along. I'm going to wait a week or two and see if the discomfort goes away before deciding whether or not to see a doctor.

I don't know which is worse - the neck pain or having to drive the Chevy Impala that his insurance company set me up with. I'm not a car snob but having to drive this car for a month or more will be painful.

Craig B

I would also ask for diminished value. If it has frame damage, I would ask them to purchase the vehicle. I hope your neck and back pain goes away. In 2001 I was rear ended and had two bulged disks in my neck and two in my back with whiplash. They didn't total my car, but I sold it right after it was repaired. It took two months and my car was never the same again...

JFNash

Sorry to see that stan and I'm glad that no body was seriously hurt as a result of this.

How a small space in a traffic jam allowed a guy to hit your car this hard is beyond my comprehension.

stanatl

Thanks. I can't quite figure it out either. The only thing that I could think of is that he accidently hit the gas instead of the brake. I didn't see it coming and he was pretty shaken up (nervous) when I exchanged information with him. He was still really nervous when the cop arrived about 1.5 hours later. I'd like to say that he was an "older" gentleman but unfortunately he was only a year older than me.