In a rare moment of weakness, I broke my Zen master concentration for a few milliseconds during the morning commute and ended up kissing the bumper of a full size pickup truck. I was going perhaps 5, no more than 10 miles per hour when the whole "two objects can't occupy the same space" rule came into effect. My kid was impressed: "That was scary" followed by "My muffin fell on the floor" and later "Wow Dad, looks like your license plate is bent!". Two immediate observations: 1) Every conceivable crumple zone did lots of crumpling and 2) the pickup truck bumper was completely unscathed.
I stopped by the local dealer's body shop to test the waters: $3,200. Time to call the insurance company.
I am happy that no one was injured and it teaches me to pay even more attention driving. However, I am a little surprised at how much damage was done.
Bummer (or is it Bumper?)! I did this twice (including once with a pickup) and neither vehicle had any damage. $3,200. Eek! Good luck with th repairs.
Posted by: Todd B. | May 22, 2008 at 10:02 PM
Thanks! It's in the shop now getting all fixed up.
Posted by: Chris Staszak | May 23, 2008 at 07:29 AM