My Iconic Silver BigBend experience cut short (totaled)

[BroncoNerd]

Its been a few long months dealing with insurance and they've finally agreed to total it after I was rear ended at a stoplight by a 2000 Nissan Pathfinder.

I went looking at new big Broncos however dealer markup is still ridiculous in Arizona so I ended up with my new whip, 2023 Ranger FX4 Lariat Splash edition ?
Bonus image of my old 1974 Courier

 

[MoFoCo]

That little Courier is sweet, love those old mini-trucks. Sorry about the Bronco, one of my local dealers has 28 BS's on the lot, surprising they can still get a big markup.

 

[Blue oval fan]

Other than what is visual what did they come up with for the repair estimate? Doesn't seem all that bad.

 

[BroncoNerd]

Other than what is visual what did they come up with for the repair estimate? Doesn't seem all that bad.

Bronco Sport did excellent in the accident and did not look too bad from the outside, however as the collision center looked under the bumper, the damage traveled up past the rear doors and repair estimate went from 8K to 19K, which easily put it over the 50% of the vehicle value needed to call it a total.

 

[GoatsyBanks]

The ranger is super nice.
How much if you don't mind me asking?

 

[BroncoNerd]

The ranger is super nice.
How much if you don't mind me asking?

Thanks, got the Ranger for sticker ~42K, but dealer upgraded wheels and added 2" leveling kit up front and got that those upgrades for an additional 2K. Of course after GAP, insurance and taxes you can imagine how much more it went up from there.

 

[MJE]

Super sweet Ranger & Courier! Sorry to hear about your Bronco though. I’m trusting you were ok?

 

[Mark S.]

Looks like your Bronco Sport crumpled precisely as it was designed to. Great for the occupants; not so good for repairability.

 

[BroncoNerd]

Super sweet Ranger & Courier! Sorry to hear about your Bronco though. I’m trusting you were ok?

luckily no injuries, but the little old lady that hit me claimed that I backed up into her at 30+mph in reverse from the stoplight ?. Lucky I had my dashcam to show the police and insurance what actually happened . 100% recommend everyone get one

 

[RSH]

I had that same color Courier in High School, and then a silver one a few years later. I look for them on Craigslist sometimes, also the Mazda rotary version.

 

[Bill G]

Sorry to hear about crash. Glad to hear it’s working out though w/new truck. Your story reminds me of a crash I had in ‘68 in A Mustang — made me laugh a little.

 

[SportWest]

Glad you're OK, the new Ranger looks sharp. The (Eruption?) green really vibes with the colors of the desert.

 

[The Green Goddess]

Glad you’re ok! I’m curious as to the model of dash cam you have that captured a rear collision, I would love to know, please!

 

[BroncoNerd]

Glad you’re ok! I’m curious as to the model of dash cam you have that captured a rear collision, I would love to know, please!

Took me a long time to find a cost effective camera that had good dual 1080p front/rear. So ended up with the Best Buy INSIGNIA dual front/rear dashcam for ~$99. Sadly they don’t sell it anymore as it was discontinued. But quality was very good as you can see in these before and after frames from the video.
? minding my own business then ?

 

[The Green Goddess]

Yikes! Thanks for your reply.

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