My Wife Hit My Truck !!!

[movnup]

Starting working out in the gargage / shop to finish hanging my sliding doors on my second workbench project, had the truck backed up in the driveway like always to work out there, went in to get cup of coffee, and then heard a big bang !!!! As the title says my wife kissed her quarterpanel hard on her new car to my quarterpanel on the truck.

Considering we have $500 deduct times two there goes my 14" bandsaw, planer, and jointer to finish setting up my wood shop this spring. Last weekend I hit the gas pipe and it costs $12 to fix and just waking up it cost me a grand. This is her second accident in 6 months (she hit someone going 5 mph in rush hour) and I got in trouble because my truck was in the way!!!

Why ask why ???? I know someday I will build some furniture out of wood, I know I will, I know I will, I know I will .....

[Ed62]

I know you feel like crying , but better days lie ahead.

Ed

[Knottscott]

You're in good company...last Saturday my son totalled our primary car....spent today looking for a replacement (vehicle that is! ...by law we have to keep the kid!). No shop upgrades this year...

Hang tough! ...cars are fixable/replaceable. An empty space in the driveway is better than an empty seat at the breakfast table.

[SARGE..g-47]

Afternoon movnup...

Face reality my man.. the honeymoon's over. First rule after that happens is you might as well take the interior and rear veiw mirrors off her vehicle and don't put anything valuable near their path when they are in a motor vehicle. Women find mirrors totally useless in life except to straighten hair and touch up make-up.... :>)

But enjoy the small incidents while you can.. when you have kids and they reach the teen-age years.. stories like yours become small, very in-significant mis-demeanors comparatively and you realize the "parties over". ha.. ha...

Regards...

[LinuxRandal]

I started out as a Neander, with Gramps old hand tools. At least you can pick them up cheap at garage sales.

I would duck and mention to her that it's her responsibilty to be in control of her vehicle at ALL times, while behind the wheel. Otherwise, I would ask her if the garage door was going to be in her way.




For at least a decade, my motto was, If it weren't for bad luck, I'd have NO luck at all.

[cgallery]

Considering we have $500 deduct times two there goes my 14" bandsaw, planer, and jointer to finish setting up my wood shop this spring.

Some auto insurance companies will wave the deductible if they insure both cars involved in a collision. I don't know the logic, but it is true. So ask your insurance company if they have such a policy.

[Ed62]

An empty space in the driveway is better than an empty seat at the breakfast table.

Absolutely! I've always said it's a lot easier to attach a new front end than it is to attach a new arm or leg. Keep your priorities straight, and it'll be a lot easier to handle.

Ed

[gary]

[crokett]

Some auto insurance companies will wave the deductible if they insure both cars involved in a collision. I don't know the logic, but it is true. So ask your insurance company if they have such a policy.

movnup, unless you are worried about rates for your wife going up because of the prior accident, check this out. My mom did essentially the same thing to my dad a few years ago and the deductible was waived for her for this reason.

I'd ask her why your tool budget is gone if she was the one who hit your car. Suggest it come out of one of her budgets. Then I'd run like heck.

[Russianwolf]

one) post pics of the damage so we can see how much you're talking about.

two) if it's not too bad have an estimate done BEFORE filing a claim.

three) If the two aren't too bad then you may just drive them as is, or it may be cheaper to pay the repairman yourself. especially if it's just a dent on the front quarter panels (these are easy bolt on panels on most cars/truck).

I drive a nearly 40 year old truck with rust holes in it, so I'm not pretentious (sp?) enough to think that my vehicles have to look showroom new. If you fit in this catagory, you might be able to save some money.

[moc]

three) If the two aren't too bad then you may just drive them as is

That was my thought. There is definitely a freedom in driving a car that's already dinged.

"You wanna cut me off? Bring it on!"

Of course, I drive a '94 Golf without door handles... so YMMV

*moc

[coach]

My wife ruined the tailgate on my beloved GMC, BEFORE I MADE THE FIRST PAYMENT.

Know what, I never replaced it. That was many years ago, and I still have that warped tailgate. Thing is, it doesn't really bother me.

[Perfidiajoe]

With that luck I wouldn't waste any money on lottery tickets. I feel for you, mine drove 2 miles on a flat, in the front, & complained they didn't do a good job plowing the road, "it was very rough & bumpy" The now useless tire had only 1000 miles on it. I feel your pain!

[JTimmons]

A neighbor commented one time on my wife's entry into the garage when she came home every day, just so happened we were talking about it when she came home.
She opened the garage door a block away, completely opened before she hit the end of the driveway and closing before the roof of the car cleared the entry way all doing about 5 - 10 mph and then the NASCAR pit-stop at the end.
I was waiting for her to come in one day and tell me she tore the garage door off or having the car come through the wall, until she learned to SLOW down. Her lesson was learned by ripping the driver side mirror off on one of her entrances and a month later ripping it off backing out.

Needless to say, I back her new truck into the garage every night now.

I also had to explain to her that the squeeking sound she was hearing meant something when applying the brakes, that she didn't have to wait until she heard a griding sound to let me know that the pads need to be changed.

I feel your pain too!

[movnup]

The story continues ....

This morning my four year old asks this question and the dialogue is as follows:

Jamie (munchkin): Mommy why did you bonk daddies truck ??
Becky (mom): Because he parked it in the way and he should have told me it was there [ editors note - it's been parked outside like that everytime I work in the shop ]
Jim (me): Is this my fault because you hit my truck???
Becky: Yes .... if you didn't park there I wouldn't have hit it !!!
Jim: I knew you would try and blame it on me (WRONG ANSWER JIM)
Becky: (this gets pretty graphic so I don't want to singe anyones ears)

I appeciate everyone's advice and will look at the insurance stuff tommorow but I'll probably just pay out of pocket and save up again for stationary tools.

Why ask why ??? I am firmly convinced in the last fifteen seconds of life on this earth, lying in my deathbed, I'm going to sit up and shout "I get it ..... I understand women" then I'll die!!!