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My Braptor was hit back in the summer by an 18-wheeler. After waiting years for my Bronco I was devastated, and 2 weeks ago I FINALLY got paid out for it. That same week I attended the Off-Roadeo, and I expected to come back home to the east coast and be on the dealer lot the next day. Instead...

I was one of your Raptor sales! Unfortunately you left the week before mine arrived so we never got to meet in person 😞 And doubly unfortunate, I was hit by an 18 wheeler in August which totaled my Raptor. I'm definitely in the market for a replacement but not sure I can justify the 12k MSRP...

Around here it's all about "knowing a guy" with private land they don't mind you driving on. Definitely few options.

Dang. My Bronco is at the body shop now and they're about to order a new hood and fenders. Not sure I'd like this look but would be willing to try it on the insurance's dime lol

To anyone still reading- the car is not totaled. Feel free to send me your best body shops in the Northern Virginia area!

Agreed. I think they saw that price and said "never mind" lol... As far as the rental yeah I have a video as well as the police report. The problem is that "comparable" seems to be a very subjective term when it comes to a rental car. Going to be a long several months ahead of me.

My insurance has only JUST moved the car to the appraiser lot, after almost 3 weeks of sitting in the elements with a busted window. I'm beyond livid. Originally, they were leaning heavily towards totaling it due to the fact that all the dealerships were telling them it would take a minimum of...

Might want to pick your brain on that via DM if it comes to it. I've heard so many wildly conflicting answers on what to expect from DV that you might have a solid idea given your vehicle was the closest model to mine. Sorry you know from experience! Thankfully my little girl wasn't with me...

Thanks! Still a bit torn on that. I've had issues with minor body shop repairs in the past... Something like this has much larger room for error. More importantly, I'm really concerned about the diminished value with that accident report following the vehicle around... Then again I guess we...

@Rayz Garage It's not letting me reply to your post because you inserted your reply into my quote 😅 But yes- I really hope I can get the footage because the pictures absolutely do not do the situation justice. That raptor held up incredibly well and had probably sold me on Ford trucks for the...

Thanks for your thorough advice! Sorry you're well experienced in this. This is definitely the same information my advisors have given- that the evidence is pretty cut and dry and there's really no need to involve anyone additional at this point unless I am unhappy with the settlement. The...

You're not kidding. Processes started today but good Lord I have a long road ahead. 😂😂 this is a great point! It also means I can feel better about thrashing around off-road afterwards lol This is what I keep replaying in my head. I am a very defensive driver and I always leave an out- no...

Glad you made it through! Definitely similar to what happened to me today. So many split second decisions and what ifs. The more I recap it to people, the more I'm 1. Absolutely stunned I'm alive given all that took place and 2. that only 3 vehicles were impacted when I was pushed across 3 lanes...

Appreciate it! I was very fortunate to walk away. Curious about the depreciation value. I know usually insurance calculates a number for this but I've always dealt with it with property damage to a building, not to a new car. Do they just base it on some formula for the value lost due to a title...

I'm actually not certain. Apparently the express lanes are owned and operated by a private company which is something I did not learn until today from the officer (they beat him there). He did also tell me that there are cameras all over the express lanes but getting the footage is like pulling...

Dude! My younger sister was a DIE hard fan of the movie Cars as a kid. She's a total car nut now, and she was my first stop on the way home from the dealership lot because she's Bronco crazy and had just gotten her license a couple months prior. I texted her that same picture today alongside...

No kids today, thank God! While I think they would have been fine, my little one definitely would have been showered with glass and terrified for the rest of her life. Had no idea the Braptor market had chilled out. Sadly my interest rate will definitely be higher than what I got in December...

This happened over 9 hours ago and I'm buzzing still on an adrenaline high. Blood pressure was 187/89 when the paramedics arrived. It finally came down about 4 hours later. I agree on the other driver, he was super nice and I feel terrible about the situation for him, but it was completely...

Seriously. I'm really hoping that the highway patrol will give me the crash footage, I really don't think the pictures do the situation justice. I am thoroughly impressed with how well it held up given the speeds. Alright that might have been a bit of an adrenaline post. I haven't stopped...

Posting this as a bit of a vent but also for anyone who likes to see post accident results on their cars. Let me start by saying I really believe the Braptor saved my life today. I had to wrestle like hell to keep from spiraling into 5 other vehicles, but I was run off the road by a fully...