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I'm sorry to hear that and I hope you're okay. Brings back a lot of memories. I loved that truck. Happy to help if I can. Depending on how good their insurance is, you may be in the same situation we were in where we didn't have to make a claim against our own policy. I know resale values...

Unfortunately order books are closed so we were told 6-12 months to wait for a new one with less options. After waiting 18 for this one, no thanks. It's my son's truck so, don't cringe, he went with a BMW i4.

After the shop spent 15 hours finding more and more damage, it's totaled. Between questionable availability of parts and extensive damage, it's just not worth repairing such a new truck. Final payout was $66400 + tax and tag for $70500. Not bad considering we paid $49000 for it with discounts...

Actually a really good question. Was a 2017 GLE350. It appears "brake assist" was standard which requires driver input and then applies additional braking based on speed and distance to the forward vehicle or object. This implies that the driver did not brake at all or he was moving so fast...

Market value of this truck here is now $69k. We're not expecting $52k in repair and diminished.

Found one. She was behind me yesterday for about 4 miles and never put her phone down once. Say what you want about self driving cars. They can't come fast enough.

Not everyone has the minimum though. I carry $500k + an umbrella for $1m. The at-fault driver who hit my son has $250k. We're good here. For diminished value, the at-fault driver's company is required to pay. There are companies that, for about $250, provide a professional appraisal of the lost...

I thought it had more to do with her driving but there was some rando driving through part of Orlando a few years back shooting store windows and parked cars with a .223.

I feel like that Ford dealership, an "Elite" repair shop with this insurance company, legitimately works down to a lower level in return for the volume that the insurance company sends their way.

Here's the update. I took it to a shop that does Porsche, Audi, & Tesla. They don't do Ford but we know the guy and I wanted an unbiased opinion to start with. "Entire frame is twisted and needs to be replaced, do not accept less. Right now, it won't hold up in another accident. No rear...

Exactly what we're hoping for.

Order books are closed for 2023's and there is no date yet for them to open. Talked to 3 dealers today and, once they allow orders again, I was told it will be "at least 6 months" to get a replacement.

Appreciate all the well-wishes regarding my son after the accident. He is going to be checked out later today. Mainly trying to post this for others who end up with similar damage to their Bronco so I didn't really go into that part. I have an appointment tomorrow with a very good collision...

Well. Yes and maybe. A local Ford dealer's collision center just looked at it quickly to see if we could get an idea. This part of the frame and the body panels can be replaced. Along with other parts, if available, they guessed "probably $20k". Aside from parts availability, the wild card...

FWIW, this is the other guy. A minor. Very probably just not paying attention. Ticketed of course.

My son was stopped at a red light today and you know the rest. Frame is bent, soft top detached, rear door stuck shut, door gaps for the rear pax door are clearly off, and door gap at the front pax door also looks a bit off but that could just be regular Ford qc? Not sure where this is going...

1300 miles in 5 days. From 8 degrees and ❄️ to a ☀y 80 degree day at the beach with the top down, it's pretty hecking fun. But, unfortunately, 2 more problems. Wireless charging does not work. One of the plastic trim pieces for the soft top latch is missing (hadn't noticed). Can't help but...

Right. This was never intended to be for all orders. Dealers had a budget for *special cases". My dealer was able to do it all for me because they still had some $ left and because (direct quote), "you know, you're pretty laid back and easy to work with. Bronco buyers have generally been...

Defective airbag and GOAT modes do not work (dial does nothing). To be fair, I don't think many '22 vehicles are "forever cars" too many electronics.

Assuming it's the tranny lift, not the vehicle lift.