Waited 654 days to get her...only to have her taken away by someone else's inability to drive 3 weeks later

[EOSeabee]

Hurt me to see that! I’m sorry this happened to you.

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[mark1031]

2 Door Bronco is a mini tank:

Weird I said that about mine just yesterday.

 

[da_jokker]

Stuff like this scares me only because you never seem to get actual replacement cost. Right now if you walk out to a lot (assuming you can find one) sticker price would be 10k+ over msrp.

I'd say see what their offer is, then call a lawyer if need be.

Glad nobody (in your vehicle) was hurt.

 

[4avor8ntfair]

Every time I think I want a sexy rock crawler bumper, I see pics like this and it steers me back to wanting the ARB bumper

 

[SavSqch]

I am sick to my stomach. Finally got my baby after 654 days from placing the initial order. Had her for 3 weeks only to have someone think that a flashing yellow turn signal means "F*ck it, go!" instead of "Yield to oncoming traffic". Not sure if it's totaled or not yet. Luckily, no one was hurt. Vehicles can be replaced. People can't. Trying to remained focused on that at the moment.

Ugh this is awful and I sense the frustration (as we all would be).

i for one am glad you are here to post this thread.

I hope they total it as the wait is not long anymore. You don’t want that one it’s been wrecked hard with airbag deployment.

 

[HCGxKaLiBeR]

It really sucks. Sorry to hear that OP.

This is why I switched back to my beater car for most of the daily commute.
Driving the new bronco some times can be stressful for me.

In the bronco I always have to out for other idiot drivers, park in a safe spot to avoid door dings and theft, follow only behind certain cars to avoid windshield chips, etc ,etc...

 

[broncobase1]

I am sick to my stomach. Finally got my baby after 654 days from placing the initial order. Had her for 3 weeks only to have someone think that a flashing yellow turn signal means "F*ck it, go!" instead of "Yield to oncoming traffic". Not sure if it's totaled or not yet. Luckily, no one was hurt. Vehicles can be replaced. People can't. Trying to remained focused on that at the moment.

Wow that was a hard hit. Anytime the air bags deploy its a big deal and a major rebuild. Looks like the curtain airbag went off on the left side. One thing for sure, the Bronco seems to be a very safe when it comes to collisions. Be prepared for a fight when it comes to assigning fault. Having the front of your vehicle hit the side of another, they will attempt to assign part blame on you even if the other guy ran a red light. Unfortunately I've been there done that.

 

[broncobase1]

Sorry to hear and glad no one was hurt. If they total it I would make sure to fight for added cost if you have to buy one off the lot, if you can find one..

I think it would be extremely difficult to get anything more than MSRP. Typically you don't even get that because cars depreciate when they are driven off the lot.

 

[Lowcountry Bronco]

I think it would be extremely difficult to get anything more than MSRP. Typically you don't even get that because cars depreciate when they are driven off the lot.

Have you looked at used cars lately???

 

[Randm]

I am sick to my stomach. Finally got my baby after 654 days from placing the initial order. Had her for 3 weeks only to have someone think that a flashing yellow turn signal means "F*ck it, go!" instead of "Yield to oncoming traffic". Not sure if it's totaled or not yet. Luckily, no one was hurt. Vehicles can be replaced. People can't. Trying to remained focused on that at the moment.

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Thants awful, sorry to see that.

My insurance company would automatically declare total if the air bags deploy.

I know it's horrible to take it, but you're better off with a total. Go order a new one. This would be on its permanent record for one thing.

A few tears ago somebody ran a stop sign and hit my mustang. Didn't seem bad but insurance e accidently marked it as total. I fought to keep it and they realized that it was an error to declare total over jist 6k damages. Had it repaired by top of the line people. Fords choice.

Car has ne er been thr same since, i can feel it in the wheel.

Get yourself a new bronco, this was was too nice and they wanted it back in heaven.

 

[Sotuni]

I had a similar experience as OP recently and thought I’d share. I ordered a Bronco big bend for my wife around August ‘21 and we got it late July ‘22. About 5 weeks later another driver ran a stop sign from a side street onto a highway while my wife was driving. My wife t-boned the other car going somewhere between 40-45 mph. The main impact on the Bronco was to the front driver side. The damage looked slightly worse than pictures OP posted.

Liability for the accident was pretty straightforward. The police report indicated the other driver failed to yield and was 100% responsible.

After about 2 weeks the Bronco was declared a total loss. I was really nervous about the payout amount but was really surprised that my insurance company (GEICO) offered full replacement cost. They ended up giving us about 18k over sticker price. Some of that was for taxes so it ended up being close to 15k over.

Fortunately I was able to find a nice replacement with a markup closer to 4k. I normally wouldn’t have been willing to pay more than MSRP but figured it was a decent deal considering the circumstances.

My wife is still dealing with injuries as is her mother who was a passenger (we have a lawyer so please don’t offer up recommendations or solicitations). I believe the Bronco offered a lot of protection considering the nature of the crash.

I hope OP is able to get easy resolution to the accident and is compensated fairly like we were.

 

[Evans67bro]

Man that sucks. I would say its totalled. I hope it all works out in your favor. My wife just got into an accident last night with our black diamond. It was her fault didnt see a car coming from the right while pulling out on a blind curve. Impact was on the front bumper it appears to have no frame or paint damage just the bumper grill and some of the plastic behind the grill and bumper. To my surprise no air bags deployed. From what I understand the Toyota she hit was barely driveable she drove her bronco home no problem. I am glad it had the standard steel bumper!

 

[telenerd]

Sorry to hear. If the vehicle is totaled and your cut a check or replacement, there are quite a few low miles broncos on cars.com/cargurus. The high priced broncos aren’t selling and prices cut by thousands of dollars. Some of them are close to msrp or slightly under. Just have to hunt a bit for the right one.

https://www.cars.com/vehicledetail/82eed538-2b64-4158-9583-04ef1bea5150/

 

[HPRBD60560]

I am sick to my stomach. Finally got my baby after 654 days from placing the initial order. Had her for 3 weeks only to have someone think that a flashing yellow turn signal means "F*ck it, go!" instead of "Yield to oncoming traffic". Not sure if it's totaled or not yet. Luckily, no one was hurt. Vehicles can be replaced. People can't. Trying to remained focused on that at the moment.

I know the feeling. I waited 405 days for mine and 20 miles down the road a teenager ran a stop sign and took out my entire passenger side and front and rear bumpers.

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