there comes a time....

[jwalterus]

there comes a time when you just have to say goodbye to a vehicle, unfortunately, I'm having to do it to the truck I hunted 10 years for.....

picked it up last Feb, then had my wonderful accident in March (the same day I registered it) when the insurance company totalled it out, no big deal in the end, just frustrating until they paid me

fixed the damage from that, then got my new job with an old boss, had it sitting in the shop lot and someone hit it and took off, so then I got to replace the same fender and the hood, and started looking for another front bumper, which irritated the living hell out of me, but I got it done, painted all my (new again) front end plastic/grill, and everything was fine again....

and then saturday when I was coming home from picking up what I needed to get the entire truck ready for paint finally, I had some dumb bleepedy-bleep-bleep teenage girl who didn't slow down for the snowstorm we were having wrap the front end of her Durango around my front drivers side corner!!!

my truck drove away (still does 55 like nothing happened), her Durango was hauled away on a flatbed (because the lockout cap on my axle was pressed against her block), cops called it a no-fault accident, and now I'm supposed to fix the same friggin damage AGAIN!!!!! that's 3 times in 8 months!


the wife rode my ass about it that evening, so I put it up for sale late saturday night, the guy's coming to pick it up tomorrow (he first called me monday)

have all the spare parts in the back end of it now for him to take it, I'm not writing off having an IDI, but I just finally got to the point of saying "to hell with it" towards that corner of THIS truck, and am going to finish up my gasser project before I look into finding another

I love this truck, put it through hell without ever being let down, and I never thought I would ever give it up for anything, but I just reached my breaking point on doing the same repair over and over

anyway, here's what it looks like right now....

 

[Clydesdale]

Sorry to hear.

I do understand the "DONE" point though.

 

[Rot Box]

Bummer man

I know the "to hell with it" feeling all to well and while it seemed good at the time I have my regrets. I hope it all works out for you

 

[seawalkersee]

I believe there are VERY few "no fault accidents". Things like a blind intersection with a malfunctioning traffic light, road wash out covered by water in a rain storm, deer, etc. Other than that, if it is snowing, slow down, OR you are at fault when you are going "too fast for conditions". Im pretty sure if you asked the cops that, they would say that sounds kind of familiar.

SWS

 

[flareside_thun]

She musta been a cute girl to get off the hook like that....That sucks man, can't win for losin.....

 

[icanfixall]

I personally would be telling the wifey or girlfriend this truck has gotten me home safely every time some a---hole wrecks into it.... Girlfriends come and go but a truck is for life that takes care of you....

 

[pedro_8149]

listen to rodney carringtons song pick up truck that explains a guy and his trucks relationship hahaha heres a link,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPmGnUxKfUI
and sorry to hear about your truck that sucks.

 

[towcat]

..........the wife rode my ass about it that evening, so I put it up for sale late saturday night, the guy's coming to pick it up tomorrow (he first called me monday)......


.......I love this truck, put it through hell without ever being let down, and I never thought I would ever give it up for anything, but I just reached my breaking point on doing the same repair over and over

I don't get it. But then again I don't get the logic pattern of most women when I comes to vehicles. I am grateful for the fact mime stays clear of all my truck purchases though. But I digress.....

What I don't understand is the truck has delivered you from certain harm twice, got sucker punched once and now you're getting rid of her even though the repairs are minor. I own some battered towtrucks that gets rebuilt again and again because they don't ask for much and earn their keep easily. Unfortunately, I will be forced in the next two years to replace my fleet due to smog regulations. I sincerely hope the new trucks will treat me the same but I sincerely doubt it. I hope the next truck you acquire will be as dependable as the one you're sending down the road.

 

[BioFarmer93]

So what did she say? Does she think the truck is bad luck or something superstitious like that? I have to agree with Towcat on this. Besides, and honestly I'm not trying to be funny here, You have done this particular repair a couple times already- so you could probably do it in your sleep now, or at least set a new record for completion... Sleep on it for a few days, let the sting wear off. You know deep down you really don't want to let it go.. Right?