2016 sierra slt wrecked...

[gsracer]

yesterday apparently an old lady had a heart attack while driving and barreled into me at an estimated 50mph in my 6 day old truck. Hit me right no the side and threw the truck at least 60 feet. Im a little sore on my shoulder but thats it. Old lady appears to have made it ok after being transported.

Truck had 99 miles on it, and was just washed waxed and detailed. Frame is bent and cab is shifted about an inch and a half. Hoping for a total loss here. What do you guys think. Adjuster coming by later today.

I use this truck to tow a 30 ft boat about 9000 lbs and don't want to be going down the highway at 55 with a bent frame. Any advice??

[SouthpawHD]

WOW! Glad everyone is OK. I have nothing to help you, but just wanted to comment on how well these things are made!!! You were T-boned at 50MPH and could still drive it home. Amazing.

[Silverado Steve]

That's terrible. Glad to hear you and the old lady are okay. Hopefully the adjuster totals the truck because I can only imagine the hit you're going to take on a new truck with diminished value of having an accident against the VIN. If they don't total it ask for compensation against the diminished value.

[Txjose]

Glad you are ok!!!

 

Im no expert but if the frame is bent isnt that automatically a total loss??

 

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[JRaschke11]

Glad you are ok!!!

 

Im no expert but if the frame is bent isnt that automatically a total loss??

 

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Not anymore. It all depends on the severity and where it's bent and whether there is any loss of structural integrity. With these trucks being $40-$50k now, it's often cheaper just to replace the frame. Yes that's right they literally dismantle and rebuild the truck on a new frame and it's $10k-$15k but still cheaper than totaling it.

 

Not sure about the OP because that looks like a lot of damage to a lot of parts so he might be in for a total but it's definitely not automatic. I would fight like hell for a new truck. He is still on his free tank of dealership gas.

[FishinJ]

That sucks!! It's going to be an expensive fix and you just lost a lot of value. I would want a new since I tow my boat a lot.

 

We had a similar incident in the plaza my office it at. Old guy passed out and smashed into the front of a building (restaurant with outdoor seating) and thankfully it was not our busy season otherwise it would have been full of people.

[Txjose]

 

Not anymore. It all depends on the severity and where it's bent and whether there is any loss of structural integrity. With these trucks being $40-$50k now, it's often cheaper just to replace the frame. Yes that's right they literally dismantle and rebuild the truck on a new frame and it's $10k-$15k but still cheaper than totaling it.

 

Not sure about the OP because that looks like a lot of damage to a lot of parts so he might be in for a total but it's definitely not automatic. I would fight like hell for a new truck. He is still on his free tank of dealership gas.

Thanks for the info...

 

Idk that looks like a lot of damage to the cabeven shifted it over a good bit.

 

I would push for a total loss and a replacement.... Imagine the resale on a truck with that amount of damage on its VIN?? WOW

 

 

 

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[Dunc]

This would be a great donor vehicle for someone. Hmmm depending on the buy back price (assuming total loss) I could be interested.

[bwc3030]

glad everyone is ok. Coming from an insurance background, As for a t/loss. Hard to tell from pictures its going to depend on how bad the frame is damaged. With the high value of these trucks they are hard to total, however it also depends on the salvage value, which also should be high.

I think it depends if the frame needs to be replaced or not to determine if a t/loss. Depends on the state you live in if DOV comes into play.

 

Hope all works out ok.

[SMiller]

I hope they total it so you can buy the 2500HD you should have bought in the first place, a 1500 has no business towing a 9,000lbs boat!

[Jeffro19]

Glad everyone is ok! I see that being a total loss. Seems like a lot of damage to me. Keep us posted. Again glad you are ok!

[Huetatos]

I hope they total it so you can buy the 2500HD you should have bought in the first place, a 1500 has no business towing a 9,000lbs boat!

1500s can be rated up to 10,000lbs for towing. Which should be fine for this.

[2Speed]

Dibs on the tail lights. Lol!

 

Seriously it should be a total loss. Who is your ins. company?

[BIGDOGx]

Not a chance they fix that and if they try to, fight it, because imo that truck will never be right again.

[scott.moody.9401]

Glad everyone is ok. If you have to keep the truck, usual and customary devaluation for a wreck is 20% of the repair bill.

 

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