02 Trailblazer was rear-ended

pdqgp · July 16, 2002

for those that are interested, here's a link to the three vehicles. the corolla was not paying attention to the stopped Montero who then hit me. Thankfully no one was hurt.

http://www.timlauro.com/cars/trailblazer/c...uly-02-main.htm

I'll have to live with it for a week or two but by then all should be ordered, replaced and ready to wash up once again.

tim

02EnvoySLT · July 17, 2002

Tim, sorry to hear that!

Wow, I am impressed by that step hitch however. Well worth it from the looks of lack of damage! Hope the insurance will cover it since it's an aftermarket part.

It's always sad to see your baby crushed. Thank god our spares aren't gate mount like my 95 Rodeo. When I got rear ended in that, you can guess what gets hit first (spare)... the rest is history as they say.

pacodiablo · July 17, 2002

that sux. but at least your trailblazer seems to have the least amount of dmage

pdqgp · July 17, 2002

Thanks guys. yeah, the insurance should cover the step hitch. not much...$85 Hey, it's installed as a legit mod. My agent pretty much said that it should be covered and to get them involved if there are any issues.

Basically, State Farm has been great for me. I have no deductables, thus if I need them to go to bat, they will. They basically go after the Insurance Company for me and recover the costs.

tim

FIRECAT · July 18, 2002

I just added a hitch step to my wifes TB for the same exact reason!! Glad to know that it makes a difference, although I'm sorry it came at someone's expense. I'm thinking that the $85 hitch step is cheap protection, especially where I live, where we spend 1/2 of our day sitting in traffic to and from work.

Later

Stepside Z · July 18, 2002

Glad that no one was hurt. Looks like your truck came through with flying colors.

pdqgp · July 19, 2002

"I just added a hitch step to my wifes TB for the same exact reason!! Glad to know that it makes a difference"

it did help. again, it's lighter wieght which will bend and obviously fold vs transfer energy.....which is a good thing actually.

my only change or advice is that I may move it out to the farthest position thus allowing more room to move.

it may not have helped, but doing so now shows that given the impact I suffered, it would not have touched my bumper. there is still room between the bumper and bar.

oh well.....it happens.

bowtie_pasta · July 20, 2002

Yeah, fender benders are a bummer. At least it was minimal damage.

My old 84' Blazer just got a dent from a co-worker in our parking lot. :ehh: So I'm in the process of gettng it fixed too. It's just my daily driver, but it's still my baby.

flyana · November 6, 2002

I noticed in the pictures that yours looks closer to the vehicle vs. the other sticking out more which is good in a way for protection ,,,but could be a hazard to you're knees if you use the hatch regularary,,,Is there a half way point ? like almost flush {of the bumper maybe a 2'' gap }!

FLYANA