Be Safe!
 

My worst nightmare has come true. Last night I was rear ended by a Jeep and smashed into a Nissan Rogue. I was stopped behind the Nissan in front of me in traffic, and I guess the lady driving the jeep wasn't paying attention and pushed my car into the one in front of me. Tons of front bumper damage, including bubbled-up hood, and a caved in plastic smile. Rear end damage was minimal, but still apparent nonetheless. Luckily, my girlfriend and I were not harmed and neither of the other drivers were (though I'd be surprised considering the size of their cars vs. the BRZ). I'll post some pics later tonight. I filed a claim through USAA last night and hopefully I'll be getting a few calls from the adjuster and the collision shop today. Anyway, drive safe everyone! I sincerely hope none of you have to experience this! :(

Good, no ones hurt, get a doctor to give you a clean bill of health on the insurance's dime too.

Glad to hear that everyone was OK!!

Sorry to hear that happened to you man, getting rear ended is the worst. My brother was in a pickup that got rear ended and totaled. He still has back pain from the accident 12 years on.

^^^This. I was in perfect health before I was rear-ended (car totaled) more than a decade ago...I still have back/neck pain from it. Get checked out fully before you sign any waiver or settlement documents.

Sorry to hear it. Hope everything goes your way

dude i'm sorry to hear this. i was rear ended by a drunk driver in april in my STI, i was stopped he hit me at 60+. after being depressed and without a car you realize ITS JUST A CAR.

you're okay and walked away. my advice is go get checked out. my back started acting up and i thought it was just temporary, turns out i had 4 herneated disks. also if you have ANY issues, lawyer up ASAP.

also, pick your body shop carefully, dont ever listen to insurance and MAKE SURE they use OEM parts. most shops use oem "replacement" parts that are cheaper and just dont have hte same fitment and quality. also if you're not happy after it' fixed. bring it back. i did that with my sti. never settle, the car is new and there is no reason for it to not be perfect.

once again sorry it happend, but you walked away, cheers to that.

Also this ^^ I was in a similar situation where I was rear ended at a stop light by a woman going 50+ mph, she didn't see the red. Pushed us forward into 3 more cars in front of me and would have hit another 2 or 3 if they'd been there. I was fine as far as back/neck injuries but had a wrist tendon injury that still bothers me on occasion 5 years later (I was 20 at the time of the accident)

Don't sign anything until you feel 100% better, and make sure anything you do sign allows for followup appointments for at least a year afterwards. Any papers they present to you, show it to either your insurance agent (good) or a lawyer (better) before signing.

it's unfortunate,however we ARE driving a very small car.we had the option
of NOT buying it! ya have to be as careful as you can be,and hope you don't get hit in it!..just sayin'

Good attitude man. Sorry for your loss

Glad you weren't hurt!

Good to hear you're ok. Hope to hear a speedy recovery for your BRZ!

Check out "Kahtec smart delay" module for brake lights. It rapidly blinks your third brake light to get their attention, ambulances use similar systems.

Its supposed to help prevent getting rear ended by inattentive drivers,( which most traffic accidents are rear-enders). It's about $30, and easy to install.

I have this on my BRZ and I have get around to installing it on the Forester.

Damn that sucks, sorry to hear it.

Sounds like you really got it from that rouge though, were you just sitting in neutral when the jeep raped you?

Just ordered one of those. Was the install straight forward on the BRZ?

Attachment 20924

Uploading a few pics from my phone now. I don't think it's as bad as you guys think, seeing as I was a good distance from the driver in front of me and the Jeep couldn't have been going faster than 30.

Attachment 20925

Hood bubbled up

Attachment 20926
Went up about 3 inches, can't actually open the hood.

Edit: The rest of the pictures aren't very good, as these were taken at the time of the accident. I'll show you guys some better quality ones +more soon. And sorry they were all individual posts, they're from my phone.

Yeah, diagram is straight forward, you'll just need to know which is the hot wire. Easy to access the wires right inside the trunk. I love mine and I can see people behind me becoming alert to my brake light.

@Mr. J good job stopping a good distance behind the car in front, damage could have been worse otherwise. I always leave extra room between me and the car in front in case I need to maneuver or get rear ended.

Hmm i have a feeling theres a thing about jeeps and these new cars. There was another one is im not mistaken. Btw careful for deers.

I know! This is like the 3rd Jeep on 86 carnage I've seen.