UPS Truck vs. My new FR-S
 

Well after owning my baby for just under a month, a ups truck decided to plow into the side of me today. He told me he never saw my car... you know, its not bright fucking red or anything. I feel like I just lost my best friend :(

The damage (sorry if these pictures are huge):
http://i1268.photobucket.com/albums/...304_141355.jpg
http://i1268.photobucket.com/albums/...304_141401.jpg

The damage to his truck:
http://i1268.photobucket.com/albums/...304_142111.jpg

Wow, what do you use to dress your tires?

oh, and sorry for your loss! I hope insurance makes it quick and painless! It all looks cosmetic, which is good!

Ouch, and a P1000 too. Those things are big. If it is any consolation, the driver will be reprimanded without mercy...may even lose his job. Sorry to see this happen to you.

Target fixation. Maybe he was paying too much attention to your car.
That sucks.

I manage a Waterway location and we use Armorall Professional High-Shine Tire gloss. It looks great for the first two days (I had washed it about twenty minutes prior to this accident) but it wears off pretty quickly.

And yeah Progressive has been nothing but helpful throughout this whole process so far.

Yeah thats what he told me, sounded like he was trying to make me feel bad for him but i have no sympathy whatsoever for him!

Neither will UPS. They take accidents very seriously.

Edit: Let us know how this works out for you.

Will do, the car is getting torn down tomorrow and the insurance company is looking at it the day after. Im gonna try to run by tomorrow and check the carnage. Ill try to snap some pics while im there

He didn't see your bright red FRS? Bullshit, they sit up high in that truck so they see damn near everything.

wow that sucks..sorry to see that happen... UPS better delivery you a new one..:slap:

front fender/door can be swapped out but the rear fender thats going to be a pain to fix.. maybe could of warp the roof/hood/trunk a bit too..

i always park away from others or far from trucks driving by..

so UPS is going to fix it? or get a new one:happyanim: sucks to drive a rental.. as long as no one got hurt its all good:thumbsup:

...Wow dude, hope you get everything necessary to get that FRS back up and into good shape! Sorry it happened!

One less UPS driver to worry about...

Progressive is having me take care of it under my insurance so i can get i fixed/replaced immediately, because they said UPS is a PITA to deal with and it usually takes months to have them take care of it. I just want my car back asap and then when UPS gets their shit together ill get reimbursed for my deductable.

Best option in my opinion. I hope your wait isn't too long to get her back.

Did anyone else think they were going to open this and see a race? lol

Sorry about the car though. That really sucks.

Holey crap. I feel bad for both of you. Unless he is a long time driver he is toast.

From the looks of it, I'd say you were in his blind spot. Probably just ahead of the right side mirrors. Our cars sit low and this is one of the dangers. I try and stay out of the side areas when at all possible.

Well if it makes you feel any better my ups driver at work is always joking around about crashing into one of our cars and yes they take accidents very seriously.

The good news is I think UPS has pretty solid insurance. Not the worst thing to hit you.

So true. On my test drive I was almost run into by a lane changing big rig.

UPS self insures. They have pretty deep pockets.

Yeah those UPS trucks have loads of torque off the line, but you'll take him for sure once you get to the twisties!

Oh wait...

Take the chance and do some mods while its in the garage! The body shop won't mind doing a couple of changes along the way since they're taking it apart anyways.

Sorry to see this though :/

Damn more curse!?! :bs:

@Guff @Giccin @ichitaka05 @switchlanez @MannyO

Ouch, yo. That's gonna be hard to buff out. :cry:

Sorry about your car. I was wondering how to take off the side mirrors. Now I know.

Dude, why are you tagging me bro?

You know how painful for me to see these threads? I TRY to keep far, far, FAR away from these kind of threads, cuz it brings tears to my eyes.

You know, I've heard a rumor that, if you get Tada-san's autograph item in the car, that curse will be lifted. ;)

It's better insurance than I have.

I'd go for diminished value for that much damage on a brand new car. Seriously. Get it appraised, request the money from them, and send a letter of intent to sue in small claims on X date if you don't receive it.

+1 Get everything you can. Dumba** UPS driver should've been paying attention.

Dam that sucks, sorry to see that. And this was a professional UPS driver? Maybe he should consider being a mailman instead and get a route where he only has to walk so he doesn't mess up anymore cars!

But seriously, glad you weren't hurt, and I'm sure the shop will take good care of your baby and fix it right for you.

Sorry to see that. I have the same color, and that hurt me right in the feels. Hopefully everything gets sorted out for you.

FYI there is a reason why red cars typically have the highest insurance rates.
They are the hardest to see as red is the weakest color in the spectrum the visible spectrum.
Been down the road with 3 cars in the past. All have been hit, by people that said they could not see it. At least there is science to support it.

http://science-edu.larc.nasa.gov/EDD...gth_figure.jpg

Glad you weren't hurt!

Fortunately UPS is probably pretty good about sorting these things out. Otherwise it would be a PR disaster.

Hey bud, I'm in your same shoes. My car is in the shop right now from some lady rear ending me at 50 mph. Luckily the damage doesn't look bad but the frame was damaged so I'll be driving a rental until next month... Hope you're luckier than me. Tell your baby I said get well soon. ;)

If you're lucky and UPS replace the car for you, make sure they don't toss it over the fence.

-_________- was almost surprised to see no comments about the "curse".. almost

What did brown do to you?

I'm trying to visualize how this happened - were you in the right lane, and he started merging in from the left lane and hit your rear quarter panel then kept on going all the way to the front? Or were you parked on the side of the road and he just sideswiped all the way through?