Well I crashed
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Fleet Mechanic
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Well I crashed
What do they say, accidents happen?
Traffic slowed too fast, guy in front of my panic stopped way too early and I couldn’t stop the beast in time. Fenders are untouched, hood and lights are untouched. My main concern is something else being messed up in the rest of the truck. It took a shot from the front. I guess there’s no way to know until I start driving it.
Whats everyone’s experience ?
Truck only has 7500 miles on it. At least no one was hurt.
Matt
Traffic slowed too fast, guy in front of my panic stopped way too early and I couldn’t stop the beast in time. Fenders are untouched, hood and lights are untouched. My main concern is something else being messed up in the rest of the truck. It took a shot from the front. I guess there’s no way to know until I start driving it.
Whats everyone’s experience ?
Truck only has 7500 miles on it. At least no one was hurt.
Matt
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From: GA
What do they say, accidents happen?
Traffic slowed too fast, guy in front of my panic stopped way too early and I couldn’t stop the beast in time. Fenders are untouched, hood and lights are untouched. My main concern is something else being messed up in the rest of the truck. It took a shot from the front. I guess there’s no way to know until I start driving it.
Whats everyone’s experience ?
Truck only has 7500 miles on it. At least no one was hurt.
Matt
Traffic slowed too fast, guy in front of my panic stopped way too early and I couldn’t stop the beast in time. Fenders are untouched, hood and lights are untouched. My main concern is something else being messed up in the rest of the truck. It took a shot from the front. I guess there’s no way to know until I start driving it.
Whats everyone’s experience ?
Truck only has 7500 miles on it. At least no one was hurt.
Matt
Just messing with you.
With that being said and since you hit the driver in front of you, I’m sure your local Ford dealer will check over more than the items you mentioned but they won’t know of more damage until they get in there and take your vehicle apart.
This is what insurance is for so don’t stress over it.
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From: Central Texas
Sounds like the opportunity to upgrade to an aftermarket bumper. 
Sucks though, sorry to hear. I about did the same just last week.. got distracted and traffic stopped. Came close.. real close.
Sucks though, sorry to hear. I about did the same just last week.. got distracted and traffic stopped. Came close.. real close.
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Like the others say, it’s fixable; you’ll never know the difference once it’s fixed. They’re all non-structural items, so you should be fine.
the most annoying things about fender benders is the hassle of getting it fixed and driving a loaner
the most annoying things about fender benders is the hassle of getting it fixed and driving a loaner
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The way some people slam on their brakes due to not driving ahead or following too closely has made me realize that a biggerfollowing distance is a smart move: especially when moving 8000-9000 lbs of truck down the road. Now with that said the next issue with larger following distances is all the people who just have to jump into every spot and create another problem. It blows my mind how many folks do that and often times it's an 18 wheeler they do it to. Too much of my life was around the wrecker business ( tow trucks). Many eye openers there!
Hope your truck gets fixed as good as new.
Hope your truck gets fixed as good as new.
Laughing Gas
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I’m waiting for that same excuse on both bumpers. Drove my previous Super Duty for 14 years and still had the original bumpers on it without a scratch so maybe the waiting idea isn’t working for me!
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Now with that said the next issue with larger following distances is all the people who just have to jump into every spot and create another problem. It blows my mind how many folks do that and often times it's an 18 wheeler they do it to. Too much of my life was around the wrecker business ( tow trucks).
I think that you're t'd off because you damaged your truckand its your fault and I get that but mistakes happen and the truck will be good as new once repaired
Laughing Gas
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From: California Mountains
it didn't help you stop
Mine will slam on brakes for me.
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From: Rainier OR
If you have a superduty it WILL NOT apply to brakes to stop you.
If you have the adaptive cruise control on it will aggressively use the brakes to slow you down, but will not stop you.
The collision avaidance will come on if you are still getting to close, and the brakes are "precharged" so you get 100% brakes as soon as you touch them.
Also the collision avaidance does not work if something is STOPPED in front of you or is coming towards you.
If you have the adaptive cruise control on it will aggressively use the brakes to slow you down, but will not stop you.
The collision avaidance will come on if you are still getting to close, and the brakes are "precharged" so you get 100% brakes as soon as you touch them.
Also the collision avaidance does not work if something is STOPPED in front of you or is coming towards you.
Laughing Gas
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From: California Mountains
nice
If you have a superduty it WILL NOT apply to brakes to stop you.
If you have the adaptive cruise control on it will aggressively use the brakes to slow you down, but will not stop you.
The collision avaidance will come on if you are still getting to close, and the brakes are "precharged" so you get 100% brakes as soon as you touch them.
Also the collision avaidance does not work if something is STOPPED in front of you or is coming towards you.
If you have the adaptive cruise control on it will aggressively use the brakes to slow you down, but will not stop you.
The collision avaidance will come on if you are still getting to close, and the brakes are "precharged" so you get 100% brakes as soon as you touch them.
Also the collision avaidance does not work if something is STOPPED in front of you or is coming towards you.
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And while I pause to calculate the ramifications of all this counting... a few more cars zip into my following distance. A half second for each car. I wave a few more in. 30 more seconds is nothing compared to what I just added up.