Crash!

Well our boy Ryan had a little fender bender yesterday on the way home from work. After leaving a red light the traffic apparetly stopped in front of him and he hit the vehicle in front of him. Fortunatley it was at low speed and he was on his brakes so no one was hurt. The other vehicle was a Honda Pilot (SUV) and when he hit the brakes, his truck dove a bit and went under the other drivers bumper. As a result the other drivers bumper took out his headlights, grill and bent but did not put any holes in the radiator. Unfortunately Ryan's truck is about 17 years old so its not worth a lot book value, parts are scarce so in all liklihood it will be written off. Oh yeah the driver side quarter panel took a bit of a nudge and jammed the drivers door. The bumper on the other vehicle had little damage, maybe some scratches and embedded glass from the headlights so it likely needs to be replaces as it was plastic covered. Not sure if there was any other damage. Its too bad, the engine is still in great shape and just had brakes, and some other work.

April 21 update:




As you can see the damage was not too bad, but for a vehicle that old its pretty much a write-off. We got hold of a small body shop and they were able to repair and get the truck roadworthy for a very reasonable cost. Ryan picked it up today and is back on the road.