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Coop1701 · 09-28-2016, 07:34 AM

Exactly 2 years and 2 months since i bought my car. Leaving work last night, a lady re-ended me. We even work in the same building. I was sooooo mad. But no one was hurt and I have to say. She hit me at about 35 miles per hour. My car held up well.

Dmpsix · 09-28-2016, 07:42 AM

Yeah the 5th gens are absolute tanks.

What was her reaction?

ron123 · 09-28-2016, 07:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Coop1701

Exactly 2 years and 2 months since i bought my car. Leaving work last night, a lady re-ended me. We even work in the same building. I was sooooo mad. But no one was hurt and I have to say. She hit me at about 35 miles per hour. My car held up well.

Amazing difference between the two cars. Be interesting to see under the bumper cover and what the bumper reinforcement bar looks like after that impact.
Did your car roll forward and absorb some of impact when hit? Hopefully all the plastic absorbers and reinforcement bar did their job.
The small trunk opening adds to the strength.
Picture from this forum:

Ron

acammer · 09-28-2016, 08:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Coop1701

Exactly 2 years and 2 months since i bought my car. Leaving work last night, a lady re-ended me. We even work in the same building. I was sooooo mad. But no one was hurt and I have to say. She hit me at about 35 miles per hour. My car held up well.

Glad everybodies ok. Definitely not a 35mph impact, probably was going that fast before she looked up and got on the brake, and then into the back of you. Car definitely held up well though.

frankwjr · 09-28-2016, 08:14 AM

Thou you say no one was hurt, get checked out anyway....and don't be nice about it especially if they were textin....I swear someone hits me due to textin is gonna have major probs...

Coop1701 · 09-28-2016, 08:16 AM

She never even apologized. We have the same insurance company and insurance guy. So I am hoping I can get it fixed quickly. My car didn't roll at all. If I had 2 more seconds. I think I could have gotten in to gear and pulled in to the turn lane.

I just know when I got out of my car. I was honestly expecting to see worse. There were bits and pieces of her grill all in the recessed section where the license plate sits.

Snoman · 09-28-2016, 08:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Coop1701

She never even apologized. We have the same insurance company and insurance guy. So I am hoping I can get it fixed quickly. My car didn't roll at all. If I had 2 more seconds. I think I could have gotten in to gear and pulled in to the turn lane.

I just know when I got out of my car. I was honestly expecting to see worse. There were bits and pieces of her grill all in the recessed section where the license plate sits.

I see this from time to time....argument comes up over how I sit at an open intersection....in gear, always, 100% of the time.

Glad you're ok, call an attorney and go get cleared by a physician at the very least today.

Reaper85 · 09-28-2016, 08:33 AM

Reasons like that are why I have a rear facing dash cam. Catch if they were texting looking away or whatever. Glad your OK.

gajagfan · 09-28-2016, 08:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Snoman

I see this from time to time....argument comes up over how I sit at an open intersection....in gear, always, 100% of the time.

Glad you're ok, call an attorney and go get cleared by a physician at the very least today.

I may be wrong, but I thought it was illegal to not be in gear. I am like you though Snoman, always in gear 100% of the time.

Dmpsix · 09-28-2016, 08:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Coop1701

She never even apologized. We have the same insurance company and insurance guy. So I am hoping I can get it fixed quickly.

Yeah if you guys have the same insurance, she pays the deductible.... this is an easy one for you.

Same thing happened to me, some idiot texting and driving hit me on my rear quarter panel.

We both had All State, I didn't pay a penny.

arkentect · 09-28-2016, 08:39 AM

doesn't being in gear with your foot on the clutch wear out the throwout bearing and the clutch teeth?

Snoman · 09-28-2016, 08:41 AM

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Originally Posted by arkentect

doesn't being in gear with your foot on the clutch wear out the throwout bearing and the clutch teeth?

No

CamaroFred · 09-28-2016, 09:11 AM

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Originally Posted by arkentect

doesn't being in gear with your foot on the clutch wear out the throwout bearing and the clutch teeth?

Yes.

CapeCruisin · 09-28-2016, 09:25 AM

maybe

09-28-2016, 07:34 AM	#1
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09-28-2016, 08:14 AM	#5
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09-28-2016, 08:16 AM	#6
Coop1701 Drives: 2014 Chevy Camaro SS Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Spartanburg Posts: 453	She never even apologized. We have the same insurance company and insurance guy. So I am hoping I can get it fixed quickly. My car didn't roll at all. If I had 2 more seconds. I think I could have gotten in to gear and pulled in to the turn lane. I just know when I got out of my car. I was honestly expecting to see worse. There were bits and pieces of her grill all in the recessed section where the license plate sits. __________________ Number of people killed by wolves last year... Zero Number of people killed retrieving change from a Vending Machine.. Six

09-28-2016, 08:39 AM	#11
arkentect Drives: 2010 Camaro SGM 1LT M6 Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Rochester, NY Posts: 1,630	doesn't being in gear with your foot on the clutch wear out the throwout bearing and the clutch teeth? __________________ Arkentect's Build Thread!! - UPSTATE C5 MEMBER 2010 SGM M6 1LT - SOLD Current - 2009 C6 Corvette Z51

09-28-2016, 09:25 AM	#14
CapeCruisin Daily Driver 24/7 365 Drives: '15 CRT 2SS/RS/1LE Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Cape Cod, MA Posts: 827	maybe __________________ NPP Fuse Pull, Z28 CAI = Previous Rides: 2005 Magnum R/T A5 CAI, Cat-Back 2014 RRM Camaro 1LT/RS A6/NPP CAI Follow Me On Instagram!

09-28-2016, 07:42 AM	#2
Dmpsix Drives: Black L99 2SS/RS Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 1,862	Yeah the 5th gens are absolute tanks. What was her reaction?

09-28-2016, 08:33 AM	#8
Reaper85 Drives: 2013 2SS/RS Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: Barrie, Ontario Posts: 598	Reasons like that are why I have a rear facing dash cam. Catch if they were texting looking away or whatever. Glad your OK.