So I was driving South on I-65 out of downtown Indy on my way to Greenwood just minding my own business when a semi throws what looked to be about 1/2 of a tire at the front of my car. I had no place to go, cars right behind and to both sides. After I got done saying a few choice words, umm I mean SCREAMING, I pulled off at the exit that I needed. Yes, it was a 1/4 mile from where I was going to exit. When I got to a safe place I walked around front to see the damage and half the front fascia is smashed in to the condenser unit, fog light shattered, and grill inserts busted into several pieces... you get the picture. Then I walk down the right side of the car and the lower molding is now basically black where it used to be white. And then the black insert in the rear fascia is pushed out and cracked. All this to the tune of around $1800 in parts. Thank goodness for low deductibles. Anyway, I get her to the dealership after getting the claim started with the insurance and they start looking up the parts. All of the parts are "Not Available"!

:cursin:

So the dealer is going to get the car up in the air tomorrow and see what all is messed up underneath that we could not see and then do an alignment just to make sure nothing got thrown out of whack.

What a crappy way to end an otherwise smooth day.

Sorry guys just had to vent some.

Sorry that happened to you :(

dude,that sucks...and the parts are not available? Ijust got a new bumper,headlamp,pontiac badge,bumper pads(5 mph rubber bumpers)etc last month in 3 days delivered.

yeah... I feel your pain...

went to the dealer today and said put on what you got and get me my car cack... I will get the other parts as they come in.

I hope you are right about the parts. The guy behind the counter didn't strike me as the sharpest tack if you know what I mean.

And I was actually going to wash it tonight. Oh well.

This dealer has always treated me great and the service manager is a GTO guy so he loves our cars. I have no doubt he will get me hooked up.

Thanks for the support.

.....when a semi throws what looked to be about 1/2 of a tire at the front of my car.

Did you chase him down and get some corporate insurance out of him or contact the company operating the truck? My dad has gotten windshields replaced by dump trucks that did not have their loads covered. Granted, it sounds like your car was pretty honked up, but something to keep in mind for anyone else who might "run into this" (sorry, bad pun). I hope they are able to get your parts in quickly!!

Sorry to hear about that. Who is your dealer?

Sorry to hear that.

+1 on getting parts and back on the road.

Did you chase him down and get some corporate insurance out of him or contact the company operating the truck?

What he said!

Sorry to hear this... Good luck with the rebuild.:)

G8 Ray,

The dealer is Reeves Buick Pontiac. They know what the cars mean to me so they are doing everything they can to get me back on the road as quickly as they can.