RIP Bender, but it saved my life

vwcaddy · Oct 17, 2023

After waiting 17 month and get to enjoy my truck a whole 8 months and 7800 miles a 17 year old kid driving drunk and running a light took it away but it did it job and saved my life.

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GPSMan · Oct 17, 2023

Indeed.

Whoa. Is that the spare on the ground?

commadorebob · Oct 17, 2023

Glad you were spared the worst. Hopefully, getting a new tremor shouldn't take too long if that is what you really want.

Mike215 · Oct 17, 2023

Glad you are safe. There will always be another truck.

vwcaddy · Oct 17, 2023

GPSMan said:
Indeed.

Whoa. Is that the spare on the ground?

Yes it get flung out and the rear bumper got thrown about 50 yards down the road

vwcaddy · Oct 17, 2023

I’m Al ready talking to my salesman to see what I can do

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Mav_RICK · Oct 17, 2023

Very sorry this happened to you. I drive a resort shuttle every day and I see all kinds of stupid drivers and stupid stunts. Glad you are ok.

colinl · Oct 17, 2023

Glad you're ok. Your truck seems to have been well named!

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BTW there are a quite a few Tremors to be had. Not popular due to the window sticker mpg rating, is my guess? Much easier to find than a reasonably priced hybrid, for sure. Good luck and good hunting.

TJ2023 · Oct 17, 2023

Poor Bender

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MightyMaverick · Oct 17, 2023

This is my first time seeing a Tremor in an accident on here. That's a damn shame. And of course, it's one of those cases that wasn't the Maverick owner's fault. Someone posted about that not too long ago on here. I believe it was titled, "Are Maverick's cursed?" in which it discussed many Mavericks getting into accidents that weren't the owners fault. This is what I worry about every day. Because it's not like the Maverick is an easy replacement. You can't just go to your dealer and pick another one off the lot and if there is one, it's going to be marked up. Granted, your life is more important than a vehicle. It's just when it's time to replace it in a situation like this, it's not going to be easy.

Bob The Builder · Oct 17, 2023

Wow, how fast was that little shit head going to fling your bumper 50 yards? Glad you are OK.

jahaas13 · Oct 17, 2023

Yikes. Glad you're OK. Could have been worse. Sorry about your truck. Hopefully your salesman can help you out

Thundercougarfalconbird · Oct 17, 2023

TJ2023 said:
Poor Bender

Silver lining, the Tremor can join Beck as a washboard player.

MavTime · Oct 17, 2023

GPSMan said:
Whoa. Is that the spare on the ground?

vwcaddy said:
Yes it get flung out and the rear bumper got thrown about 50 yards down the road

Glad you are OK, sorry for your truck. No wonder they put that claw thing under the bed that prevents the spare tire from flying into the gas tank. I wonder if the full size spare is too much weight for the mechanism or at least in a crash.

Maverickman74 · Oct 17, 2023

Damn. Glad to see the box is largely intact from that impact. Just told my wife that it looks like her, I, our nieces and nephew, and dogs would have survived that impact.

Glad you are okay. I hope your local scrapper parts it out responsibly, the Tremor has a lot of unique components. If you ever have a chance to take a picture of the inside of the bed we would appreciate seeing how much it deformed.

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