The news every parent dreads...

[racrguy]

We both know if I had already said it, there was really no need.

Granted, I paraphrased a bit, but read the link. It's not a matter of if you said it, because you did. I'll include the whole page so that you can't say it's taken out of context.

http://www.dfwmustangs.net/forums/showthread.php?t=20078&page=3

[Forever_frost]

I was driving my mom's 88 C2500 down our road showing out in front of my girl cousins. I think I was just barely 16. I was going to lock the brakes and slide into the driveway. Well, it had been raining and I power slid into the light pole and bounced 3 feet backwards. The front end sank in the mud because of the weight. Total damage? License plate numbers sunk into the light pole and the truck bumper had a small crease.

Glad your son's okay.

[03trubluGT]

Hey, you said it, not me. Don't shoot the messenger.

We both know if I had already said it, there was really no need.

[racrguy]

I should have just PM'd you so you could have made your worthless chime in sooner....

Hey, you said it, not me. Don't shoot the messenger.

[GrayStangGT]

Just for future reference you can actually blur the license plates in photobucket now, no need to use the MS Spray Paint.

[90GT50]

I've been texting and driving for 12 years and I've never been in a wreck. I'm just saying!

Knock on wood.

[mikec]

Hell, push that lower piece back into place and plastic weld a reinforcing strip across the back of it and call it good. That won't even be noticeable.

Cause you know he'll end up in a field or something else in that thing, ripping it off at a later date. Can't really tell if the bumper is bent but they will usually straighten out with a 2X4 and a hammer on the back side. Have to take it off but not that big a deal...

[03trubluGT]

Thanks for good constructive suggestions guys.

I called the ins company last night and filed the claim. As of then, no one had called.

As far as the comments about "what do you need her info for?", I could have worked this out without involving the insurance. As you will see from the damage to the 97 F150, the damage on the other vehicle (a full sized van) should be very minimal (read "I can take care of this out of pocket). I would also like to talk to her to see if she could add any insight to what happened and why my kiddo had his head up his ass.

I can pretty much fix the 97 F150 for $100. It needs a new lower valance and new license plate bracket.

[03trubluGT]

Whatever, Mr "All laws are good and just, otherwise they wouldn't be laws."

I should have just PM'd you so you could have made your worthless chime in sooner....

[VaderTT]

I wish I could edit the title.

I'll be damned, you can!

LOL, just "joshing" ya!

[GrayStangGT]

My first wreck was in my 77 malibu, we were doing donuts backwards in it and I smacked a light pole in the parking lot. Got out expecting the car to be totalled, there was only a small ding in the steel bumper! LOL that shit would have totalled a newer car. I told my dad and we laughed about it!

That is probably about what I hit, it was a late 70's or 80's four door car with those giant black rubber strips around a steel bumper. I was in a 94 explorer and hit her on the corner of the front bumper. I'm 26 now and that is the only wreck I've been in that was my fault, besides hydroplaning the mach 1 because I was too cheap to put new back tires on it.

Be glad he isn't a girl, my sister is 21 and has managed to back into 3 cars so far. One time she was even driving my moms Yukon with a backup camera and backup sensors lol

[Rotortrash]

FUDGE! Does everything you tell a teenager go in one ear and out the other????

AAARRRRGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!

As said previously, YES! I think they actually get dumber between 16-18 too. Hopefully they start to smarten up after that, I'll let you know.

thought this would be a "dad, she's pregnant" thread.

Me too!

I have a 16 and an 18 year old. The big one backed into his bosses new Challenger this summer. While this is a tough one, bpawl said it, it could always be worse. Hopefully he learns from it, and makes better decisions next time. I think mine did, we'll see.

[Wicked98Snake]

It was bound to happen. I got lucky and my parents never even found out about my first "wreck". It was in a parking lot, hit an old lady driving a junker, luckily there was no damage to her car and just a black mark on my bumper so she was cool with just going our separate ways. My dad did notice the black mark on the tan plastic on my bumper, when he asked I said somebody must have hit it in a parking lot lol.

My first wreck was in my 77 malibu, we were doing donuts backwards in it and I smacked a light pole in the parking lot. Got out expecting the car to be totalled, there was only a small ding in the steel bumper! LOL that shit would have totalled a newer car. I told my dad and we laughed about it!

[GrayStangGT]

It was bound to happen. I got lucky and my parents never even found out about my first "wreck". It was in a parking lot, hit an old lady driving a junker, luckily there was no damage to her car and just a black mark on my bumper so she was cool with just going our separate ways. My dad did notice the black mark on the tan plastic on my bumper, when he asked I said somebody must have hit it in a parking lot lol.

[Zfan]

fudge! does everything you tell a teenager go in one ear and out the other????
aaarrrrgggghhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!

yes