I swear if I didn't have bad luck...

thirdgenlxi · 02-13-2010, 10:22 PM

... I'd have no luck at all, seriously! LOL

Had a great ending to my work week late friday afternoon.... just finished working on this customers truck (2007 Ford F-250 super duty... nothing major, just a bunch of maintenance stuff) *and they were on their way to pick it up. *The weather was getting crappy, and it was my last job for the day, so I finished it up and last thing I had to do was take it for a quick drive to make sure everything was good, then pack my tools up and haul ass home.

So I head out, turn right onto the main road in front of our dealership, get about 0.2 mile down the road and going pretty slow cuz the roads are slick (about 25 mph or so), and all of a sudden out of the line of cars going the opposite direction, this old brown Chevy truck starts to fishtail, rear end slid way out to the right, and he comes straight across the road and t-bones me right in the drivers side. *I saw him coming and tried to move over to the right as much as I could, hoping it would maybe buy me an extra second or two to get out of the way, but it was no use.... he plowed me dead center across the drivers front door, rear door, and truck bed. *Spun us both around 180 degrees and off into the grass

A few pics... gotta say the Super Duty held up a bit better than the old Chevy did! hahah. *I was driving the white F-250 in the opposite direction of the way it's pointing

Oh well... that's what insurance is for, right? At least nobody was hurt, and no other vehicles got drug into it. *He was honest and admitted that I had done nothing wrong and was completely in my lane and in control, and he was the one that came over and hit me, so that's good at least.

Finally got back to the shop about an hour or so later after having to get the truck towed back. *By that point the weather had gotten pretty bad and the roads were pretty much solid ice, and there were wrecks everywhere so pretty much every road was a parking lot and I really didn't want to drive the nearly 30 miles home, and risk another idiot hitting me in my own car (I'd be screwed). *So since I had to work again the next morning, I just drove (very carefully,lol) about a mile down the road to a hotel and got a room for the night

marko138 · 02-13-2010, 10:38 PM

Sucks.

racedoll · 02-13-2010, 10:39 PM

Wow Jared! You have been having some terrible luck, although it was probably a good thing that you were in this truck instead of your car. Things might not have faired so well.

azoomm · 02-13-2010, 10:42 PM

Holy crap! Glad you're alright... wow.

Gas Man · 02-14-2010, 01:29 AM

Major Suckage!

101lifts2 · 02-14-2010, 01:53 AM

The dude who owns the F-250 is gonna be pissed. Resale value just went down. lol

That Chevy got fucked up...and the Ford barely looks hit.

Gas Man · 02-14-2010, 01:56 AM

Yeah. I sure hope the dealership takes car of him on tt. I'm thinking a complete repaint is in order.

BobTheBiker · 02-14-2010, 02:30 AM

the ford doesnt look half bad honestly. just fix the dents and repaint it and it'll be just about as good as new I reckon.

your luck sucks though man.

Particle Man · 02-14-2010, 09:26 AM

I'm thinking that chevy wasn't in too great of shape to begin with but looks like the 250 took it like a champ.

Cutty72 · 02-14-2010, 04:45 PM

Ford does look in great shape yet.
By the looks of it also a fleet truck, so I doubt resale is really something they care much about.

glad everyone came out ok

02-13-2010, 10:22 PM	#1
thirdgenlxi They call me a ride whore Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Mills River, NC Moto: 2004 CBR 600 F4i Posts: 353	I swear if I didn't have bad luck... ... I'd have no luck at all, seriously! LOL Had a great ending to my work week late friday afternoon.... just finished working on this customers truck (2007 Ford F-250 super duty... nothing major, just a bunch of maintenance stuff) and they were on their way to pick it up. The weather was getting crappy, and it was my last job for the day, so I finished it up and last thing I had to do was take it for a quick drive to make sure everything was good, then pack my tools up and haul ass home. So I head out, turn right onto the main road in front of our dealership, get about 0.2 mile down the road and going pretty slow cuz the roads are slick (about 25 mph or so), and all of a sudden out of the line of cars going the opposite direction, this old brown Chevy truck starts to fishtail, rear end slid way out to the right, and he comes straight across the road and t-bones me right in the drivers side. I saw him coming and tried to move over to the right as much as I could, hoping it would maybe buy me an extra second or two to get out of the way, but it was no use.... he plowed me dead center across the drivers front door, rear door, and truck bed. Spun us both around 180 degrees and off into the grass A few pics... gotta say the Super Duty held up a bit better than the old Chevy did! hahah. I was driving the white F-250 in the opposite direction of the way it's pointing Oh well... that's what insurance is for, right? At least nobody was hurt, and no other vehicles got drug into it. He was honest and admitted that I had done nothing wrong and was completely in my lane and in control, and he was the one that came over and hit me, so that's good at least. Finally got back to the shop about an hour or so later after having to get the truck towed back. By that point the weather had gotten pretty bad and the roads were pretty much solid ice, and there were wrecks everywhere so pretty much every road was a parking lot and I really didn't want to drive the nearly 30 miles home, and risk another idiot hitting me in my own car (I'd be screwed). So since I had to work again the next morning, I just drove (very carefully,lol) about a mile down the road to a hotel and got a room for the night __________________ *-Jared* Black/Red '04 CBR 600 F4i - 253,500 miles and counting Black '89 Accord LX-i sedan - 435,200 miles still going strong States visited on my F4i facebook.com/thirdgenlxi

02-13-2010, 10:42 PM	#4
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02-14-2010, 01:29 AM	#5
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02-14-2010, 01:53 AM	#6
101lifts2 WSB Champion Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Anaheim, CA Moto: 2009 Kawi ZX6R Posts: 5,570	The dude who owns the F-250 is gonna be pissed. Resale value just went down. lol That Chevy got fucked up...and the Ford barely looks hit. __________________ Train Hard Ron Paul - 2012 Mark of Excellence GM

02-14-2010, 09:26 AM	#9
Particle Man Custom User Title Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Central NY Moto: 2003 SV650S Posts: 14,959	I'm thinking that chevy wasn't in too great of shape to begin with but looks like the 250 took it like a champ. __________________ I'm not "fat." I'm "Enlarged to show texture." Handle every stressful situation like a DOG: If you can't eat it or hump it, pi$$ on it & walk away.

02-13-2010, 10:39 PM	#3
racedoll AMA Supersport Join Date: Nov 2008 Moto: '04 Kawasaki ZX6RR Posts: 3,392	Wow Jared! You have been having some terrible luck, although it was probably a good thing that you were in this truck instead of your car. Things might not have faired so well.

02-14-2010, 01:56 AM	#7
Gas Man Trip's Assistant Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Imported from Detroit Moto: 2009 HD Street Classic Posts: 12,149	Yeah. I sure hope the dealership takes car of him on tt. I'm thinking a complete repaint is in order.

02-14-2010, 02:30 AM	#8
BobTheBiker too much time on my hands Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: the northern district of god damn Moto: 01 ZX6R, looking for more now. Posts: 1,802	the ford doesnt look half bad honestly. just fix the dents and repaint it and it'll be just about as good as new I reckon. your luck sucks though man.