New truck #@$%@#&

[Industrial Toys]

I bumped into a 4" tree at less than walking speed with my 08 "HEAVY DUTY" Sierra and sustained $6000.00 in damage. What a flimsy piece of garbage! All that worthless chrome plated plastic bling, and the only chrome plated steel is the less than soup can thickness bumpers.

 

[dnw64]

I bumped into a 4" tree at less than walking speed with my 08 "HEAVY DUTY" Sierra and sustained $6000.00 in damage. What a flimsy piece of garbage! All that worthless chrome plated plastic bling, and the only chrome plated steel is the less than soup can thickness bumpers.

In 1986 I collided with a 1986 Jetta in my 1972 Jimmy. You could not find a scratch on the Jimmy, but the Jetta suffered $1900 damage (roughly $4500 today?).

 

[Industrial Toys]

When I was sixteen, I only had a learners permit but my Father insisted I pick him at at Toronto Airport, about twenty miles away. I got there OK but on the way back, you had to take these crazy unlit roads that they were always changing. I made a turn at the last minute and some guy eager to get around me drove into the back of our 72 Delta 88.

I was going to get out and apologise profusly, but my Dad took charge and basically did a Rodger Dangerfield, and asked, why did you run into the back of us, you scratched my trailer ball. There was not a mark on the Olds, but the foreign car was smashed and leaking coolant. I felt so bad I we left that guy sitting there with his wrecked car!

 

[Jstpssng]

Rear bumpers? There's absolutely no support outside of the frame. I had to learn not to use snowbanks to unload my snowsled; all that you have to do is nudge one with the bumper corner and it bends, collapsing the rear fender. Supposedly it's to reduce the injuries of somebody who rearends you... an easier solution would be not to follow me so closely.

 

[Industrial Toys]

Yup, I nudged mine into a hard packed snow bank and paid the price. I managed to straighten out the bumper corners, but the parking sensor system has not worked since. But it's not just the metal bumpers. There is a host of plastic garbage back there held together with clips junkier than you might find on food packaging.

I think it's to make them cheap, but also to keep weight down for fuel economy.

 

[3930dave]

There....

M35 series 21/2-ton 6x6 cargo truck - Wikipedia

Fixed it for Ya ! Both the bendy parts..... and the fuel economy

Rgds, D.

 

[Industrial Toys]

A good little grocery getter. No worry about stray shopping carts either.

 

[Fuddy1952]

Here's a funny one...
Years ago a friend's uncle ordered a brand new Cadillac. He had it for about a week when it was involved in an accident. Not a big deal, but his uncle wanted it totaled. Luckily, his brother, my friends Dad drove a tow truck. So towing it home he's hitting trees, mailboxes, anything he could.
Next day the insurance adjuster comes out, checks it all over and said well...it was close...but we can fix it cheaper than replacing it!

 

[tjkubota93]

I bumped into a 4" tree at less than walking speed with my 08 "HEAVY DUTY" Sierra and sustained $6000.00 in damage. What a flimsy piece of garbage! All that worthless chrome plated plastic bling, and the only chrome plated steel is the less than soup can thickness bumpers.

I did the same. I bought a pipe bumper for my 09 1500. Bought a bed from the scrapyard, working on painting it.

I backed into the tree at about 2mph and got out thinking dang I done dented my bumper. And was like ********* I smashed my whole bedside!

 

[Jstpssng]

A good little grocery getter. No worry about stray shopping carts either.

Or finding parking spots, you can make your own.