As anyone living in or around Boston knows, driving is crazy around here. I was sitting at a red light after grabbing some breakfast this morning when, BAM!!!, My car got nailed from behind and pushed forward a couple of feet (even though my foot was on the brake). I signaled for the offender to pull over into a parking lot. Without getting into details, the guy was a real jerk about it. I saw the front of his beater (Early 90's Taurus station wagon) and the front bumper was V shaped and pushed in about 6 inches. Prepared for the worst, I checked out my freshly waxed rear bumper, and there wasn't a scratch on it! He must have hit he trailer hitch!!! I was so relieved. The ironic thing is, just yesterday I was contemplating taking the hitch off as I never use it and I noticed that most 3rd gens have hitch rust around here. Needless to say, I will be keeping it on!

 

I had the same thing happen in my work truck! It crunched this old guys front end and didn't even scratch my painted hitch!

 

Wow, you should certainly be thankful that you didn't get hurt. Get any pics of his bumper and yours ?

 

Where are the pics?

 

I would still file an accident report, especially since the guy was a jerk.

One reason is you should get the frame checked out on your rig, you never know.

Yes, hitches back there are good insurance.

 

I live in Worcester and had a seriously rusted hitch. I just sanded it down with various grits of paper, washed and dried it and then painted it with Rustoleum Satin Black (using a foam brush) and it looks good as new.

 

happened to me too, except i later found out that the hitch was cracked in more than one place. i would check closer for damage...

 

This is why I like the hitches...

 

that was a close call! did you file a report anyway or what? and did you get pics?

 

x3 on the rport. wanna be a jerk off...pay the piper buddy!

 

The hitch in the rear and the sliders tend to protect the mall crawler from idiots. I love having them just for the insurance...

 

man we had the same thing happen to us in San Diego 2 days after getting our runner, while in the McDonalds drive thru. Dork who hit us was also a PITA and his fancy Lexus was ripped up.

I hate jerks!

 

hey you should join NE4ROC so we can bash your waxed truck on some rocks

boston is indeed insane... i saw a guy hop on a sidewalk to avoid a turning car. i dont mean 2 tires, i mean all 4....

 

that hitch is a life saver!

last summer i had my bike rack that is a hitch mount on (no bike on it thankfully) and some kid in driver's ed rear ended me going about 25mph. i get out thinking the worst and there is one little indent on the rack from his license plate screw, he had a broken bumper. man i felt bad for that kid.

patrick