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#1 · (Edited)
Is your Jeep purple heart worthy? Do you have a story or pics that you reluctantly wish to reminisce on? Tell your story/post your pics up past and present in this thread and we can recuperate together.

Two months after I bought my Jeep, I was at lunch and parked in a lot right along a frontage road. On the highway, an elderly citizen lost control of his SUV, hit a rut in the right lane and proceeded lose control, careen through the chain link fence across the frontage road and right into my Jeep parked in the lot. I've never told the story before but thought I would share.. He got the bumper, headlight and grille and a future trip to the dealer revealed a cracked water pump. My Jeep was knocked back into the parking lane and was about three inches from clipping a BMW behind it... No pics, sorry it was way before I joined any of the forums so I never considered documenting it at the time.

Then... earlier this year I was changing lanes and clipped a Honda that I did not see.. minimal damage and I was able to buff it out. It was actually the first time I've ever hit another car.. nothing too exciting but I have pics of this encounter.


 
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#104 ·
dang Matt ... what happened bro ?
Too many years of caring too much gear on my back. They had to go in and fuse my neck with a bone graft and steal plate and some screws! Before the surgery I had one really bad bulging disc as well as two bone spurs and two torn ligaments, all in my neck. That's why I am going to work in Texas instead of continuing going overseas all the time.
 
#108 ·
Yeah I was fine. More angry than anything. First time in Philly. Like 5 minutes from my hotel.

The cop in the background was sitting in his car when it happened. There was a CVS or something like that across the street and he was about to get out of his car to go in when it happened. I'd had a green light for about 5-6 seconds so I wasn't at fault. I got the other guy's rear quarter pretty good too, hopefully taught him a lesson haha.
 
#111 ·
This is what happens when someone hits your car when you not there and you discover the damage (and apparently the guy who did the body work did a sh!t job, note the filler)

 
#113 ·
happened RIGHT AFTER i left the BBQ meet in flushing meadows and heading to my uncle's birthday party...
slow traffic and i was close to a full stop. car behind me got hit from behind and he hit me. domino effect. got to settle this thru insurance....


SO TIGHT

i think half an hour or so while waiting for police i heard tires screeching and look in the rearview and heard 3 BOOMS. 5 car accident and major damage. those cars pulled in front of us on the shoulder.
 
#115 ·
Shitty... Dave, this shit happens at least you'll get it fixed under insurance. The only downside is that if a police report was taken, this will probably show up on your Carfax..





This is my second time posting in this thread.. not good :(

My brother, of all people, backed right into the front of my Jeep with his Mustang. I have a few scratches but all I can say is thank God for the tow hooks or else it could have been a lot worse. The Mustang didn't fair as well, currently shopping car-part and the rest of the net for a 98 GT rear bumper... if anyone want's to help, shoot me a PM if you find one :cool:
 
#119 ·
Damn sorry to hear Davy...
 
#122 ·
came across my mind too kyle but it's going to be the limited bumper hopefully.
 
#125 ·
Davy, do the limited bumper!!!

Here are pics of my encounter.. notice barley anything on my bumper??? I highlighted the two scratches and tow hook to represent the impact points.



Now have a look at the Mustang. Jeep, 1 - Mustang, 0



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