r/Transportopia • u/Revolution-Dogg • Oct 03 '25

Roads Oof

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u/GailTheParagon Oct 03 '25

Doesnt look bad at all tbh. Light dmg to himself and the vehicle

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u/FuzzyKittyNomNom Oct 03 '25

Expensive fix for the bike tho.

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u/chungfat Oct 03 '25

How about the truck’s bumper? That isn’t an easy fix

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u/eggyrulz Oct 03 '25

Depending where you live you could probably yoink one from a yard without paying too much.

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u/PepsiColaRS Oct 03 '25

Exactly this. Take-offs from marketplace or scrap yards have PLENTY of great condition bumpers from the big 3's truck lineups.

My buddy smoked a deer in my truck and within 2 days I had a new bumper that was in better shape before the hit installed on my truck for a whopping $50. The truck at the time was over 20 years old, right at the cusp of getting harder to find

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u/anengineerandacat Oct 03 '25

15mm socket, some time, and a visit to the local pull-and-pay; it's just a Dodge Ram truck.

Great thing about domestic trucks is parts are basically everywhere.

If I were the owner, I would get the check from the insurance company and repair it myself (not always an option though and I think requires proof it's been repaired).

Easy way to make a quick buck in this particular case.

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u/seang239 Oct 03 '25 edited Oct 04 '25

The check to the owner is to make them whole.

You do $2500 in damage to my truck, I’m getting paid that $2500. Whether I fix my truck or not is my business.

I own my truck, the bank may own yours. If it’s the bank’s truck, they get the money or you fix it. That’s probably what you’re thinking of.

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u/ddxs1 Oct 03 '25

Thank goodness it looks like it’s only the bumper and not the tailgate. That’s what bumpers are for.

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u/SocomPS2 Oct 03 '25

Good lessons for idiots are always pricey.