[HudsonValleyTitan]

Originally Posted by gedunk

I was exiting a freeway last Friday and had to brake quick because of stopped traffic before merging to the frontage road. The Titan brakes worked great. Unfortunately the maroon Tahoe coming up behind me didn't stop in time and slammed into me doing ~40-50mph. Although I was forced into the truck in front of me, my airbags did not deploy. The front end of the Tahoe was completely trashed and looked really bad. First glance at my truck made me think it came away pretty good. However, when I stepped back and looked from the side, it was clearly buckled in the middle. I couldn't tell if the frame was bent but the bed obviously was. Luckily, neither of us had any serious injuries and I feel as though my Titan definitely saved me.

Service King told me yesterday that they are going to total it because of some minor buckles in the frame itself. He mentioned what a hard hit it must have been since these trucks are so stout. So, my hope is now that her insurance, USAA, will cover what I still owe and not try to low-ball me. I am clueless on how this process works and I'm going nuts driving the rental. No question as to what vehicle I will search for. I loved my Titan and will hopefully soon be driving a 2008 model.

Any advice in this situation is appreciated. I have past pictures in the photo gallery if anyone's interested. I'll try to post a couple of damage photos here soon.

Forget about the truck as long as everyone is ok! The truck can be replaced...you can't be. With that said, glad all are fine. As long as you don't own more than its' book value, you'll come out ok financially. I guess someone is telling you it's time for a new truck...lol.