So he slammed on his breaks and I hit him. I know what you are going to say but I was paying attention.

Before ( When I took her home 3 months ago) and after pix attached.

In case you wonder how the Air Bag feels all I can remember is it feeling like a pillow. Windshield got cracked prolly by my hand. Radiator gone. Grille Gone.

Still fires up sounds like she did when new (Cop had me drive to the curb)

Other than everything around them NO damage to Headlights / Turn Signals / Fog Lights

I guess whe the Body shop open tomorrow I will have a better Idea what will happen to my baby and how much it will cost me.

Dan

Glad your ok...How fast were you going and what kind of vehicle did you hit?

So he slammed on his breaks and I hit him. I know what you are going to say but I was paying attention.

Maybe paying attention but obviously following too close or going too fast. ;) I've been there a few times when I young. :red:

thats why you don't just pay attention to the car in front of you but the cars ahead of him aswell..

I'm glad you weren't hurt. The pictures made my stomach turn.

Very little damage to the bumper. What kind of truck was it?

It was a Sebring Convertible. Speed wise no clue. Prolly about 35.

That hurts. Glad you're o.k. The HHR looks like an easy fix. Hood, grille and some paint. Nothing insurance can't handle.

Drivers slam on the brakes all the time. If you're too close or going too fast, no matter how much attention you're giving, the HHR will not stop in time. The tiny rotors and those ridiculous drums are undersized for the HHR. My :2cents:

Ng

wow..it look like you hit a trunk. Those Sebring bumpers do sit kind of high up.

yea I was thinking he hit an suv or something..How'd the sebring look?

Wow sorry about your car glad to hear your ok

So he slammed on his breaks and I hit him. I know what you are going to say but I was paying attention.

Before ( When I took her home 3 months ago) and after pix attached.

In case you wonder how the Air Bag feels all I can remember is it feeling like a pillow. Windshield got cracked prolly by my hand. Radiator gone. Grille Gone.

Still fires up sounds like she did when new (Cop had me drive to the curb)

Other than everything around them NO damage to Headlights / Turn Signals / Fog Lights

I guess whe the Body shop open tomorrow I will have a better Idea what will happen to my baby and how much it will cost me.

Dan

Phewww.. glad the safety devices worked... think another set of disc brakes in the rear would of helped ?

First, glad you are not injured.

Secondly, seems like the Sunburst Orange HHRs have thing about accidents. I thought, other than the Deerslayer, there was another Orange one that got bit.

Maybe it is just my imagination.....

Now you got me thinking I should of bought another Color.......

But at least I did not hit another Vehicle!!

Jaysz2893 was rear ended.

Holy Ouch Batman!

Sorry to see that. :(

glad youre ok ..sorry to hear about your baby the damage shouldn't bee too bad about $2,500 to $ 3,500 depending on the price of the air bag assy.:(

Ouch about the accident. I'm glad your ok and everyone else. I'm suprised how intact the front bumper is.

Yep thats the way it allways is. The person that does the hitting gets it much worse than the hitee. Been there done that (twice). Once in my Regal & once in my Beretta GT. My front end was all messed up and the other cars, well can you say small scratches and a quarter size hole in the tail light.
IT SUCKS!!!!:mad: Just glad you are ok, cars can be repaired or replaced.
People are harder to repair & can't be replaced.

as someone who got into a similar accident a couple of months ago...your probaly looking at about 3-4 plus the airbags....I lost the bumper, grille, radiator, and hood and that was altogether 3g's...I think the HHR has horrible stopping as I was a good distance back but I was on 95 so to bring it to a dead stop all of a sudden was a lot to ask for...

-wC

So he slammed on his breaks and I hit him.
Windshield got cracked prolly by my hand. Radiator gone. Grille Gone.

Still fires up sounds like she did when new (Cop had me drive to the curb)

Other than everything around them NO damage to Headlights / Turn Signals / Fog Lights

Glad to hear that noone got hurt. The damage doesn't appear to bad either. Maybe you could look for the silver lining..........now you can make several mods at once! New windshield (like CH's), Billit grill, and maybe even a fresh paint scheme.:lol:

So the damage = 11,113.00. It seems that the paint and the AC were the biggest issues.

I am finding out that when you have an accident in a newer vehicle such as the HHR, it costs lots to fix it. The price you pay to protect thos inside.

WOw thats a bit pricey. Its only front End Damage right? I looked at the pictures. It did not look like it would of cost that much

My front passenger door cost almost 900 bucks to repair. And that was just one door!

The paint requires a 3step process. I am waiting on the actual quote so I can see it all. I will let you know whta I find out.... I miss my baby

well i got my door fixed and it cost me $500 as the last guy posted its a 4 step process and it does take alot of work. better to have itt done right then wrong. i was completly happy when they fixed my door from the jerk who nailed it with something

Ouch!

:(