I was turning off of GreenSprings onto Valley in Homewood yesterday and some old man just came over on my side of the rode and scraped up beside me. Luckily I slammed on the brakes and he only hit the front fender. We both stopped but then the old fart took off so I put the xB to the test and ended up catching him and confronting him about it. He drove another mile before stopping. Then he was talking about how he didn't know what I was talking about and he didn't feel anything. So I asked him "Then why did you stop in the middle of the rode after you hit me?" and his reply was "Because you honked" I don't know about you guys but if someone honks I don't come to a complete stop. Anyway, it's not that bad damage, just a few scratches but it was louder than I dont know what! It hit my sideview mirror and made some racket. I thought it was really worse than what it turned out to be but it's only gonna be about $400-$500 bucks. He's paying for it so I'm as happy as I can be considering the situation.

 

that sucks, alteast you caught up with him and hes taking care of it. instead of saying get bent and kicking you in nuts and driving off.

got any pictures?

 

Old people are crazy like that. I've had a few close calls w/bluehairs and when I get next to them and look at them like WTF!? they have this oblivious look on their faces.

Atleast everything turned out ok for ya.

 

Yeah I wasn't gonna let him get away, I know a few "shorcuts" and that's actually how I caught up with him. I hit through a side parking lot and came out on another road just in time to cut him off. I'm not going to be posting any pics though, sorry. It's not something worth posting really, it just looks like someone took a grille brush or wire brush and tickled the fender. Just a bunch of small paint scratches. Had a lot of tire residue though!! My whole fender was black just about. A few of the scratches actually got down to metal but it could've been a lot worse.

 

was the old fart in a raised up bronco or somethin?

 

That happened to me. . . some stoned kid with his date. . . long story short, he tried to run, but I hehehe MADE him stop and proceeded to open his door and drag him out (don't ever do that, you can get in serious trouble). I kept his address (info exchange) and got a little bit more retribution, after I was paid my damages. I hate bad drivers. . . I hate people who drive high. . . and I hate people who are both bad drivers and drive high.

 

VanillaRice----- At least I'm not the only one who had an accident in B'ham with an xB.... At least yours wasn't bad... They totaled mine out and I still don't have another box yet.... Glad to hear yours wasn't that bad.... L8R...

 

u gettin another box mr lava?

 

I had a similar thing happen years ago when I owned my old CJ-7 Jeep. On night a crazy drunk old man decided to pass me on the right (on a two lane road) in the country. He took down a mail box in the process and almost smashed the side of my Jeep.

I chased him down and confronted him on a dead end road. He was really drunk and tried to get out of it by acting really friendly, so I took the keys out of his car and threw them into the corn field and told him "walk home and sober up, ya' dumb ___"

 

I am sorry to hear that...good luck

 

Nah, he was driving a maroon Jeep Liberty sport.