So, about a month or two ago I let my mom borrow my truck for a night to go to the store. Well, with a strange turn of events, that happened to be the night she hit her first deer (and it hit her too)... With my beautiful, Daytona edition silver bullet.



So, after going to the body shop, they tell me it will most likely be totaled once the insurance adjuster looks at it. Well, because it had only 52,000 on the odometer, they decided to pay to repair it instead. Come to find out this is what $6200 worth of damage really looks like. [It also cracked the front bumper, and grille, and pushed the bumper back 1/4". But the Daytona bumper cover and chin together cost $1400..]


So, with the thought of my daughter being born in a few more months, and a car seat won't fit safely in my already 2WD NY truck(at least not safe enough for my wife), I decided I might trade it in.
And so a week later, after looking around for a good deal and trying to tell myself that it was for the best and was a good idea, I brought myself to the dealership and I ended up trading her in for $12,000 down on a 2006 Charger R/T with low mileage.


It's been a sad couple of weeks, and I don't think I'll forget the fun I had with my truck, and how much I put into it. It's almost like I had a real bond with the truck, like she was human. But, even though I don't post here often, I thought you'd all be interested to know.

 

That sucks, it was a nice looking truck. At least you got a good trade in for a nice "family" car that looks just as good, and its still a Dodge!!!

 

some times a truck has other value than money. my truck was totaled. but i kept it cause it was / is a very good truck.

 

I wish I could have kept it and gotten the car, but unfortunately with a baby on the way keeping my truck wasn't the most responsible choice to make. If it were a crew cab, OR 4WD I would have kept it. But it was a single cab, 2WD, short bed that I fell in love with.

 

I think a lot of us have that attachment to our trucks. Especially if you do a lot of your own work and mods on them. Cool car though.

 

Thanks man, my wife pokes fun at me every day because I say I miss my truck. Even while driving the charger, I miss my loud Borla side-pipes and my big marshmallow tires throwing me all over the bumpy road.