back on Valentine's Day, I was commuting to work in the Mach 1 when I witnessed a 3 car rear end accident. Myself and 2 of the cars from the accident were dead stopped at a traffic light when a Windstar minivan rear ended an Expedition that was next me at 50-55 MPH. The point of impact was with the fender/passenger door gap. I received a shower a of glass and, unknown at the time, brake fluid from the impact but nothing hit the Mach. It wasn't til I got to work that I noticed the brake fluid on the car (was a foggy/high humidity morning, car was damp). The damage was done, all I could do was file my report, contact my insurance and get some estimates. Damage was estimated at $4500. I dropped the Mach off at the body shop yesterday, where they informed me that it'll take about 3-4 weeks since the brake fluid went through the primer and down to the surface, requiring the car to taken down to metal and repaired from there.
Overall of the Mach
Close ups of the damage
these were taken the day of the accident. Prior to me dropping the car off, it had gotten worse with the paint bubbling and then flaking off on the hood, roof and decklid.
Overall of the Mach
Close ups of the damage
these were taken the day of the accident. Prior to me dropping the car off, it had gotten worse with the paint bubbling and then flaking off on the hood, roof and decklid.