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Well after working a 10 hour day at the office I walk upon this friggin surprise!A friggin idiot truck driver couldn't make a turn and backed up into my Vibe Off to the estimator tomorrow morning. Got my police report and my insurance company told me I pay 0$ (at least) so that is the only break.

Yikes! Hate to see that. At least it's not as bad as it could be...What's really sad though, it may not have had so much damage if they would have made these mirrors hinged.

That sucks, Sam! Did it hurt any of the rest of the car or just the mirror? From the pics it looks like it was only the mirror that took the hit. If so that's good. Either way, I hope you get it back up and running soon!

So far the mirror and parts of the door where the assembly hit. Funny thing now that the passenager side window now makes a strange "popping" sound when you roll it down.....I am curious to see how much the estimate will be.

Ouch! That sucks! Is it just the mirror or is there damage anywhere else on the car? Hopefully it'll get fixed up and be good as new in no time.EDIT: Oops... I'm a little slow... you all beat me to the question... and answer! lol! Anyway, good luck with the fix up.

Holy ... Sorry to see this,i can imagine your first reaction when you see it. It already happen to me with my old car,it was biker. I"m not surprise that was a truck driver,even you where lucky in your bad situation that he hit only the side mirror.In my work,at the gatehouse,i see everyday very innocent truck driver with 10 wheels taking 45 minutes to park there trailor in a 2 place spot.Jesus Christ how they take there permit to drive like this.

C'est la vie Paul My reaction? I gave a course in Italian swearing that the Plateau area people will never forget

Damn whats with all these wrecks to Vibes lately? I'm gonna have to be very careful with mine wow...will have to look at the pics on my home computer, they are blocked here at work.

I knocked off the driver's side mirror on my '03 Vibe. It looked exactly the way yours looks. New mirror assembly and dealer installation cost me $162.00. Let us know what you pay.

Yea, that really sux about the mirror, did the glass break? I didn't look like it and it doesn't make any difference, but I was just wondering.Quote, originally posted by ArcsVibe »My reaction? I gave a course in Italian swearing that the Plateau area people will never forget That was basically my reaction when I came out and saw my Vibe after some hit-and-ran it. No respect...

Quote, originally posted by Houston »I knocked off the driver's side mirror on my '03 Vibe. It looked exactly the way yours looks. New mirror assembly and dealer installation cost me $162.00. Let us know what you pay.I know that off the bat my insurance will cover it and my deductable is 0$Quote, originally posted by McVibe »Yea, that really sux about the mirror, did the glass break? I didn't look like it and it doesn't make any difference, but I was just wondering.. The mirror popped right out and is badly scratched.

atleast it appears to have minimal damage. could be far worse, but still i'd be pissed! don't blame you at all!.

sam! that blows!!!!!! i feel your pain...someone backed out of their space and basically into my vibe while i was at the drugstore. thanx to insurance, i got it fixed today. but it still is a pain that there are so many imbeciles that have no business driving.m/ >.< m/

Quote, originally posted by ramenboy... »but it still is a pain that there are so many imbeciles that have no business driving.m/ >.I totally agree with you. Some people should not be on the road. On a good note got my car repaired today. Total cost with taxes is 216.32$ billed to my insurance. Now the fun part starts as the police and the insurance company are paying a visit to the company who's truck was spotted doing the damage. Will let you know once I hear anything.My Vibe is whole again

Quote, originally posted by ArcsVibe »Total cost with taxes is 216.32$ billed to my insurance.Looks like they charged your insurance company more than my dealer charged me ($162).The way I broke mine was my being so stupid that nobody (until right here) knows what happened. I was backing my car around the end of my house to get to the backyard. Looking out the back window, I'd completely forgotten about a tree that was on the side. As I slowly backed up, I start hearing this cracking noise right next to me. I immediately applied the brakes. That tree had somehow jumped right over beside my car and taken off the mirror. I was pissed at my stupidity! At the same time though, I realized it could have been lots worse.Now why, you might (or not) ask, was I backing my Vibe into the backyard? To kill a mole. Most of you are too young to care about this sort of thing, but some of you will one day be faced with the same problem. For years I've been wrapping a dryer vent around the exhaust and sticking it into the underground places where moles run around. Let the car run for awhile and any moles in there are soon history. There is now a gadjet you can buy in some hardware stores that are ready-made for this.

Quote, originally posted by Houston »Looks like they charged your insurance company more than my dealer charged me ($162).Forgot to tell you that its in Canadian dollars Oh and your story is a classic! Stuff happens!

lol. houston, we have a mole problem! j/k.if i ever have to deal with those, i'll now know what to do! never would have thought of carbon monoxide poisoning!

Quote, originally posted by ArcsVibe »So far the mirror and parts of the door where the assembly hit. Funny thing now that the passenager side window now makes a strange "popping" sound when you roll it down.....I am curious to see how much the estimate will be.Ugh, that sucks Sam! Inconsiderate a$$es who, of course, don't leave their info.

Quote, originally posted by Psychobroker »Ugh, that sucks Sam! Inconsiderate a$$es who, of course, don't leave their info. Tell me about C! At least a lady left me a note but did not sign it, on the note she wrote a partial license plate number and the name of the company on the truck. I have called the local newspaper and have asked them to run an article or an add that thanks them for this kind act. Another witness came up to me yesterday and told me he saw the truck hit my car and take off, so now I have a witness I can locate and one that I am trying to. Glad to see that there are still some decent people on this earth!

Doh! Sorry to hear about this! That is one thing I do not like on the Vibe, it does not have Breakaway Mirrors! On the brighter side, take this opportunity to paint the mirrors blue now!

I already did and the bodyshop guy wasn't sure if the paint would stick...lol whatever....I have a 4 month old and he is the priority Plus anyways I want a spoiler lol

Quote, originally posted by desert_dweller »Wasn't this a scene in Caddyshack? Damned if I know. I've been doing this for 45 or so years, though, so if that movie had a scene about it, maybe they got the idea from me! Several years ago my girlfriend had what seemed like zillions of huge yellow-jackets living under her garage floor. I stuck that dryer vent in that hole, ran my old S-10 Blazer for awhile, and that was the end of that problem. Looking back, I should have patented this idea, because I recently saw a local hardward store selling a gizmo for this. I bought one, too. One end of this gizmo hooks up to the exhaust, while the other hooks up to a garden hose. Bottom line is that it's easier. I still have to use a short length of dryer vent, though, to hook it up to my large Vibe exhaust. Don't waste money on traps or chemicals, because those are hit-and-miss. My way works every time.And here you thought us old foggies didn't know anything...