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**updated! scroll to the bottom!**sooooo. ive done this about a thousand times and something about today has been off all day and surte enough, i back into my neighbors 2004 durango and my poor vibe got pummeled. his bumper is higher off the ground. little bit of dmg but he needs a whole new bumper. mine..ugh...i need condolences!!

that sucks, how fast were u going to push it in that far in going backwards?

BACKING UP OUTTA THE DRIVEWAY LIKE 5-7MPH! im surprised it did THAT much!

wow thats insane to do that much damage going that slow..then again theirs not much support in the hatch..it's just bare inside..

what do you think repair costst will run? i got full coverage so then again it just may be deductible.

i have no clue..but im sure they'd have to replace the full hatch..dont think they could just pop it out and do whatever..maybe they could..i wouldnt have the slightest clue

Hey,Very sorry about the damage. I've had the back plastic off before and really, there isn't much as all in terms of support back there. That kinda damage doesn't seem to be unexpected.But on a slightly positive note, I've seen a handful of Vibe pics on here of totaled front end damage. You might be able to find a hatch... maybe even the same color, if very very lucky. I dunno if the cost at a junk yard would be more than your deductible but it might be worth looking for.Dave

Whoa, that sucks. +1 for checking a junk yard

man that does suck

I did something similar with a Geo Metro in 1992. I really felt embarrassed. At least it wasn't worse.

that sucks Rich, hope repair is cheap and quick

damn it even knocked the "W" off of your vinyl sorry that happened to you. hope you get it fixed soon

OUCH! Sorry to hear! I think the hatch is pretty much hollow so I can see why it did so much damage at very little speed.

I'm sorry to hear that! I hope it gets fixed soon

Better get a bandaid... stat!

youch! man. i can see how 5-7mph can do that... if you're not sitting on the brake while backing up, its apretty quick pace.hope it gets fixed quick!

That's pretty gruesome. I don't see it mentioned anywhere above, but were you okay?

Yea, Im ok. My pride is just hurt. :-(Tomorrow, I talk to a claims rep at progressive to discuss options! Will update tomorrow!

QUICK!!! See: Goodbye Genvibe.com - by vibe_raider in The Vibe Lounge. Might be a match!

The good news is you can get a used hatch and might not even need paint. Or paint at the very least. The would be best, just replace the entire hatch less glass of course then you have no body filler involved.

/cry, that looks painful!I'd give you the back door off my 03 shadow vibe if I could. I just got in a bad front-end wreck and totaled it ... if it weren't already god-only-knows where- in some junk yard somewhere rotting away or a 3' by 3' cube already, hah!

Ok so **UPDATES** My Vibes been in the shop since monday, and i just got the estimate yesterday. ......*drum roll*.....$2,364.43 !!!! what?!?! isnt that insanely expensive or what????? I mean, the whole hatch cant cost THAT much, right? Ugh, well full coverage insurance FTW! I only pay 1,000 deductible for mine and the others guys car. sooo....lesson learned? I think so.

*faints*That's outrageous... it's only the hatch damaged, right? Not the whole back quarter of the car?Seriously, you need to find a a totaled Vibe and cannibalize it. Most cars seem to get damage on the sides or front so you should be able to find this part. I wouldn't think it would cost you more than half of that deductible... though I really haven't checked that deep into things like that. In any case, good luck with it.Dave