Never tell your kid "Don't wreck my truck."

I'm pretty sure those are the magic words that mean. Please go and wipe out a phone company junction box.

Then, afterward looking at the damage and what it's likely to cost, and you realize that if you'd just put on the rock sliders, the phone box would still be dead, but the truck would have survived unscathed.

Sigh.

Baseball sized divot in the bottom corner of the cab on the passenger side, and the bottom front of the bed buckled under with a crack in the paint. I'm going to swing by the body shop today and see if they can gen up a quote for me.

 

Bummer, sorry to hear.
Pics???

 

Life's lessons are hard sometimes. At least nobody (except the taco) was injured. Get it fixed up and install the sliders.

 

Sounds like that kid has a lot of work ahead of him/her to make the money needed to repair the truck. Lots of walking or bike riding in the future as well.

 

So many lawns to mow...

 

I know it sucks, but from one dad to another at least everyone walked away.

 

I always look at the bright side and that would first off be glad he didnt hurt anyone, he is okay and a truck is no big deal since it's just money.

 

Don't hand the keys to your kid, for a vehicle you don't want crashed...pretty simple logic really.

 

ABSOLUTELY glad that he's OK, and he was taking the truck because I work from home, and his new job in IT is ten miles away.

 

Sounds walkable to me.... plenty of people ride bikes or take the bus. Lol

 

When I was a teenager, I used to walk 8 miles with my friends just to go hangout at Wendy's.

 

From what I have seen, it's going to have to be a big wreck to get seriously hurt whole driving a Tacoma.

 

Happened to me but the damage is irrelevant, as long as my kids are ok.....

Repaired it myself...

 

Ride my bike the 4 miles each way a lot. Some people ride in 12ish.

 

I used to skateboard to get work, school, etc... where ever I had to go. When I turned 18 I bought my first brand new car.
Had my own car since 16.

 

Guess you gotta go for glass fenders now...and some LT to fit under it

 

I bet traction control kicking in scared the crap out of him. I am Glad he is ok only his pride his hurt.