I always left the hitch in my '95 Tahoe, but the '09 has such a nice cover and look I hate to put one on...

His deal was he was a dick... lol. saw the Tahoe, was jealous that he was in a corolla, and well... guess he couldn't deal.

After washing the spare tire, it has a chunk missing from the impact. Looks like a new spare for me!

Goes in the 14th for repair...

 

I had an idiot on I70 a few years ago tailgating me like I stole his best dog. it didn't matter which lane I got in, he was right up my tailpipe the whole way. I tapped the brakes a few times, to give him the idea to back off, but he refused. this went on for about 8 miles. Finally, I hit them a bit harder and and made contact...hooked his radiator onto the hitch, and kept him there 'til the next exit. After hooking him, I called OHP and told them that some idiot just rear ended me while i was doing 60 in a 65 (truck is geared at 4:10, rolling on 35" tires...i couldn't get it much faster than that). They ticketed him, and had to have his S-10 taken away with a flatbed. My F250 had no damage at all, save for a few scratches on the ball.

When the incident was over, the patrolman came up to me, laughing about the whole thing. I told him i keep the hitch in place for reasons just like that.

 

photos

Tahoe rear-ended - a set on Flickr

 

Any insurance estimate yet?

Any pics from a little further back?

 

$1,400

but that does not include the spare tire they did not see
nor the step pad and chrome strip
nor the possibility of further damage

I'll try to get pics tonight.

 

Wow, that's not much more than a new bumper cover and paint.