[dmarmada04le]

Hello all, I'm a new member, just recently got my 04 Armada LE back from the body shop after a bad accident. Love the vehicle overall, and use it to tow my 24' boat (approx 7k lbs). I got hit by a Dodge Ram 1500 estimated to be going 75mph (t-boned) while I was stopped. For those that don't know the Armada can take one heck of a beating, and showed no entry into the passenger compartment at all (the Dodge was in MUCH worst condition and was totaled). My Armada was spun 540 degrees when I was hit (not fun). Anyway now I have a completely NEW frame (yes they replaced the entire frame instead of straightening it), hood, fenders etc. The Armada drives as new, which I'm really surprised with, and tracks straight with tire wear looking good so far. Good luck to all and know that you are driving a very safe vehicle (just an FYI, one of the state troopers at my accident told me he was buying an Armada for his wife the following weekend after my accident after seeing the Armada vs the Dodge outcome). Not sure if my picture of the crashed vehicle will show up, I listed it as an attachment.

 

[dmarmada04le]

Thanks for the welcome, this looks like a great forum. The damage on mine was $16K, the frame price was only around $2500 which I thought was pretty amazing. Glad to see I'm not the only one that has been protected by their Armada. Funny thing on mine was no airbags went off, police told me it was because I was stopped?

 

[dmarmada04le]

I had a black and blue "stripe" from the seat belt that was actually so dark it looked like I was painted with a purple/black stripe. From what I've read about the airbags there are many things the system is checking for. I was hit in the front at a 90 degree angle, but luckily wasn't broadsided beyond the bumper area which is probably why mine didnt go off. But the police told me if you arent moving they rarely go off??