The Vette is Dead
Le Mans Master
Joined: Sep 2000
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From: DFW TX
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St. Jude Donor '07
Time for a Chrome bumper vert. Hold out for the big bucks and a new car. Tell them your hair will never part the right way again. Joking aside, I'm glad your all right. BTW - What did your head hit?
Drifting
Joined: Oct 2004
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From: Lafayette Louisiana
Originally Posted by Kalway
BTW get a lawyer NOW. I delayed in getting an attorney and ended up not getting as much as I could have, if I would have seen an attorney asap.
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Pro
Joined: Oct 2005
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From: Houston Tx.
Originally Posted by Budman78
Time for a Chrome bumper vert. Hold out for the big bucks and a new car. Tell them your hair will never part the right way again. Joking aside, I'm glad your all right. BTW - What did your head hit?
And, in Texas, everyone is at fault until proven faultless. In Houston, we have a lawyer on TV calling himself the Texas Hammer who will get you the most money you deserve. Unfortunately for me, I feel lawyers, politicians, new/used car salesmen, televangelists, and such have one goal: To make your money their money with the least amount of effort possible.
Pro
Joined: Dec 2005
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From: Kinzers. PA
Originally Posted by 76vette1
Oh yeah, if the car is totalled, the rear bumper is going on the garage wall.
Team Owner
Joined: Oct 2004
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From: Springfield MO
St. Jude Donor '07
Originally Posted by 76vette1
Oh yeah, if the car is totalled, the rear bumper is going on the garage wall.
BTW, I'm a law student...some of us really are here to help (not that we don't want to be paid for our work and training...).
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Drifting
Joined: Jul 2002
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From: Edinburgh
Your OK thats the main thing, the vette can be fixed.
When I was working in Houston a few years ago I came accross some real aggresive driving, usually from women! I had one who came all the way accross the I10 lanes to brake test me because she thought I had cut her up on Westheimer (She accelerated to try and stop me moving into the right hand lane to do a right turn, I let her go and moved in behind her, she turned onto the I10 and I followed but moved to the outside lane to turn left. She came all the way over got in front of me and brake tested me then moved to the right hand lane and turned off) I just couldnt believe it! Still dont!
When I was working in Houston a few years ago I came accross some real aggresive driving, usually from women! I had one who came all the way accross the I10 lanes to brake test me because she thought I had cut her up on Westheimer (She accelerated to try and stop me moving into the right hand lane to do a right turn, I let her go and moved in behind her, she turned onto the I10 and I followed but moved to the outside lane to turn left. She came all the way over got in front of me and brake tested me then moved to the right hand lane and turned off) I just couldnt believe it! Still dont!
Le Mans Master
Joined: Jan 2004
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From: one night in Bangkok you are never lonely
Originally Posted by Graemeinvette
Your OK thats the main thing, the vette can be fixed.
When I was working in Houston a few years ago I came accross some real aggresive driving, usually from women! I had one who came all the way accross the I10 lanes to brake test me because she thought I had cut her up on Westheimer (She accelerated to try and stop me moving into the right hand lane to do a right turn, I let her go and moved in behind her, she turned onto the I10 and I followed but moved to the outside lane to turn left. She came all the way over got in front of me and brake tested me then moved to the right hand lane and turned off) I just couldnt believe it! Still dont!
When I was working in Houston a few years ago I came accross some real aggresive driving, usually from women! I had one who came all the way accross the I10 lanes to brake test me because she thought I had cut her up on Westheimer (She accelerated to try and stop me moving into the right hand lane to do a right turn, I let her go and moved in behind her, she turned onto the I10 and I followed but moved to the outside lane to turn left. She came all the way over got in front of me and brake tested me then moved to the right hand lane and turned off) I just couldnt believe it! Still dont!
Burning Brakes
Joined: May 2005
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From: Uniondale IN
St. Jude Donor '14-'15-'16
Glad to hear you are feeling better. Hope your vette gets to feeling better real soon too. I'm still waiting for a settlement from a July 2003 accident where I was rear ended by an off duty state trooper in a state owned pick up truck. Said they weren't liable.
Instructor
Joined: Dec 2005
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From: Rogers Arkansas
St. Jude Donor '06
Sorry to hear this. Glad you're not permanently injured. Those head wounds can hurt! Side note - My son slit his scalp playing basketball 2 weeks ago. 3 hours in the emergency room to get 4 stiches. Insult to the injury - $790 emergency room bill for 5 minutes attention.
Melting Slicks
Joined: Jul 2005
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From: Aurora Ontario
Make sure you retain the salvage if its not repairable. Let them make you an offer. If it is low don't accept it. Be prepared to support how much your car is worth. Once you have an acceptable offer tell them you also want to keep the car. They may insist on deducting something if you keep the car. Find out how much first. Some companies get a preset percentage based on the year of the car from their salvage contractor...its the most they can deduct. Ask how much it is. I know up here salvage older then the 1996 model year is $100 or 10% of value if over $5000. Some US companies don't have percentages they go straight to auction so salvage value may be higher.
I saw a totalled 1970 LT1 convertible settled for $17,000 sell at the insurance auction for $18,000...that owner should have got $30,000 plus for that car. Instead he got $17,000 and the insurance company profitted $1000 on the sale...
Jim
I saw a totalled 1970 LT1 convertible settled for $17,000 sell at the insurance auction for $18,000...that owner should have got $30,000 plus for that car. Instead he got $17,000 and the insurance company profitted $1000 on the sale...
Jim
Safety Car
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From: Minnesota
Originally Posted by jdp6000
I saw a totalled 1970 LT1 convertible settled for $17,000 sell at the insurance auction for $18,000...that owner should have got $30,000 plus for that car. Instead he got $17,000 and the insurance company profitted $1000 on the sale...
Jim
Jim
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From: Arlington Va Current ride 04 vert, previous vettes: 69 vert, 77 resto mod
Originally Posted by Graemeinvette
Your OK thats the main thing, the vette can be fixed.
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