Idiot Drivers
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From: Houston Tx.
Idiot Drivers
Beautiful top down day in New Orleans, little traffic 'cause everyone at parades, new CD playin' - good to have the vert. Turn corner Toyota truck stops I stop Toyota truck starts backing up into me!!! 
Hits my front fascia because I can't back up due to a car behind me. Seems this woman was bringing some audio cables to a friend and saw her friend pass her in the other direction so she STOPS and BACKS up
What an idiot. Little damage but what a hassle and probably will take month or so for repairs - aaargh!!!
Hits my front fascia because I can't back up due to a car behind me. Seems this woman was bringing some audio cables to a friend and saw her friend pass her in the other direction so she STOPS and BACKS up
What an idiot. Little damage but what a hassle and probably will take month or so for repairs - aaargh!!!
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From: Katy Tx
As anyone in the New Orleans area knows idiot drivers are the rule not the exception. I don't even know why I ever drive the vette there, I hardly enjoy it with all of the idiots on the roads there, not to mention parking anywhere public.
Sorry to hear about your car though, hopefully they were insured.
Sorry to hear about your car though, hopefully they were insured.
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From: Indianapolis IN
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I feel your pain. In November a woman ran a stop sign and did $2700 to my front fascia and left headlight assembly. The insurance company popped for repainting the front fenders and hood to ensure a good blend with the new fascia/bumper. That took care of a lot of rock chips. The good news is that I dropped it off at the body shop the following Monday and got it back on Thursday. Only a minor inconvenience.
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From: Atlanta GA
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Idiot Drivers.....
Sounds like the Atlanta area to me......I don't think most people here can drive without a cell phone stuck to their ear. The closer you get to the city the faster we go! Just be alert when you drive here. I might have punched that gal in the nose and plead temporary insanity.
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From: ~The DARKSIDE Group~
Originally Posted by Ragin'Cajun
As anyone in the New Orleans area knows idiot drivers are the rule not the exception. I don't even know why I ever drive the vette there, I hardly enjoy it with all of the idiots on the roads there, not to mention parking anywhere public.
Sorry to hear about your car though, hopefully they were insured.
Sorry to hear about your car though, hopefully they were insured.
Streets are bad too! Sorry to hear about your car!
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I'm lobbying to have an IQ test administered before a driver's license gets issued.
Insurance companies should offer "Common Sense Discounts" ...
Heck ... we probably wouldn't need insurance if some people had common sense.
Hope your car gets fixed right.
Insurance companies should offer "Common Sense Discounts" ...
Heck ... we probably wouldn't need insurance if some people had common sense.
Hope your car gets fixed right.
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From: South Alabama
Originally Posted by Piclaw
What an idiot.
I feel your pain man!!I lived in Gretna for 25 years before moving over here to Mobile last year. I was so F'n glad to get out of that town and away from all the stupid jerks driving around over there. I had a couple of Vettes damaged in a similar fashion over the years there.
The roads suck and the driver's suck even more
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I know your problem.
Had the same in Vegas a year ago. Two gentlemen from "parts a little farther south" in a clapped out old pick up rolled majestically into the front of the Vert after stalling the engine. Never heard of the parking brake apparently.
Amazingly there was no damage.
I gave in as they pushed the heap into a parking lot at the side of the road.
Had the same in Vegas a year ago. Two gentlemen from "parts a little farther south" in a clapped out old pick up rolled majestically into the front of the Vert after stalling the engine. Never heard of the parking brake apparently.
Amazingly there was no damage.
I gave in as they pushed the heap into a parking lot at the side of the road.
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What a way to ruin a good day. Sorry about the damage.
