Got hit today :(
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Got hit today :(
Nothing major, but enough for me to get bummed out.
I was parking and a guy backed into my car. His trailer hitch went through the front fascia, and ripped out some wires. Now my left turn signal doesn't work.
He had a Mexico license, and some kind of insurance so i jotted all the info down and went home to file a claim.
A while later the lady calls back and says they can't find any trace of him having insurance through that company. So what it boils down to is I have to pay for the repair myself. I should have called the cops
Atleast I have a pretty good dectuctible ($250), and I think I get a free rental. Oh well. What goes around, comes around.
Oh yeah, I'll post pics later.
I was parking and a guy backed into my car. His trailer hitch went through the front fascia, and ripped out some wires. Now my left turn signal doesn't work.
He had a Mexico license, and some kind of insurance so i jotted all the info down and went home to file a claim.
A while later the lady calls back and says they can't find any trace of him having insurance through that company. So what it boils down to is I have to pay for the repair myself. I should have called the cops
Atleast I have a pretty good dectuctible ($250), and I think I get a free rental. Oh well. What goes around, comes around.
Oh yeah, I'll post pics later.
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damn dude. good luck with the repairs. 
i was hit in a similar manner this summer:
after taking it to a very reputible local repair shop
this is how it turned out:
i'm sure yours will be fine.
i was hit in a similar manner this summer:
after taking it to a very reputible local repair shop
this is how it turned out:i'm sure yours will be fine.
Last edited by jdmvette; Jan 24, 2008 at 11:53 PM.
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Sorry for your misfortune
Good luck with the repairs
Good luck with the repairs
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That sucks. Around here if you called the cops for an accident in a parking lot, they would not come unless an injury was involved.
Good luck with the repair and good attitude.
Good luck with the repair and good attitude.
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Just go ahead and call them, there WILL BE an injury by the time they arrive if that is what is required.
Im with ya there !!
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It happened to me once in Vegas. A Mexican guy stalled his pick up at the lights and let it run back into me
Luckily it made contact on the filler plate. Amazingly there was no permanent damage.
Its a real bummer that there are so many uninsured drivers out there. Hope you get it fixed up soon
Luckily it made contact on the filler plate. Amazingly there was no permanent damage.
Its a real bummer that there are so many uninsured drivers out there. Hope you get it fixed up soon
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Sorry to hear about the damage. Hope the shop does a great job on the repair.