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The Doink
Real Name: Scott Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Portland, OR
Posts: 20,335
Car: '09 OBXT, '02 WRX, '96 Miata
Class: PDX/TT-6
The way out is through
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By some idiot that really should learn the basic rules of the road before he's out driving a commercial vehicle.
![]() I'm on my way to work, a bit late (9:30am), driving down Arrowcreek Parkway. I'm comming up on the Zolezzi Lane intersection, going about the 35 mph speed limit. Guy in a small panel truck is coming the other direction. We both have green lights of course. However, this genius decides to make an illegal u-turn into oncoming traffic (me). He whips the truck around just as I'm entering the intersection. So I'm full on the brakes, and the horn (eat SuperTones dirtbag) and I know I'm still going to hit him, so I angle the car right and put it up on the curb. Unfortunately, it wasn't enough to avoid the accident entirely. Dick-hole's truck takes off my driver's side mirror. To be honest I'm really lucky the car didn't just get totaled. If the ass end of the truck had hit the side of the car and taken out a window or something... the repair bill probably would have been more than the car's worth. ![]() Anyway. I'm honking like a crazy person w/ my 118db horns and this guy just drives away! So I floor it, and chase his ass down to the gas station on the corner of Arrowcreek and S. Virginia. He pulles in there, and I follow him. He's still ignoring my honking, and doesn't stop the truck until we're well into the back parking lot of the businesses there. Finally he stops and I'm out of the car in super-fly-TNT pissed off mode... which is no wonder why he doesn't want to get out of the truck and cracks the window. Me: "HEY! YOU JUST HIT ME BACK THERE!" Him: "What? Where?" Me: "You just hit me when you made that illegal u-turn at Zolezzi!" Him: "Really, I didn't see anybody." Me: "Well you took off my damn mirror!" After that I calmed down and we exchanged info. He called his boss and was told to give my all the insurance info, but to tell me they'd rather replace the mirror out of pocket rather than to involve the insurance companies. Of course that's understandable... but they're going to be a little upset, as I'll bet a mirror for the SVX will run in the $250-$300 range, plus painting and installation... probably around $800. Plus I need to get the wheel and suspension checked out after driving it up on the curb... at least I was on the stock 16" wheels... the Enkies would have been demolished. So, I need to bring it to a body shop for an estimate and fax it over to these guys. Plus I'm contacting my insurance as well to see what they want to do, and to see if I should file a police report so I have record of the incident. I knew it was only a matter of time before someone's dumbass driving got me. I have to say, I actually feel pretty lucky... just an instant longer reaction time from me would have meant putting the motor of the SVX right under that truck's bumper... and that would have been that for the SVX. ![]()
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Token
Real Name: Le Stig Afrique? Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: sitting next to a big yellow box
Posts: 3,589
Car: 2001 Impreza 2.5 RS
Class: 05 TDSP
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Holy shit dude! That could have been MUCH worse! Glad you're alright!
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EJ207
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Reno, NV
Posts: 3,707
Car: 2011 Chevy Battle Wagon
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I still hate people that play dumb. I mean, he had to have heard/saw/noticed something was wrong.
Sorry Scott. Always sucks to get hit by someone. Just remember, if they pay out of pocket to fix the damages to you car and you later find out more was wrong, then they won't be held liable anymore. So make sure when you get the estimate they check EVERYTHING so if they do pay out of pocket you are sure that you will be correctly compensated for the loss. Or we can just file the claim.
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EJ22
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Elk Grove, CA
Posts: 450
Car: 2005 WRX STi
"I'm sideways and in control... I look good."
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I got rearended at a light once and still had to chase down the other party. WTF???
Glad you're alright. |
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The Don
Real Name: Aaron Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Sacramento
Posts: 3,097
Car: '97 Legacy / '05 FXT
Class: low
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Mother....That sucks, dude. Make sure you go over it with a fine-toothed comb before taking a cash settlement.
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EJ251
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Seattle
Posts: 540
Car: 1995 S14 Zenki
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That whole area of town early in the AM can be just full of retards.
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EJ207
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: 39n53, 119w90
Posts: 2,698
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Scott, glad to hear you're ok, and that it wasn't worse (but, it's still bad enough). One thing I had read about with another person's accident from a long time ago, when they steered away to avoid a collision -- they ended up not getting hit, but still damaging their own car by going in a ditch -- and the other driver never got caught, never ended up being liable, and the innocent victim who steered away was dinged for their evasive actions. So, in a way, I'm glad you don't have to go through that because there is damage. Yeah, I'd definately have the suspension checked out. |
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warehouse SECCS
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: SoCal...
Posts: 6,253
Car: 04 Evo 99 Cadillac
Class: street de le mod
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weak. At the least you and the SVX will soldier on. Sucks that you have to go through all the bullshit.
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EJ205
Real Name: Jeremiah Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Dayton, NV
Posts: 1,888
Car: 2005 Impreza 2.5RS, 2000 Forester L
Class: RNP sometimes (see motto)
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That's nuts.
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The Doink
Real Name: Scott Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Portland, OR
Posts: 20,335
Car: '09 OBXT, '02 WRX, '96 Miata
Class: PDX/TT-6
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![]() I just got the estimate after lunch over at Shaber Ave Auto Body for the mirror plus an alignment: $579.27. But we didn't get under the car and inspect the RF suspension. However, looking at the (lack) of damage to the wheel, I'm pretty sure I lucked out and nothing was broken in the suspension. The car seems to drive well, with just some slight vibration in the steering. There's certainly some curbing on the wheel, but the tire took the brunt of the hit, and I was probably only going 10 or 15 mph at that point, so it's not like I went flying into the curb. What I'm going to do is write up a little contract and fax it to the company that owns the truck that hit me. It will outline that I'm going to get the mirror repaired, the car aligned, and fix any other resulting damage that is discovered during the alignment. They will be responsible for the cost in full for all repairs. If they're not interested in agreeing with my request, I'll just file the claim with my insurance and they can deal with it on the back-end via AllState's evil collections minions. Here's the damaged mirror: ![]() I tried to get the scratches on the door: ![]() Here's the curbed wheel: ![]() And here's my estimate: ![]()
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Real Name: It is real! Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: RNO
Posts: 2,367
Car: 1998 Impreza Wagon, 1991 Legacy Turbo Sedan, 2003 Nissan Xterra
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EJ205
Real Name: Khail Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Reno, NV
Posts: 1,769
Car: 2016 VW GTI
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I'd make them pay for the wheel too, either refinish it or get a new one.
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The Doink
Real Name: Scott Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Portland, OR
Posts: 20,335
Car: '09 OBXT, '02 WRX, '96 Miata
Class: PDX/TT-6
The way out is through
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EJ251
Real Name: Nick P Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Reno
Posts: 881
Car: 2005 STi
Class: MadtyteTunerBro!
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Wow that sucks. Glad you're okay. I hate ignorant drivers that can't take responsability for their own actions. At least you caught the guy, when I was in a hit and run, I got out of my car to see the damage/talk to the driver the person took off
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EJ22
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Reno, NV
Posts: 259
Car: 2008 Subaru Impreza 2.5i
Class: Novice
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That hella sucks!!
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Señor Cheap Bastarde
Real Name: Dean Join Date: May 2003
Location: $99 Tire Store
Posts: 9,294
Car: $.04 STI
Class: Fast,Cheap & Reliable=STI
Deal, did somebody say Deal? Oh, Dean, yeah that's me.
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Damn... I'd claim the evasive maneuver and curb hit broke your center dif..
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EJ205
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Truckee
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Man that SUX
No seriosly, I'm glad your OK.
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The Doink
Real Name: Scott Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Portland, OR
Posts: 20,335
Car: '09 OBXT, '02 WRX, '96 Miata
Class: PDX/TT-6
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Here's the letter I just faxed over to the business that owns the truck that hit me:
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warehouse SECCS
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: SoCal...
Posts: 6,253
Car: 04 Evo 99 Cadillac
Class: street de le mod
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Make sure you send him the animation.
But make a little explosion on impact and the amount $579.00 pop out of it. Like an old school batman "POW"!.
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El Matador
Real Name: Matt Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Reno, NV
Posts: 10,660
Car: 2012 Toyota Tacoma
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Your "Legal Speak" is getting quite refined sperry....I hope I never fuck up anything of yours
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The Doink
Real Name: Scott Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Portland, OR
Posts: 20,335
Car: '09 OBXT, '02 WRX, '96 Miata
Class: PDX/TT-6
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Nightwalker
Real Name: Austin Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Oshkosh, WI
Posts: 4,063
Car: '13 WRX
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![]() In all seriousness at least you're okay, dude. It sucks camel nuts the car's banged up but at least you didn't jump the curb down into a 50 ft ditch or something really bad like that.
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The Doink
Real Name: Scott Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Portland, OR
Posts: 20,335
Car: '09 OBXT, '02 WRX, '96 Miata
Class: PDX/TT-6
The way out is through
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"is that guy turning left there?" "that's not a good idea!" "maybe he's going to turn into the left lane and not block mine" "nope, that ass is going to totally cut me off!" "there isn't enough room for me to stop in time" "I'm going to have to ditch over the curb and off the street" "I better not yank the car hard right or I risk hitting the light pole over there!" "Hey look, somehow I avoided plowing right under this guy!?!" <CRUNCH> "Dammit, that ass just took off my mirror!" "Great now I'm going to have to deal with repairs..." "Wait, WTF he's just going to drive away!?!!" "Fuck that! I'm after this idiot!" I very well could have been busy scratching my balls or something which would have been just enough less reaction time that I would have just plowed into the guy. Then we wouldn't be talking about just a mirror, but a totaled SVX, a fucked up truck, a hit-and-run investigation, and possible medical issues. Hopefully the company responsible realizes this as well and works with me to get things fixed up quickly. If they're not on board by the end of the week, they'll just have to deal w/ AllState.
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EJ207
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: 39n53, 119w90
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$50 for what's going to be at least 4 hours of your time? You're a cheap date (and I mean that with the utmost respect). I would've asked for at least $500 for my time & trouble. Maybe they would counter back with a lower figure, but I mean really, you are going to lose some of your life's time and energy (you already have) dealing with what should not have been an incident. (Art: am I out of line here?)
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EJ205
Real Name: It is real! Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: RNO
Posts: 2,367
Car: 1998 Impreza Wagon, 1991 Legacy Turbo Sedan, 2003 Nissan Xterra
Class: tvFree
Yes, I'll fix it for you. Again.
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I should add that if the circumstances are such that you know that the hypothetical clueless-SUV-driving-cell-phone-twice-divorced-soccer-mom-on-meds needs to have the accident on her record just to help the next poor victim, go out of the way to do it by the book......heheh.
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