Well, I knew it was bound to happen sooner or later, so here it is! Happened yesterday (04/21/04) at about 3:45pm on the US 60 in Gilbert. I was just driving along going about 70 (traffic was moderatly heavy) and ended up in the blindspot of a BRAND NEW F250 Deisel. Thing was off-road modded with a good 6-8" lift and 33" rubber, so to say the least it was a big truck. Well, he decided to change lanes and didn't bother to CHECK HIS BLINDSPOT!!! He said he didn't even know I was there until he saw the smoke coming from my tires when I locked up my breaks. There was another truck running even with me on my left so I had no choice but to try and break out of it but his back left tire came right into my front right fender. Got all his info and stuff, and he knows he 100% at fault, so no harm there, but MY POOR CAR GOT HURTED!!! We did work out though, if I can find someone locally (hint hint Sebastian or anyone else on here) that could do the repair work for a decent amount of $$ I wouldn't go through insurance. He liked that idea, so yeah, any takers?!

Bruce (90RS305)

 

And another.....

 

oh **** man. that sucks! i would go through insurance man. were the police called?

hope you get it fixed. damn big trucks.

 

No they weren't, due to other factors (don't ask) but from the looks of things he won't deny it (crosses fingers). Luckily though, I've got enough photos and evidence that if he does try and fight it I've got him pinned...

 

any damage to his truck? probably not ehh?

 

No, not a FRIGGIN SCRATCH!! Litterally the ONLY thing that happend to his truck was a rub mark on the sidewall of his mud-boggers

 

i take it insurance was the reason for no po-po....?

damn man. you got his insurance info? maybe call a lawyer or something.

is there any damage to the hood?

 

damn dude, that suxs ***!! u should just got a tire iron and beat the 1/4 panel on his truck and called it even. at first i thought u were goign to post that u lost a race against a f-250.. i was already to start bashing

 

Yup, thats why No, no damage to hood, only thing that needs replacing is the front right quarter panel and the nose needs sanding/repainting. And yeah, I have ALL his info, DL#, insurance info, address, phone #, I wasn't stupid on this one for once

 

 

btw, not getting the cops involved.. BIG mistake.. i just hope now he actually comes good with everything. if not, ur screwed and going to have a fun fight to get it fixed.

 

Yeah, I know, but right now getting them involved would have been even worse. Not doing so hot financially right now I'm just really crossing my fingers on this one. And if he doesn't, well, I'm keeping the tire-iron idea for plan B

 

thats the same thing i was thinkin! but you REALLY got pwned!

 

I understand your reasons for not getting the Police involved, but do NOT do this "on the side." You have his information, make a claim, take it to a body shop and get it repaired correctly. You could have tweaked the front subframe and even though Sebastian does great work, I doubt he has the equipment to straighten the frame.

There is more than $3000 in damage there and if you go to a shop that does good paint matching you'll get the nose and hood all repainted on this guy's tab. I had a guy back into the T/A just after I got it and that's how much it cost to get my little dent fixed.

Besides, then you can get a rental car while they fix it...

:-))

 

did anyone see the article on rental drag racing? hehehe just a thought.

damn dude... I hate that happened. Just when you think things can't get any worse... she it happens.

 

And this folks, is reason #1,259 why I will never live in phoenix In just about every single trip I've made up to phoenix I've either witnessed a MAJOR highway accident in progress or have been in the traffic jam created in the aftermath of one. STOP ****ING SPEEDING PHOENIX PEOPLE!! STOP CHANGING LANES WITHOUT USING A SIGNAL!! STOP PASSING ON THE RIGHT LEARN HOW TO ****ING DRIVE!!! Jesuz, do people realize that going 20 mph over the speed limit only gets you where you going like 1 or 2 full minutes faster??


sucks about your car.

 

Bad generalization! it should say, use your darn turn signals and use comon sense. its not just the people in phx who cant drive.

Glad your okay Bruce.

 

hard not to generalize when every single time you go to phoenix like 99.9% of the cars on the highway drive exactly the way I described. Its a big city thing so people don't even see it as driving bad anymore, they just see it as driving "normal".

Ya know the funny thing is that those of us who drive thirdgens and performance type cars with money invested into them are usually the safer, better drivers, and the Mom's, punk's driving SUV's, beat up mini trucks and fart canned imports are they ones that are ripping up the highways like its cannonball run 2000 every day of the week.

 

Sorry bout the car bruce...

I do agree about the people in performance cars driving slower, safer etc. How many Vettes, Fbodies, Ferraris do you see haulin *** on the freeway, now many...Almost everytime I see someone in a nice muscle/sports car their in the right lane creepin' like grandma.

 

Yeah, thats what I was figuring too. I SHOULD have insurance by the end of the month so I think I might wait to call his insuarance company till then and play stupid...

 

You don't need insurance to file a claim against his. Don't wait, it will take them a little while to get the ball rolling.

 

cool, didn't know that (first accident)

*EDIT* you think if I told them it was a show car and I need it fixed ASAP it'd make a difference?

 

Aight, claim filed, appointment for repair claim next week, should be interesting to see the $$ amount on this one. Think I'm gonna try and get a new tire outta this too (he got that perdy good)

Thanks for your help/support guys. This does definetly blow...

Bruce (90RS305)

 

that sux man. it doesnt look that bad at all. i looks like he just crushed the front of your fender...it doesnt look like it hit you that hard.

 

*A* new tire? Dude.. you never get *A* new tire.. you at least get two. You don't want mismatched tread because of one tire being replaced.. always do it in pairs... especially when it's someone else's fault that you're doing it at all.

Very unfortunate

 

Yeah, your right, now I just have to get the insurance guy to think the same way...

Bruce (90RS305)

 

Sorry to hear it Bruce;
Guess you cant call your car a original 1/2000 or whatever stat you always say gun metal grey camaros anymore eh? :-) I got hit on the passanger door by some hit an run lady whiel i was in AMPM. Took my insurance like 3 weeks just to get it into the shop and get things rolling. Also, i agree with chris, that you shouldn't let sabastion handle it. Hes damn good, but its not going to be a cheap fix. you know that LITTLE damn dent/paint scratch on my driver side fender?- $1,400 to fix it. and it is just a tiny *** dent and paint chip. sigh, they screw you over. so let his insurance do it, plus if the body shop that does it is anything like impact auto body, they will "blend" the hole side of the car and the hood :-) good luck

 

wow, sorry to hear that Bruce!

I do have to agree though, Phoenix drivers are pretty bad My roommate and I got t-boned by some guy who ran through a red light (it had been red for over 10 seconds, at least) in a huge intersection (Dunlap and I-17 in Phoenix). Totaled the car, but the worst part about it is the other driver claims he had a green light... he's a "business man" and we are two "college kids", nothing was settled There is alot more to it, but I won't flood your thread with it. maybe sometime when we have a "feking bad drivers" thread or something.

Now my roommate and I are stuck getting around in my camaro, which isn't really suited for daily driving, it's more of a "project car".

 

Chris is right Bruce. Call his insurnace company and file the claim with them. Find out where they usually send their claims to be fixed, and then tell them you're going to take it to the dealership. Always remember something. Don't let them try to convince you that you can only take it to one of "their own authorized repair centers" That's a bunch of You can take it wherever YOU want. Can't go wrong with the dealership though.

You have all of the guys info right? His DL# and plate and VIN?. The same thing happened to me about 6 months ago when a little old lady smacked into my rear wheel square.

We didn't wait for the police, but I got all her info and made the call. They paid for it all. All body and paint work was done by a Chevy dealership as well. Can't complain about that.

And the rental car was paid for too.

Do yourself that little favor. Call ASAP...

 

don't forget to tell them how it trashed your engine and now you have to get a new crate motor

 

you know whats crazy now that I think about it?

I never even had an adjuster to meet with. They told me to take it to a dealership, I just had to tell them which one. They made the appt and arranged for the rental without even seeing my car.

I think it was Allstate insurance that she had. If it is Allstate insurance this guy is covered under, I know they send to the dealership..

 

When an SUV here at work backed into the drivers fender on my car the dent rolled into the top of the fender. It was a really small dent and the guy that hit me said he would take care of it on the side as well. The total amount came to just over $3000 and they did NOT replace my fender. A body shop will replace your fender and possibly your inner fender/wheel well as well. Paint and prep the hood, nose and possibly even paint through the door into the rear 1/4 panel as well. If your tire or wheel is messed up add that on top of the rest of it. Long and short this is not a small deal.

While my car was in the shop I went ahead and bought a new nose and had them install and paint it instead of messing around with the old chipped up and cracked nose.

The thing is, if you get a really good estimate and Sebastian can help you out, you are that much ahead...wink wink nudge nudge...

 

ouch.....

that really is no fun. I've almost had that happen to me a number of times, people just don't pay attention, and don't care.

And yeah, i wouldn't generalize that that all phoenix drivers are bad, its just that some peoples IQ's are smaller than their shoe size, then give them a cell phone, and a 6000lb SUV

But either way, hopfully the insurance company treats you alright, get that puppy fixed

 

Wow, so much love! I've JUST got off the phone with the claims guy (and yes, it IS Allstate!!) and he said they are taking 100% liability for all the damages. They also gave me the green light to take it to Chapman Chevrolet on Baseline/McClintock to get the repairs done!! My apointment for the estimate is on Wed. and they said they would be cutting me a check right then and there for the damages. They also said that if it turns out to be even more expensive then they thought they'd write me another check!
:rockon:

I'm actually excited about this now! This means I'm getting the nose of my car repainted as well, and if you've seen my car in person (or even checked out my website) you'll have seen that it needed some TLC. As far as the frame/subframes/ect. I didn't see anything wrong. Car drives just as well as it did when I got it, so no harm there. Anywho, I'll keep everyone updated, and THANKS FOR ALL YOUR HELP!!!
:hail:

Bruce (90RS305)

 

Ohh yeah, do you think my not being quite of age is going to be a factor in getting a rental car from them? Hope not....

 

That sucks man. I would have killed the guy! By the way, there is nothing wrong with big trucks, most of the time!

 

I think you should just replace the fender....you might have to. I ran into a site thats sells very cheap fenders, hoods, ect. Let me know if you want it.

Sorry about the ride bro...

 

Hey Bruce, not trying to burst your bubble but I seriously doubt they'll be actually cutting you a check personally. They've got contracts with the dealerships to do factory quality work. So Chapman will most likely be dealing with them on all billing. They'll just take yer car and send you over to the in-store rental car company. They'll give you an economy type car..I know, it sucks.. I tried for something better but I woulda had to pay. Nope. Not this time.

You'll drop off your car and then they'll call ya when ready. It's pretty simple. No checks though.. It was nice of him to tell you that though!

 

just say that 1/4 panel was made out of 24k gold or platnium

 

Yeah, well, whatever the deal is its getting fixed 100% by them, and thats all that matters to me. I could care less what kind of car they put me in ("Sir, the only car we have available right now is this euro'd civic...") as long as it gets me to work and back. The best thing is, my car is going to come out looking better than it did before! I'm so stoked! I'll post pictures when it finally does come back...

Bruce (90RS305)

 

UPDATE!!!! Got the insurance quote and damages (so far) came out to $1,597.95. Taking the car in on Monday to get damages repaired and it's gonna take 5 days. Can't wait to see what it looks like when it gets done!!!

Bruce (90RS305)

*EDIT* Ohh yeah, they DID cut me check right then and there...They said if damages turn out to be more than that then Chapman will just bill them...

 

NICE

 

Hey Bruce, you should change your sig. It should read "FACT: Ford F250's are attracted to shiny objects..."

 

*UPDATE*

Car was taken into the shop today to get the repairs underway. They gave me an 04' Neon for a rental car. Funny thing is, it's metallic grey...
:lala:

Bruce (90RS305)

 

So, now you driving a SMALLER car. I would definately stay away from big trucks now!!!

 

UPDATE!!!

She's been back from the shop for a while, but now I finally got pictures up!! Follow the story here:

"Back and Beautiful!!"