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A smashed back end and a visit to the ER. :(
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A smashed back end and a visit to the ER. :(
If only you had a bright blue Miata with a shiny roll hoop so people would have seen it...
BUMMER! Hope you're OK and you get a helpful insurance adjuster.
What kind of jeep was it?
That sucks. Probaly texting or shouting on a cell phone and not paying attention.
With the rate you guys are going through Miatas they will be collectors items soon.
Hope you are Ok
Forget the car, hope you are OK. Were you stopped or where the two of you moving?
Im okay. Left my mark on the lady's car in front of me...
Traffic was creeping - the driver of the Jeep said he wasn't paying attention and fell behind and speed up to catch up and just didn't slow down and plowed in to me. He said he didn't realize traffic had slowed again - it happened on the north bound service road just before Campbell - was getting on to 75 and people always pass the long line of on-ramp traffic and jump over at the last minute to cut in to get on 75 so traffic moves then stops suddenly...I was far back enough I barely tapped the lady's car in front of me despite being rammed into at an estimated 30 mph...
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She was really nice...a big SUV slowed down right after the accident, rolled down his window and yelled at the three cars involved - telling us we needed to get our cars out of the way. She flipped him off and yelled something and told him somebody was hurt and to mind his own business. Then she knelt down and was holding my hand and said she saw my head fly back and hit the headrest and told me not to move...it must have startled her quite a bit.
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Where do you drive, so I know not to go there. This is number 4, right?
As others have said, I hope you are OK. Sorry about you car.
Honestly, none of these incidents have been my fault - so Michael now thinks my car is jinxed :(Quote:
Originally Posted by Walsted
But I LOVE my car...everyone that's hit me has always accepted blame, either they didn't see me, or they admittedly weren't paying attention, or it was the fault of somebody in the vicinity....go figure. Yeah, if you see me, go the other direction - I attract the inattentive...I'm just glad I wasn't on a motorcycle, I didn't see this guy coming.
So, for scientific clarity, are you two gonna trade cars for a while to see if it is the car that is jinxed, rather than your route of travel or some personal belonging you carry with you? (Maybe not a good idea, although interesting from a research point of view.)Quote:
Originally Posted by cArAzzIE
If I see you coming, it will probably already be too late - some idiot with designs on hitting an NB would then see TWO targets, and try to figure a way to hit us both. Or, if it is all about inattentiveness, they would ignore both of us and consequently hit us both.Quote:
Yeah, if you see me, go the other direction - I attract the inattentive...I'm just glad I wasn't on a motorcycle, I didn't see this guy coming.
Glad to hear you are okay.
it's the blue car syndrome.
Andrew may be able to chime in on that..... my last car... a similar bright blue... was an accident magnet.
Glad you're okay, but sorry about the car.
As for the car being jinxed, my moms Miata was jinxed. '91 white B package.
It was hit 3 times in the parking lot with no one in the car. Ran into the right fender twice by people turning left from the right hand lane. Hit from behind once from a truck at a stop light. One time ended up being the hitter, when the accident up ahead had a police between the cars with the car behind the police car not having hazard lights on.
And lastly hitting a concrete barrier at 55 when a jerk purposely swerved into the lane and slammed on the brakes to have someone try to hit him.
Bummer about your car (again). Glad you weren't hurt.
Hope you're okay. Whiplash can be quite painful days after a wreck.
You guys are scaring me! My blue one was hit twice while my son had it....
Glad you are OK, sorry about the car tho.
I had the same thing happen to me in my white 510 a few years ago, and the gal who rear-ended me was the wife of a police officer!
Have you been hanging out with Adam Payrott? Only he has worse luck than you.
Hope you're feeling fine soon. Sorry about the car.
Did this happen on Nails' birthday?
Get well soon Cara. Sorry about the bad news but the good news is it looks completely repairable.
Wow, just wow. I've been in the same sort of squeeze play too and it definitely sucks. Go buy a lotto ticket; your average has to turn around!
I'm guessing he neglected to pack his curse when he moved to NC... Cara must have stumbled upon it...Quote:
Originally Posted by Sharpie
Cara stayed home today from work. She's sore but I think she'll be ok. She is waiting to hear from the adjuster and is enjoying time with Jadyn.
Yea it happened on my birthday but we can celebrate it later when she's recovered. I'm just glad she's ok.
This 'Birthday Connection' is getting way to common.Quote:
Originally Posted by Nails
I'm not driving my NA on my birthday!!
Feel better fast!
Hope you are back to feeling better soon.
I bet that frame rail has a kink in it. Have you guys looked under the car or under the mat in the trunk?
:( Sorry to hear about your accident, been there recently myself and the car is still getting repaired. I hope you have a speedy recovery with no long-term issues. I got lucky and saw the car approaching and got my head up against the headrest just prior to impact. I think that saved me a lot of pain.
BTW, I'm putting racing stripes on my car, hopefully they will "POP" enough to get other drivers attention.
::Rimshot: no kidding!Quote:
Originally Posted by ken o
I was just rear ended a couple of months ago, and I was stopped in traffic as well, and saw the car coming as Duane did. I never thought to check my frame rails though, as I had my foot off the brake and absorbed damage in front and rear.
But maybe I will now. Did you actually get whiplash or is it just sore?
I cannot remember if I had my foot on the brake or not - since traffic was stop and go. He hit me pretty hard, but I didnt smash into the car in front of me - other than a light tap.Quote:
Originally Posted by bmcreider
The trunk lid is buckled and locked and the key mechanism was pushed into the trunk so can't open the truck.
How do you know if you have whiplash or are just sore? The most painful part was slamming my head against the headrest.
IIRC actual whiplash requires physical therapy, etc. When I was hit I don't even recall hitting the headrest, my head hit the frame of the top for some reason.
OUCH! It was painful enough to slam against a hard headrest, can only imagine the stars you saw hitting the frame!Quote:
Originally Posted by bmcreider
I was surprised to find out that the guy that hit me was issued a citation, but no idea what it was for. Regardless, until he talks to his insurance company to verify the claim, I can't do anything - unless of course I file the claim under my insurance. I am tempted to do just that, except I have a $500 deductible AND if my insurance company doesn't get their money back, my rates will go up (according to the claims adjuster for my insurance company).
I did verify that he works in the kitchen at the soon to open Twin Peaks in McKinney - he wenged on about giving us free food for life, but I just want my car fixed.
Hope you feel better soon.
File under your insurace, pay the deductable. Let your insurance go after them. That's why you pay them. Otherwise you could be strung along by the other insurance. Your insurance will reimburse your deductable once they get the other company to pay up.
I have had several friends that were strung along by the other parties insurance for weeks before repairs were even started.
I rear-ended a woman in a VW when I was 16. I was given a ticket for "following too close", and the officer told me that they always give that ticket when you rear-end someone.Quote:
Originally Posted by cArAzzIE
Definitily file it on your insurance. They will do all the work for you, better and much faster......
Thank you for the feedback/advice. I am going through my insurance company. Talked to his company today and they said it could drag out more than 30 days. My car will be towed to Dallas Roadster today and I'll be in a rental this afternoon.
Man! I am so glad you are OK. I hope the insurance goes smoothly.
Hmm... if you can avoid using your own insurance company, do. Talk to your agent, but avoid your own insurance if you can.
My parked car was totaled 2 and a half years ago, and i was t-boned 2 years ago. Neither accident was my fault. I was not charged points in either accident. To go even further in 10 years, I haven't been at fault in an accident. However, when I went to write a new policy this last time around, the "no accidents" quote isn't what i got. The 2 not at fault incidents count against me to the tune of about $300 every 6 months. I was quoted $625 paid in full for 6 months with progresive for a 100/300/100 policy with $500 deductibles. Went to pay and it was $925. The difference? The not at fault accidents.... After finding myself a new independent insurance agent he laid out the picture for me-- you don't get penalized per-say for not fault accidents, but you get discounts for being accident free. If I hadn't reported those accidents to my own insurance company, they wouldn't be on MY record, and I'd be much better off. His advice was to contact your agent, and try deal with the other insurance without bringing your own insurance into it.
I'm still pissed. Because other people can't drive worth a shit- red means stop, and a parked car is not a bump stop-- I just got to spend my suspension money on insurance... ARGHHHH
I don't think ( I may be wrong here) that her insurance rates would go up.Quote:
Originally Posted by sxk122
I think, however, that any quotes from a new insurer in the future would be high because they look at the past filings as "incidences" without regard to details of who was at fault. So it could be a problem should she switch insurance companies.
Exactly. Use that towing coverage and get an "incident" on your record. Locked out? Calling the locksmith gets you another "incident" on your record. When it came time to give Allstate the heave ho last year, I discovered that my girls apparently lock their keys in the car quite frequently and Allstate records each and every call.Quote:
Originally Posted by Nails
Yeah. thing is progressive was dinging me for the "incidents" too.
I'm none too pleased with insurance right now. It's all a racket. Take our money willingly, and begrudgingly pay out when it is their duty.
Okay so both cars are now in the "shop" - they are completely replacing the trunk - estimated cost is around $3500 for my car. Haven't heard anything about the Altima.
I miss my car - this Impala is tooooo big - I am not used to driving a BIG car.