"haveacarortwoorthree" (haveacarortwoorthree)
04/11/2014 at 15:51 • Filed to: Classic cars
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"haveacarortwoorthree" (haveacarortwoorthree)
04/11/2014 at 15:51 • Filed to: Classic cars | 6
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So three weeks after the man in the hat decided to destroy my 66 Mustang, I still do not have an offer from his employer's insurance company, other than them telling me they consider the car to be totaled. And we haven't even started discussing payment for the medical bills resulting from the huge gash on my forehead that had to be sewed up (lap belts, not surprisingly, are not the most effective safety mechanism!).
jariten1781
> haveacarortwoorthree
04/11/2014 at 15:54 |
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Open a claim on your insurance and let them go reclaim from the perps.
thebigbossyboss
> haveacarortwoorthree
04/11/2014 at 15:54 |
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Grrrr. I feel your anger.
CAR_IS_MI
> haveacarortwoorthree
04/11/2014 at 15:55 |
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Ouch. Sorry to hear. If they continue to play games get a lawyer.
cazzyodo
> haveacarortwoorthree
04/11/2014 at 15:56 |
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I saw this picture and had such a sad.
YOU DESERVE SWIFT JUSTICE!
PS9
> haveacarortwoorthree
04/11/2014 at 15:57 |
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This is the saddest picture I've seen all day.
Where have all the lightweights gone?
> jariten1781
04/11/2014 at 15:57 |
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Yes. This. Your insurance company has lawyers far better than you can get. Let them go to bat for you.
Audi-os, amigos
> jariten1781
04/11/2014 at 15:57 |
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This all day. Let the people with real claws do the digging.
jlmounce
> jariten1781
04/11/2014 at 15:58 |
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This. It's called subrogation and it's situations like this that it was created. Your insurance company wants to keep you, so they are going to be nicer to you. You'll have to pay your deductible, but they'll get things handled for you quickly and probably more fairly. Then they collect from that company or their insurance company which usually involves getting your deductible back as well.
Reigntastic
> haveacarortwoorthree
04/11/2014 at 15:58 |
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Too many feels, I think I need a drink.
I'm very sorry for your loss.
pirates-ecu
> CAR_IS_MI
04/11/2014 at 15:58 |
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i would go speak to one, 3 weeks is getting pretty damn unacceptable .
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Audi-os, amigos
> haveacarortwoorthree
04/11/2014 at 15:59 |
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Holy shit I thought the driver (you) was still in there!
Textured Soy Protein
> haveacarortwoorthree
04/11/2014 at 16:02 |
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FJ80WaitinForaLSV8
> haveacarortwoorthree
04/11/2014 at 16:03 |
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SO SO SO SORRY. This made my heart hurt a little. I hope she isn't totaled!
Frank Grimes
> jariten1781
04/11/2014 at 16:06 |
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they consider the car to be totalled but did you send them estimates? They dont want to play ball take it to a high end restoration shop get an estimate or three and send it to your insurance.
jkm7680
> haveacarortwoorthree
04/11/2014 at 16:07 |
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Man. That's terrible. I hope that everything gets sorted out nicely.
Your boy, BJR
> haveacarortwoorthree
04/11/2014 at 16:08 |
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DEMAND HIS COOL HAT AS RETRIBUTION!!!!!!
Eric the RC guy
> haveacarortwoorthree
04/11/2014 at 16:10 |
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First, here's a hug.
Second, damn... that sucks, I'm sorry man. I hope they get it resolved quickly. I would have had a hard time not murdering the guy.
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Reigntastic
> pirates-ecu
04/11/2014 at 16:17 |
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3 weeks is totally unacceptable, I'd be breathing fire and brimstone down their ass in one.
getchapopcorn
> jariten1781
04/11/2014 at 16:19 |
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Then his premiums would increase...
OkCars- 22k Crossroads
> haveacarortwoorthree
04/11/2014 at 16:22 |
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Damn, why this car why not to a prius
SaigaShooter - He's got an Impreza
> haveacarortwoorthree
04/11/2014 at 16:24 |
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I always knew the man in the yellow hat a a jerk. I'll bet he was letting his curious obnoxious monkey drive.
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jariten1781
> getchapopcorn
04/11/2014 at 16:27 |
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Only if they're not able to reclaim the amount that they pay out. They'll erase the claim once they've gotten the money from the other guy. I've done it twice in the last 4 years and neither time did I have a premium increase.
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getchapopcorn
> jariten1781
04/11/2014 at 16:34 |
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Then you would have that written into your policy, but that's not universal or even common language. You may want to take little more caution giving out legal advice on the internet...
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haveacarortwoorthree
> Audi-os, amigos
04/11/2014 at 16:35 |
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I was out by then. But when I went to look at the car at the impound yard, the cops had put Biohazard stickers on the windshield due to all the blood in and on the car.
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haveacarortwoorthree
> Eric the RC guy
04/11/2014 at 16:36 |
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Yes, he was very lucky I was too busy bleeding all over the place or I might have killed him.
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haveacarortwoorthree
> FJ80WaitinForaLSV8
04/11/2014 at 16:39 |
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She's gone — frame twisted plus all the damage you can see. He decided to make a left without looking and apparently while deciding to imitate an F1 driver piloting a Ford 350.
RWS
> haveacarortwoorthree
04/11/2014 at 16:49 |
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I have nothing more to add than Damn that sucks. Hopefully insurance will get sorted soon to lessen the blow of loosing such a lovely car. And to echo the comments of many of the above/below, well done for not at the very least pimp slapping the fool in the hat.
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jariten1781
> getchapopcorn
04/11/2014 at 17:21 |
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Disclaimer: Nothing I post on oppo constitutes legal advice nor establishes an attorney-client relationship (which would be kind of hard since I'm neither an attorney nor authorized to practice law...Frankly a reasonable person wouldn't consider information gleaned from a pseudonymous person on a car website flush with animated gifs and NSFW posts to be legal advice)
Anyhow, I'm surprised it's not universal. In both of my experiences recently, once rear ended by a city bus and once by a Saab with two major insurance companies (USAA, Geico) that's how it was carried out. I didn't dig through the policies to see if it was written in there, but they're standard policies from bulk providers. Learn something everyday.
Big Bubba Ray
> haveacarortwoorthree
04/11/2014 at 17:39 |
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OH MY GOD that picture is the stuff of nightmares, man. I can't even imagine how that must feel for you. Get yourself a lawyer and take these jackasses to town. Hopefully you can get it resolved.
Stef Schrader
> haveacarortwoorthree
04/12/2014 at 00:01 |
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:o(
I know this feel, albeit with a car that's special to me, but perhaps not this special. My accident from August still isn't resolved in full with other person's insurance company.
Get thee a lawyer? Seriously. Especially if you wanted to prove that the car's worth saving. Not my favorite option since lawyers take a chunk of the settlement, but perhaps it's worth it in your case. Sorry, dude.
SteyrTMP
> haveacarortwoorthree
04/12/2014 at 02:59 |
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Lawsuit. As much as I hate the current legal system, this is a case I justify. I've been there. They're not going to give you the same value on the car, you're going to have to get that elsewhere... A good attorney will get you enough to get two new ones. I have no pity for stupid people; I have to dodge morons every day.
Old-Busted-Hotness
> haveacarortwoorthree
04/12/2014 at 07:44 |
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I don't think it's totaled. The frame can be straightened (I know it doesn't have a frame per se, but the structure underneath serves as one and that can absolutely be pushed back or replaced by a competent shop) and the rest is replaceable as Mustang parts are plentiful these days. Get the highest values you can on the car (Barrett-Jackson) and sue the pants off that SOB. As the others have said, lawyer up. I bet you can get a pretty good pile of cash for emotional distress as well.