I haven’t had a car since Tuesday; how’s your day Oppo?

"Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras" (jegoingout) 10/27/2017 at 14:10 • Filed to: None

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This sucks and I’m about to take a Lyft home from work.

PotbellyJoe and 42 others > Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras 10/27/2017 at 14:17

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My minivan was backed into by a moron in Illinois when my family and I were visiting my sister. It was (legally) street parked in the neighborhood and a friend of the woman who lives across the street backed her 2002 Pontiac into it.

She claims she “didn’t see it and [her] sensors didn’t go off.”

Disregarding that no 2002 Pontiacs had back up sensors...

HOW DO YOU NOT SEE A RED TOWN AND COUNTRY WHEN BACKING UP IN A NEIGHBORHOOD?!!!

Her insurance is fighting with my local shop right now over the cost of repairs, but my wife will be without a vehicle for a week with the boys. Luckily I walk to the train I take daily to work, so she will simply have to cram into the Vibe with them for a few days while I have ~$3000 repaired to the van.

Huzzah.

Picture in the exact location of the hit.

MonkeePuzzle > Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras 10/27/2017 at 14:20

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mmmmmmm, ek4

*drool*

MonkeePuzzle > MonkeePuzzle 10/27/2017 at 14:20

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I kinda had one of those... once

rip EK

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras 10/27/2017 at 14:21

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havent had a car for about a month now... its not so bad (but i could walk to work if i wanted to for the time being.. bout 3 miles)... i do miss the heater tho.... and the roof on rainy days

days been allright... got complimented by the bosslady for getting a load of jobs done this week.. (wich was wierd... she probably got her meds mixed up and accidentally took a happy pill this morning... but hey fuck it i’ll take it..thank you ma’am) and i got the house to meself till bout midnight as the missus n daughter buggered off to a wedding.... its lovely (fridge full of beer helps too)

FSI - alcohol enthusiast with a car problem > Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras 10/27/2017 at 14:24

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I’ve never really owned a car in my 21 years:(

Mercedes Streeter > Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras 10/27/2017 at 14:27

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Dolled myself up for the first time in like a month. With all this stress I’ve been going through, I’ve not been taking care of myself, even gained 11 pounds. Hopefully getting back on track.

Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras > MonkeePuzzle 10/27/2017 at 14:28

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Id do unspeakable things to an EK Type R

Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras > PotbellyJoe and 42 others 10/27/2017 at 14:31

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It’s amazing what people choose not to see

Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras > Mercedes Streeter 10/27/2017 at 14:31

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Slay’em all

Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras > FSI - alcohol enthusiast with a car problem 10/27/2017 at 14:31

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:(

PotbellyJoe and 42 others > Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras 10/27/2017 at 14:32

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Well, when your first move after turning a key is dialing your phone...

Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras > farscythe - makin da cawfee! 10/27/2017 at 14:32

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If my commute to work was flat, i could walk it...but it’s not and crossing some of the main streets here is a death sentence

Chariotoflove > PotbellyJoe and 42 others 10/27/2017 at 14:41

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Same thing happened to my wife, except rear-ended. And we weren’t visiting your sister. Or in Illinois. Still, bad week for parked minivans.

DC3 LS, will be perpetually replacing cars until the end of time > Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras 10/27/2017 at 14:47

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wot happened m8?

Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras > DC3 LS, will be perpetually replacing cars until the end of time 10/27/2017 at 14:48

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Headers, hfc and catback install but my guys shop got waaaay backed up. It happens, just sucks

PotbellyJoe and 42 others > Chariotoflove 10/27/2017 at 14:57

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Thankfully, being parked and unoccupied, it’s entirely paid by her insurance claim, so I owe exactly $0 on all of this, but still being without a vehicle sucks.

The best in the whole thing,

“Her coverage offers 50% payment of up to $40/day for a rental car”

“So $20 a day?”

“Well, 50% of up to $40.”

“Which is $20.”

“Unless your rental is less than $40.”

“I can’t rent an economy car in NJ for less than $40 after taxes.”

“Well that’s her policy.”

“Ok. I’ll have to tell her to up that for the people she hits in the future.”

“It won’t apply to yours as the accident already happened.”

“I was being facetious.”

“Oh. So you can submit the need for a rental car and we will review it for approval.”

“Your client hit my car, it is getting repairs you are paying for. What would you need me to submit? If I wanted a car, I would expect you to book me a car.”

It went on for another 5 minutes. I never once had an interest in renting a car, but I really wanted to waste the agent’s time. (I was on I-80 in the passenger seat at the time so all of the time in the world.)

Chariotoflove > PotbellyJoe and 42 others 10/27/2017 at 15:02

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We’re dealing with a neighbor, whose kid hit us. He really wants to not file a claim to avoid insurance. I hate that situation because then I have to trust that he will pay out of pocket and not balk no matter what final cost comes back. Ugh.

PotbellyJoe and 42 others > Chariotoflove 10/27/2017 at 15:06

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Document, get quotes, write contract with family, have them sign contract for repairs through X repair shop at $X and any additional that arise once work commences, and refunds if work comes in under. Cut check. Then start repairs.

That way the worst that can happen is that you are out a couple bucks, but not the entire repair.

Also with documentation and such you can have recourse by filing through [hopefully their] insurance, which while, not ideal, still better than being 100% on the hook yourself.

Chariotoflove > PotbellyJoe and 42 others 10/27/2017 at 15:13

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Yup. Regardless of whether or not they want to make a claim, we also made a full report to our insurer, per requirements of our policy.

gogmorgo - rowing gears in a Grand Cherokee > Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras 10/27/2017 at 20:58

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I dropped my truck off at a body shop to FINALLY get it fixed after running over a deer back in April. And the attempted to bike home.

It was only about 46 miles.

I made it like 15, but was fighting a headwind so strong that took three hours. It was work even going downhill. So I stashed my bike in the bush and hitched a ride the rest of the way. No way was I making it home before dark at that pace, and no way am I biking along the second-busiest highway in the province after dark. I’ll pick up my bike whenever I go back for my truck.

gogmorgo - rowing gears in a Grand Cherokee > FSI - alcohol enthusiast with a car problem 10/27/2017 at 21:00

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I was 21 when I got my first car. Now I’m 26 and still have it... And three others. And a huge stash of parts.