"Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo" (akioohtori)
01/13/2020 at 11:11 • Filed to: None | 2 | 19 |
About a month ago my neighbor booped the Jag. It was innocently parked on the street, she was having a bad day that was about to get worse and swung wide getting into her driveway. The coming together left her with no damage to her Subaru and a cracked bumper cover on the Jag. I didn’t post about it at the time because I had other stuff going on.
ANYWAY, she came over exceptionally apologetic, we exchanged information, and she filed a claim.
Everything since then has been sort of balls. I called the insurance company, though AAA but not AAA I guess , that evening but as it was after hours all I could do was leave a message. The next day I never got a call back, so the day after that I called the adjuster again. Twice.
Seeing where this was going, I called the main number and got a claim number and had the work assigned to my body shop.
I go in to the body shop the next day and... they don’t have anything from AAA under my name.
Great.
Oh but they do have this weird assignment for a Jag. The name on it was “claimant, owner”. :facepalm: (For the record that is not my name.)
About a week later their estimate got approved but when I called back to get scheduled in they couldn’t find my information because it was all still screwed up in the system. I found my paperwork and we eventually got that sorted as well.
So... all of that eventually taken care of I decided to go ahead and get a rental through insurance. Ordinarily I wouldn’t because I already have too many cars, but given they’ve dropped the ball at every opportunity I figured if they’re having to pay daily to have my car in the shop, that might motivate them to settle changes to the claim quickly.
I’m pretty sure that isn’t how that works, but in my mind I’m happy to have them have some skin in the game.
Anyway.... Damage was just over $1000 and included a new bumper cover, new side marker light, and new plastic bumper insert. I’m also having them throw in new fog light covers because mine were missing, which is $170 out of pocket. On the bright side this also means I get to delete my front licence plate holder, which I’m looking forward to.
And now I have a Ford Fusion that I don’t really want. That said, it is a nice car. Good pep, seemingly attractive interior, and cavernous trunk. I can see why Top Gear was fond of these.
About what it looks like
For Sweden
> Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo
01/13/2020 at 11:16 | 1 |
Everyone I spoke with about the Iranian airplane shootdown would probably blame you for parking your Jag on the street.
jimz
> Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo
01/13/2020 at 11:20 | 7 |
it’s probably easier to just change your legal name to “Owner Claimant” than deal with insurance companies.
Censored
> For Sweden
01/13/2020 at 11:24 | 2 |
This made me laugh. You flew your plane into our anti-aircraft rocket. What did you expect would happen.
Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo
> jimz
01/13/2020 at 11:24 | 0 |
It would be a conversation starter....
Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo
> For Sweden
01/13/2020 at 11:25 | 0 |
It shouldn’t have been designed so provocatively.
I mean... with a front end like that... well it should have at least been painted a boring color.
Yes, I somehow took that to a worse place. I need more coffee.
boredalways
> For Sweden
01/13/2020 at 11:50 | 1 |
MKULTRA1982(ConCrustyBrick)
> jimz
01/13/2020 at 11:51 | 0 |
Yeah sure but have you tried shouting at whoever you got a hold of on the phone? They are personally responsible for any and all hardships you are experiencing.
MKULTRA1982(ConCrustyBrick)
> Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo
01/13/2020 at 11:52 | 0 |
May I offer you an egg in these trying times?
Thomas Donohue
> For Sweden
01/13/2020 at 12:02 | 0 |
Alternate theory now being floated: Akio remotely hacked the Subaru’s ECU , and purposely smashed it into the Jag to make his neighbor feel bad.
For Sweden
> Thomas Donohue
01/13/2020 at 12:03 | 0 |
That monster
Thomas Donohue
> For Sweden
01/13/2020 at 12:04 | 1 |
It was all a grand plan to make the neighborhood a better place. Again.
Jesus Arias
> Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo
01/13/2020 at 12:23 | 0 |
Just curious what model jag we talking about?
Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo
> Jesus Arias
01/13/2020 at 12:31 | 1 |
Wait you mean everyone on Oppo doesn’t follow my every post and I should provide context ? Well I don’t know about that....
Haha I apologize. S-Type R. I bought it a couple months back . I’ve been posting about all the “fun” here .
fintail
> Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo
01/13/2020 at 12:37 | 2 |
A friend of mine got a Fusion as a commuter about 18 months ago. It has the 1.5 Ecoboost, moderately optioned with 18" wheels/some kind of appearance group/tech package. For 21K, it seems like a lot of car, and has been faultless so far. And not a CUV, so that’s nice.
Jesus Arias
> Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo
01/13/2020 at 12:43 | 1 |
Sorry I haven’t been on Oppo for a month but that’s a pretty nice jag. A shame it got hit.
Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo
> Jesus Arias
01/13/2020 at 12:49 | 0 |
Haha no worries, I was being sarcastic, of course. I get used to the same people commenting on stuff and forget that there are probably quite a few that just drop in from time to time.
Bummer it got hit but like when something eerily similar happened to the Land Rover , in the end the car will be better for it.
BrianGriffin thinks “reliable” is just a state of mind
> Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo
01/13/2020 at 13:16 | 0 |
Right now I have a Camry rental that I don’t really want, either. Same electric blue color, too.
haveacarortwoorthree2
> Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo
01/13/2020 at 13:26 | 2 |
Insurance companies are irrational entities populated by idiots. lol
When my 66 Mustang was totaled a few years ago, I told the other driver’s insurance company just to pay me what I paid for the car 18 months before (I got a good deal) . They lowballed me, made me mad, and ended up paying $8k more than what I paid once I went and developed the comps.
You thought they would have learned. But nope. When it came to settling the PI component of the claim, I told them to just pay for the $2, 500 scar revision surgery I wanted since my forehead had been busted open and I didn’t want to look like Frankenstein. They refused to approve the surgery and I didn’t want to go out of pocket . Thus, I became mad all over again and they ended up writing a check big enough so I could purchase my Jaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaag!
Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo
> haveacarortwoorthree2
01/13/2020 at 15:30 | 0 |
JFC that sucks but glad it worked out for you . Luckily I haven’t had a “bad” experience with an auto insurance claim since I was 16. This one is inconvenient, but nothing more... yet.