wife's Z was hit... :(

bluelion · 10-10-2010, 03:42 PM

well, on thursday my wife was running late to work in the morning cause of traffic and when she parked in her parking garage at work, she forgot to take her radio faceplate off and she also remembered she had left a few bucks cash in the center cup holder....so i picked her up for lunch and we stopped by the garage so she can take the radio face off and get the cash... low and behold, someone had left a note on her windshield apologizing for hitting and denting her bumper, there was a second note from someone who witnessed it....the lady was turning the corner in the garage and swiped the Z on the left rear bumper corner. my wife was parked right on the line to avoid a door ding from the passenger side...

it is rare nowadays for people to own up to their mistakes/accidents, much less get a second note from a witness...we were pleasantly surprised that the lady left her # so we could call her..by the time we called, the lady had already called her insurance and got a claim # for us and everthing...all we did was call Geico with the claim# and they referred us to their nearest body shop...i initially wanted to go thru the nissan dealer we bought it from, but apparently they don't have a collision center. so we went with their body shop(lifetime warranty thru body shop and geico).

what we liked with the lady's insurance (Geico) was the fact that they took pictures before and during the whole thing.... here are the pictures of the vehicle... we dropped it off thursday afternoon, and it was technically ready on friday evening but we couldn't pick it up until saturday morning. sux cause we haven't even made the first car payment...

370Zsteve · 10-10-2010, 03:49 PM

Sux, but you got hit by the right person, very rare indeed to get that note

bluelion · 10-10-2010, 03:51 PM

exactly! and not only the note by the driver, but by a witness too!!! good to know there are still decent and honest people out there. the lady was really nice

ZCarMan · 10-10-2010, 04:21 PM

At last, my faith is restored that there are still a few good people doing the right thing in this world! Glad to hear things worked out.

kenchan · 10-10-2010, 05:39 PM

Were there any scratches on the bumper? If so, they spot repaired it (fraction of the cost vs new bumper and paint). There's no way they can do a full paint and pick it up the next day.

Take a very close look before you accept the repair. GL!

bluelion · 10-10-2010, 05:52 PM

there were scratches but chances are they maybe buffed out....we already picked it up and i looked at it in the sun and i looked good/matched.

v8zracer260z · 10-10-2010, 06:02 PM

Sucks you got hit but it looks very minor and should have been repaired fairly easily. As a body shop manager bumpers are routinely repaired in two days without spot repairs. You should not judge a repair shop by how fast they do the repairs. this depends on alot of factors like the type of repair, how busy they are, and the skill of the techs working on the vehicle.

TreeSemdyZee · 10-10-2010, 06:02 PM

Sorry about the accident, bu thanks for posting this. I've been in a "people suck" mood today, so this helped.

kenchan · 10-10-2010, 06:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bluelion

there were scratches but chances are they maybe buffed out....we already picked it up and i looked at it in the sun and i looked good/matched.

Jquad · 10-10-2010, 09:50 PM

Nice and honest lady

, but id still kill her! lol

Lemers · 10-10-2010, 10:50 PM

She only left a note because someone saw her hit your car.

Red370 · 10-10-2010, 10:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lemers

She only left a note because someone saw her hit your car.

haha, pray to god no one hits you in El Paso.

bluelion · 10-10-2010, 11:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lemers

She only left a note because someone saw her hit your car.

actually we thought the same thing....but "supposedly", she hit the car, then moved her car to a parking spot and went back to leave the note....maybe that's when the witness left their note.....not sure. we're still gonna think there's still decent people out there..heheheh

ROC1ROB · 10-11-2010, 07:48 AM

From the title I was expecting some horror story. Glad to see it worked out for you.

HKYStormFront · 10-11-2010, 08:01 AM

glad it worked out, i've been hit and run three times since i bought my truck new in 06

10-10-2010, 03:42 PM	#1 (permalink)
bluelion Base Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Spring, TX Posts: 91 Drives: 2010 370z & Maxima Rep Power: 14	wife's Z was hit... :( well, on thursday my wife was running late to work in the morning cause of traffic and when she parked in her parking garage at work, she forgot to take her radio faceplate off and she also remembered she had left a few bucks cash in the center cup holder....so i picked her up for lunch and we stopped by the garage so she can take the radio face off and get the cash... low and behold, someone had left a note on her windshield apologizing for hitting and denting her bumper, there was a second note from someone who witnessed it....the lady was turning the corner in the garage and swiped the Z on the left rear bumper corner. my wife was parked right on the line to avoid a door ding from the passenger side... it is rare nowadays for people to own up to their mistakes/accidents, much less get a second note from a witness...we were pleasantly surprised that the lady left her # so we could call her..by the time we called, the lady had already called her insurance and got a claim # for us and everthing...all we did was call Geico with the claim# and they referred us to their nearest body shop...i initially wanted to go thru the nissan dealer we bought it from, but apparently they don't have a collision center. so we went with their body shop(lifetime warranty thru body shop and geico). what we liked with the lady's insurance (Geico) was the fact that they took pictures before and during the whole thing.... here are the pictures of the vehicle... we dropped it off thursday afternoon, and it was technically ready on friday evening but we couldn't pick it up until saturday morning. sux cause we haven't even made the first car payment...

10-10-2010, 03:49 PM	#2 (permalink)
370Zsteve A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Gold Coast CT Posts: 10,599 Drives: 2019 Corvette G.S. Rep Power: 42	Sux, but you got hit by the right person, very rare indeed to get that note __________________ SOLD MY Z MARCH 2018 - another Core OG moves on - new ride 2019 Z Corvette Grand Sport - no mods necessary but already have eyes on HFC and intakes LOL IT NEVER ENDS.

10-10-2010, 04:21 PM	#4 (permalink)
ZCarMan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: MD Posts: 4,488 Drives: 09 Z34, 13 F-150 Rep Power: 25	At last, my faith is restored that there are still a few good people doing the right thing in this world! Glad to hear things worked out. __________________ Jon Swift \| SPC \| Stillen \| Motordyne \| AAM \| Cobb \| Hawk \| Volk Racing \| Bridgestone Green Demon Eyes

10-10-2010, 06:02 PM	#7 (permalink)
v8zracer260z Base Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Micanopy Posts: 124 Drives: 09 370Z blk touring Rep Power: 15	Sucks you got hit but it looks very minor and should have been repaired fairly easily. As a body shop manager bumpers are routinely repaired in two days without spot repairs. You should not judge a repair shop by how fast they do the repairs. this depends on alot of factors like the type of repair, how busy they are, and the skill of the techs working on the vehicle. __________________ Sport Package rims, tires and spoiler, Factory Nismo Suspension, more to come

10-10-2010, 09:50 PM	#10 (permalink)
Jquad A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Ny Posts: 1,391 Drives: 2k10Z34Pw Rep Power: 16	Nice and honest lady, but id still kill her! lol __________________ \|\|F.I.CBE 18" CF muffler\|\|Injen CAI\|\|CF Bpillars\|\|CF Stage 1 Side mirror\|\|CS Amuse Kit\|\|JquadHeadlights\|\|3mTB35%Tint\|\|Work Gnosis GS2\|\| Wish List==>\|\|GTM TT\|\|Coils\|\|Camber Arms\|\|Tires\|\|Wing\|\|Hotchkis Sways\|\|

10-10-2010, 03:51 PM	#3 (permalink)
bluelion Base Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Spring, TX Posts: 91 Drives: 2010 370z & Maxima Rep Power: 14	exactly! and not only the note by the driver, but by a witness too!!! good to know there are still decent and honest people out there. the lady was really nice

10-10-2010, 05:39 PM	#5 (permalink)
kenchan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: N/A Posts: 76,801 Drives: N/A Rep Power: 141520	Were there any scratches on the bumper? If so, they spot repaired it (fraction of the cost vs new bumper and paint). There's no way they can do a full paint and pick it up the next day. Take a very close look before you accept the repair. GL!

10-10-2010, 05:52 PM	#6 (permalink)
bluelion Base Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Spring, TX Posts: 91 Drives: 2010 370z & Maxima Rep Power: 14	there were scratches but chances are they maybe buffed out....we already picked it up and i looked at it in the sun and i looked good/matched.

10-10-2010, 06:02 PM	#8 (permalink)
TreeSemdyZee Premium Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Kentuck-IANA Age: 59 Posts: 4,875 Drives: '09 370 & ‘14 Juke Rep Power: 27408	Sorry about the accident, bu thanks for posting this. I've been in a "people suck" mood today, so this helped.

10-10-2010, 10:50 PM	#11 (permalink)
Lemers A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Izmir, Turkey Posts: 15,371 Drives: 2012 Traverse LTZ Rep Power: 52	She only left a note because someone saw her hit your car. __________________ 2010 Black Cherry Touring/Sport/Nav Now - 2012 Travese LTZ until I leave for Turkey

10-11-2010, 07:48 AM	#14 (permalink)
ROC1ROB Base Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: AZ Posts: 201 Drives: 09 MT BS Base/Sports Rep Power: 14	From the title I was expecting some horror story. Glad to see it worked out for you.

10-11-2010, 08:01 AM	#15 (permalink)
HKYStormFront A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Greer, SC Posts: 14,954 Drives: 06 Frontier SE 6spd Rep Power: 52	glad it worked out, i've been hit and run three times since i bought my truck new in 06 __________________ Patrick // 06 Frontier 6spd Nismosis // Mods: Uprev Tuned @ Z1 Motorsports: 257whp & 292 ft lbs 09 Pontiac G8 GXP // M6 // Sunroof // Tint... For now

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