:( Not even one week of owning the car!

njobe89 · 05-05-2015, 07:27 AM

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Originally Posted by MR.nismo

Darkphantom, you did the correct thing by avoiding the other driver and all together avoiding a bigger accident. It sucks for the damage but rims, suspension and all the other parts can be replaced.

i'm not sure i agree with that. by avoiding them, you hit your car and damaged it. now your insurance has to cover everything and more than likely your rates will go up. if it wasn't your fault you should have let them hit you. imagine if you didn't avoid the light pole and totaled your car or something.

JARblue · 05-05-2015, 08:09 AM

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Originally Posted by darkphantom

anyone know a good body shop in Austin? The adjuster is coming out tomorrow. I needed new tires anyways :P Maybe they will replaced the tires for me.

File a police report or else most insurance companies won't cover it under uninsured motorist. And if you don't have uninsured motorist coverage in Texas, add it to your policy yesterday!

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Originally Posted by njobe89

i'm not sure i agree with that. by avoiding them, you hit your car and damaged it. now your insurance has to cover everything and more than likely your rates will go up. if it wasn't your fault you should have let them hit you. imagine if you didn't avoid the light pole and totaled your car or something.

Maybe if you have $hitty insurance... I've only been in accidents that weren't my fault. More than half were people with no insurance, no license, and did not speak English. My insurance has never gone up due to accidents or tickets.

This same exact thing happened to me in my Sentra a number of years ago. Some jacka$$ ran me up on a median and I busted the oil pan and radiator causing like $3K in damages. I ended up paying my deductible because I didn't know I had to file a police report to get it covered under uninsured motorist, which would have covered my deductible as well.

Pintsize725 · 05-05-2015, 09:11 AM

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Originally Posted by JARblue

File a police report or else most insurance companies won't cover it under uninsured motorist. And if you don't have uninsured motorist coverage in Texas, add it to your policy yesterday!

Maybe if you have $hitty insurance... I've only been in accidents that weren't my fault. More than half were people with no insurance, no license, and did not speak English. My insurance has never gone up due to accidents or tickets.

This same exact thing happened to me in my Sentra a number of years ago. Some jacka$$ ran me up on a median and I busted the oil pan and radiator causing like $3K in damages. I ended up paying my deductible because I didn't know I had to file a police report to get it covered under uninsured motorist, which would have covered my deductible as well.

Hmm, interesting. I just had to file a claim for a scrape that happened in a parking lot. Nationwide had me fill out a TXDMV crash report to have my uninsured motorist coverage apply but I still have to pay my deductible.

RicerX · 05-05-2015, 11:59 AM

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Originally Posted by njobe89

i'm not sure i agree with that. by avoiding them, you hit your car and damaged it. now your insurance has to cover everything and more than likely your rates will go up. if it wasn't your fault you should have let them hit you. imagine if you didn't avoid the light pole and totaled your car or something.

Not sure I agree with the sentiment of putting yourself in a more dangerous and far more unpredictable situation that would likely have resulted in serious injury for the sake of saving a few dollars.

njobe89 · 05-05-2015, 12:13 PM

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Originally Posted by RicerX

Not sure I agree with the sentiment of putting yourself in a more dangerous and far more unpredictable situation that would likely have resulted in serious injury for the sake of saving a few dollars.

this is something similar to always saying if you see a deer it's better to hit the deer then try avoiding it and maybe flipping your car or something. if they're going about the same speed and he hit him on his door it wouldn't be that more dangerous. imagine if there was a ditch where he swerved to or hit that pole head on that he barely missed. it's 50/50, in this case it might pay of for him.

Smashley · 05-05-2015, 12:05 AM

check your lower control arms

darkphantom · 05-05-2015, 08:28 AM

Let me check about that whole uninsured motorist thing - that helps!

As for those asking where, it happened between Parmer ln and Howard ln on McCallen Pass.

Amj2020 · 05-05-2015, 09:20 AM

Cars are much easier to replace than lives. Cant you carry firearms in TX? If someone tried to kill me, be sure I would try to return the favor. Glad you are ok, and its just a car, time for upgrades!!!

JARblue · 05-05-2015, 09:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Amj2020

Cant you carry firearms in TX? If someone tried to kill me, be sure I would try to return the favor.

Yes, but I'm not sure that rolling into someone at a few mph constitutes attempted murder

njobe89 · 05-05-2015, 09:24 AM

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Originally Posted by JARblue

I was pretty sure uninsured motorist coverage automatically included covering the deductible. Unless your policy is written differently. I might be tempted to ask them about it.

i think it varies from state to state

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Originally Posted by JARblue

Yes, but I'm not sure that rolling into someone at a few mph constitutes attempted murder

Amj2020 · 05-05-2015, 09:25 AM

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Originally Posted by JARblue

Yes, but I'm not sure that rolling into someone at a few mph constitutes attempted murder

True but if you read his original post, he said the guy claimed he got cut off and attempted to drive him off the road in a fit of road rage. Not rolling into someone at a few mph.

JARblue · 05-05-2015, 09:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Amj2020

True but if you read his original post, he said the guy claimed he got cut off and attempted to drive him off the road in a fit of road rage. Not rolling into someone at a few mph.

lol my fault... I was mixing this thread up with another guy in Houston that got rear ended by a fat guy in a civic

I flipped off some a$$hole in a truck one time as he finally got out of my way to turn left and I passed him (after he cut several people off, including me). He took exception to that and got back over behind me and followed me home (just a few blocks away). I pulled into my garage and immediately grabbed my shotgun and proceeded to walk out toward the street staring him down. Smart guy didn't even stop and just kept driving.

darkphantom · 05-05-2015, 09:51 AM

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Originally Posted by JARblue

lol my fault... I was mixing this thread up with another guy in Houston that got rear ended by a fat guy in a civic

I flipped off some a$$hole in a truck one time as he finally got out of my way to turn left and I passed him (after he cut several people off, including me). He took exception to that and got back over behind me and followed me home (just a few blocks away). I pulled into my garage and immediately grabbed my shotgun and proceeded to walk out toward the street staring him down. Smart guy didn't even stop and just kept driving.

Texas is full of scary drivers.
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/nati...icle-1.2156958

^Shot in the head for honking.

Jordo! · 05-13-2015, 03:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Amj2020

True but if you read his original post, he said the guy claimed he got cut off and attempted to drive him off the road in a fit of road rage. Not rolling into someone at a few mph.

Why bring a gun to a car fight?

darkphantom · 05-05-2015, 09:37 AM

I guess I can say i'm lucky that nothing major happened. This waiting game is already taking a toll on me! >_< The adjuster still has not come out...I want to get the car towed already to a shop and get a rental so I can somewhat have a normal work day.

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darkphantom Enthusiast Member Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 425 Drives: 13 Z34 PW M6 Rep Power: 245	I guess I can say i'm lucky that nothing major happened. This waiting game is already taking a toll on me! >_< The adjuster still has not come out...I want to get the car towed already to a shop and get a rental so I can somewhat have a normal work day.