:( Not even one week of owning the car!

PhantaPhanta · 05-10-2015, 12:12 PM

Dude I just got a new Galaxy S6 Edge. Not even 1 week and I dropped it and it got chipped. My heart god... I cant even imagine the pain if I was in your situation and this happened to my car. Hope all goes well with your insurance. I had some good suggestions about insurance because someone on here works with those claims however for me, it was too late and I ended up having to pay deductible. Again, best luck. to you.

darkphantom · 05-11-2015, 12:57 PM

Just to clarify, the tires on the Z were not new, about 3/32" tread life remaining on the rears and 6/32" on the fronts.

kenchan · 05-11-2015, 03:16 PM

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Originally Posted by JARblue

I just assumed his Z wasn't brand new since it is a 2013.

But if they are tires with one week of driving, then I agree there's no need to replace the undamaged ones.

oh, didnt catch the part it wasnt a new car.

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Originally Posted by njobe89

or england or australia

aussy's (aussie's?) drive upside down. they dont count.

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Originally Posted by darkphantom

Just to clarify, the tires on the Z were not new, about 3/32" tread life remaining on the rears and 6/32" on the fronts.

oh yah, definitely need new tires then to match... i'd lol if they gave u used tires.

mishuko · 05-11-2015, 03:38 PM

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Originally Posted by kenchan

aussy's (aussie's?) drive upside down. they dont count.

Hey remember my exhaust picture? They flipped the car upside down to install it and then it turned into a lambo!

kenchan · 05-11-2015, 04:28 PM

darkphantom · 05-11-2015, 06:45 PM

I'm seeing if they can reallocate the funds from the insurance to swap the tires for some Continental Extreme Contact DW's. That way I have a less noisy tire, get a full set of new tires and pay a marginal amount instead of the whole Deductible(~$500) + 2 new Bridgestone's ($700+ bucks)

kenchan · 05-12-2015, 03:02 PM

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Originally Posted by darkphantom

I'm seeing if they can reallocate the funds from the insurance to swap the tires for some Continental Extreme Contact DW's. That way I have a less noisy tire, get a full set of new tires and pay a marginal amount instead of the whole Deductible(~$500) + 2 new Bridgestone's ($700+ bucks)

yah, those are decent tires, i have them on one of my wheelsets, but be warned they have round sidewalls.
there is a luv/hate relationship with that look..

i personally hate the look.

darkphantom · 05-12-2015, 03:24 PM

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Originally Posted by kenchan

yah, those are decent tires, i have them on one of my wheelsets, but be warned they have round sidewalls.
there is a luv/hate relationship with that look..

i personally hate the look.

Heh, no worries - I am more worried about road noise and ride quality than if my sidewall is a little round :P

kenchan · 05-12-2015, 03:24 PM

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Originally Posted by darkphantom

Heh, no worries - I am more worried about road noise and ride quality than if my sidewall is a little round :P

u'll definitely like them then. they are pretty sticky too, and light weight.

darkphantom · 05-12-2015, 03:43 PM

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Originally Posted by kenchan

u'll definitely like them then. they are pretty sticky too, and light weight.

I had the DWS on my 335i, but figured Austin is fine for summer tires

so I went with the DW

Limeybastard · 05-12-2015, 01:24 AM

The cars tires wear out faster on the left side here due to the weight of the driver. Also, bearing in mind some performance focused vehicles are naturally ever so slightly lower on the passanger side. Now, if the car was designed and made for the RHD market then the left side will be even lower once driver weight is accounted for.

One example, the e36 BMW M3 right side sat slightly lower than the left.

darkphantom · 05-13-2015, 01:40 PM

I'm getting all four but not all paid by insurance for obvious reasons. At this point I will just have to go with whatever happens with the insurance rates...ordering an in-dash cam but I wonder if that would have done anything if the other driver never made contact with my vehicle?

JARblue · 05-13-2015, 02:06 PM

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Originally Posted by darkphantom

I'm getting all four but not all paid by insurance for obvious reasons. At this point I will just have to go with whatever happens with the insurance rates...ordering an in-dash cam but I wonder if that would have done anything if the other driver never made contact with my vehicle?

I think you could use it as evidence if it was clear in the video that they caused you to make a maneuver that caused damage to your vehicle. But I'm no lawyer ...

At the very least you hope to get their license plate info.

darkphantom · 05-19-2015, 12:28 PM

To put things straight, I paid a $477 deductible which is the full deductible, plus ~$300 for the additional amount for the new tires.

Initially the agent had told me it would be covered under the uninsured policy but because there was no evidence of the interaction, no scrapes - they said by Texas law, they will have to file it as normal collision through my insurance, however, it was mentioned that it was being filed as a "no fault" incident...whatever that means.

Either way, I got the car back and am happy!

/closed

nis350 · 05-19-2015, 06:36 PM

Happy day is here again.

Time to enjoy it.

Quote:

Originally Posted by darkphantom

To put things straight, I paid a $477 deductible which is the full deductible, plus ~$300 for the additional amount for the new tires.

Initially the agent had told me it would be covered under the uninsured policy but because there was no evidence of the interaction, no scrapes - they said by Texas law, they will have to file it as normal collision through my insurance, however, it was mentioned that it was being filed as a "no fault" incident...whatever that means.

Either way, I got the car back and am happy!

/closed

05-10-2015, 12:12 PM	#1 (permalink)
PhantaPhanta Base Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: California Posts: 97 Drives: '14 370Z Black AT Rep Power: 12	Dude I just got a new Galaxy S6 Edge. Not even 1 week and I dropped it and it got chipped. My heart god... I cant even imagine the pain if I was in your situation and this happened to my car. Hope all goes well with your insurance. I had some good suggestions about insurance because someone on here works with those claims however for me, it was too late and I ended up having to pay deductible. Again, best luck. to you. Limeybastard likes this.

05-11-2015, 06:45 PM	#6 (permalink)
darkphantom Enthusiast Member Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 425 Drives: 13 Z34 PW M6 Rep Power: 245	I'm seeing if they can reallocate the funds from the insurance to swap the tires for some Continental Extreme Contact DW's. That way I have a less noisy tire, get a full set of new tires and pay a marginal amount instead of the whole Deductible(~$500) + 2 new Bridgestone's ($700+ bucks) JARblue likes this.

05-19-2015, 12:28 PM	#14 (permalink)
darkphantom Enthusiast Member Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 425 Drives: 13 Z34 PW M6 Rep Power: 245	To put things straight, I paid a $477 deductible which is the full deductible, plus ~$300 for the additional amount for the new tires. Initially the agent had told me it would be covered under the uninsured policy but because there was no evidence of the interaction, no scrapes - they said by Texas law, they will have to file it as normal collision through my insurance, however, it was mentioned that it was being filed as a "no fault" incident...whatever that means. Either way, I got the car back and am happy! /closed carlitos_370z, Memphis370Z and nis350 like this.

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05-11-2015, 12:57 PM	#2 (permalink)
darkphantom Enthusiast Member Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 425 Drives: 13 Z34 PW M6 Rep Power: 245	Just to clarify, the tires on the Z were not new, about 3/32" tread life remaining on the rears and 6/32" on the fronts.

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05-12-2015, 01:24 AM	#11 (permalink)
Limeybastard A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: FL and London UK. Posts: 1,514 Drives: 2014 370Z Sport. Rep Power: 19	The cars tires wear out faster on the left side here due to the weight of the driver. Also, bearing in mind some performance focused vehicles are naturally ever so slightly lower on the passanger side. Now, if the car was designed and made for the RHD market then the left side will be even lower once driver weight is accounted for. One example, the e36 BMW M3 right side sat slightly lower than the left.

05-13-2015, 01:40 PM	#12 (permalink)
darkphantom Enthusiast Member Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 425 Drives: 13 Z34 PW M6 Rep Power: 245	I'm getting all four but not all paid by insurance for obvious reasons. At this point I will just have to go with whatever happens with the insurance rates...ordering an in-dash cam but I wonder if that would have done anything if the other driver never made contact with my vehicle?