Z totalled in 7 weeks.

RDGR12

I think it's more of a principle issue. He's blaming the neighbor, although he agreed to it, but the fact he lied to him, and then conclude the whole thing with a flying pick-up truck totalling his Z; neighbor did contribute to the 'this blows' part. Had he been truthful, I think it would suck less. The fact he lied is the issue.

If you were in the same shoes, I highly doubt you would still be letting him ride with you the next day.

Cmike2780

Not the neighbors fault at all. Hindsight is 20/20. It could have been a lot worst, like I dunno....death. Be glad your still around to be able to buy another Z. If he had died in the accident, would you still blame him? The way the public sees it, it is still technically your "fault" since the guy in the truck had the right of way, even if he was speeding. They are going to say you failed to yield. It's not about right or wrong or morality with stuff like this, its about who's at fault. Maybe you can fight it out based on the dangers posed by this particular intersection, but thats a long shot.

In any case, this is why you have insurance.

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Astrosfan

not your neighbors fault but i would give him hell for it everyday. im sure he wasnt like, i hope this dude totals his Z

kenchan

sucks, sorry for the loss. i hate liars and losers too.

c41006

Man that is unfortunate but things happen just be glad your ok

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b1adesofcha0s

Sorry to hear man. I do agree with everyone else that it was not the neighbor's fault at all. I had a somewhat similar accident last year where it was determined to be my fault because I was turning left so the other driver automatically has the right of way. Didn't matter that he got on the highway on ramp and jumped out at the last second to continue going straight down the road. Also didst matter that my car was completely stopped in the lane he wasn't driving in on a 2 lane road and that he swerved his car into mine at the last second.

Sh1t happens and sometimes you can't do anything about it. You're going to be pissed about it for a little while, but later on you'll be glad that you were ok and you can just move on. Who knows, this might end up being good for you in a way. If I didn't have that accident last year, I would never have had the chance to get a Z. I had a 2010 Maxima at the time (for only 4 months) and it got totaled and I was on the way to a job interview which I missed (and they didn't reschedule). Now I'm just glad I have a better car to enjoy. I hope everything works out for you

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NecioVato

Sorry to hear about your situation; the main thing is you came out alright, it could have been worse. Sux it happened in a situation where you were running an errand for someone else and not something that would be YOUR normal day 2 day driving.

Question, wouldn't the passenger be suing the truck's insurance company and not yours since you clearly shouldn't be at fault on this one?

Just use this op to look at another Z or go after an alternative vehicle; main thing is that you and the passenger (d-bag that he is) came out alright.

Evil Sports

You gonna post pics

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PapoZalsa

Sorry to hear that Boricua! Glad u OK.

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UNKNOWN_370

Thanx papo. The good thing though is the other people put something in the police rreport that can be proven wrong almost for sure. Things are looking a little up for me in that respect.

Thanks everybody for the love and support. Hopefully I will be back in a Z soon. Well not too soon I decided to just get the 2012 when the time comes.

Lemers

I didn't say you ran a stop sign. But when it comes to insurance companies they are gonna work out the costs. Without a citation to the truck for speeding it's not looking good for your case. They likely make it all your fault and raise your insurance.

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christian370z

The OP did say he had video evidence, the investigator should be able to determine an approximate speed of the the truck both through the distance the Z was thrown, the severity of the damage inflicted, and potentially the video by doing a frame by frame analysis.

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Red__Zed

they don't care enough to bother. trust me, I've been there.

tsolin01

Damn that sucks man, you didn't even get to go to any of the meets. At least you walked away from it.

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Lemers

without a traffic ticket going to the other driver for speeding; the truck has the stronger case the Z coming on to the street must yield the right of way.

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