Z totalled in 7 weeks.

UNKNOWN_370 · 05-23-2011, 03:06 AM

Make a long story short. My a$$hole neighbor asks me to give him a lift to the dealership because he had claimed to purchase a new truck. I had just made it back from taking my wife to the market to pick up a few food items. So being a good neighbor I tell him ok. My wife exits the car. As she exits, he tells my wife... yeah I get to ride in the Z. Ok. So he gets in, I drive out of the community. Hit the stop sign. Look both ways before crossing the intersection...
Just so you can get a descent pic. Of the situation. On that corner on my right there's a firehouse. The block is on top of a hill, there's 4 ways of traffic but only 2 stop signs. The right side of the hill leaving the community has about 200ft of road before it makes a sharp dip and you can't see traffic. The left side is more forgiving. You have around 600ft before the dip. There is a 35mph speed limit on this road due to these hills. Otherwise normal speed limits in the area are 40 and 45mph.
Back at the stop sign I look both ways. I'm clear. I begin to take off kinda slow when a ford F150 came barreling from my right side at speeds over 60mph in a 35mph zone. He clipped the front. The car went spinning out of control but I was able to control it from flipping over, My Z is totalled, me and my neighbor walked out ok. I have a corneal abrasion from the airbag and my arms are a little bruised. His arms got a little bruised. Well it turns out he didn't have a truck to pick up. He now claims he was just going to see if he can qualify for a certain payment amount. So this means. He could've taken his own car since he didn't even know if he would qualify...
And now I'm having an even harder time believing that cuz. Once we were done with the accident. He went to work. That was at 9pm. So u ask me to take you to a dealership at 7:30pm that's 20 min away from the house to negotiate on a loan payment on any truck and you expect to get this done between 8 and 9pm. His credit sux and he's trying to get a payment worked out in 30 minutes.
All along he told me he needed to pick up a truck he bought. That was a lie. Now he's looking for compensation for the accident through my insurance even though he's walking around here perfectly happy and healthy. N I'm out of my Z. A car is a car but this is the worst way to lose one. If he didn't ask me for that favor, I wwould be enjoying my car instead of spending my Saturday in the ER due to my eye worsening.

I have video proof the guy was speeding. But that intersection my car was totalled at is a hot spot. People have gotten done by speeders there plenty of times since I moved here.

Kingbaby · 05-23-2011, 03:20 AM

sucks!

get another one or a nismo!

Apoc370z · 05-23-2011, 03:38 AM

this is exactly why i dont build up any relationship with my neighbors at least not to a point where they are comfortable enough to ask me for a ride.

sorry for the lost, hope the insurance will cover it

ducky · 05-23-2011, 03:51 AM

Dude that suck..sorry to hear..yup never give neighbors any ride ESP in our Z..hope u get compensated and get a new Z..think of it as an upgrade!!

mikeSS · 05-23-2011, 03:58 AM

dam man that really sucks, keep us updated!. did the Z feel pretty safe ?

UNKNOWN_370 · 05-23-2011, 02:52 PM

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Originally Posted by mikeSS

dam man that really sucks, keep us updated!. did the Z feel pretty safe ?

Yeah dude... the cars a mini tank. I didn't panic when I got hit. So I made sure the impact didn't result in unnecssary acrobatics. But the car itself is really safe. I don't know why its not rated by the NHTSA?

Lemers · 05-23-2011, 05:47 AM

Did the f150 get a ticket for speeding? If not insurance will most likely be claimed against your policy for all parties involved. As it sits rightnow you had a stop sign and didn't yield to on coming traffic. If no ticket was issued your company most likely will not fight it. If you want to fight it than they wont even help you out.

'10Anamoly · 05-23-2011, 06:16 AM

No offense but even if your neighbor is a d-bag, the real problem is the truck driver. Don't blame the neighbor for what the truck did. yes it could have turned out differently but he/she didnt know that would happen ya know?

EazyD · 05-23-2011, 08:16 AM

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Originally Posted by '10Anamoly

No offense but even if your neighbor is a d-bag, the real problem is the truck driver. Don't blame the neighbor for what the truck did. yes it could have turned out differently but he/she didnt know that would happen ya know?

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Originally Posted by 'Red__Zed

Why do you keep blaming the neighbor? He had nothing to do with your issue with the speeding truck/failure to yield.

UNKNOWN_370 · 05-23-2011, 02:56 PM

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Originally Posted by '10Anamoly

No offense but even if your neighbor is a d-bag, the real problem is the truck driver. Don't blame the neighbor for what the truck did. yes it could have turned out differently but he/she didnt know that would happen ya know?

Not blaming the neighbor for the accident itself. Its just he made it seem like he really needed a ride when he didn't. He just made an excuse to get in my car. That's what I'm mad at. And in the intrum. Bang. But whatever. All I know is I'm never doing anyone a favor. There are parts to this neighbor story I can't discuss either right now. I will get into details after this is all over with.

Forrest · 05-23-2011, 08:31 PM

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Originally Posted by '10Anamoly

No offense but even if your neighbor is a d-bag, the real problem is the truck driver. Don't blame the neighbor for what the truck did. yes it could have turned out differently but he/she didnt know that would happen ya know?

agreed!

UNKNOWN_370 · 05-23-2011, 03:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Lemers

Did the f150 get a ticket for speeding? If not insurance will most likely be claimed against your policy for all parties involved. As it sits rightnow you had a stop sign and didn't yield to on coming traffic. If no ticket was issued your company most likely will not fight it. If you want to fight it than they wont even help you out.

I didn't get cited for running a stop. And he didn't get cited for speeding as far as I know. I have video proof I stopped. My car was rammed and thrown 150ft from his impact to me... if he did the speed limit which was 35mph. There would have been know way I would have ended so far from POI. I never made it past 15mph and immediately braked. He didn't brake or anything. He let the impact slow him down.

MacCool · 05-30-2011, 07:20 PM

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Originally Posted by UNKNOWN_370

I didn't get cited for running a stop. And he didn't get cited for speeding as far as I know. I have video proof I stopped. My car was rammed and thrown 150ft from his impact to me... if he did the speed limit which was 35mph. There would have been know way I would have ended so far from POI. I never made it past 15mph and immediately braked. He didn't brake or anything. He let the impact slow him down.

If the cops did accident reconstruction, they could go back, check starting and ending car positions, skid marks etc and determine the Ford's speed, but if there were no personal injuries and no citations, no way would they bother. You could have paid to have it reconstructed if you had photos, but probably too late now.

No proof that the Ford was speeding, but what is indisputable is that you pulled out in front of him. Your insurance company will likely call it failure to yield on your part and they'll carry the whole burden on this one, your Z and the Ford. Neighbor will likely file a claim with your insurance too, but it will be at most up to the limit of your PI liability, and even then only if he can prove some kind of real monetary loss, like hospital bills or days off work.

Sorry for your loss.

sonic370 · 05-30-2011, 07:52 PM

First off glad you are ok. And sorry to hear about the Z. Another bites the dust.

to me the issue is did the neighbor show any remorse are fill like shxx
because of what happened. i agree with others its not his fault. but if his attitude
is just oh my bad then i would be hacked off a little myself...

it's easy to say oh well just get another car. but it's still a big hassle....

Red__Zed · 05-30-2011, 08:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sonic370

First off glad you are ok. And sorry to hear about the Z. Another bites the dust.

to me the issue is did the neighbor show any remorse are fill like shxx
because of what happened. i agree with others its not his fault. but if his attitude
is just oh my bad then i would be hacked off a little myself...

it's easy to say oh well just get another car. but it's still a big hassle....

bear in mind we are only getting one side of the story...

05-23-2011, 03:06 AM	#1 (permalink)
UNKNOWN_370 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: ny'r livn in tx Posts: 8,687 Drives: well over 130m.p.h. Rep Power: 14857	Z totalled in 7 weeks. Make a long story short. My a$$hole neighbor asks me to give him a lift to the dealership because he had claimed to purchase a new truck. I had just made it back from taking my wife to the market to pick up a few food items. So being a good neighbor I tell him ok. My wife exits the car. As she exits, he tells my wife... yeah I get to ride in the Z. Ok. So he gets in, I drive out of the community. Hit the stop sign. Look both ways before crossing the intersection... Just so you can get a descent pic. Of the situation. On that corner on my right there's a firehouse. The block is on top of a hill, there's 4 ways of traffic but only 2 stop signs. The right side of the hill leaving the community has about 200ft of road before it makes a sharp dip and you can't see traffic. The left side is more forgiving. You have around 600ft before the dip. There is a 35mph speed limit on this road due to these hills. Otherwise normal speed limits in the area are 40 and 45mph. Back at the stop sign I look both ways. I'm clear. I begin to take off kinda slow when a ford F150 came barreling from my right side at speeds over 60mph in a 35mph zone. He clipped the front. The car went spinning out of control but I was able to control it from flipping over, My Z is totalled, me and my neighbor walked out ok. I have a corneal abrasion from the airbag and my arms are a little bruised. His arms got a little bruised. Well it turns out he didn't have a truck to pick up. He now claims he was just going to see if he can qualify for a certain payment amount. So this means. He could've taken his own car since he didn't even know if he would qualify... And now I'm having an even harder time believing that cuz. Once we were done with the accident. He went to work. That was at 9pm. So u ask me to take you to a dealership at 7:30pm that's 20 min away from the house to negotiate on a loan payment on any truck and you expect to get this done between 8 and 9pm. His credit sux and he's trying to get a payment worked out in 30 minutes. All along he told me he needed to pick up a truck he bought. That was a lie. Now he's looking for compensation for the accident through my insurance even though he's walking around here perfectly happy and healthy. N I'm out of my Z. A car is a car but this is the worst way to lose one. If he didn't ask me for that favor, I wwould be enjoying my car instead of spending my Saturday in the ER due to my eye worsening. I have video proof the guy was speeding. But that intersection my car was totalled at is a hot spot. People have gotten done by speeders there plenty of times since I moved here.

05-23-2011, 03:58 AM	#5 (permalink)
mikeSS Base Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: MI Posts: 205 Drives: performance Rep Power: 14	dam man that really sucks, keep us updated!. did the Z feel pretty safe ? __________________ 11 GT 432WHP. 10 SS 460WHP

05-23-2011, 05:47 AM	#7 (permalink)
Lemers A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Izmir, Turkey Posts: 15,371 Drives: 2012 Traverse LTZ Rep Power: 52	Did the f150 get a ticket for speeding? If not insurance will most likely be claimed against your policy for all parties involved. As it sits rightnow you had a stop sign and didn't yield to on coming traffic. If no ticket was issued your company most likely will not fight it. If you want to fight it than they wont even help you out. __________________ 2010 Black Cherry Touring/Sport/Nav Now - 2012 Travese LTZ until I leave for Turkey

05-23-2011, 06:16 AM	#8 (permalink)
'10Anamoly Track Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: GA Posts: 882 Drives: 2010 370Z BS M6 Rep Power: 15	No offense but even if your neighbor is a d-bag, the real problem is the truck driver. Don't blame the neighbor for what the truck did. yes it could have turned out differently but he/she didnt know that would happen ya know? __________________ 2013 Ford Mustang GT 374rwhp, 360rwtq SAE / GT500 Axle-Backs / Brembo Pack / Track Pack / Recaros / 6spd

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Apoc370z A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2011 Location: Orange County, CA Posts: 1,001 Drives: 2011 GM z34 Rep Power: 15	this is exactly why i dont build up any relationship with my neighbors at least not to a point where they are comfortable enough to ask me for a ride. sorry for the lost, hope the insurance will cover it

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ducky Enthusiast Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: SinCity Posts: 437 Drives: 370z and s2000 Rep Power: 15	Dude that suck..sorry to hear..yup never give neighbors any ride ESP in our Z..hope u get compensated and get a new Z..think of it as an upgrade!!

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sonic370 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2010 Location: Orange Texas Posts: 1,574 Drives: 09 370Z Sports PGK Rep Power: 18	First off glad you are ok. And sorry to hear about the Z. Another bites the dust. to me the issue is did the neighbor show any remorse are fill like shxx because of what happened. i agree with others its not his fault. but if his attitude is just oh my bad then i would be hacked off a little myself... it's easy to say oh well just get another car. but it's still a big hassle....