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racsirx
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I got hit last night by a drunk driver in front of my house in my Turbo Coupe, I just unloaded it from the trailer and was pulling into my driveway. So far it looks like the drivers quarter panel is jacked and it needs a rear bumper and passenger side tail light. I hit my head on the Cage, I felt fine until a few hours after the accident, my head hurt like hell, my shoulders and neck are hurting today. The POS that hit me even tried to take off on me after seeing the damage of his car, so I had to stop him from driving away by blocking his drivers door until the Cops showed up. I had just brought it home from Tobias Motorsport after getting some work done. I was really surprised the guy had a insurance, but so far it looks like he does. Lets see how his Insurance Company takes care of me on the damage on my Coupe.
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svt306snake
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glad to hear that you are ok man other than being sore.
[ November 23, 2008, 01:56 AM: Message edited by: svt306snake ]
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Posts: 5841 | From: SACRAMENTO "916" YA KNOW | Registered: Oct 2002
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wow that sucks. glad you are ok! i hate drunk drivers!!
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Lee that's what happens when you have nice shit
you bring ok cars in and out of the house for years, then you have a cool car you like and some asshole bashes it ![[Mad]](mad.gif)
how bad is the damage, can it be fixed without being a total loss from a chassis straighness perspective
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Posts: 6280 | From: Winters | Registered: Feb 2002
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hop eeverything turns out for you fine bro
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jae jae has one but it's usually doing donuts in his car while he's video taping....
Posts: 324 | From: Richmond | Registered: Nov 2008
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Slow05GT
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Did you atleast get to punch his punk ass in the mouth before the cops got there he was drunk so he wouldn't remember ![[Big Grin]](biggrin.gif) !! lol.... But sorry to hear about that hope your shit gets fixed an he gets what he deserves!!!
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JohnB
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Lee, sorry to hear. I'm sure you're aware, but take pics of EVERYTHING. In this day and age, insurance co's try to get out of everything...
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Posts: 6523 | From: Orlando FL/Redding CA | Registered: Mar 2002
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racsirx
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The funny thing was that the guy actually thought I was going to hit him, he begged me not to hit him, LOL, and he was bigger than me. I dont know if the damage is fixable or not, it was hit after the rear wheel and the trunk opens and closes fine, for a street car it might be fixable but for a track car I might have to get another body, too early to tell. I do have a feeling that the Insurance Company is going to screw me, since the Coupe has no insurance or registration, its a track only car, the Police didnt care since the accident happened in front of my house. Another worry is my Coupe is a 4 cylinder conversion, so a blue book value is very low, so I would say they are going to offer me something very low.
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Posts: 20750 | From: Concord & Pittsburg, CA | Registered: Aug 2002
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its50
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damn sorry to hear that.i seen u pretty pissed off in person and u sure surprised the hell out of me.that guy must have seen what i saw and shitted bricks and thought u were going hit em with a 2 peice.lol.good luck bro
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That sux! Especailly since you weren't really even driving the car around.. just unloading it ![[Frown]](frown.gif)
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it cool if u can get money for the car but the real money is in personal injury go to the doctors and all that shit thats where u get money.
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racsirx
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Well he had insurance, but they dont want to pay personal injury because my Mustang is a Race Car and it was on Public Street, even though it was in front of my house, and they only want to pay 70% on the Damage, so it might be time to get an Attorney, here is a pic of the damage.
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Posts: 20750 | From: Concord & Pittsburg, CA | Registered: Aug 2002
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racsirx
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Well, we will see, I will go the body shop this week, only thing that bugs me is that the tire rubs bad on the inside when it didnt before and now the fender gap is real close behind the wheel.
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Posts: 20750 | From: Concord & Pittsburg, CA | Registered: Aug 2002
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87droptop50
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damn that sucks alot... I'm sure a good body shop can get her staight again. I know how it feels to have your stang hit ... Good luck with the other persons insurance ![[patriot]](graemlins/patriot.gif)
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I have a buddy thats works for Jacks body shop and he is doing side jobs Lee if you want him to look at it
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quote:
Originally posted by racsirx:
Well he had insurance, but they dont want to pay personal injury because my Mustang is a Race Car and it was on Public Street, even though it was in front of my house, and they only want to pay 70% on the Damage, so it might be time to get an Attorney, here is a pic of the damage.
Does not matter. You should know by now that insurance companies will always try to screw you first on a payout. It would not have mattered if you were driving it around, muchless pulling tnto your driveway. He hit you. Legally, he's the one who cannot be on the road drunk. Even if you had hit him the law would uphold your side based on that alone. But as you said, you are contacting an attorney. It will go much simpler after that is done.
Posts: 215 | From: Sacramento | Registered: Jan 2007
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Jdub07
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So did the cops cuff and stuff him? Tell his insurance company that their off is a joke and you are forced to contact an attorny. He could have killed someone and they want to pay 70% of damages? F that
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solbrothers
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is the car registered and insured? if not, you're SOL
Posts: 2172 | From: vallejo | Registered: Mar 2007
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[ December 16, 2008, 09:42 PM: Message edited by: season'd 88 ]
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Wildfire532FB
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Sue the shit out of that guy, make him regret ever going out and drinking. Make him feel so aweful he never goes out again because that is what needs to happen before this idiot kills someone.
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racsirx
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Well the drunk driver did get arrested, I hate that his insurance company doesnt seem to care about me. I hit my head hard on the 10 point cage, I have had headaches for the first 10 days straight and on/off after that, I ended up seeing a Chiroprator, which seemed to help which I ended up paying for that out of my pocket. So far his Insurance Company sent two agents over to look at the Mustang and spent two hours with me and telling that they will only pay a percentage of the damage, $1800, and that was it, because my Mustang was a Race Car and wasnt street legal, not registered, not insured, and I wasnt wearing my seat belt. I dont have factory seat belts in the car, I just have a 5 point harness, I didnt think I needed to strap in just to pull it off the trailer. I really cant believe this is happening to me.
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Posts: 20750 | From: Concord & Pittsburg, CA | Registered: Aug 2002
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514 Mullet
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Make your life simple and call an attorney. Do not accept any checks from their insurance company.
Posts: 215 | From: Sacramento | Registered: Jan 2007
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