Rear-ended driving Aerocoupe today
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That sucks dude! At least all your aero-car specific pieces are still intact! That could've been a lot worse...
Moral of the story...
Always have full/comprehensive coverage on any car you care about.
I do autobody as well, so yeah, I'll still fix it, but the insurance company is footing the bill.
Liability on just a bomber is fine, but you've got to protect you neck if you're driving a car you value in "icy conditions"...
Moral of the story...
Always have full/comprehensive coverage on any car you care about.
I do autobody as well, so yeah, I'll still fix it, but the insurance company is footing the bill.
Liability on just a bomber is fine, but you've got to protect you neck if you're driving a car you value in "icy conditions"...
Well at least the rear glass wasn't damaged.
But the ice should not be a factor, all the more reason for maintaining a safe following distance. That's one of the first rules of driving. In inclement weather, increase following distance. I guaranttee a Lincoln cop would have issued a citation. In 2005 I slid through a red light and was t-boned by an SUV in my new Daytona. Downhill slope, there was no way of stopping. Totalled both vehicles, I was ticketed, and my insurance company paid $13K for the SUV. I would highly suggest talking to a lawyer on this one. The damage looks like it should be well below the value of the car, and often an insurance company would rather just settle than pay for their own lawyers and battle in court. I recently had to get one for a vandalism claim on my Charger. If you'd like the number for my lawyer, shoot me a pm. I don't know if he can practice in Kearney or not, but if not, I'm sure he could recommend someone who could.
But the ice should not be a factor, all the more reason for maintaining a safe following distance. That's one of the first rules of driving. In inclement weather, increase following distance. I guaranttee a Lincoln cop would have issued a citation. In 2005 I slid through a red light and was t-boned by an SUV in my new Daytona. Downhill slope, there was no way of stopping. Totalled both vehicles, I was ticketed, and my insurance company paid $13K for the SUV. I would highly suggest talking to a lawyer on this one. The damage looks like it should be well below the value of the car, and often an insurance company would rather just settle than pay for their own lawyers and battle in court. I recently had to get one for a vandalism claim on my Charger. If you'd like the number for my lawyer, shoot me a pm. I don't know if he can practice in Kearney or not, but if not, I'm sure he could recommend someone who could.
Seems like us g bodies are having bad luck lately. Thank god that glass is safe cause that would have cost you an arm and a leg if you didn't find one in the yard (I did :lol: ). Down south we dont see much of ice but I do go to maine every winter and people up there drive through those blizzards like its nascar and expect to stop in the same distance as fair weather. That cop is a dumba** if he thinks ice is a factor. Maybe it was maybe it wasn't, but if that guy rear ended you like that I say he was too close or trying to get you to speed up. I get a lot of people that tailed me and got real close trying to provoke me to go faster just to see how fast the bu would go. Damn shame but luckily that tail light housing shouldn't be too bad right?
Got an estimate today just for kicks. $5300 crossing my fingers and hoping the final police report finds him at fault
no matter what, talk to your ins.
1. in most if not all states you are required to report it, and they'll know anyway due to the police report.
2. your ins can go after his about the no fault, and it may not matter. really no fault meant that they won't raise your rates.
1. in most if not all states you are required to report it, and they'll know anyway due to the police report.
2. your ins can go after his about the no fault, and it may not matter. really no fault meant that they won't raise your rates.
Sorry to hear about the crash..
if it's $5300 worth of damage, I wonder what the book value on your car would be. There is no way an insurance company would cover the cost of that much damage on a car worth that much or even $8000. They would just claim the car as a loss.
But I find it hard to believe that the guy who rear ended you was not at fault because of ice.. you work in a body shop, or if you know someone who handles insurance claims in the office they should know how the system in your state works.
I guess if you shot the guy , :shock: you would be held not at fault because of Icy roadways ? Is that how it works? \\
Come on.. I can't believe this crap.. if that 's the case,,, i'm gonna rear end that J.O. up the road from me the next snowy or icy day.. lol.. and get away with it..
sorry just venting on this one... Every state is different.
if it's $5300 worth of damage, I wonder what the book value on your car would be. There is no way an insurance company would cover the cost of that much damage on a car worth that much or even $8000. They would just claim the car as a loss.
But I find it hard to believe that the guy who rear ended you was not at fault because of ice.. you work in a body shop, or if you know someone who handles insurance claims in the office they should know how the system in your state works.
I guess if you shot the guy , :shock: you would be held not at fault because of Icy roadways ? Is that how it works? \\
Come on.. I can't believe this crap.. if that 's the case,,, i'm gonna rear end that J.O. up the road from me the next snowy or icy day.. lol.. and get away with it..
sorry just venting on this one... Every state is different.
Jeebus, $5300??? When I was rearended in my truck back in '03 to replace the entire bed side, cab corner and roll pan they figured $3k.
I didn't get a pic of the cab corner, but it put a dent in it from the top corner of the bed. I regretted ever making a claim because a)they totaled the truck (told me it would have a salvage title if I bought it back, regretting not doing it now), b)I worked at a junkyard and had planned on replacing the bed with a rust-free one for $600 that summer (90% of bodywork solved), c)it had a radiator that was 2 weeks old (no way they were getting that after I spent over $200 on it), and d)the engine and trans each had about 10,000 miles tops on them. I was paying over $2,000 a year on insurance and they barely gave me that much for the truck. Needless to say I changed companies.
I didn't get a pic of the cab corner, but it put a dent in it from the top corner of the bed. I regretted ever making a claim because a)they totaled the truck (told me it would have a salvage title if I bought it back, regretting not doing it now), b)I worked at a junkyard and had planned on replacing the bed with a rust-free one for $600 that summer (90% of bodywork solved), c)it had a radiator that was 2 weeks old (no way they were getting that after I spent over $200 on it), and d)the engine and trans each had about 10,000 miles tops on them. I was paying over $2,000 a year on insurance and they barely gave me that much for the truck. Needless to say I changed companies.
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