07-04-2010, 09:17 PM | #29 |
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Glad nobody was badly hurt.
Can I ask what township this officer worked for? What was his attitude after he hit you? |
07-04-2010, 10:14 PM | #30 |
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Good question!
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07-04-2010, 10:27 PM | #31 |
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I am sorry but NO WAY you are getting a new car. That is minor sheet metal damage. Easily fixed. Door skin (maybe a new door), new quarter panel, new rocker panel, some paint and a new front wheel. Sorry. Roll with the punches and the car will be 100% fine if fixed by a good shop. I would demand you take the car where YOU want to have the repair done but you'll never get a new car out of that. I can't believe you even think you will.
Likely the same thing will happen to the cop that would happen to any of us for getting into an ACCIDENT. He will get a ticket and go on with life. It happens. Ease up. And fradulant medical claims... don't go there. If the airbags didnt deply and the car isnt that bad your "whiplash" claim isnt going to stand up. Easy ways to tell the car is fine: 1. no broken glass 2. air bags didnt deploy 3. the passenger window is still seated so the door is not out of whack 4. nothing appears to have bent the wheels. the first two pics look like the wheel/fender gap is off in the front but the third pic it looks fine. 5. the gap between the front fender and door is even. 6. you obviously drove it somewhere after the accident b/c its parked by the curb in the photos. |
07-04-2010, 10:34 PM | #32 |
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07-04-2010, 10:36 PM | #33 |
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I can think of worse people to be hit by..............
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07-04-2010, 10:44 PM | #34 |
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The point here is that an accident like this depreciates the value of the car. It doesn't matter who fixes it or how carefully it is fixed, it's not a "virgin" anymore and the carfax will show it has been damaged and fixed.
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07-04-2010, 10:46 PM | #35 |
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I agree. Although it sucks, it happens. Get it fixed, get diminished value, and move on. You will have a better paint job now anyways. I do hate to hear some people encouraging false medical claims and trying to get money out of situations like this. But I guess its hard to find honest people these days.
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07-04-2010, 10:50 PM | #36 |
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A lot of cars get damaged... It happens. Its not totaled. Sure, carfax will show its been repaired. It is only sheet metal damage. take some pictures, if anyone ever asks when you try to sell it, show them the pics. Really it isnt bad at all. It isn't really going to hurt the resale at all. You know what hurt his resale... driving it off the lot. I would bet you'd see no loss in value b/c of this MINOR accident. Its a bent quarter panel and door!
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07-04-2010, 11:12 PM | #37 |
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Could they even fix the gills? Wouldn't they need to replace the hole section?
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07-05-2010, 01:46 AM | #38 | |
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you can't tell that just by looking at a picture... I've seen some pretty bad wrecks where the airbags never deployed. If the frame is damaged, thats what will really cause it to drop in value. Sure you can straighten the frame back out, but it will never ride the same and if you ever try to sell it, it will be much harder to sell. Most car dealerships will not buy a car that has had frame damage. You can try to hide its been fixed, but its pretty easy to find a frame thats been fixed if you know what your looking at. |
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07-05-2010, 01:53 AM | #39 |
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Oh no, so sorry to see this! I had a couple close calls the first week I had mine - first day actually, a deer jumped out in front of me. Stopped in time, but still gave me a good scare. Then a few days later someone ran a very red light as I was crossing an intersection and whizzed by *right* in front of me going about 40 mph. I hope you get things sorted out with your car without too much hassle!
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Seriously? If officers got fired for getting into accidents, there would be 1/2 the number of officers patrolling our city streets. Fired??? GET REAL. It's called an ACCIDENT for a REASON.
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I agree with all of your points. I also agree that making certain fraudulent medical claims could open up a pretty large can of worms. If you are injured, go check yourself out. If not, don't say you are. Fraudulent insurance claims hurt us all and raise everyone's rates. IMO, the car is fixable and it'll run just fine. The diminished value will also be taken care of. Sell it once it gets fixed if you want it. But, if the damages do not total more than %70 of what the car is worth, it's getting fixed....no new car. Regardless, OP, I hope you get taken care of. I hope you are healthy, your car gets fixed, and you know the other person involved in the accident is going to be held accountable for his/her actions just as anyone else in the same position (regardless of profession) would be. |
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07-05-2010, 03:13 AM | #41 |
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Terrible. Unless the officer had due diligence to be lights off, no siren then most likely they will be canned.
Like others have posted, document everything and fight to the end. It is lawyer time if you haven't retained one already. |
07-05-2010, 05:01 AM | #42 |
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Granted its very possible there is something we can't see in the pics, but that car doesn't look twisted at all. Usually if you have any frame damage then other areas besides the immediate point of impact will be at least a little jacked up. Everything looks perfect except for the sheet metal in that one spot. Even the one part of the structure you can see where the body is peeled back looks untouched. But hell don't take our word for it, go to a good reputable body shop and ask them. That said I hope you get good compensation from the city. Accidents do happen, but no headlights even? WTF
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