They seem to always find the spot right next to me. I can park over a mile away, with thousands of spots to park right up front...no they park right next to me. I mean come on, atleast give us 1 spot in between us.
This is why we can't have nice things.
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They seem to always find the spot right next to me. I can park over a mile away, with thousands of spots to park right up front...no they park right next to me. I mean come on, atleast give us 1 spot in between us.
MidwestBoater
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Wow, that's a major bummer. If they decide to fix it, ask her insurance company for depreciation since it'll lose value due to it having an accident in it's carfax history.. and on that note if it's being fixed it's a good practice to ask the body shop if they report to carfax before approving them to do work.. if they do, call around and ask other body shops. Carfax only shows what is reported to them.
Trainmaster
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Just drive a hard bargain with your insurance carrier. They'll try to lowball you any way they can. Their first offer will never be their best. Good luck my friend. It's happened to the best of us.
His insurance company isn't liable.
I bet you'll complain if you buy a car and then find out later it was in a crash that was not reported to CarFax.
JExpedition07
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Agreed, there is nothing to hide if it’s fixed right. It’s only right that it’s reported.
ExpeditionAndy
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I doubt that it will be totaled. The frame is at least 14" inside the body. That's just door damage and possibly some "B" pillar damage.
ExpeditionAndy
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I hate when they do that. Fortunately that doesn't happen to me very often.
That is is not totaled. Just the door. She moved 5000lbs, sideways 1 foot and practically totaled her Subaru(in a parking lot?). UPS tells its drivers to watch there "park position". It is a big issue for them. It sounds crazy, but there huge brown trucks get back into, all the time. Elderly and bad drivers, don't look when they back up. UPS dings the driver if hit, stopped near a driveway, with car "nose in". I personally park, far from the action, near the back of the lot.
MidwestBoater
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^^ This is what I meant.. it was early, I had little coffee, and it came out as "depreciation". lol
MidwestBoater
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Settle down. This is a reality we live in. When buying used you HAVE TO either know what you're looking at or pay someone to check it over for you. I almost bought a 2014 F150 with low miles that was in perfect condition, clean 1 owner carfax, then I popped the hood and saw overspray.
BTW, do you think dealers report everything they do to cars? They don't, my 2014 Ram that I bought new and recently traded in to a Ram dealer was re-listed for sale with a "free carfax" that didn't show ANY of the times it was at Ram dealers for transmission or drivetrain issues. The carfax also didn't show the two times it went to a body shop for hail damage repair that totaled over $6,000. When you buy used it's always buyer beware.
Muddy Bean
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Yep. Time for license revocation. I also park my mint 2015 EL Limited in the dead lot at stores waaay far out. Always drop the wife and kids off at the store door and pick them up again there so they don’t mind and I enjoy the cold brisk walk.
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Carfax is not 100%. If it only catches 75%, what good is it? New Vehicles are damaged on lot or in transport all the time. That damage never gets reported. I had a friend that ran a check on a Lincoln, with a salvage title. The cars body, showed no sign of any paint or damage. It was water damage and showed on the report. The car was 1999 and damage was recorded in 1999. It was fixed and on the road for 10 years. So, my point is cars can be fixed correctly and lead a normal life. The make a paint thickness gauge, that can show uneven paint anomalies.
Carl H
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Got a few estimates today, ranges from 13k to 15k. I'm sure it will go up as they tear into the truck.
But the ****** part is that no one can start working on it until almost the middle of next month and it's almost a month's worth of work.
But the ****** part is that no one can start working on it until almost the middle of next month and it's almost a month's worth of work.
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About the only good thing about being disabled, is you've got that stinkin blue placard that lets you park a distance from that idiot that wants to snuggle up right next to your drivers door. At 6'2 and 315 pounds, sucking everything in, or crawling through passenger side is no fun. I've been involved in over 6 major accidents in my 47 years of driving, so I feel your pain! Your insurance should cover a rental car during repairs. If not you might want to pick up a cheap for now vehicle, if your on a 1 vehicle. You can always dump it after repairs. Cheaper than paying out of pocket for up to a month for a rental. Selling a cheap under $1,000 car is usually easy. I've done it many times.
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Carl H
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I've got my own truck and since we were not at fault, her insurance is going to pay for the rental.
ExpeditionAndy
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For me it more like a brisk long limp although sometimes the knee is working the way it is supposed to work and then I walk normally.
ExpeditionAndy
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Sorry to hear that.
