this past friday (september 6), i was stopped at a red light and i was hit from behind by a 99 ford escort at 50 mph. their car was totaled and mine was just pushed in like a triangle on the trunk...my car is a tank cause i hit the car in front of me and only scratched paint on my car put messed up their quarter panel...it's a tough lil cat hehe. but anyways, im having to deal with people with no insurance that say they will pay out of their pocket..............................................right...........anyways, thought i would share my misfortune...
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Make them be your butler for a year.
If they have no insurance they will get a hefty ticket, 'bout 300 clams. they are about to be even more broke now. good luck getting any green out of them. now your car ins might go up.
post some pics if you can.
thats a bummer pal
richard
If they have no insurance they will get a hefty ticket, 'bout 300 clams. they are about to be even more broke now. good luck getting any green out of them. now your car ins might go up.
post some pics if you can.
thats a bummer pal
richard
good luck
Good luck in getting your car repaired by the person who doesn't have insurance. The same thing happened to my wife's car the other month. 15 year old with no license or insurance hit us. Did around $800 worth of damage. We've tried everything we can think of to get some part of the repair money short of small claims court.
Good luck,
AB
Good luck in getting your car repaired by the person who doesn't have insurance. The same thing happened to my wife's car the other month. 15 year old with no license or insurance hit us. Did around $800 worth of damage. We've tried everything we can think of to get some part of the repair money short of small claims court.
Good luck,
AB
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dont mess around
Trust me and some of us older motorheads go to the court house and file a small claims best money you will ever spend then have the judge make them pay the court not you and then the court will pay you. this will also cost them a fee on top and if they dont pay the court they go after them with a warrant dont play around. all they will try and do is delay them paying. Go to court. and to abarclay do the same you go after the parents.
Trust me and some of us older motorheads go to the court house and file a small claims best money you will ever spend then have the judge make them pay the court not you and then the court will pay you. this will also cost them a fee on top and if they dont pay the court they go after them with a warrant dont play around. all they will try and do is delay them paying. Go to court. and to abarclay do the same you go after the parents.
terrible news..... It always sux to be part of an accident. Here in Ca, you get your license suspended and car rimpounded for no insurance.
Do you have uninsured motorist option on your insurance?
Its worth the extra few $/mo. Good luck. I say get a lawyer to write a simple letter to scare the piss out of them. Maybe they will pay up faster.
Do you have uninsured motorist option on your insurance?
Its worth the extra few $/mo. Good luck. I say get a lawyer to write a simple letter to scare the piss out of them. Maybe they will pay up faster.
Crazycat - Here in CA, they send you a nice letter asking for proof of insurance. They give x days to produce and it does not have to go back to the date of the accident. In other words, you can have an accident uninsured, then go buy insurance and you are cool with the State of Californication (ask me how I know).
At least here in LA, the police won't even come out to an accident unless someone is hurt. Even if the other driver has no license, no registration, and no insurance
At least here in LA, the police won't even come out to an accident unless someone is hurt. Even if the other driver has no license, no registration, and no insurance
I had a similar thing happen. I couldn't get any cash out of them. I did happen across the bank his car was financed through though and let them know he had wrecked the car without insurance. I believe they called for the full ballance of the loan at that point. At least I made his life a little difficult for my troubles. I did actually get the money like 6 years later. My insurance company sued him.
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Talk about Deja Vue!!
Elisha...I am so sorry to hear of your misfortune. Talk about Deja Vue.....I hope you are at least upright and able to walk after this ordeal.
When it happened to me the first time....I was flat on my back in traction for over 6 months. Not a fond or fun memory of my past....and then 15 years later it happened again :-(((
There must be something about having 6 feet of brightly lit brake lights staring these guys in the face that stuns them or something....like a deer in the headlights. I can't figure out how it's possible to miss the rear of a Cougar when fully stopped....just baffles me completely.
Anyway, I hope everything works out for you and that you get resolution to your insurance nightmare.
All the best....
Dale
Elisha...I am so sorry to hear of your misfortune. Talk about Deja Vue.....I hope you are at least upright and able to walk after this ordeal.
When it happened to me the first time....I was flat on my back in traction for over 6 months. Not a fond or fun memory of my past....and then 15 years later it happened again :-(((
There must be something about having 6 feet of brightly lit brake lights staring these guys in the face that stuns them or something....like a deer in the headlights. I can't figure out how it's possible to miss the rear of a Cougar when fully stopped....just baffles me completely.
Anyway, I hope everything works out for you and that you get resolution to your insurance nightmare.
All the best....
Dale
Re: Talk about Deja Vue!!
I've been considering a third brake light mounted in the rear window like those found on new cars.
I hope everything works out for you Elisha. Take them to the cleaner if they don't make good on their payments to you.
No kidding!dalerivers said:
I've been considering a third brake light mounted in the rear window like those found on new cars.
I hope everything works out for you Elisha. Take them to the cleaner if they don't make good on their payments to you.
The cat can be fixed if you are OK.
I'm an insurance agent and deal with about 1/2 of all claims being uninsured jerks.
I wory daily driving my eliminator. Can't put physical damage coverage on it until complete with resto and Apprasal done to establish value. I now have about $10,000 into it and have about 2 weeks and maybe $1,000 to go.
Good Luck- Take them to court (make life tough).
I'm an insurance agent and deal with about 1/2 of all claims being uninsured jerks.
I wory daily driving my eliminator. Can't put physical damage coverage on it until complete with resto and Apprasal done to establish value. I now have about $10,000 into it and have about 2 weeks and maybe $1,000 to go.
Good Luck- Take them to court (make life tough).
blah
well, we have taken a look at the damage and we need a right rear quarter section. can anybody help me out with a good one? im ok, my neck hurt for a while and they are goin to pay for the damages out of their pocket! well, if anybody can help, please let me know. ill get some pictures of my car soon. it's a tank, it didnt mess up any lights, scratch any paint, or anything...just bent it in lol.
well, we have taken a look at the damage and we need a right rear quarter section. can anybody help me out with a good one? im ok, my neck hurt for a while and they are goin to pay for the damages out of their pocket! well, if anybody can help, please let me know. ill get some pictures of my car soon. it's a tank, it didnt mess up any lights, scratch any paint, or anything...just bent it in lol.
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Elisha....a great source for replacement skin is Don Rush at West Coast Classic Cougars. I was down to his place a month or so ago and he has lots of replacement pieces. Good guy and fair prices.
http://www.classic-cougar.com/
Glad to hear you are okay....
Dale
Elisha....a great source for replacement skin is Don Rush at West Coast Classic Cougars. I was down to his place a month or so ago and he has lots of replacement pieces. Good guy and fair prices.
http://www.classic-cougar.com/
Glad to hear you are okay....
Dale
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