Involved in a Hit and Run

[RickyBobby]

When I lived in Jersey I thought they were the worst drivers until I moved to TN.
http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showp...ostcount=15087

Cost me my $500. deductible. Good luck getting his insurance company to pay. My insurance company told me I could take the ahole that hit me to court but without proof that it was his fault I would not have a case.

[Alltezza]

Originally Posted by RickyBobby

When I lived in Jersey I thought they were the worst drivers until I moved to TN.
http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showp...ostcount=15087

Cost me my $500. deductible. Good luck getting his insurance company to pay. My insurance company told me I could take the ahole that hit me to court but without proof that it was his fault I would not have a case.

LOL we have by far the WORST drivers.....and our roads are the worst. Not sure how it is in your area of TN but I will agree we have the worst drivers.....

[zc06_kisstherain]

dammm sorry to see nice car getting hit..

[metalmoses]

Just got an update from the auto repair shop. Damages are going to run the insurance company roughly $3,000!!! Apparently there was damage to the car behind the bumper cover. The ripples in the thin metal over the fender cannot be repaired by PDR alone. It's going to be at least another week maybe a week and ah half before I get the car back.

[86Boyz]

Originally Posted by metalmoses

Just got an update from the auto repair shop. Damages are going to run the insurance company roughly $3,000!!! Apparently there was damage to the car behind the bumper cover. The ripples in the thin metal over the fender cannot be repaired by PDR alone. It's going to be at least another week maybe a week and ah half before I get the car back.

The real question is what kind of rental car did you get?

[MurderousPandas]

Originally Posted by metalmoses

I'll try and make it as short as possible... This is the second time that I've been involved in a hit and run in my FR-S. I was sitting at a red light minding my own business, and got hit in the right rear. As I called 911, the driver that hit me started backing up into the parking lot to hide his license plate. He slipped out the side exit and left. Luckily a friend of mine I work with was about 8 cars back in traffic. I called him and asked him to tail the guy and get his plate. He was able to catch up to him and write down his plate number. I hope they track him down, the shoe store he turned around in had 2 external CCTV cameras, so if they were running they should easily have his vehicle and plate on the footage. I have to pay $500 out of pocket for my deductible, the car is going into the shop on Monday. The rear bumper cover is punctured in multiple spots, it will likely be replaced. My right rear tail light is no longer centered so something is bent. My right rear quarter panel has some ripples above the wheel/tire. Hopefully it'll just take some PDR work. Be safe out there guys.









Here's an aerial view of where I was sitting in traffic at the red light when the guy blatantly just ran into me.

To be honest, hit and runs suck, but you lucked out. That plastic bumper is easy to pop back out and put back in place. As long as there's no frame damage, you're fine, they'll probably just touch up paint. I was in a smiliar situation, but i cut the guy a break as there was no real damage. Your runner i would definitely hassle though, just for the fact that he ran.

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[MurderousPandas]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

Or uninsured.

This. Where i drive, about half the population is uninsured, and half of that don't have a license. Luckily they all avoid my car because it looks expensive, i tell them it's a Ferrari when they ask.

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[metalmoses]

Originally Posted by 86Boyz

The real question is what kind of rental car did you get?

My rental is a 2016 Hyundai Sonata with less than 4k on the odometer. The only thing it has going for it is the new car smell. It has to be the most bland car I've ever driven.

[86Boyz]

Originally Posted by metalmoses

My rental is a 2016 Hyundai Sonata with less than 4k on the odometer. The only thing it has going for it is the new car smell. It has to be the most bland car I've ever driven.

I actually rented one too. It was the one will the LEDs at the bottom the year they just released the refreshed model.

It handled like a boat and it shifted automatically for me at redline. I hated it.