So sexy even plywood wants to hit it!

[-Ozzy-]

Originally Posted by ciro

That sucks man good luck with the insurance companies. Just remember to not accept the first offer.

Haha, yeah I'm trying to get his company to cut me a check so that we don't have to run it through either of our insurance. We'll see how lucky I get.

Originally Posted by speedrye

I see some nice aftermarket headlights and antenna in your future and while you're at it, you'll probably end up with a better paint job than the rest of us...

Glad no one was hurt.

I was thinking the same about the headlights and antenna, but the paint will probably be worse. Even a skilled painter can't usually match the perfection of a multi-million dollar robot in a factory, but I think it would be hard to notice.

Originally Posted by executor

this just re-insures my belief of never following behind large vehicles with cargo on board, you never know if something isn't tied down right and that loose piece of debris could total your car or worse, end your life

sorry to hear about the accident, hopefully those dents will go away and be completely unnoticeable

This just re-assures my belief in not driving behind a Prius!

Originally Posted by ZionsWrath

Looks like the responsible party stopped with you? Count yourself lucky

That's exactly the bottom line. When I saw his truck I stopped and jogged over to it as fast as I could with my phone's camera ready. He was VERY cool about the whole situation, and couldn't believe I wasn't pissed off. I kept telling him, I'm just glad you didn't take off, and no one got hurt. Stuff happens.

Originally Posted by Logical

I'm just going to let you know, that's a lot more than $2600 worth of damages.

Well, I got the estimate done at the dealership where I bought the car, and the dealership is also one of my clients that I do IT and Network support for. I spend a LOT of time there (over 160 users) so I know them all very well and they're great people. The guy who did my estimate is the manager for the paint and body shop between all the dealerships in their group, and we talked for a while about the situation before the estimate. He was confident there are a few places "that'll buff out", because as he admitted, the factory paint job will still be better than his best guys. I'm guessing that's how the cost broke down.

I have the estimate scanned, all 3 pages, if you guys want me to post it let me know. I might just do it anyways.

[speedrye]

Originally Posted by -Ozzy-

I was thinking the same about the headlights and antenna, but the paint will probably be worse. Even a skilled painter can't usually match the perfection of a multi-million dollar robot in a factory, but I think it would be hard to notice.

They'll probably repaint most of the car, and the paint will probably be a lot thicker than the 2 microns or whatever the stock paint thickness is.

I'd like to see the whole quote for no other reason than curiousity.

[-Ozzy-]

Sorry I can't seem to thank posts (yet?). Here ya go, cropped for your pleasure:

[somejace]

That sounds right. I love when people think these card are crazy expensive to fix.

[Basket Case]

This is the ONLY thing that really scares me about riding my bike on the highway...

[-Ozzy-]

Originally Posted by Basket Case

This is the ONLY thing that really scares me about riding my bike on the highway...

Oh wow, yeah. I didn't think about if that same thing happened on a bike. Damn that's scary.

[ronboogieon]

Wow similar thing happened to my Mazda3 a year ago. My drivers mirror was completely gone and the front fender was dented.



Scariest part was being helpless to avoid getting hit at 65 mph in that fraction of a second. I surely didn't need coffee to wake me up that morning.

Glad you got through it without getting harmed.

[Basket Case]

Originally Posted by -Ozzy-

Oh wow, yeah. I didn't think about if that same thing happened on a bike. Damn that's scary.

Yeah...that's why whe I get near trucks I roll on the throttle...

[-Ozzy-]

Originally Posted by ronboogieon

Wow similar thing happened to my Mazda3 a year ago. My drivers mirror was completely gone and the front fender was dented.
Scariest part was being helpless to avoid getting hit at 65 mph in that fraction of a second. I surely didn't need coffee to wake me up that morning.
Glad you got through it without getting harmed.

Yup, it happened faster than I had time to really think about it. I ducked (thank you subconscious always-on motor functions), but if I didn't see it bouncing around in my rearview mirror, I would still have no idea what it was.

[BlueDubbinTDI]

Ida shit myself. twice.


Glad you're ok though that really coulda been fatal

[Brndn704]

Originally Posted by somejace

That sounds right. I love when people think these card are crazy expensive to fix.

Well from my own experience I had a wreck, and it didn't look bad at all. I was estimated $5600. Total damages after all was fixed the correct way was a little over $13000. So, yes, cars in general can become expensive to fix.

[somejace]

Originally Posted by Logical

Well from my own experience I had a wreck, and it didn't look bad at all. I was estimated $5600. Total damages after all was fixed the correct way was a little over $13000. So, yes, cars in general can become expensive to fix.

No offence but i've way more experience with the price of these cars to repair.

[Brndn704]

Originally Posted by somejace

No offence but i've way more experience with the price of these cars to repair.

Yeah, okay. I actually went through this and am in a lawsuit with my insurance company because of this. I believe I know what I'm talking about. I am actually offended you think you are more experienced considering the fact that you have NO IDEA what my job is. But please, continue to tell me how you know more.