Pow, right in the kisser! My turn at the curse.

[KingGeo]

Originally Posted by humfrz

DANG .....Pbrown ...... I'd be more worried about you having a stroke ...... before your car would get mashed up ....

humfrz

hahaha

you would understand if you had to deal with Ottawa drivers... in reality Pbrown is pretty chill.

I got hit in a parking lot back in the summer, my dash cam was not setup right at the time to catch the hit and the guy took off... front bumper had to be replaced! insurance deductible later.

[FR-S Matt]

Note to self, never park on corners of parking garages, including my one at work. I purposely park more to the left side of the spots to prevent driver side door dings... lol. Otherwise, I park far away from anyone at stores I go to.

Unfortunate man... love your dash cam btw. Glad you had video evidence if the owner didn't come forward. Makes me want to invest in one for this reason.

[BlueDubbinTDI]

I need a dash cam...

[STIITS]

Ouch, sorry this happened dude.

Note to self:

Don't park near turn in parking garage.

[FR-Sh86]

Originally Posted by vinh359

What kind of dash camera do you have?

Looking at the bottom right hand corner of the video, I'm going to guess it's the DR500HD?

http://www.smartcamdirect.com/blackvue_dr500.html

Also, that sucks dude. It irks me sometimes when I park far from other cars in parking lots yet often come out to find old pickup trucks and minivans parked next to me...when there are several other spots closer to the mall/work/etc. What's more is when they don't just park next to me...but right up against the car making it damn near impossible to open my door without tapping my door up against theirs. Makes me wonder how they got out in the first place.

[bkblitzed]

Originally Posted by FR-Sh86

Looking at the bottom right hand corner of the video, I'm going to guess it's the DR500HD?

http://www.smartcamdirect.com/blackvue_dr500.html

Also, that sucks dude. It irks me sometimes when I park far from other cars in parking lots yet often come out to find old pickup trucks and minivans parked next to me...when there are several other spots closer to the mall/work/etc. What's more is when they don't just park next to me...but right up against the car making it damn near impossible to open my door without tapping my door up against theirs. Makes me wonder how they got out in the first place.

Aaand that's when you accidentally shove your knee into their panel and carefully get in your car

[brzr]

it's good to hear she didn't take off

i have a huge fear from van, suv drivers, corollas, and mazda 3's lol

[DoopaTroopa]

@2beFrank @olaHalo @vinh359 @trekkie - I've updated my first post so you guys can see my review on my dash cam.

@FR-Sh86 got it right. It's a Blackvue DR500. No WiFi and no GPS. It's hooked up to a Power Magic Pro, which is a separate unit hardwired into the inside fuse box to allow it to run when the car is off. With my current settings I usually have about, maybe, 30 hours of footage before it overwrites itself and the camera will automatically shut off after three days if I don't start my car, so it doesn't kill the battery.

For all you other Blackvue users, be careful how low you set your G sensor sensitivity. When she struck my car it didn't register as an event and kept it in parking mode. I'm an absent minded person so I'm sure I wouldn't have noticed anything until it was too late and the footage would have been long gone.

[DoopaTroopa]

Originally Posted by brzr

it's good to hear she didn't take off

i have a huge fear from van, suv drivers, corollas, and mazda 3's lol

LOL My wife drives a 3. It's been up,down, sideways, and backwards through the wringer with dents and people backing up into her. We try to park close together at home(apartments) to avoid dings as much as possible. Like this: http://www.the370z.com/members/fairl...4-image-1.jpeg

[Byebye]

Originally Posted by DoopaTroopa

LOL My wife drives a 3. It's been up,down, sideways, and backwards through the wringer with dents and people backing up into her. We try to park close together at home(apartments) to avoid dings as much as possible. Like this: http://www.the370z.com/members/fairl...4-image-1.jpeg

Lol! The cars in that link look like they are huddled together afraid.

[logoris]

you may have some luck with the insurance look up the price of some headlights you like, and bumper, it may be cheaper to go aftermarket rather then factory parts, and insurance companies are out to pinch pennies, few people i know just go straight to aftermarket do to the fact it would be couple hundred cheaper

[DC-FRS]

Originally Posted by DoopaTroopa

Got hit in the garage at work today. She called security and owned up to it and we traded information and everything. It's my first experience with insurance companies and my first accident. Wish me luck!

P.S. Can anyone in NoVa give me some good shop recommendations?

[EDIT]To those of you wondering I'm using the Blackvue DR500. I did a review on it a while back: http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=46712
It's not great, but it gets the job done.

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If you're still looking for a repair shop, I'm an estimator at craftsman autobody in Gainesville. I'd be happy to oversee the repairs and that way you'd know a fellow 86er is taking care of your baby (body shops can be careless). Any idea what insurance company it's going through?

[DoopaTroopa]

Originally Posted by DC-FRS

If you're still looking for a repair shop, I'm an estimator at craftsman autobody in Gainesville. I'd be happy to oversee the repairs and that way you'd know a fellow 86er is taking care of your baby (body shops can be careless). Any idea what insurance company it's going through?

It's through Geico. I'll definitely keep you in mind once all the clouds are cleared up with the insurance people. PM me the information please?

[samisons]

I don't understand why she's allowed to be driving period. Someone did that to my Z months back and they didn't leave shit, but video evidence from the restaurant parking lot.