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02-11-2013, 10:38 AM | #1 |
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The curse strikes again
Got a ton of snow in RI and the parking lot for my apartment wasn't very plowed yesterday morning. A moron driving a RI state shuttle bus (RIPTA RIde for people familiar with RI) decided it was still a good idea to drive into the parking lot to drop someone off instead of just dropping them off on the plowed main street I live on. My parking space is directly in front of my bedroom window, and of course that's where the bus got stuck in the snow. Moron driver was doing the "rocking" technique but either didn't realize or didn't care that his back bumper was scraping my BRZ's rear bumper. After the bus got pulled out by a RIPTA utility truck, this is what I found:
None of that black stuff is mud or dirt. It's the bumper material with all its paint scraped off. |
02-11-2013, 10:43 AM | #2 |
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Is the damage just on the bumper? Hopefully you can get it replaced and that will be the end of it.
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02-11-2013, 10:58 AM | #3 |
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I don't think insurance companies look well upon hit and runs or other drivers not having insurance. Or do they?
I hope you got some information from them. If you didn't I would call right away, ask what driver was driving the route that day, get the vehicle info so they can confirm there is scrapings of your car on it. Basically, make someone else responsible (because they are, and might try to avoid it). Luckily I've never been put in that situation, that's just what I've heard. Either way I hope you get this resolved without your rates going up (or this being counted against you and next time they would go up), that would suck.
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Urge to kill...rising....
Seriously, though, find out the route and call RIPTA, tell them what happened and that you have the pictures of the damage. Find out which bus it was, and try to ask if you can get a chance to see it (highly doubtful). Tell them that you witnessed this happening, and then tell them that you will be informing the insurance company of their liability. Bumper damage is no joke. You don't know what happened inside the bumper. Edit: missed your post up there. Glad that RIPTA is going to take care of you. They probably have insurance for BS their moron drivers do. |
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What did the driver say? Didn't see or hear anything?
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02-11-2013, 11:46 AM | #8 |
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Glad the bus company is claiming responsability but that's still a nasty as you will have to leave your car for repair for a few days and it affects the value of your car at the end of the day as it has been damaged.I guess you cannot park anywhere else can you ?
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That's it! When I get my BRZ it's never leaving the garage!
Oh wait, that would suck. God, I hate inconsiderate people!
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Pop up garage collapsed on the brz causing damage all over the fenders,hood and roof
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Awww, shit man! That really sucks. I thought about that too, 'cause I have a friend with a whole makeshift garage setup in his "collapsible" garage.
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rear bumper it's about 300-600 with painting I got my fixed front and back for about $1900 so if you rather raise the insurance for this then yeah idk. hahaha I wouldn't unless you are sure. but you already called the police so yeah insurance sure know by now. sorry!@!@
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