Well, it finally happened to me....crash

Today I was coming home from work, traveling down a side road (and I had the right of way) when a red Acura ran a stop sign. I t-boned it at about 20 to 25 mph. Once the other car recovered, it took off and fled. I followed it just enough to get the license plate # and called 911.

 

Once the cops showed up and got my story, they said they doubted it was the 70-some year old registered driver who did it.....in other words, it'll come up stolen.

 

Now I have a smashed up LGT, and no one's insurance that'll cover it....probably meaning I'll have to pay my deductible and they'll get away free and clear Last year it was an illegal immigrant with no insurance that rear ended me and I got stuck with the bill....now it's a stolen car. I've had enough of this ****

 

Now I have to hope I can find a bodyshop that'll make it new again. I'm a detailing fanatic, so I'm not feeling hopeful, more sick if anything.

 

Lucky, I wasn't hurt, nor did my airbag go off (I'm glad it didn't 'cause it didn't need to).

dude, that sucks, yea... A raised ford truck came close to merging into me... Honestly, do people need to raise their trucks to the point that they can only see the tops of cars?

That sucks! From the looks of the pics hopefully it ill only be a new hood and bumper cover? Maybe bumper support? They can probably fix your bumper.

 

GL

 

X

bumper, hood, and both quarter panels are shot. The bumper beam inside protected the radiator, but the beam has been bent....the frame rails look fine, but the radiator support is bent and everything in front of the radiator is dead......the grill is shattered, but the headlights and fogs are fine.

 

It'll be a whole new front clip by the time it's all done.....and my temp sensor is destroyed, the sensor is flopping around.....

 

It's still a testament to the toughness of the Subie.

well, glad you're alright. the car will get fixed and hopefully the other guys insurance covers you. hell, maybe it was the owner drivin! they said he was 70!

nope, with as hard as I hit him square in the passenger door, it was no 70 year old....plus I'm quite sure it was 2 people in the car that didn't look like they could afford a newer model Acura if you get my drift......

That's a bummer!

 

People who hit-and-run should be shot or at least striped of their rights to operate motor vehicle FOREVER!

Its always the lowlife scum that can just glide through life, no worry in the world. People who make an honest living are the ones who are always screwed. I'm sorry to hear.

on the bright side....maybe you took one of them out.

on the bright side....maybe you took one of them out.

:lol: :lol: :lol:

Shiggins-

 

Damn...so sorry. Have you decided where you're taking it to get it fixed? It has been a long time since I have had to have any major collision damage repaired (knock on wood). I have had Pearson's Auto Body in Shakopee so the rear bumper cover on my wife's Outback twice (no metal work) and have been very pleased with their work (lifetime warranty). The guy who does my paintless dent repair (Juergen's Dent Kraft) works out of the Collison Center in Golden Valley and they always have big buck cars sitting there waiting for repair, so I figure they must do something right. I would definitely get an estimate there if I was in need of work. Roger's Auto Body used to have a good rep, but I have heard some not so complimentary things about them in recent years. Glad to hear you weren't hurt, and it could have been so much worse if the timing was off by a second the other way (you could have been the "boned" instead of the "boner"...hope that made you smile). Take care and everything will work out...yeah I know, easy for me to say. I feel your pain.

 

Mark

Its always the lowlife scum that can just glide through life, no worry in the world. People who make an honest living are the ones who are always screwed. I'm sorry to hear.

 

exactly. only the rich and losers benefit from the system. the rest of us get fucked over and over and over

Damn Acura drivers! My roomate is an Acura driver and he is terrible at it.

Sorry to hear bout this, especially so close to home... You'd like to think this stuff doesn't happen up here but it does...

 

Glad you're ok. Car can be fixed.

^that looks a lot like the damage to my car after my accident

GRP!

 

Shiggins ... where about in the cities do you live? I wonder if I've seen you about?

 

I usually make special note of the GRP goodness.

 

Did you show off your handiwork in detailing last April?

sucks about your ride, but thankfully, it's not totalled. glad to hear you're ok as well......were the fuzz able to do anything with the plate number??

Sorry to hear about the accident.

THAT BLOWS!

...sorry to hear brotha.... glad you were not injured...

Damn man:( So sorry. At least the bastard didn't tbone you if you were just a split second early

Save the garnet!

So sad to see a beautiful GRP steed taken down in the prime of it's life. I smell JDM bumper swap in the air!

Isn't that always the way. You're in a hit and run, actually get their tag #, and it still doesn't help!

 

I hope the repairs work out for you.

glad you are ok, but that really blows about the car.

I got rear-ended (not in my LGT) by an illegal from "South of the Border" and he took off as soon as I got out of the car to see what happened. I followed him and so did 2 other people who saw it happen. We eventually cornered him in an apt. complex and called the police. He had no liscense....no registration....no insurance but he did have an open beer (and reeked of it)....which came out of the 12 pack in the back seat....and some "mary jane" to go along with it. Pissed me off because I had to pay the deductable because he was not insured.