The SVX got hit this morning
 

By some idiot that really should learn the basic rules of the road before he's out driving a commercial vehicle. :mad:

I'm on my way to work, a bit late (9:30am), driving down Arrowcreek Parkway. I'm comming up on the Zolezzi Lane intersection, going about the 35 mph speed limit. Guy in a small panel truck is coming the other direction. We both have green lights of course. However, this genius decides to make an illegal u-turn into oncoming traffic (me). He whips the truck around just as I'm entering the intersection. So I'm full on the brakes, and the horn (eat SuperTones dirtbag) and I know I'm still going to hit him, so I angle the car right and put it up on the curb.

Unfortunately, it wasn't enough to avoid the accident entirely. Dick-hole's truck takes off my driver's side mirror. To be honest I'm really lucky the car didn't just get totaled. If the ass end of the truck had hit the side of the car and taken out a window or something... the repair bill probably would have been more than the car's worth.

http://www.seccs.org/images/misc/SVX_accident.gif

Anyway. I'm honking like a crazy person w/ my 118db horns and this guy just drives away! So I floor it, and chase his ass down to the gas station on the corner of Arrowcreek and S. Virginia. He pulles in there, and I follow him. He's still ignoring my honking, and doesn't stop the truck until we're well into the back parking lot of the businesses there. Finally he stops and I'm out of the car in super-fly-TNT pissed off mode... which is no wonder why he doesn't want to get out of the truck and cracks the window.

Me: "HEY! YOU JUST HIT ME BACK THERE!"
Him: "What? Where?"
Me: "You just hit me when you made that illegal u-turn at Zolezzi!"
Him: "Really, I didn't see anybody."
Me: "Well you took off my damn mirror!"

After that I calmed down and we exchanged info. He called his boss and was told to give my all the insurance info, but to tell me they'd rather replace the mirror out of pocket rather than to involve the insurance companies. Of course that's understandable... but they're going to be a little upset, as I'll bet a mirror for the SVX will run in the $250-$300 range, plus painting and installation... probably around $800. Plus I need to get the wheel and suspension checked out after driving it up on the curb... at least I was on the stock 16" wheels... the Enkies would have been demolished.

So, I need to bring it to a body shop for an estimate and fax it over to these guys. Plus I'm contacting my insurance as well to see what they want to do, and to see if I should file a police report so I have record of the incident.

I knew it was only a matter of time before someone's dumbass driving got me. I have to say, I actually feel pretty lucky... just an instant longer reaction time from me would have meant putting the motor of the SVX right under that truck's bumper... and that would have been that for the SVX. :(

Holy shit dude! That could have been MUCH worse! Glad you're alright!

I still hate people that play dumb. I mean, he had to have heard/saw/noticed something was wrong.

Sorry Scott. Always sucks to get hit by someone.

Just remember, if they pay out of pocket to fix the damages to you car and you later find out more was wrong, then they won't be held liable anymore. So make sure when you get the estimate they check EVERYTHING so if they do pay out of pocket you are sure that you will be correctly compensated for the loss.

Or we can just file the claim.

I got rearended at a light once and still had to chase down the other party. WTF???

Glad you're alright.

Mother....That sucks, dude. Make sure you go over it with a fine-toothed comb before taking a cash settlement.

How the hell do you not see a big bright red car coming at you? Well at least it wasn't worse.

That whole area of town early in the AM can be just full of retards.

Swear to God! You KNOW he had to have felt it even if he didn't hear it (if he had his music turned up too loud or something).

Scott, glad to hear you're ok, and that it wasn't worse (but, it's still bad enough). One thing I had read about with another person's accident from a long time ago, when they steered away to avoid a collision -- they ended up not getting hit, but still damaging their own car by going in a ditch -- and the other driver never got caught, never ended up being liable, and the innocent victim who steered away was dinged for their evasive actions. So, in a way, I'm glad you don't have to go through that because there is damage.

Yeah, I'd definately have the suspension checked out.

weak. At the least you and the SVX will soldier on. Sucks that you have to go through all the bullshit.

That's nuts.

I like the animation :lol:

You're very right Debbie. If I had been able to totally avoided the incident, then there would have been a fight if there ended up being suspension issues. After all, if there's no contact, is there an accident? :roll: But that's not the case... my mirror was taken off, so it's repair time.

I just got the estimate after lunch over at Shaber Ave Auto Body for the mirror plus an alignment: $579.27. But we didn't get under the car and inspect the RF suspension. However, looking at the (lack) of damage to the wheel, I'm pretty sure I lucked out and nothing was broken in the suspension. The car seems to drive well, with just some slight vibration in the steering. There's certainly some curbing on the wheel, but the tire took the brunt of the hit, and I was probably only going 10 or 15 mph at that point, so it's not like I went flying into the curb.

What I'm going to do is write up a little contract and fax it to the company that owns the truck that hit me. It will outline that I'm going to get the mirror repaired, the car aligned, and fix any other resulting damage that is discovered during the alignment. They will be responsible for the cost in full for all repairs. If they're not interested in agreeing with my request, I'll just file the claim with my insurance and they can deal with it on the back-end via AllState's evil collections minions.

Here's the damaged mirror:
http://www.seccs.org/images/misc/SVX...ent_mirror.jpg

I tried to get the scratches on the door:
http://www.seccs.org/images/misc/SVX_accident_door.jpg

Here's the curbed wheel:
http://www.seccs.org/images/misc/SVX_accident_wheel.jpg

And here's my estimate:
http://www.seccs.org/images/misc/SVX...t_estimate.jpg

:whammy:

I'd make them pay for the wheel too, either refinish it or get a new one.

It actually looks worse that it is... plus those are my winter rims, they're not all that pretty. If my RPF1's were on the car, they'd be buying me a new one.

Wow that sucks. Glad you're okay. I hate ignorant drivers that can't take responsability for their own actions. At least you caught the guy, when I was in a hit and run, I got out of my car to see the damage/talk to the driver the person took off :mad: .

That hella sucks!!

Damn... I'd claim the evasive maneuver and curb hit broke your center dif.. :)

Glad you are OK.

Man that SUX

No seriosly, I'm glad your OK.

Here's the letter I just faxed over to the business that owns the truck that hit me:

Make sure you send him the animation.

But make a little explosion on impact and the amount $579.00 pop out of it.

Like an old school batman "POW"!.

Your "Legal Speak" is getting quite refined sperry....I hope I never fuck up anything of yours :lol:

You should see the contract I've drafted for playing Wii in front of the DLP at my house. :P :lol:

I'm fucking dying here...

:brill:

In all seriousness at least you're okay, dude. It sucks camel nuts the car's banged up but at least you didn't jump the curb down into a 50 ft ditch or something really bad like that.

Yeah, I was a little freaked out... it was one of those slo-mo situations... In the space of like 1 second my mind was like

"is that guy turning left there?"
"that's not a good idea!"
"maybe he's going to turn into the left lane and not block mine"
"nope, that ass is going to totally cut me off!"
"there isn't enough room for me to stop in time"
"I'm going to have to ditch over the curb and off the street"
"I better not yank the car hard right or I risk hitting the light pole over there!"
"Hey look, somehow I avoided plowing right under this guy!?!"
<CRUNCH>
"Dammit, that ass just took off my mirror!"
"Great now I'm going to have to deal with repairs..."
"Wait, WTF he's just going to drive away!?!!"
"Fuck that! I'm after this idiot!"

I very well could have been busy scratching my balls or something which would have been just enough less reaction time that I would have just plowed into the guy. Then we wouldn't be talking about just a mirror, but a totaled SVX, a fucked up truck, a hit-and-run investigation, and possible medical issues. Hopefully the company responsible realizes this as well and works with me to get things fixed up quickly. If they're not on board by the end of the week, they'll just have to deal w/ AllState.

$50 for what's going to be at least 4 hours of your time? You're a cheap date (and I mean that with the utmost respect). I would've asked for at least $500 for my time & trouble. Maybe they would counter back with a lower figure, but I mean really, you are going to lose some of your life's time and energy (you already have) dealing with what should not have been an incident. (Art: am I out of line here?)

I've often wondered about that factor, as I've gone out of my way to make things easier for those at fault too (like the guy whose kids essentially killed my 1990 Legacy). Unless you really take a liking to the other party (scary), you are doing them a favor by keeping it off the record that they should recognize. They should be prepared to pay FULL RETAIL mechanic/part costs for repair, and pay in cash once provided with an estimate. You then have the option of when and how to repair, which can allow you to "compensate yourself" for the difference if you go the wrecking yard part self install method. If you are able to get them to provide additional compensation for your time (the fair thing to do on your part), then good deal. But if not (and you decide to go through with the private transaction anyways), then you can console yourself that part of life is dealing with mistakes and accidents, and so eating some time is a small price to pay vs. zero compensation. Of course, that's my view only when I'm in a generous mood......

I should add that if the circumstances are such that you know that the hypothetical clueless-SUV-driving-cell-phone-twice-divorced-soccer-mom-on-meds needs to have the accident on her record just to help the next poor victim, go out of the way to do it by the book......heheh.

Here's the thing:

My guess is that they figured the damage would cost like $100-$200 total. Buy a mirror, screw it on. The car certainly doesn't look like it has $250 heated power mirrors...

Frankly, I'll be mildly surprised if they even pay me out for the repair. They could very easily go through their insurance, and just fire the guy that hit me to keep their premiums down. It's not like he accidentally backed into my mirror in a parking lot, he very easily could have hurt someone w/ his craptastic driving. I know if I were his boss, and I got the letter I sent, I would ask the guy to describe the accident, and if it were anywhere near the description in the letter, I'd fire him immediately.

My point is... I asked for $50 because I think I could get it. If I thought I could get $500 + $580 + money for additional damage, I would have asked for it, but at that cost I'd bet they just blow me off and I have to go through my insurance anyway. My insurance certainly won't give me $50 for my time.

As it is, I sent the letter at noon yesterday, and I have not had a phone call or fax response. I'll call them today, and if they're not ready to cut me a check, I'll go through my insurance. I want the car repaired ASAP... it still needs the transfer clutch fixed and I don't want it sitting around at Shaber when Cory has time in his work schedule to help me out.

^Listen, I feel you made a very good case with your letter and there is no way they shouldnt feel 100% responsible. But I dont think you should have put the whole $50 thing in there. If I hit someones car and then said to let me pay for it and they came back with an estimate and then $50 for "shipping & handling" I would tell them to suck a dick. You would have to do that reguardless of going through their insurance or not.

Also I want you to know that I do feel your pain, and if they dont pay you just wait about 3 months and then go to their warehouse and break the mirror off of all their trucks. By that time the cops cant link that incident to you and there is no insurance proof of them damaging your car in the first place. boom - pow - SURPRISE!

I hope you're kidding because that is about the dumbest thing I've ever read on this board. Why wouldn't you just have them meet you by the flag pole after school if you want to act like a 13 year old.

^wow, someone didnt get their coffee this morning. I guess from now on I should finish my jokes with L O L?

The best way to make people know your joking is to be funny to begin with.

Asking for compensation because I'm helping them out by not claiming this through the insurance is perfectly acceptable, IMO. They can pay me the $50 to take care of this myself, or they can pay whatever the cost of their raised insurance premiums will be for the next 3 years. I think that's probably more like $50/month at least.

And since they didn't bother to get in touch with me on Friday, the $50 is probably a moot point. I'm calling them Monday and if they're not ready to go, the car gets repaired via insurance.

At least it doesn't go through your insurance. They'd probably total it since that's more than it's worth. :p Jk man, that sucks hope it works out for you. I have always liked that car.

:lol: Yeah, had the truck hit sheet metal, there's a good chance that would be it for the car. :(

I gotta keep my head on a swivel when I'm driving that damn thing! You know you've put too much work into a lost-cause car when you need a daily driver to keep you from driving your daily driver. Hopefully the SVX is a future classic. Barrett-Jackson 2025, here I come!

I'd be laughing harder at the DD for a DD comment if I hadn't bought a Legacy Turbo to keep miles off (hah) my OB :D

Kettle, pot. Pot, Kettle.

I plan on being one of those fat, bearded, balding guys wearing Levi's, modern wrap shades, and a ball cap that thinks paying a billion dollars for a yellow '68 Camero is fullfillment of their life's dream.

Not really, but a restored, MT converted SVX is on my list of things to do when I grow up.

Down boy, there are older gents with grey hair and are levi wearing, modern wrap shade, ball cap wearing folks on this board. ;)

dude that sucks. i hate that intersection i go through it a lot cause i live off of zolezzi its annoying. for some reason it turns people into morons when they go through it. i almost got tagged right there aswell. it was this highschool girly driving a jeep. she had a galena sticker on her car so you gotta cut her some slack and she was a cutie so i didnt say anything cause she didnt actually hit me cause iof my catlike reflexes behind the wheel haha.

bummer about your car though man. did the company say anything back yet?

They hadn't yet on Friday, and I doubt that Scott will find out until tomorrow.

I wish a would have kept the two '68 Camaros (and one Firebird) that I have owned. My first car - 68 Camaro, 327-300hp, cowl induction hood, 4.88 12-bolt posi rear, a quick-ass car back in 1982. Bought it for $600, but I had to change out the slicks and put an exhaust on it.

Anyway... I'm glad the accident wasn't worse, Scott.

I never wear a ball cap. Never... ;)

I'm gonna be one of thse guys looking to overpay for a cherry '00-'01 RS in 15 or twenty years. And I knew it when I decided to get rid of it too. :(

Well, I just briefly talked to the guy from the place that owns the truck that hit me. He told me that a letter and a check went out in the mail today, so I should have it soon. It will be interesting to see what they're offering me... I didn't get a number over the phone, nor do I know if they're going to cover any additional damages if anything is found during the alignment.

"30 years of victimizing GC's"


Overheard at Subaru Meet: "Hey, aren't you that guy on Barrett-Jackson?"

Don't cash the check until after you know if there is additional damage. Cashing the check could be construed as accepting their offer.

Yeah, I wasn't going to do anything until the car's fixed. Then I'll just sign the check over to the body shop or something. Hopefully this will be a slam-dunk. 'Course when have I ever had a slam dunk on something car related. :lol: :mad:

You started out okay. I mean, at least the WRX was the car you fell in love with and threw money into. It could have been the T-Bird... or the Escort! :lol:

Actually, the T-Bird would have been a sweet car all done-up. Supercharged Cobra motor, rear-end, 6-speed tranny, sways, coilovers... that would have been a sweet daily driver (as long as it never rains or snows). :lol: I had all sorts of plans for it before I moved to Reno and realized that I would have crashed it the 1st time it snowed.

Yeah, don't knock a T-Bird.

http://www.toohighpsi.com/SCTC/sctc.htm

Yeah we all make those plans for all our cars. Hell, I was going to put a 351 and 5 speed in the Aerostar and get some lowering spindles. :lol: