Well if it had to happen...yes. Her insurer has agreed it is 100% 'their' fault. Now we wait and see what the assessor says. I'd much rather they repair the vehicle than 'Total' it. It's very low mileage for a 2003...and has lots left in the drive train (front wheel drive). In the mean time I was provided with a rental car...was 'upgraded to a luxury edition VW Taureg....can't complain about that part...
Well Tim...she hit it hard enough to push it into the old fashioned square curb, the front rim took a chunk out of the walk...so, there could be damage there...and it slid about 6 or 8 feet and bounced into the receiver hitch of my old Cherokee...causing some damage to the front bumper. It starts and goes in gear, so...remains to be seen.Three out of the four wheels and tires are probably done...the left side rear suspension components...and all the body damage. No broken glass...hopefully the main 'frame' is ok...and bits can be swapped in. We will find out this Monday. At least I have some wheels now...and I can get back to the important stuff...working on my motorcycles!!
Yeah Herm, that really sucks. They just towed my car away to a shop to be repaired....$4,300 estimate. Crossing my fingers, maybe in a week or so I'll have it back. Sitting at a sandwich shop just now I watched a young woman fall asleep at the wheel and ram the brick wall of a business next door. I'm glad she didn't ram the rental car I'm driving....and now she's in this store making sandwiches....something to be said about getting a good nights sleep....
Ouch! Better than it happening when you were driving, I guess?
ReplyDeleteWell if it had to happen...yes. Her insurer has agreed it is 100% 'their' fault. Now we wait and see what the assessor says. I'd much rather they repair the vehicle than 'Total' it. It's very low mileage for a 2003...and has lots left in the drive train (front wheel drive). In the mean time I was provided with a rental car...was 'upgraded to a luxury edition VW Taureg....can't complain about that part...
DeleteDamn Larry, did it do any other damage or just the rear end?
ReplyDeleteWell Tim...she hit it hard enough to push it into the old fashioned square curb, the front rim took a chunk out of the walk...so, there could be damage there...and it slid about 6 or 8 feet and bounced into the receiver hitch of my old Cherokee...causing some damage to the front bumper. It starts and goes in gear, so...remains to be seen.Three out of the four wheels and tires are probably done...the left side rear suspension components...and all the body damage. No broken glass...hopefully the main 'frame' is ok...and bits can be swapped in. We will find out this Monday. At least I have some wheels now...and I can get back to the important stuff...working on my motorcycles!!
DeleteAt least she had insurance. Had a guy hit my brand new in '96 truck who had no insurance. Still sucks.
ReplyDeleteYeah Herm, that really sucks. They just towed my car away to a shop to be repaired....$4,300 estimate. Crossing my fingers, maybe in a week or so I'll have it back. Sitting at a sandwich shop just now I watched a young woman fall asleep at the wheel and ram the brick wall of a business next door. I'm glad she didn't ram the rental car I'm driving....and now she's in this store making sandwiches....something to be said about getting a good nights sleep....
ReplyDeleteYeah one thing that insurance companies bugs us is that we have to keep waiting!
ReplyDeleteRochelle Dsilva
Very true....I'm in a different line now....waiting for a settlement on my now 'totalled' vehicle. They bugs me too....
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