My Poor Car! :(

Ok, so last night... i get home. Wife has to leave at 5:15 for a bride appointment (she ownes a wedding flower business)
so I parked around the corner instead of having to deal with switching cars. She leaves... about 15 minutes later. Some guy shows up at my house.

him: "Hi, do you own that little silver car around the corner?"
me: "Yeah"
him: "Well, I just backed into it"

im thinkin... ok, little ding in the quater panel. Nice of him to come over and give his information to me.
We exchange info, and he leaves... so I go to investigate.

BAM!! [Just got the estimate: $2367.96]
http://img172.imageshack.us/img172/6900/scion2hf.jpg

I am poorer than your car

Perfect.

Better than what happened to me.

Let's just say you could see all of the front right tire... facing the car head on...

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Originally Posted by timeshifter

Perfect.

Better than what happened to me.

Let's just say you could see all of the front right tire... facing the car head on...

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NICE!!!


Years ago.. I had a 71 chevy Nova, got rear ended so hard.. I could crawl into the trunk thru the rear wheel well. (and the gas tank fell out LOL)

I'll post a pic next time i get a chance... it's not pretty...

The car was, but only before it got slammed...

Look mine!
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Originally Posted by Static

him: "Hi, do you own that little silver car around the corner?"
me: "Yeah"
him: "Well, I just backed into it"

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Could have been worse - he could have not come by and let you know.

whoandcar > sweet jesus!! What the hell happened?!?!
Static > That seems a bit steep for the damage, but at least his insurance will pay for it :thumb:

:(

http://www.bahamassecurity.com/636F.jpg

this was the car i bought while the jeep was getting fixed .. car came around a bend on my side of the road .... guy had no insurance and car was a write off .. never got paid.

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http://www.bahamassecurity.com/2.jpg

http://www.bahamassecurity.com/3.jpg

http://www.bahamassecurity.com/4.jpg

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hahahahaahh - do these pieces of scrap actually work?

Look at both of my cars:

http://www.dmoma.org/lobby/Spider-Ma...shed_cars.jpeg

Kregg... you have to learn to drive.. ONE AT A TIME!

LOL

http://static.flickr.com/39/92772894_e79f0186c7.jpg

Bwi?

As promised...

Notice the rather unusual angle of the wheel... I don't think it's supposed to do that..

I wrote off a moped once....

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Originally Posted by Valleysboy1978

whoandcar > sweet jesus!! What the hell happened?!?!

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This is not my car, mine crushed that red one. My employee ran a red light...

Now look at my other car (not really):

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Originally Posted by whoandcar

This is not my car, mine crushed that red one. My employee ran a red light...

Now look at my other car (not really):

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see my jeep image above .. i hit an iron lamp poll also..
but course its heavier material :D

here is a picture of my car:
























































[if you notice, there is no car... as i dont have one yet.... :( ]

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Originally Posted by dclamp

here is a picture of my car:
[if you notice, there is no car... as i dont have one yet.... :( ]

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And i sat here waiting for it to load :mad:

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Originally Posted by Andrew G

And i sat here waiting for it to load :mad:

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:lol: :lol:

God Damn! How can you guys total your cars like that :lol:. Tut, and my Mum and Dad said driving was a safe method of travel!

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Originally Posted by Jenova

God Damn! How can you guys total your cars like that :lol:. Tut, and my Mum and Dad said driving was a safe method of travel!

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before the jeep, totalled my nissan twice, second time it was literally in 2 pieces. .. left side was totally gone .. right hand drive so lived to tell. :D

i am going to let you know, i will NEVER be able to show you a picture of my totaled car. You know why? because i am going to be a perfect driver :D :lol:

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Originally Posted by dclamp

i am going to let you know, i will NEVER be able to show you a picture of my totaled car. You know why? because i am going to be a perfect driver :D :lol:

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it has nothing to do with how good "you" drive though.

I was doing nothing wrong.. just geting out of a red light intersection... Technically, I had the right of way.. except I had a light car. The ******* in his '99 GMC Sierra (pickup truck, fyi) decided "red" meant "speed up"... and WHAM!!!!! Estimated $4,000 on-site for my car alone...

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Originally Posted by rory

before the jeep, totalled my nissan twice, second time it was literally in 2 pieces. .. left side was totally gone .. right hand drive so lived to tell. :D

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:eek: Thats awful man, glad you made it out though. Things like that put me off learning to drive, i know person who had a Citroen Saxo and ran it off the road by accident because of bad weather the side of his car collided with a road sign, the dent in his car was massive.

Just respect the fact that a car is a machine that kill with ease and that not all factors are in your control you'll be fine. Anticipate weather factors and other drivers' actions and you'll be ready for any eventuality

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Originally Posted by ValleysBoy1978
Just respect the fact that a car is a machine that kill with ease and that not all factors are in your control you'll be fine. Anticipate weather factors and other drivers' actions and you'll be ready for any eventuality

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That’s somewhat re-assuring :). I'm sure i may get down to learning one day, but not yet. I'm waiting on a new job for a 2nd Line Engineer Vacancy at Bulldog Broadband so I can pay for University and I'm at college to so it would be too much hassle at the minute :lol:

Learn to drive now or you'll regret not doing it earlier because once you've passed it's done. Besides, they're supposedly intending to make the tests much harder now :thumb:

harder? there isnt anything even remotely hard as it is! lol

the only thing that stinks is parallel parking in the test.. you get one shot (2 if your test instructor is cool)

but really, the test is so unrealistic.. you can go 25 in a 35 mph (just dont speed or its an immediate fail) just putter along and take your time. No one drives like that.
They should get you out on the highway... make you speed. then get you into a simulated snowstorm and see if you can get from one block to the other without hitting anything. LOL

That last part would be tough in Miami.

In LA, perhaps they should check your aim.

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Originally Posted by Static

BAM!! [Just got the estimate: $2367.96]

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2400 bucks for that?? Just hammer it out! No one will notice :afrog:

http://www.nextag.com/car-scratch-remover/search-html

haha, thats the advantage of driving a Tank!!! (well not really) but my car is just a tank, its took a beating off my mams car and nothing happened to it, it just dented hers!!!

btw Dclamp! you might be a "perfect driver" (if its anything like my definition it means you dont get caught going a little over the speed limit *lol*) its more to do with the fact that the drunken idiot who doesnt know how to drive in the first place, has just drove his microwave on wheels head first into your car!!!


well I hate this - I have a chip on my windscreen less than the size of your little finger tip.... cost to repair.... £330... will post a picture as and when

never underestimate the road, or the idiots on it!!!

and speed limits shouldnt be a limit!!! - as far as im concerned, they are an advisory target!

smitty... thats what his insurance wants to do now.. they want the body shopt to try and pull it out first.

Good luck, its got a NASTY crease right by the door pillar. LOL

Grilkip.. tried that.. it didnt work like the bottle said.. I could still see it :(

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Originally Posted by Valleysboy1978

Learn to drive now or you'll regret not doing it earlier because once you've passed it's done. Besides, they're supposedly intending to make the tests much harder now :thumb:

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The older you are when you do it the harder it is to build confidence. My husband got his driving license last year at age 38, has already had a wreck, has a near-miss at least once a day...he's not what I would call a good driver. I let him do all the driving because he needs the practice. Learning to drive for me was easy as anything, since I started when I was 15 and bulletproof, since teenagers (as everyone knows) are immortal.

I'd advise anyone to get their license before they get into their 20s and start developing a sense of caution. Caution is good, don't get me wrong...but if you start driving in your 30s or later you may never develop the confidence you need to be even an average driver.

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Originally Posted by jeebob

haha, thats the advantage of driving a Tank!!! (well not really) but my car is just a tank, its took a beating off my mams car and nothing happened to it, it just dented hers!!!

btw Dclamp! you might be a "perfect driver" (if its anything like my definition it means you dont get caught going a little over the speed limit *lol*) its more to do with the fact that the drunken idiot who doesnt know how to drive in the first place, has just drove his microwave on wheels head first into your car!!!


well I hate this - I have a chip on my windscreen less than the size of your little finger tip.... cost to repair.... £330... will post a picture as and when

never underestimate the road, or the idiots on it!!!

and speed limits shouldnt be a limit!!! - as far as im concerned, they are an advisory target!

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Will you fail your MOT with a chipped windscreen?

here in NY, if you have a crack (larger than one inch) you fail.

chips will pass

aye, same here, they just advise you to solve the problem, if your windscreen obscures your vision it fails its test, and then it costs for a new one, but for a tiny chip like that.... £100 to fix it, or £300+ to solve the problem altogether... its rediculous

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Originally Posted by jeebob

aye, same here, they just advise you to solve the problem, if your windscreen obscures your vision it fails its test, and then it costs for a new one, but for a tiny chip like that.... £100 to fix it, or £300+ to solve the problem altogether... its rediculous

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Our R-reg Honda Civic fails its MOT every year. :lol: :lol:

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Will you fail your MOT with a chipped windscreen?

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only if the chip is in your line of view. I have one on the passenger side and it passed the MOT as it's not interfering with my vision of the road

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Our R-reg Honda Civic fails its MOT every year. :lol: :lol:

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quite impressive really. but can i ask.... why?!?! lol... what does it fail on? and how many years has it been a trend?

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quite impressive really. but can i ask.... why?!?! lol... what does it fail on? and how many years has it been a trend?

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It has failed every year since we've had it...its first MOT with us was in 2002. It usually fails because of a burned-out indicator, headlight, or taillight bulb, a tire that's too worn, or an exhaust problem. It's actually a very reliable car. :D

I once got hit while going straight over the small (not mini) roundabout at the end of my close. A woman driving her kid to school drove straight onto the roundabout without looking (apparently she was turned round in the seat telling her kid off) and went straight into the side of my car at 40 without breaking.

Oddly enough, over that five week period I had four accidents (this one was the second) - all of them the other parties fault. I was starting to really fear for my life by the last one. :eek:

FunkyDexters car after the 5 weeks wer done
http://www.davidmetraux.com/images/n...atrina_112.jpg

The scariest one was a week later when I was in the right hand lane and the guy in the left pulled across without checking or signalling. I had to swerve right to avoid him... which, because there was a convenient gap in the barrier at that point, meant I suddeny found myself pointing the wrong way... in the opposite fast lane... with a bus heading straight for me. I manageed to swing the car back across the front of his and ended up at right angles on the same side of the road I'd started on.

The damage amounted to a busted wing mirror and a severely stained seat.

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The damage amounted to a busted wing mirror and a severely stained seat.

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:lol:

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Originally Posted by disruptivehair

It has failed every year since we've had it...its first MOT with us was in 2002. It usually fails because of a burned-out indicator, headlight, or taillight bulb, a tire that's too worn, or an exhaust problem. It's actually a very reliable car. :D

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haha, I got my first car 4 weeksk ago, and Its due its MOT in July... I Dont know how its going to do, all my lights are good, exhaust looks a bit iffy, other than the guaranteed oil replacement and oil filter, I dont know whats going to go on with it... Il just do the little things myself... saves all the hassle =D

and a severely stained seat??? so you spilled your coffee then? lol... I hate idiot drivers... in the first 3 days of driving by myself after my test... I perfected the art of road rage =D mind you in our town... theres plenty of clowns about!

Due to my high points on my license, the only car I can get with my high insurance is this:

http://www.agirlsworld.com/rachel/ha...ater_large.jpg

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Originally Posted by jeebob

.... mind you in our town... theres plenty of clowns about!

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Its always funny to look over and see this...

"Hey, look at this clown...." LOL

http://mzindpindance.tripod.com/site...clownincar.jpg

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Originally Posted by Static

Its always funny to look over and see this...

"Hey, look at this clown...." LOL

http://www.vbforums.com/

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Buuuuuh ok

Tripod doesn't allow hotlinking. :wave:

really? I see it...

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Originally Posted by Static

really? I see it...

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Sure, as an attachment...but Tripod doesn't like hotlinking.

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Originally Posted by disruptivehair

Sure, as an attachment...but Tripod doesn't like hotlinking.

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But it isn't an attachment! It's a link! :ehh: :confused:

Been talking to shakti by any chance?

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But it isn't an attachment! It's a link! :ehh: :confused:

Been talking to shakti by any chance?

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Hotlinking means inserting an image in your post (or your own site) hosted on a different server, many server admins frown upon this and consider it bandwidth theft. So they configure their server in such a way that you see a replacement image or nothing at all.

yeah, thats the thing with some servers... try to make the service a bit better for people with better bandwidth rates... and spoils the rest of it! and kregg what did you do to get all those points?!?! speeding like I was tonight? or was it the car that got you the points?