March 22, 20223 yr hunt jr got his drivers license 3 weeks ago.....and had his first accident yesterday. got t-boned at a busy intersection. thank god he wasn't injured...just sore today. other driver wasn't hurt either. now waiting to find out whether or not the vehicle will be totaled...and i'm stressed the f out.
March 22, 20223 yr 21 minutes ago, mr_hunt said: hunt jr got his drivers license 3 weeks ago.....and had his first accident yesterday. got t-boned at a busy intersection. thank god he wasn't injured...just sore today. other driver wasn't hurt either. now waiting to find out whether or not the vehicle will be totaled...and i'm stressed the f out. Sorry to hear it hunt. Been there. If it wasn’t h Jr.’s fault, get a lawyer sue. I hate lawyers, but have learned over the years that insurance companies are just as bad, and there’s never been a more expensive time to have to replace a car.
March 22, 20223 yr 24 minutes ago, mikemack8 said: That sucks - glad he's ok thanks....what a f'ing nerve-racking drive it was to the accident scene yesterday. sheety day all around.
March 22, 20223 yr 7 minutes ago, The_Omega said: Sorry to hear it hunt. Been there. If it wasn’t h Jr.’s fault, get a lawyer sue. I hate lawyers, but have learned over the years that insurance companies are just as bad, and there’s never been a more expensive time to have to replace a car. thnx. i don't think i'll be suing since we don't really know whose "fault" it was. i believe the other driver has the same insurance company as ours so we're hoping that helps streamline things & helps reduce the amount of sheet we'll have to deal with. right now we're just hoping the vehicle can be repaired. used cars are expensive as hell!
March 22, 20223 yr Glad Jr is ok. You probably already know this, but keep an eye out for signs of injury for the next day or two. Sometimes the adrenaline and everything masks pain for a while after an accident. Hope the car is not totaled too, but if it is it can be replaced.
March 22, 20223 yr 21 minutes ago, mr_hunt said: thnx. i don't think i'll be suing since we don't really know whose "fault" it was. i believe the other driver has the same insurance company as ours so we're hoping that helps streamline things & helps reduce the amount of sheet we'll have to deal with. right now we're just hoping the vehicle can be repaired. used cars are expensive as hell! If Jr wasn’t running the red light, then the further back on your car that the other driver hit, the more likely that they’re at fault. Even if your car can be fixed, it will be worth less, so diminished value comes into play. I know that you’re a prince of a guy, but now is not the time to be nice, it’s the time to be smart, and patient. Don’t rush into any settlement. They always lowball at first, then keep going up from there.
March 22, 20223 yr the light was green & jr was making a left on a busy road. the car that hit him was in the oncoming lane...so i'm guessing the guy was driving like a bat out of hell or jr misjudged the time he had to make the left turn...or both. Spoiler jr would be the blue car in this pic...turned left & got nailed by the red car...pretty much t-boned right in the middle of the passenger side. i'm more hoping the other driver doesn't sue us. insurance co is just now starting their process...so we'll see how it goes.
March 22, 20223 yr Gotcha. Tough one. They obviously have the right of way, but they also have a responsibility to yield to avoid an accident when possible. Glad everyone is ok.
March 22, 20223 yr The ‘80’s on 8 is on a roll right now Safety Dance - Men Without Hats Time After Time - Cyndi Lauper Let My Love Open the Door - Pete Townsend Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go - Wham! I feel old and lame right now, and don’t care. Now they just killed it with Love Bites by Def Leppard. That’s too lame even for me.
March 22, 20223 yr 4 hours ago, mr_hunt said: the light was green & jr was making a left on a busy road. the car that hit him was in the oncoming lane...so i'm guessing the guy was driving like a bat out of hell or jr misjudged the time he had to make the left turn...or both. Reveal hidden contents jr would be the blue car in this pic...turned left & got nailed by the red car...pretty much t-boned right in the middle of the passenger side. i'm more hoping the other driver doesn't sue us. insurance co is just now starting their process...so we'll see how it goes. Most importantly Jr is ok and learned a valuable lesson.
March 22, 20223 yr A word of warning. Getting parts to repair cars right now is a bish. I hope you have rental on the insurance. I backed in to a pole in January. Took it to one body shop that works with my insurance, and they scheduled me for an estimate 2 weeks out. (I figured this could be like a walk in type thing that would take 10-15 minutes. Shocked that it had to be scheduled so far out). Finally got the estimate, and they told me they would schedule the work for... April 25th! I called insurance to take it someplace else that said could do the work sooner. But then it was a waiting game to see when they could get parts in. Finally they had my bumper and whatever smaller components were needed. Only thing missing was the new catalytic converter (my exhaust on that side got pushed back further than the one on the other side). I arranged for them to do my body work while I was away on vacation and said I will bring it back whenever they finally get the exhaust piece. Went to pick it up last week, and they showed me the estimated date for shipment of my part is sometime in July. There are literally none anywhere in the country. Long story short, accident in January. Didnt get car back till 3/16. And its not even a complete job yet. May finally finish everything in July. If its fixable, Hunt Jr may be needing to borrow a car for a long time. It would save you a ton of hassle if its able to just be totaled.
March 22, 20223 yr 4 minutes ago, TV Guy said: Too Agenty, didn't read. I spared a TON of details too. Unfortunatley thats the kind of hassle it is to deal with insurance, and body shops right now. Used car prices are probably the lesser of 2 evils compared to dealing with the body shop and waiting for parts right now. Probably best to get that thing totaled.
March 22, 20223 yr 12 minutes ago, HazletonEagle said: A word of warning. Getting parts to repair cars right now is a bish. I hope you have rental on the insurance. Had to inspect our Explorer in February, but my tail light was busted. So I ordered it in January thinking that would give me plenty of time. Just got it not too long ago
March 22, 20223 yr Just now, paco said: Had to inspect our Explorer in February, but my tail light was busted. So I ordered it in January thinking that would give me plenty of time. Just got it not too long ago yeah. crazy.... Im glad mine is drivable because Id be over my 45 days maximum rental time. And the body shops are so busy and cant get cars so theres no loaners available either.
March 22, 20223 yr 53 minutes ago, TV Guy said: Too Agenty, didn't read. Long story short, HE can't drive in reverse. So he's basically a woman.
March 22, 20223 yr 48 minutes ago, mikemack8 said: Long story short, HE can't drive in reverse. So he's basically a woman. I think I told the story in here the night it happened. I literally just finished installing remote start in the garage at my parent's house. They watched my kids while I did it. I finished and went to pick up a pizza. And boom. My backup camera was too dirty to see, and the pole was too low to see out my back window. No proximity warning beep... I upgraded my car and instantly went and downgraded it with a busted bumper.
March 22, 20223 yr 1 hour ago, mr_hunt said: yeah...it"s totaled. Tell him you're going to total his face. HIS FACE!
March 22, 20223 yr Hunt - had a coworker get his truck flipped in Syracuse within the past year. Interesting in their "downtown” area. All 30mph roads. Traffic light was out. He treated it as a 4-way stop and proceeded through. The woman coming from his right was doing at least 60+, didn’t see/realize the intersection had a light out, and smoked the passenger side of his Chevy Colorado and put him on his roof on the adjacent sidewalk. Somehow this bro-ad was found not at fault, so I think his vehicle just got totaled out through insurance and get got a decent check back for the value. Apparently bro-ad has some sexual assault cases pending against the Syracuse police department so my coworkers conspiracy theory is that they weren’t going to blame her for anything
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