What happens when family drives your car
07-18-2011, 01:02 PM
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Hitting an animal is no fault but you still have to pay the deductable. Me paying $500 because a pet owner did not have their pet on a leash would suck. Not hitting the pet and destroying the car turns it into a single vehicle accident, still out $500 and will have higher insurance costs for the next 3 years. I'll hit the pet.
I could care less about money.
07-18-2011, 01:20 PM
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I own many animals as well. I currently have 3 large dogs, a cat and 2 monitors. However, It is the owners responsibility to keep their animals in check. additionally, certain animals are nuisances. In a friend of mines neighborhood there are a few cats that wait on the side of the road for cars to come by, and dart in front of them when they do. I would have no second feelings about hitting one like this as they do it on purpose.
07-18-2011, 01:25 PM
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I own many animals as well. I currently have 3 large dogs, a cat and 2 monitors. However, It is the owners responsibility to keep their animals in check. additionally, certain animals are nuisances. In a friend of mines neighborhood there are a few cats that wait on the side of the road for cars to come by, and dart in front of them when they do. I would have no second feelings about hitting one like this as they do it on purpose.
07-18-2011, 01:51 PM
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Damm that sucks to see those pictures hopefully it works out for the best. I have ran over a cat once in my Z it was about 2am heading home and I saw it dart out from the side to the road I was have been always told slow down as fast as you can without locking brakes and hope for the best. That cat had 8 lives after it hit my Z I saw it dart back and ran into a fence. My bumper in the middle was cracked badly. I felt bad hitting it but my safety is more important. I am glad your brother is ok but I doubt his story is true. 17 y/o in a Z he had to be hauling *** I know I would have if I was driving a Z at that age.
07-18-2011, 04:46 PM
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Luckily I have Mercury insurance, who is very easy to deal with. Right now I'm using what resources i can find to be able to argue that my car, even with 122,000 miles is worth between 18 and 21,000. It's going to be a bit of an argument, but I believe between some information from NADA.com, as well as multiple similar cars in my area, I might be able to pull it off. I'm hoping for the best on this one.
07-18-2011, 06:58 PM
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He did something entirely weird. He floored the gas and cut the wheel, while already traveling somewhere between 45-55mph...
I just saw the car, and the body shop said It's looking like it is a total. Luckily I have mercury. Now to research the highest possible price I can get for it.
I just saw the car, and the body shop said It's looking like it is a total. Luckily I have mercury. Now to research the highest possible price I can get for it.
07-18-2011, 07:42 PM
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Ouch man, seriously sorry about ur car. Love the interlagos color too 
. But glad your bro's alrite, although if my brother did this to any of my cars, he'd be a dead man when I got a hold of him. Which is exactly why he never gets to drive any of them 
(only big difference here is, my bro's not 17, he's actually 5 years older than me, which makes him 29 and just as likely to wreck like a teenager Lolz)
. But glad your bro's alrite, although if my brother did this to any of my cars, he'd be a dead man when I got a hold of him. Which is exactly why he never gets to drive any of them (only big difference here is, my bro's not 17, he's actually 5 years older than me, which makes him 29 and just as likely to wreck like a teenager Lolz)
07-18-2011, 08:09 PM
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And those parts you listed are only a tiny fraction of the price of fixing it.
BTW, if your brother took your car without your permission, it is technically property theft and destruction.
07-18-2011, 08:28 PM
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How much do they charge? If theyre being unreasonable at first, I will drag it out longer and get an adjuster. But If the offer I get is reasonable I'll take it.
07-18-2011, 08:31 PM
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That's one of the reasons whatever I get next will be a manual...he doesn't even know how to start a manual. But he's doubling up hours at mcdonalds to help pay for this.
Ouch man, seriously sorry about ur car. Love the interlagos color too . But glad your bro's alrite, although if my brother did this to any of my cars, he'd be a dead man when I got a hold of him. Which is exactly why he never gets to drive any of them (only big difference here is, my bro's not 17, he's actually 5 years older than me, which makes him 29 and just as likely to wreck like a teenager Lolz)
. But glad your bro's alrite, although if my brother did this to any of my cars, he'd be a dead man when I got a hold of him. Which is exactly why he never gets to drive any of them (only big difference here is, my bro's not 17, he's actually 5 years older than me, which makes him 29 and just as likely to wreck like a teenager Lolz)
07-18-2011, 08:32 PM
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One thing this did teach me about z's though, they have fanatstic side safety. There was a passenger on the side that was hit. He walked away without even a scratch. No soreness or anything. When I saw the car today, the side Bent in so much the seat was actually squished.
07-18-2011, 09:36 PM
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That blows dude...
Yeah if a stupid animal gets infront of you, either slow down until it gets the hell out of the way or run it over. Better to have a damaged bumper than a totaled car.
At least your little bro didn't actually do something stupid like drift it into a tree and it's just misfortune that caused the accident. The car does look ****ed though. You can tell that a lot of the structural members that make the chassis are deformed pretty bad... Oh well it gives you a reason to get a new car, maybe an HR...
Yeah if a stupid animal gets infront of you, either slow down until it gets the hell out of the way or run it over. Better to have a damaged bumper than a totaled car.
At least your little bro didn't actually do something stupid like drift it into a tree and it's just misfortune that caused the accident. The car does look ****ed though. You can tell that a lot of the structural members that make the chassis are deformed pretty bad... Oh well it gives you a reason to get a new car, maybe an HR...
07-18-2011, 11:25 PM
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That blows dude...
Yeah if a stupid animal gets infront of you, either slow down until it gets the hell out of the way or run it over. Better to have a damaged bumper than a totaled car.
At least your little bro didn't actually do something stupid like drift it into a tree and it's just misfortune that caused the accident. The car does look ****ed though. You can tell that a lot of the structural members that make the chassis are deformed pretty bad... Oh well it gives you a reason to get a new car, maybe an HR...
Yeah if a stupid animal gets infront of you, either slow down until it gets the hell out of the way or run it over. Better to have a damaged bumper than a totaled car.
At least your little bro didn't actually do something stupid like drift it into a tree and it's just misfortune that caused the accident. The car does look ****ed though. You can tell that a lot of the structural members that make the chassis are deformed pretty bad... Oh well it gives you a reason to get a new car, maybe an HR...
; Just need to find the right price.
07-18-2011, 11:29 PM
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He deff lied for you. I remember my friend was driving my Z @ 60 and DOMINATED a cat lol. Nobody swerves for something that small. Your brother is a liar.