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Re: Wrecked my car pulling out of the dealership [okko1] by mikefm58
Aug 30, 2007 (6:31 pm)
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Replying to: okko1 (Aug 29, 2007 6:48 pm)

you know that carfacts.com can be a major issue at time of resale
 
I think you mean carfax.com, but hey both links work.
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Re: Wrecked my car pulling out of the dealership [mikefm58] by Mr_Shiftright HOST
Aug 31, 2007 (7:41 am)
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Replying to: mikefm58 (Aug 30, 2007 6:31 pm)

Lots of accidents never show up on CARFAX. That can help you or hurt you, depending I still have one in my files, my friends Miata, which was hit 3 times totalling $18000 in damages, and the CARFAX report is clean as a whistle.
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Re: Wrecked my car pulling out of the dealership [manda613] by robr2
Aug 31, 2007 (8:40 am)
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Replying to: manda613 (Aug 30, 2007 10:07 am)

Basically your insurer will pay you "book value" of the vehicle based on the condition of the vehicle prior to the accident. Bear in mind that although your vehicle was only a week old, it is a used car to the insurer.
 
Now your insurance might have some sort of rider to cover a replacement vehicle as noted in your original message. Check with the insurance company.
 
As for totalling - every company has a threshold for total loss. Again check with your insurer.
 
GAP insurance will cover the difference between what you owe and what insurance pays you if it's totalled. Any downpayment or trade you made is gone forever.
 
Last - based on the fact that you pulled out of a one way street in the wrong direction, you are at least 50% at fault.
 
Good Luck.
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Hit by a bicycle! by erics6
Aug 31, 2007 (8:43 am)
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Anybody ever had this happen? GF was waiting for a car going the wrong way in a bank parking lot. Bicyclist on sidewalk thought both cars were exiting (?) and tried to cut through the parking lot striking my car. Put some good size dings in the car. Bicyclist was fine and left the scene. My GF didn't get any contact information. I think she was pretty freaked out. Of course I'm stuck paying the deductible for damages caused by the bicycle. Bicycle hit and run?
 
I've heard of cars hitting bicycles, and bikes hitting parked cars to avoid an accident. This is an odd one though. An inattentive bike rider hitting a car in a parking lot.
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manda 613 by euphonium
Aug 31, 2007 (10:04 am)
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Your car should be totaled.
 
Repair Estimate (so far) $9,000
Diminished Value 3,000
Total Claim (so far) $12,000
 
Book Value vs Actual Purchase Price = not the same.
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Re: Wrecked my car pulling out of the dealership [Mr_Shiftright] by im_brentwood
Aug 31, 2007 (11:36 am)
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Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Aug 31, 2007 7:41 am)

Shifty,
 
These two cars have clean carfaxes.............
 

 
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RE: the 2 photos by marsha7
Aug 31, 2007 (12:25 pm)
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I fail to see anything wrong with either of them, at least nothing that a can of spray paint (Ford Red or Ford Blue) and a roll of duct tape (Alabama Chrome) can't fix...
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Re: manda 613 [euphonium] by nj2pa2nc
Aug 31, 2007 (12:36 pm)
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Replying to: euphonium (Aug 31, 2007 10:04 am)

i thought that would happen to my daughter's 04 hyundai accent- it had $7,500 worth of damage-they did not total it-repaired it. this is the third time it has been hit since new-probably close to $20,000 in repair costs so far over the years-
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Re: Wrecked my car pulling out of the dealership [im_brentwood] by Mr_Shiftright HOST
Aug 31, 2007 (4:39 pm)
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Replying to: im_brentwood (Aug 31, 2007 11:36 am)

Are you referring to the parking lot dings I see there?
 
GEEZ...I sure hope those cars don't get fixed again....can't see how they would.
 
INCIDENT WITH BIKE -- your GF may have screwed up. Bicyclist could possibly have been liable for damage, or you might have recovered the deductible. A bicyclist has to obey all traffic rules far as I recall.
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Re: Wrecked my car pulling out of the dealership [Mr_Shiftright] by erics6
Aug 31, 2007 (8:58 pm)
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Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Aug 31, 2007 4:39 pm)

Probably would have had to go after the bicyclist in small claims court. I was pretty mad when she said she didn't get information.

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