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Re: Has your Fit been Hit? [xristrettox]
by _nate
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Jun 20, 2007 (12:17 pm)
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Replying to: xristrettox (Jun 20, 2007 11:48 am)
Sorry to hear about your Fit. Hope Honda/you insurance company takes care of you and the car. Can you keep us posted on how the repairs go?
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Will do
by xristrettox
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Jun 20, 2007 (12:30 pm)
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Sure thing. I googled his insurance company, and I couldn't find the number immediately as the first several links were dedicated to saying how awful said insurance company was! 
My frustration is that if the damage is over 1500 dollars to my vehicle, then I have to file a claim with the DMV... which involves standing in line, AWESOME!!!
I tried calling around to get a phone estimate, but no one would do it over the phone. I don't need a real estimate, just a ball-park to see if I need to file it.
I had plans on getting the windows tinted tomorrow, but I guess I'll have other plans now. Any good body shops in Portland? 
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Re: Will do [xristrettox]
by _nate
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Jun 20, 2007 (12:37 pm)
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Replying to: xristrettox (Jun 20, 2007 12:30 pm)
How much is/was your window tinting going to be? I found a place in Maryland to do it for $220, but if I go to a local car show and pay for it there, I get it for 50% off.
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Re: Will do [_nate]
by xristrettox
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Jun 20, 2007 (1:02 pm)
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Replying to: _nate (Jun 20, 2007 12:37 pm)
Hey, I don't want this thread to get jacked, so I'll reply over on the Accessories and Modifications thread.
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Re: Has your Fit been Hit? [xristrettox]
by smile100
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Oct 21, 2007 (7:01 pm)
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Replying to: xristrettox (Jun 20, 2007 11:48 am)
My wife just involved an accident. She was hit from rear at a stop-and-go highway traffic. Her Fit was pushed forward to raise her front pickup up to the Fit roof. The roof holds half of weight of the 4500-lb pickup well, so my wife can got out the car easily without any scratch.
I took pictures of the totalled Fit and showed my friends. Everyone was amazed this small car hold strong and my wife was o.k. We plan to buy another Fit after insurance company reimburses our loss. The Fit crash test rating is not an illusion. Fit is a safe car indeed.
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Re: Has your Fit been Hit? [smile100]
by bobw3
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Oct 22, 2007 (5:20 am)
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Replying to: smile100 (Oct 21, 2007 7:01 pm)
can you post the photo? I'm confused how a pickup truck could end up on top of the Fit if the accident was during slow moving stop and go traffic?
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Re: Has your Fit been Hit? [bobw3]
by smile100
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Oct 22, 2007 (6:24 am)
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Replying to: bobw3 (Oct 22, 2007 5:20 am)
I estimate the speed of the car who hit our Fit was at least 30+ mph. The force was so severe, it pushed our Fit to raise her front pickup up.
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ouch!
by habberdabber
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Oct 24, 2007 (12:43 pm)
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 My 4 month old Red Fit AT Sport got hit by very large pieces (the size of your arm) chunks of ice falling off a TV tower this Spring. Estimates of $1300 & $1600 to the roof dings. The TV station was not legally responsible....act of God or some such thing. Insurance did cut me a check. Other cars in my work parking lot lost windshields and had even more damage.
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Re: Has your Fit been Hit? [xristrettox]
by Frungy
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May 12, 2008 (11:27 pm)
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Replying to: xristrettox (Jun 20, 2007 11:48 am)
I bought a Fit a month ago and was rear ended yesterday. Traffic was stopped on a state route, but the jeep behind me plowed into me at about 30 mph. My car moved forward and rear ended a pickup truck in front of me. Both sides of my car were crushed, the jeep and pickup were unscathed. Luckily me and my dad in the passenger seat were able to walk away without any injuries apart from whiplash. However, none of the airbags deployed, which was a big concern for me. Considering both the rear and front were crumpled, I'd expect they to deploy. I'm not sure if I should be upset, or happy that we managed to make it out uninjured yet with a totaled car.
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Re: Has your Fit been Hit? [Frungy]
by backy
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May 13, 2008 (4:11 am)
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Replying to: Frungy (May 12, 2008 11:27 pm)
The airbags are not designed to deploy in a rear crash. I think the 2009 Fit is supposed to get active front headrests, which should help protect against whiplash. For the front, it depends on how fast your car was traveling when it hit the other car. I've heard that the trigger speed for deploying the front airbags is somewhere around 20 mph. Since it was a rebound, it could very well have been less than 20 mph. The airbags are called a "supplemental restraint system" for a reason. For low-speed frontal impacts, your seat belt is your primary restraint. When they need help in a more severe crash, the airbags deploy. In this case, the restraint systems did their job and protected you (except the headrests, which are not the Fit's strength). And you (and your insurance company) don't have the added expense of replacing the airbags--which can be a considerable cost. Also, when they deploy some minor injury is possible. So maybe you should be glad that the airbags did NOT deploy.
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