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Software Guy · 11-16-2016, 06:25 PM

My daughter, her dog and cat are all fine, we were on the way back from the Vet. My neck is sore and the chiropractor visits are being handled by No Fault.

I was driving my BRIGHT FREAKING RED 16 year old Trans Am, stopped behind a few cars at a light, looked up into my rear view mirror and watched him hit me.

We were about 2 miles from home and hit by a 20 year old kid in an 03 Camry in his dads name. Kid was scared and kept apologizing. I just got back into my car and called 911. I had nothing nice to say to the little prick.

Funny thing is if you stand back you can't see the damage. At All. Get up real close and the bumper is scuffed. The left side of it is pushed out a bit. Look at the deck lid where it meets the taillights and you realize the left side is pushed in so the gap is not even between them. All the damage is very subtle.

I meet with the adjuster tomorrow morning, I have Hagerty now that that car is old enough so I could have an agreed upon value of 20K and 56K on the odom.

I'm curious as to what is found when the body shop digs into her.

What sucks is I always take the car off the road for the winter and I don't know how long it will take to get the work done. I'm storing the car 20 miles from my house so I can use the garage for my Camaro. And to top it all off, if the body shop can't see me by Friday, I leave for Mexico on Saturday which will delays things for another full week! I have never driven this car in the snow and yes I know a little road salt once in it;s life won't hurt it... but hey, I bought it brand new and it's my baby, one day to be my daughters car.

What insurance does NOT reimburse you for is all of your time to take care of this crap...

But the upside is we are all pretty much OK and he may have only been doing 10MPH. I have to wait until I get back for an official police report.

The cops were very good about it and let my wife take my daughter and the pets home so they didn't have to spend the next 30 minutes on the side of the road with me. I was fortunate that the work visit she had was cancelled so she answered her cell and came right over.

I'm still pissed. This is the 4th time I have been rear ended, 2nd in this car.

11-16-2016, 06:25 PM	#1
Software Guy Drives: 2017 2SS, 2000 Trans Am Firehawk Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: upstate, NY Posts: 502	I got rear ended last Friday in my Trans Am My daughter, her dog and cat are all fine, we were on the way back from the Vet. My neck is sore and the chiropractor visits are being handled by No Fault. I was driving my BRIGHT FREAKING RED 16 year old Trans Am, stopped behind a few cars at a light, looked up into my rear view mirror and watched him hit me. We were about 2 miles from home and hit by a 20 year old kid in an 03 Camry in his dads name. Kid was scared and kept apologizing. I just got back into my car and called 911. I had nothing nice to say to the little prick. Funny thing is if you stand back you can't see the damage. At All. Get up real close and the bumper is scuffed. The left side of it is pushed out a bit. Look at the deck lid where it meets the taillights and you realize the left side is pushed in so the gap is not even between them. All the damage is very subtle. I meet with the adjuster tomorrow morning, I have Hagerty now that that car is old enough so I could have an agreed upon value of 20K and 56K on the odom. I'm curious as to what is found when the body shop digs into her. What sucks is I always take the car off the road for the winter and I don't know how long it will take to get the work done. I'm storing the car 20 miles from my house so I can use the garage for my Camaro. And to top it all off, if the body shop can't see me by Friday, I leave for Mexico on Saturday which will delays things for another full week! I have never driven this car in the snow and yes I know a little road salt once in it;s life won't hurt it... but hey, I bought it brand new and it's my baby, one day to be my daughters car. What insurance does NOT reimburse you for is all of your time to take care of this crap... But the upside is we are all pretty much OK and he may have only been doing 10MPH. I have to wait until I get back for an official police report. The cops were very good about it and let my wife take my daughter and the pets home so they didn't have to spend the next 30 minutes on the side of the road with me. I was fortunate that the work visit she had was cancelled so she answered her cell and came right over. I'm still pissed. This is the 4th time I have been rear ended, 2nd in this car. __________________ I am a sarcastic SOB.