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Just great
Posted on May 18th, 2008 3 commentsEarlier tonight, my car got hit (well, scraped actually) in a parking lot by a guy in a truck who was backing out carelessly. My mom and I were in the car at the time, having just pulled in. As luck would have it, this guy speaks very poor English, has no drivers license, and — you guessed it — no auto insurance.
My mom had to do most of the talking, since she knows Spanish and I don’t. The guy was upset with himself and was apologetic, and not surprisingly, wants to pay my directly for the repairs. Problem for him is that painting one side of a Lexus isn’t going to be cheap. I’ll give him some estimates, but I have a feeling I’ll end up calling my insurance company on this one.
Suggestions are welcome, by the way…
Update: Got two estimates today, one for about $1400, the other for $2200. I sent the truck owner a letter (in both English and machine-translated Spanish) and my mom will be calling him as well. Not sure how this is going to turn out.
Update 2: The guy will supposedly pay in cash this Friday.
Update 3: As promised, the guy had the money for me on Friday. Seems like a decent guy.3 responses to “Just great”
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Give the guy a break. Being an immigrant isn’t easy nowadays and he did stay and offer to pay for the damages. Get an estimate and give him the numbers and hopefully you both will reach a settlement. Good luck to you both!
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Sarah May 20th, 2008 at 21:05
Dude, sucks about your car. I hope he pays you this weekend. Making that auto claim sucks. Not even your fault, and up the rates go. :\
BTW, I haven’t been WDL since 2005. I probably won’t get there until 2009. Thanks for the updates! You’re still my favorite place for DL pics. Whenever I need a virtual vacation, it’s here I come, lol. -
Sounds like you got a positive out of this. I had a guy pull into the side of my car because he didn’t feel like waiting in a line of cars, and my lane was moving faster. He begged me not to get the police involved, said he’d pay for everything if I got estimates. I decided to give him a shot, because I am an easy pushover. We exchanged names, phone numbers, insurance information, addresses. I got two estimates in the $2200 range, and he was trying to go to some junkyard and get a door and paint it for me. Finally said forget it I’ll have the insurance people handle it (State Farm). I turned over all the info, and was told it was a pretty open and closed case. 1 Year later State Farm came back and said the couldn’t substantiate any of my claims and could do nothing for me. So I was out my $500 deductible. I was not impressed. I mention this so others may learn from my mistake and just get a police report. Love your site though!
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Mitzie May 19th, 2008 at 16:45