acur8ly

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First of all, people here at work like joking about my car because of how protective I am of it. Well one of them comes to my door with the usual "Someone Hit Your car". Of course I think he is joking but he was not. Some IDIOT in a DUMP TRUCK hit my parked car.
Destroyed the rear passenger door. I got damage all the way back to the gas cap. He drug the car about 2 feet. The worse part of this is that the car is 2 yes people 2 Months old. I am soooooooooooooooo Pissssssssssssssssed.

LuvMyTSX

Did you yell at him? Or did he take off?

jmbnova

Im scared to ask but do you have pics?

At least it was in the rear and not the engine... should be able to fix it without a problem...

take the time to research and find a VERY GOOD body shop to fix the damages.....

ggesq

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Damn- that friggin' sucks!!

TypeSDragon

That truly sucks. Doesn't matter how the bodyshop going to repair it. It will carry an accident record for life. I just hate it when people are not careful with other people's cars.

lusid

Wait, did you end up getting the Dump Truckers info?

mn2trance

I hope your co-worker got the info off of that truck so that the company's insurance carrier will be liable for that. I'm sorry to hear that this has happened to you and we can all relate with what you're going through.

Evader

THIS THREAD IS USELESS WITHOUT PICS!! (I wish I had that damn sign that many people post)

Shalooby

Retaliate and scratch the dump truck.

acur8ly

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Surveillance cameras caught the whole incident, that and the usual group of smokers on their break. Thank god for smoke breaks. So the driver stayed and I was able to get all the insurance information from him. Spoke to his insurance carrier who said they will contact me in 24 hours. Got it on record at my insurance. The good news is that the car is drivable. All things considered it held up pretty well. I was so upset that I did not bother to take any pictures. My coworkers emailed me a ton of pictures to remind me. Looking at the pictures, the damage is not as bad as I first thought. The door will definitely need to be replaced. It’s really upsetting because like TypeSDragon said the car will have the accident record for life and I have babied the thing because its still in its break in phase. 2212 miles on the clock.

acur8ly

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Pics will follow shortly

stillhere153

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hey evader I think you mean

and as for the accident history and so on and so forth what was the deal with the "diminished value" thing, can't you collect for that in this instance

acur8ly

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The rest of the carnage can be seen here
http://picasaweb.google.com/acur8lytypeS/Accident

lusid

ewww some deep damage.. just body stuff nothing too serious looking

uncald4

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OY!! That's shite!

I would have been beyond furious!!

acur8ly

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Black_05_TL_6SP

Sorry to hear about that, that really does suck. Thats going to be fun with the paint match. WDP is a pain to get the paint to blend or match. Good luck and hope every thing works out.

ImPoRtHoNdA

dang dude so sorry that has happened.

AirJordan23922

damn man, sorry about that... i know how u feel cuz my cars 1 month old and i baby the hell out of it too

im glad your somewhat calm about it... if that were me, oh man.... lets jsut leave it at it wouldnt have been pretty. and by it... i mean his face lol

InfernoAffairs

I'm totally hurt just by seeing those pictures. I can't even tell how I'm going to feel if that happens to my car. I hope you get a good fix so that way you don't have to remember it ever happened. I had my previous TL fixed twice at Marcos auto body shop and it's perfect. They were great and provided great service. So if you have Marcos in your area, check them out.

NaplesTL

Only if the repair is done at a dealership body shop, if you take it to a good body shop that is an independent, the repair will not be on any report, we (my shop)are not required and thus do not report damages to any authorities of any kind (this is in Florida, may be different in another state) Thought it might help you feel better. Also when you are a "claim it" as you are in this situation one BIG thing insurances try to do is stall tactics, they will tell you many,many,many exuses as to why your work has not been started or why your calls haven't been returned. (ie: faxes not recived ect. ect.) Just a heads up info... all though if it is a bigger insurance company that have DRP's (direct repair shops) and you take it to them it will get done faster BUT is it going to be done to YOUR quality? I dought it, think about why insurance companies have DRP's they have a contract with some body shop that will give them discounts and cut corners where ever they can (for example putting aftermarket parts on your brand new car, instead of OEM) Sorry I am rambling on just thought I would give you a heads up on what to look for and what to expect.

kizzerkiza

Damn that sucks man. Hope everything works out for the best.

NaplesTL

Also (you might already know this) but by your pics I would take a close look at that tire and rim and I would make sure you get a 4 wheel alighnment! In order to assure there is no hidden susspension damages. Anytime you get damage that could involve a wheel you should always get a 4 wheel alignment. You might not feel it right now then 6 months down the road... poof... no tread... now try to get insurance back involved... that sucks!

acur8ly

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Thanks for the advice, I have never heard of their insurance company, maybe there are different providers for those types of vehicles. Donegul Insurance...
Not sure what the law about reporting damages in this area are but when the time comes to sell/trade, if they ask I wont lie. I dont plan to take the car to any DRP's, I already have an idea of two very good shops in the area, used by members who have nothing but good reviews.

ChicagoBurbs

How excrusiatingly sad for you!

It's never good to have your car hit...but your TLS...that's plain sacrelige.

Good luck with your repairs, I wish you all the best. Hope it comes out like showroom.

acur8ly

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Believe me man, I was not calm when I found out. I preety much sat in my office for about 2 hours before I calmed down.

NaplesTL

One thing to consider is going through your insurance (which is not fair) BUT if you have A LOT problems with thier insurance you can always go through yours (you have to pay a deductable and your rates may go up) but I have seen many times in these cases with unknown insurance companies its not good... I have seen a few cases it went smooth... also you have the right to be put in a rental for the duration of the repair so demand that but rental is always someone elses fault and what I mean is the insurance will say how long the repair will take and if the body shop takes longer then poof you have to pay the difference because usually the body shop has you sign an authorization to repair that includes the fact that they are NOT respocible for car rental.... so what I am saying is be aware of what you are signing and such, I am just giving you heads up I am not trying to scare you LOL

NaplesTL

wow my spelling is bad LOL

leedogg

I agree, key him really bad.

TzarChasm

While that is generally true, the thing to insist on is that they repaint the entire half of the car that was damaged, the more surface area they paint, the easier it is to blend it. I had a WDP (or whatever they called it, white pearl or something) car and part of it repainted due to an accident. It came out lousy, so they repainted the entire half of the car, not including the hood, but including the entire rear bumper. The second time it came out pretty good, even I couldn't tell and I normally notice every nick.

NaplesTL

That is pretty true the term a lot of insurance companies use is "blend with in the panel" that is a horrible way to color match there is simply not enough room, the body shops would prefer "full refinish on the panel" then you blen into the adjacet panels. If you have a good painter who takes pride in his work you will never notice even on a WDP or any 3 stage pearl. We have an 08 TL right off the truck with frount bummper damage. You should see how bad the color match is right off the truck on the bummpers (frount/rear) Now that we have repainted the frount it looks perfect and the rear is now off LOL maybe they will let us repaint the rear bummper now so it looks good all the way around :-)

jvinhj240

wow look bad espcially on WPD. hey , I know a good shop in Maryland. They fixed my car and match color really good. If you want PM me , I can give you direction wehre you can bring your car to fix.

Alex911

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IndyTLhere

Sorry Man that sucks. At least it was not a hit and run and your stuck with fixing it and the bill! Good luck

HiTEC

My Dad's a TV repairman and has this ultimate set of tools... I can fix it!

revitupwriteitoff

since it'll be on the car's 'record', don't forget to ask for loss of equity compensation...if their insurance co. can't come up with a number, yours probably can.

jupitersolo

The "new" Maytag repairman should be able to fix that, sorry I couldn't resist, the commercial was just on TV.

acur8ly, man I FEEL for you! I would be absolutely heartbroken over this. I know some would say nobody was hurt, but........................

Bearcat94

Sucks. Must be killing you.

But, it's not as bad as it seems. Looks like it'll be good as new, I'd guess.

And DON'T FORGET, regardless of what their insurance company says, YOU get to have it repaired at the body shop of YOUR CHOICE.

buff1480

that sux...you should be able to claim a diminished value compensation as well...don't know much about what documentation you gotta have. i guess the best thing would be go to a dealer and have them give you two appraisals...one w/ the damage and one saying 'if there was no damage' that should get you a few bucks...money always makes me feel better.

acur8ly

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Thanks, I will add them to my list.