But what took the cake was, the drunken driver opens his door, staggers to the driver's side window of our car, leans in and says "Hey! Wassa' Matta' wit' ya'?? Didn't ya' see me comin' ?-MilesAhead (July 09, 2013, 04:14 PM)
One option, if it's a rare truck, you can buy the truck from the insurance company for dirt cheap and have it put on a frame straightener.-Tinman57 (July 09, 2013, 04:43 PM)
According to all of Gecko's commercials (about 80 times a day), they have the best customer support of all the insurance companies. Of course they don't tell you that only applies when they're opening a new account..... :PBut what took the cake was, the drunken driver opens his door, staggers to the driver's side window of our car, leans in and says "Hey! Wassa' Matta' wit' ya'?? Didn't ya' see me comin' ?-MilesAhead (July 09, 2013, 04:14 PM)
Oh dear...that would have gotten him "damaged" if he'd been the one that hit me today.One option, if it's a rare truck, you can buy the truck from the insurance company for dirt cheap and have it put on a frame straightener.-Tinman57 (July 09, 2013, 04:43 PM)
At this point I just have to wait for the 25th to take it into the appointment the insurance company (Geico (incredibly not fast)) set up. Then it's fate will be decided (close race).
My favorite part of the ensuing discussion thus far was when the insurance lady -- Who had already been informed that I had stopped at a traffic light, and the person behind me...did not -- asked me if "I was hit in the rear from behind"? (after a short pause) I simply responded with "I really don't think there's another way of doing it".-Stoic Joker (July 09, 2013, 05:41 PM)
At this point I just have to wait for the 25th to take it into the appointment the insurance company (Geico (incredibly not fast)) set up. Then it's fate will be decided (close race).-Stoic Joker (July 09, 2013, 05:41 PM)
According to all of Gecko's commercials (about 80 times a day), they have the best customer support of all the insurance companies. Of course they don't tell you that only applies when they're opening a new account.....-Tinman57 (July 09, 2013, 06:59 PM)
According to all of Gecko's commercials (about 80 times a day), they have the best customer support of all the insurance companies. Of course they don't tell you that only applies when they're opening a new account.....-Tinman57 (July 09, 2013, 06:59 PM)
Actually I have geico. My wife recently totalled the car, and the customer service was stellar. And the one time that it wasn't, I called and asked to speak to a manager. He rectified the situation immediately.-wraith808 (July 09, 2013, 08:00 PM)
Not sure what's going on in SJ's case... but I'd ask to speak to a manager and see about getting an earlier appointment if it was me.-wraith808 (July 09, 2013, 08:00 PM)
At this point I just have to wait for the 25th to take it into the appointment the insurance company (Geico (incredibly not fast)) set up. Then it's fate will be decided (close race).-Stoic Joker (July 09, 2013, 05:41 PM)
More than two weeks for the insurance company to look at it?? That's crazy.-mwb1100 (July 09, 2013, 07:31 PM)
...Can you think of a four letter that starts with F and rimes with truck??-Stoic Joker (July 09, 2013, 03:26 PM)
Airhead behind us doing ~50 mph did not stopReally sorry to hear about your truck. Same sort of thing happened to a favourite car of mine. The excuse from the driver who spoilt my ride was "I was trying to get the lid off of my coffee cup." <sigh>-Stoic Joker (July 09, 2013, 03:26 PM)
Airhead behind us doing ~50 mph did not stopReally sorry to hear about your truck. Same sort of thing happened to a favourite car of mine. The excuse from the driver who spoilt my ride was "I was trying to get the lid off of my coffee cup." <sigh>-Stoic Joker (July 09, 2013, 03:26 PM)-cranioscopical (July 10, 2013, 01:23 PM)
While waiting for a traffic light, benind two other cars, a truck pulling a tank with 20.000 liter of milk though the traffic light was green. My car took the real beating…No use crying over spilt milk!-Shades (July 10, 2013, 08:29 PM)
I rear ended a car on a highway at night back when I was 17, the guy was backing up with his headlights off on a curve whilst drinking his beer. It was my fault. Why you ask?
At the time, in Louisiana, if you rear-end someone it's automatically your fault, and it was also legal to drink and drive..... It totalled my beautiful car too......-Tinman57 (July 12, 2013, 06:18 PM)
Ever wonder what'll happen if you throw a car on reverse at 50 mph???-Stoic Joker (July 12, 2013, 06:57 PM)
Ever wonder what'll happen if you throw a car on reverse at 50 mph???-Stoic Joker (July 12, 2013, 06:57 PM)
Ouch (https://www.donationcoder.com/forum/esmileys/gen3/1Small/BOXED.GIF)
and yes, LOL ;D-tomos (July 14, 2013, 12:05 PM)
...This is quite likely one of the fondest memories I have.:D-Stoic Joker (July 14, 2013, 12:59 PM)
While the transmission did hold together, the engine slammed against the firewall as the car rather violently spun around to change vehicle attitude to match the drivelines new directional intent. We spent the better part of an hour verifying our findings, before the sound of sirens in the distance caused prudence to end the proceedings.
...This is quite likely one of the fondest memories I have.-Stoic Joker (July 14, 2013, 12:59 PM)
While the transmission did hold together, the engine slammed against the firewall as the car rather violently spun around to change vehicle attitude to match the drivelines new directional intent. We spent the better part of an hour verifying our findings, before the sound of sirens in the distance caused prudence to end the proceedings.
...This is quite likely one of the fondest memories I have.-Stoic Joker (July 14, 2013, 12:59 PM)
Ok... I have to ask. Was the car still driveable? I take it that it was since you used it in your getaway? ;)-wraith808 (July 14, 2013, 01:52 PM)
Despite all efforts to the contrary ... It was indeed still drivable (if not a tad worse for ware). It also stalwartly survived much other abuse in the interest of science/curiosity/psychosis... Which is why Pontiac got my truth in advertising award for that year.-Stoic Joker (July 14, 2013, 03:05 PM)
Well... This is one of the few (if not only) areas where front wheel drive cars are way more fun that rear wheel drive cars. You see rear wheel drive cars are considerable more "directionally stable" which I accidentally verified when my dog decided to stumble across the shifter (shoving the car in reverse) in a Camaro we had at (once again) about 50 mph. Outside of a rather huge and quite confusing cloud of tire smoke...nothing exciting really happened.-Stoic Joker (July 14, 2013, 12:59 PM)