EPTSon of a freaking hit and run what do I do?
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jkillashark
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Hot_Bid
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SweeTLemonS[TPR]
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On October 16 2007 04:23 jkillashark wrote: I just found out after I got home from school today that someone dented the right side of my car a little bit right above my right rear tire. My dad said it's been there a couple days and thought that I did it. I'm flipping mad. Freaking indecent person hits my parked car and does not even bother writing a note? This is a hit and run, no? What do I do? How do I find this son of a gae and get him back. I don't think you can do anything about it, because you have absolutely no trace as to who it might be. As Hot_Bid suggested, paying it forward is about your only option. | ||
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Hot_Bid
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jkillashark
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SweeTLemonS[TPR]
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On October 16 2007 04:27 Hot_Bid wrote: He does though, there may be DNA evidence on the dent. You're right, someone could have bled on it from the metal on their car. Who'd have thought of it?! Your recollection abilities of things people have said on this forum are very impressive, by the way. On October 16 2007 04:27 jkillashark wrote: Can't they get the paint left on my car and can pull up what cars might have hit me? OMG I'm so mad. My dad's pissed at me for not KNOWING about it right away. WTH I don't even drive on that side. I don't take the time to look all around my car every time I drive it. Suppose it's a blue Dodge Neon (or Chrysler, or any other company that puts its name on that exact car). There are far too many of them to pinpoint one in particular, and even if you took all the blue Neons in your area, you can't be certain that it's someone from your area. It could be any blue Neon from any state that happened to be travelling down your road at that time. There's pretty much nothing you can do except pay for the repairs yourself. | ||
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Forgottenfrog
United States1268 Posts
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ReTr0[p.S]
Argentina1590 Posts
try it! | ||
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paper
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HOPEFULLY | ||
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Funchucks
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Titusmaster6
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decafchicken
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QuanticHawk
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SweeTLemonS[TPR]
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On October 16 2007 04:32 decafchicken wrote: This is why you have car insurance. This is why your premium will be sky-high. For minor incidents it's almost always better to suck it up and pay for it yourself. If he didn't even notice it for two days, it can't be that bad. It's better than paying higher insurance rates for the next X amount of years because you didn't want to spend an extra couple of hundred dollars. And if he's below 25 the extra amount of money he'll spend will add up to more than the amount he'll lose by just paying for it himself. | ||
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turk
United States383 Posts
i always wanted to have a camera attached to my car so that when someone hit it, the camera would pop out of the roof of my car and take like 24 pictures while spinning 360 degrees to get the plates and face of the person who it me. and obviously pop back into the car. | ||
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Hot_Bid
Braavos36390 Posts
On October 16 2007 04:38 turk wrote: this is sad, but i almost did this on accident. (i have a large dent on left rear.) the next time you see someone backing out of a parking spot on the right side of your car, speed up so they will back right into you (in the same area as your dent) and then they will be at fault and have to pay for replacement of that whole piece of the body. I'd advise against doing this. | ||
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Snet
United States3573 Posts
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decafchicken
United States20143 Posts
On October 16 2007 04:36 SweeTLemonS[TPR] wrote: This is why your premium will be sky-high. For minor incidents it's almost always better to suck it up and pay for it yourself. If he didn't even notice it for two days, it can't be that bad. It's better than paying higher insurance rates for the next X amount of years because you didn't want to spend an extra couple of hundred dollars. And if he's below 25 the extra amount of money he'll spend will add up to more than the amount he'll lose by just paying for it himself. I'm pretty sure his premium doesnt go up if the accident wasnt his fault. such as if there is a police report and he got points on his license, which there is no reason for him to get. Hot_bid confirm/deny? I think it also varies state to state based of if they area fault/no-fault state. | ||
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Pika Chu
Romania2510 Posts
On October 16 2007 04:25 Hot_Bid wrote: You could hit someone else's car and not leave a note. Pass it on. That's really dumb and i hope you were joking. | ||
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mistapooh
United States376 Posts
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TheOvermind77
United States923 Posts
Your insurance probably has a deductible too, which means that either way you are stuck paying. I saw one of these happen not too long ago late at night, except the car totally SMASHED the other car and just kept going. We couldn't get the plate. People are douchebags. | ||
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nemY
United States3119 Posts
On October 16 2007 05:03 Pika Chu wrote: That's really dumb and i hope you were joking. He's dead srs about this. DEAD SRS | ||
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yaoherm50
United States109 Posts
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EpiK
Korea (South)5757 Posts
On October 16 2007 05:03 Pika Chu wrote: That's really dumb and i hope you were joking. http://teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=60575 | ||
Chill
Calgary25992 Posts
Depending on the dent, you can try to pop it out. Or you can try heating it with a hairdryer and cooling it with dry ice or a compressed can. There's a video of someone doing this online and the dent simply pops itself out. Someone hit my car with a ladder and I was going to try this on the weekend, but the dent is so small I figured it wouldn't actually move if I tried it. | ||
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XCetron
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On October 16 2007 05:11 Chill wrote: Someone hit my car with a ladder and I was going to try this on the weekend, but the dent is so small I figured it wouldn't actually move if I tried it. try anyway and post pics in blog so we know what happened. | ||
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azndsh
United States4447 Posts
On October 16 2007 05:03 Pika Chu wrote: That's really dumb and i hope you were joking. I'm literally laughing my ass off ETT was totally right | ||
mikeymoo
Canada7170 Posts
On October 16 2007 05:14 azndsh wrote: I'm literally laughing my ass off ETT was totally right qft | ||
ManaBlue
Canada10458 Posts
Cars are money pits. On the average mid range car you will be driving between 2 and 3 grand in resale value off of it every year. That's the average. Triple that number for the first year. You will be paying huge insurance rates, because you are a male ages 18 to 24 and you take responsibility for causing all the fatal accidents on the road, because too many of your peers are retards. You will never win making a claim. Your premiums will ALWAYS increase more than the cost of the damages, over your career as a driver. Gas is fucking expensive, and will continue to increase in price far in excess of inflation, for the rest of your lifetime. What used to be a minor repair 20 years ago will now cost you thousands of dollars because there is apparently a highly expensive computer chip in your rear bumper and getting that dent out is going to require special suction tools from Japan. Your car is a status symbol and will continue to represent your lifestyle more than any other item you own, which is ironic because the more you put into your car, the less wealth you will actually accumulate. These truths will never change. Accept them now and move on. | ||
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MannerGent
United States326 Posts
On October 16 2007 04:28 SweeTLemonS[TPR] wrote: You're right, someone could have bled on it from the metal on their car. Who'd have thought of it?! Your recollection abilities of things people have said on this forum are very impressive, by the way. Suppose it's a blue Dodge Neon (or Chrysler, or any other company that puts its name on that exact car). There are far too many of them to pinpoint one in particular, and even if you took all the blue Neons in your area, you can't be certain that it's someone from your area. It could be any blue Neon from any state that happened to be travelling down your road at that time. There's pretty much nothing you can do except pay for the repairs yourself. Why are you being sarcastic towards Hot_Bid?.....hes right..... | ||
Beyonder
Netherlands15103 Posts
Just ram all the cars you see! | ||
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Chef
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I backed into someone because I'm an idiot. I sat there and thought about how easy I could drive away. Then I realized I don't want to be that guy, so I left a note. My good deed was rewarded by them not phoning. Maybe your writing is just really awful XD That's almost worse than no note at all! | ||
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mahnini
United States6862 Posts
On October 16 2007 05:23 Beyonder wrote: I was once the victim of a mayo-hit-and-run. Some negroids sprayed me with mayo tubes while driving by. Needless to say, I'm now mayo traumatized and whenever I see or smell mayo I get an anger outburst. Just ram all the cars you see! Bad news Bey, it wasn't mayo. | ||
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mahnini
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0x64
Finland4602 Posts
you get the trucks ID number and go report to the cops and they barely accept your charges and they tell you that unless you have another car that can witness your screwed because the truck driver can always say he didnt noticed anything. | ||
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BlueRoyaL
United States2493 Posts
What used to be a minor repair 20 years ago will now cost you thousands of dollars because there is apparently a highly expensive computer chip in your rear bumper and getting that dent out is going to require special suction tools from Japan. lmao oh shit wtff i never knew about this ..... | ||
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CharlieMurphy
United States22895 Posts
On October 16 2007 05:23 Beyonder wrote: I was once the victim of a mayo-hit-and-run. Some negroids sprayed me with mayo tubes while driving by. Needless to say, I'm now mayo traumatized and whenever I see or smell mayo I get an anger outburst. Just ram all the cars you see! Don't you guys like dip your french fries in that shit? Bleckh. To Jkilla there is nothing you can do really, (give pics of the battle wound plz?) maybe just see if there is a color of their paint rubbed off and just keep your eyes peeled for cars that have matching dent/your paint on them. If its a small dent there are some tools and crap that you can buy and fix it/cover it up for cheap. Other than that it costs like 300 bucks for them to fix at a shop. | ||
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Bub
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yubee
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Funchucks
Canada2113 Posts
On October 16 2007 05:18 ManaBlue wrote: For all you youngin's that have never owned a car or paid for anything yourself, here's some timeless and eternally true wisdom about cars in general, from my perspective. Cars are money pits. On the average mid range car you will be driving between 2 and 3 grand in resale value off of it every year. That's the average. Triple that number for the first year. You will be paying huge insurance rates, because you are a male ages 18 to 24 and you take responsibility for causing all the fatal accidents on the road, because too many of your peers are retards. You will never win making a claim. Your premiums will ALWAYS increase more than the cost of the damages, over your career as a driver. Gas is fucking expensive, and will continue to increase in price far in excess of inflation, for the rest of your lifetime. What used to be a minor repair 20 years ago will now cost you thousands of dollars because there is apparently a highly expensive computer chip in your rear bumper and getting that dent out is going to require special suction tools from Japan. Your car is a status symbol and will continue to represent your lifestyle more than any other item you own, which is ironic because the more you put into your car, the less wealth you will actually accumulate. These truths will never change. Accept them now and move on. Proposition: Cars are a status symbol. Implied Consequent: Cars are a waste of money. Actual Consequent: Cars get you laid. Conclusion: Borrow money, buy an awesome car. Corollary: Eat ramen, buy nice clothes. | ||
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QuanticHawk
United States32119 Posts
On October 16 2007 05:24 mahnini wrote: While we're on the topic, insurance sucks. You pay hundreds, perhaps thousands a year and when you get into an accident you have to jump through hoops to get shit done. You might as well bank the money you're paying the insurance and save it in case you have an accident. Then again, that's illegal. Bad news Bey, it wasn't mayo. BAH. Unless you live in New Jersey, you have no right to complain about ridiculous insurance rates. My old company tried to get me to pay $9,000 on my old Spyder Eclipse when I was but a youngin (and it wasn't even in my name, I drove it sometimes) I had to pay $3,500 for a fucking 88 VOLVO and up until about a year and a half ago, was paying $6,400 for my 98 A4. Thankfully, karma finally got the douchebags when they goofed up my insurance info, which stated that i was 35, owned a house and had been driving 40 years. I sent them the correct shit and they never updated. Fuck you, insurance. | ||
Xeofreestyler
Belgium6774 Posts
On October 16 2007 05:03 Pika Chu wrote: That's really dumb and i hope you were joking. LOL @ THE ROMANIAN GUY + Show Spoiler + cmon guys one topic wasnt enough | ||
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Razamataz
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Eniram
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On October 16 2007 04:31 paper wrote: PASS IT ON AND ONE DAY IT WILL PASS ONTO THE GUY WHO HIT YOU HOPEFULLY Lol whats hilarious is that sounds like the best advice for revenge. | ||
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Flaccid
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Repairing a hit-and-run through your insurance company should not affect your rates, but I'm not American so I could be wrong. Anyways, many insurance plans will contain an optional 'hit and run protection' or something of the sort. Basically, if you report the accident in a reasonable amount of time and follow the other rules, the insurance company will often waive the deductable (most or all) and you get your car repaired at minimal expense. But this might not help since the hit and run occured a few days ago. Often these insurance options are only valid for something reported within 24 hours. Anyways, the whole point is that you should contact your insurance company and see what your policy says regarding hit and runs. More than likely you'll end up paying the deductable to get your car fixed, which may or may not be worth it. | ||
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{CC}StealthBlue
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EvilTeletubby
Baltimore, USA22258 Posts
On October 16 2007 05:10 EpiK wrote: Ask your neighbors if they saw anything. http://teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=60575 Wow I haven't visited that thread since my last comment on like page 2... I gotta say I like the way it turned out. | ||
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dronebabo
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BuGzlToOnl
United States5918 Posts
On October 16 2007 06:02 Xeofreestyler wrote: LOL @ THE ROMANIAN GUY + Show Spoiler + cmon guys one topic wasnt enough HAHAHAHA, FUCKING HAHAHAHA!! | ||
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iNcontroL
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Sarcasm outlawed in romania? | ||
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EpiK
Korea (South)5757 Posts
On October 16 2007 06:36 EvilTeletubby wrote: Wow I haven't visited that thread since my last comment on like page 2... I gotta say I like the way it turned out. me too  | ||
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freelander
Hungary4707 Posts
On October 16 2007 05:03 Pika Chu wrote: That's really dumb and i hope you were joking.  Hot Bid actually can't joke. | ||
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Xeofreestyler
Belgium6774 Posts
its the dark side. | ||
IntoTheWow
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MoNKeYSpanKeR
United States2869 Posts
On October 16 2007 05:03 Pika Chu wrote: That's really dumb and i hope you were joking. All of a sudden everything ETT said in the WCG2007 reps thread makes sense. | ||
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Physician
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micronesia
United States24753 Posts
On October 16 2007 05:18 ManaBlue wrote: When I was 18 I was in an accident while driving home from school. A guy tried to make a difficult left and pulled right in front of me when I was doing 40 mph (the speed limit). To make a long story short, I was assessed 0 liability and it didn't affect my insurance at all. Then again my car was so old I didn't bother asking for money, I just forced the other guy to deal with his own insurance company. So did I make out reasonably well because I didn't claim for the ~100-200 dollars worth of damage on an old bomb? (keep in mind I say 'reasonably well' because I put a humongous dent into a brand new Acura and took minor damage on an old car). You will never win making a claim. Your premiums will ALWAYS increase more than the cost of the damages, over your career as a driver. | ||
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RowdierBob
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RowdierBob
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unknown.sam
Philippines2701 Posts
On October 16 2007 04:25 Hot_Bid wrote: You could hit someone else's car and not leave a note. Pass it on. ROFLMAO | ||
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lil.sis
China4650 Posts
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byChris
United States99 Posts
fucking idiot berkeley police moron pieces of shit that they are...had me hold yes hold on 911 for about 15 minutes, then takes my report and says she can't find that license number in the system. Fucking great, I got hit by a non insured skinhead mexican. Then she says a officer will be over to my residence in a bit to take an official report....thE faggot never showed up. wow. Fuck all hit/runners and the berkeley police. I wanted to kill something that day. Sorry for that rant, hit/run sucks and there ain't shit u can do about it unless the dude is in the system. Then who knows, i'd personally like to be there if the police actually went to the guy's house later and all that, it would be the best thing ever to just laugh in his face while he gets a ticket or whatever. | ||
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baal
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On October 16 2007 04:38 turk wrote: this is sad, but i almost did this on accident. (i have a large dent on left rear.) the next time you see someone backing out of a parking spot on the right side of your car, speed up so they will back right into you (in the same area as your dent) and then they will be at fault and have to pay for replacement of that whole piece of the body. fuck you asshole | ||
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