Mugatu

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is DEAD







Some ******* kid lost control of his Tiburon and sideswiped me on the Expressway, causing me to spin and hit the center concrete divider.

It has been deemed totaled. Now I await how much insurance is going to give me for it. It is 2 weeks old but is a 2006 that was purchased as new. Nicely loaded with nav and everything too.

chrism

what happened to the red one?

ivory8

u better take this to court and get the tiburon to buy u a new 1....

Cody Red

damn, that sucks.

Wilson

I thought you may have been thumb texting on that new iPhone when I first saw the thread. I hope you were not hurt.

Mugatu

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my red one was a lease and was time to go back, so I got another white one to replace it...but bought this one. 2 weeks later it's snatched from under my feet.

i sustained only minor back injuries, while the other guy flipped his car twice before stopping upside down on his roof.

i've never been in an accident before, so i'm not sure what to expect as far as an insurance check goes. i am pretty sure that it will be 100% his fault, but still. who knows what insurance will deem my car's value to be, as it is an '06...but with only 400 miles!

anyone go through this before? i'm not sure if i should wait on looking for another car until i actually get that insurance replacement.

CTrx8

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that just sucks. you might as well start looking around for a new one. it may take a while to get exactly what you want to get and you'll want to be ready. the insurance companies may take a while to get things sorted out but stay on them. i'm hoping the guy got cited and you have a police report showing he is at fault.

Mugatu

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yeah i'm thinking the same thing. also, i was taken away in an ambulance for my back problems, and never got to talk to any police officers, so I have no idea what is in the accident report. once it gets processed and i get to see it, if there is anything inaccurate about it, i will have to amend to it.

Wilson

You need to go to the police station and get your two cents in. You do not want it to all be just the other guys story.

NoTears316

Sorry... that really sucks.

karstman7

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wow...i guess you should be thankful it didn't turn out worse...good luck with the ins...

reaper1

usually your insurance will take care of everything and they may even have the report that the other driver gave them.So you might want to check with them.

Like mention be the other guys make your you make a report, there's a time limit to that. Not your of what it is, but there is.

Good luck......

chrism

did you have gap?

Mazurfer

Don't wait on this or you'll get screwed. Call whomever handled the accident(State Troopers) or whoever and file your side of the accident. Then get on the phone with the insurance company and talk with them.
Sorry about the car, good that you are okay, now quit typing and call.

moRotorMotor

Dumi

You def need to go to your own doctor and have them check it out again.

devildog1679

Time for a lawsuit, don't you feel your back starting to hurt more and more Hey it's the American way

Gohan

That really sucks

Wilson

Yeah. You should have fell out of the car and fish flopped in the street till the ambulance got there and loaded you up.

angeljoelv

I think is time for a Third 8. Think about it you might be the only only one that has had 3 8's already. ( J.K..... I'm glad your OK)

Cromax

Oh no! Well, I hope you had full insurance on it! You'd probably get the exact same car as a replacement.

MazdaJeff

Sorry man. Haveing a new car snatched is the worst thing.

I hope it works out well for you.

fitz75

I guess better it happen now w/only 400 miles than a few thousand miles. Be prepared to fight your insurance company about the payout. Ask if they offer "agreed value" as opposed to "market value". It is worth a little extra premium for something like this, if you are not carrying gap coverage.

Mugatu

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i have to look into this. i'm not sure if gap coverage is something built into my policy or if that is something i would have had to pay extra. i am sure they are going to low ball me with what they deem the car's value is.

right now i'm on the fence about getting a new (third) RX8. being that i have a baby on the way, i am wondering if this was a sign that I should move on to something else. i had a truck in the running when i decided on this second RX8, and thinking perhaps I might want to do that.

but I love the 8 so.

CTrx8

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normally i'd right away point out the fact that the 8 can fit kids quite nicely. but when they're infants and are rear facing for an entire year, it's not quite so easy. it all depends on how often they'll be in there too.

my kids are both now forward facing (although one was rear facing for a while) but they've only been in the 8 a few times. each time they were in their recaro seats and loved it and to be honest those seats fit better in there than my wife's honda. but if they were going to be in there a lot and even one of them was an infant i would think twice. whoever is in front of that rear facing seat has to move up pretty close to the dashboard and it's not that easy to get them in and out rear facing.

best of luck to you with whatever you decide.