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<rant mode>
Why can't Californians drive?
I know it's a generalization, but after 18 month of living here, I'm up to 5 accidents. NONE of them are my fault.
1. 1994 C900TC CE - Front bumper hit by a teenage girl. Car was parked. Her insurance took care of it.
2. 1990 SPG - idiot in a big pickup was backing out of a parallel parking space and scraped up top of the front bumper. I wasn't there. My wife tore into him, but nothing came of it. The guy just blew it off. Good thing it wasn't my vert!
3. 1994 C900TC CE - Front bumper is hit while parked at a concert. The culprit ran off and didn't leave a note. I fixed it DIY with factory fresh parts and ended up at about $1-200 over my insurance deductible.
4. 2001 9-3 - Less than 1 month into owning the car, the back bumper got rubbed in a parking lot in LA. Someone else's green paint is in the "rub strip", But after some cleanup I think that will end up looking OK.
5. TODAY - 1990 SPG - driving to work I was stopped at a light. Guy behind me in a 20 year old pickup didn't see the 82321 stopped cars ahead of him and slammed on his brakes too late, hitting my car. It happened like slow motion. I have a nice screw mark and paint scrapes on my rear bumper. Other than the paint and screw mark the plastic looks OK from the back, but the gap between the bumper and the side skirt (between bumper and wheel well) is about 0.5 or 1.0 cm smaller. Since the car will likely be crushed due to rust issues this year anyway, I just let it go. The guy wrote down his name/phone/address, but he "didn't have his ID or Insurance on him." I think he was probably uninsured. Good thing he hit my beater, or I would have had cops there in 2 seconds.
Lesson learned, never buy a viggen or aero in CA because it will only break your heart when some moron hits it.
Randy
</rant mode>
Posts in this Thread:
- Why can't Californians drive? 5 accidents in 18 months!, Randy Thatcher
, Fri, 28 Jan 2005 16:18:02 <-- Viewing This Message- Why you NEVER let them slide, 900SETinOR, Mon, 31 Jan 2005 10:04:26
- I know it's fun to make fun of Californicators but, Elmotickler, Sun, 30 Jan 2005 20:14:13
- Oh great, I'm going to California on holiday next month, Jo K, Sun, 30 Jan 2005 15:25:45
- Ya' mean I have to put down my phone?...., Mike Lynch
, Sun, 30 Jan 2005 13:08:47 - As a CA resident, I'm a little ...>, PGAero
, Sat, 29 Jan 2005 11:50:30 - If I remember correctly..., Ivan, Sat, 29 Jan 2005 00:28:09
- Re: Why can't Californians drive? 5 accidents in 18 months!, Jonathan (UK2), Fri, 28 Jan 2005 21:32:07
- Re: Why can't Californians drive? 5 accidents in 18 mon, Dan
, Fri, 28 Jan 2005 21:13:11- Re: Why can't Californians drive? 5 accidents in 18 mon, Randy Thatcher
, Sat, 29 Jan 2005 09:28:16 - Park at the back of the lot. Simple n/m, DER, Sat, 29 Jan 2005 04:27:02
- It's the food pyramid. Not next to 2 door cars, not, DER, Sat, 29 Jan 2005 12:38:38
- Park at the back of the lot. Simple? Well...., Bill in VA, Sat, 29 Jan 2005 09:44:07
- Re: Park at the back of the lot. Simple n/m, Dan
, Sat, 29 Jan 2005 06:45:42
- Insurance co. would say you are accident prone!, Dick in Falls Church, Fri, 28 Jan 2005 18:06:33
- Re: Why can't Californians drive? 5 accidents in 18 months!, yeppie, Fri, 28 Jan 2005 17:28:25
- I agree..., Scott Paterson
, Fri, 28 Jan 2005 16:54:16 - Err...was it raining ? n/m, TKC, Fri, 28 Jan 2005 16:44:39
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