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Chipped my windshield today...

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Old Dec 18, 2007 | 11:39 PM
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Chipped my windshield today...

Following my mom to the hospital to see my aunts new baby (my aunt is only like 5 years older than me by the way) and my moms truck throws a rock and cracks my windshield. ARGH!
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Old Dec 18, 2007 | 11:41 PM
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At least you know who did it....
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Old Dec 18, 2007 | 11:44 PM
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Yeah but dude. its my mom. so im gonna let it slide.
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Old Dec 18, 2007 | 11:47 PM
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Merry Christmas, Mom, I hope you like the RX8 windshield I bought you....
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Old Dec 18, 2007 | 11:55 PM
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Hunt that b***h down and make her pay!
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Old Dec 18, 2007 | 11:56 PM
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How bad is it? Can it be repaired?
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Old Dec 18, 2007 | 11:57 PM
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Yeah im 99 percent sure it can be fixed.
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Old Dec 19, 2007 | 10:17 AM
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Your comprehensive insurance will cover it. If it can be repaired, rather than replaced, insurance companies usually waive the deductable (if there's a deductable).

That you know who's vehicle threw up the rock probably doesn't matter. A friend's windhsield was hit by a rock thrown up by a dump truck. She chased the dump truck down and got his info. Her insurance company told her that didn't matter - rock thrown up wasn't considered to be a fault thing, nobody was to blame, and it was covered by comprehensive.

That might vary from state to state.

Next time follow a little further back.

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Old Dec 19, 2007 | 11:15 AM
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Originally Posted by ken-x8
Your comprehensive insurance will cover it. If it can be repaired, rather than replaced, insurance companies usually waive the deductable (if there's a deductable).

That you know who's vehicle threw up the rock probably doesn't matter. A friend's windhsield was hit by a rock thrown up by a dump truck. She chased the dump truck down and got his info. Her insurance company told her that didn't matter - rock thrown up wasn't considered to be a fault thing, nobody was to blame, and it was covered by comprehensive.

That might vary from state to state.

Next time follow a little further back.

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Yeah i think rocks are just considered a road hazard so im not sweating it. Im gonna call my insurance and see what i have on glass coverage. And i was actually like 3 car lengths back believe it or not. oh well. **** happens i guess.
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Old Dec 19, 2007 | 12:55 PM
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smash the window, and say it was vandalism,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,lol
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Old Dec 19, 2007 | 02:21 PM
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Sorry to hear that.

I don't follow too closely for reasons like that but I hate when some dipsh*t sees my nice car and goes over to the shoulder to try and kick up crap with his tires. Had that a couple times and then I gun it past them.
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Old Dec 19, 2007 | 02:40 PM
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Bro, the other day going to work, I was behind some truck and I switched lanes to get away from it, when I did, he must of stepped on a rock, and it flew over to my car which at the time, I was already on the other lane. It was weird cause it hit the front bumper and it then hit the top windshield. Lucky for me, nothing happened to my 8..
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Old Dec 19, 2007 | 07:48 PM
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Originally Posted by zerobio
Sorry to hear that.

I don't follow too closely for reasons like that but I hate when some dipsh*t sees my nice car and goes over to the shoulder to try and kick up crap with his tires. Had that a couple times and then I gun it past them.
What? I would have to hand that guy the biggest douche award.
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Old Dec 20, 2007 | 11:04 AM
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Most (major) insurance companies cover these free of charge (well, its covered in your comprehensive plan, nothing is free). State Farm repaired my windshield after being hit by a small piece of rock that chipped the glass. now, i cant even see where it was.
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