mac11

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I probably would have broken my other hand beating the woman to death for running a red light while on a cell phone.

SureShot

I missed - which hand is cast?

I repeat from above - You need a lawyer!
You should end up with enough to pay him, pay the medical costs, pay the car rental, & get a brand new 8!

army_rx8

^lol if only they would

jimmy69

What do you do for a living?......just the fact that she said she had the green light makes me wanna sue the **** out of her myself.

she could of killed you...and on a cell phone gotta love it.

if your job has anything to do with your hand and back this bitch can be paying your bills for the rest of your life. get a good lawyer and the only problem you'll have getting into a new 8 is the ferrari sitting next to it.

army_rx8

i'm an automotive technician with Ourisman Fairfax Toyota. haha i think i'll pass on a ferrari.........way to much $ for maintanence. lol

yea can't really work with this splint...let alone all the other aches and pains.

and it's my left hand SureShot.

Jedi54

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hows the hand doing Army? Did you go see that specialist yet?

ZoomZoomH

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i didn't know you work at a Toyota dealership, so you should go get yourself a turbo MR2 then lol

Clavius

Dude.. you hit da jackpot haha.. a lawyer is gonna hear this and you'll most likely see $$ in his eyes!! You'll most likely need a letter from a specialist stating you cant work for X-amount of time and he'll most likely run off possible after effects ya might experince and WHAM instant money! I know most will say "its not about the money" but damnit this woman because of her ignorance cost you your car. Take her and her insurance company to the bank and clean 'em out dry. Again with your job a lawyer is gonna eat this case up and make you (and him of course lol) alot of money. Who knows ya might be able to get your 8 after all man Buy a 1k beater for a few months and when the settlement rolls in brand new 8 baby.

Hope your hand is better (or atleast the meds make it feel that way ).

army_rx8

nope i see the specialist on weansday...i hope i don't need surgery or anythign to extreme.

army_rx8

yea i haven't been at work for a whole week now......not sure when i'm gonna make it back..oddly enough you need two hands to work on cars.....at least i do lol.

army_rx8

lol i'll pass on that...i don't really like too many toyotas...the older mr2's were nice looking....but everyoen i see in teh shop has lots of issues...mostly due to high milage+abuse.

oh well who knows what i'll end up with when this is all done...whatever it is it'll be the best bang for the buck (at least for me)..and have a nice warrenty.

a nice long warrenty. lol

dmc27

Not really sure what type of purchase aggreement you had on the 8. But you may be able to get a new one by just adding an additional year (or 2) to what you were currently doing, right?

Guess it depends on the value. If you only get enough to pay off the car it's tough to get into something new. But, if this is the case, I have to agree with everyone else. Anyone who tries to make it seem like this was your fault deserves to be sued for all their worth.

Grrr . . . insurance company = legal racketeering

army_rx8

^yea i'm a lill weary of insurence companies at this point.

i only owe 3500 on the car. lol that's why i'm mad..now i'll have to be making payments on whatever i get

dmc27

Ouch. That really f8ckin bites. Sorry.

But - the kbb on an 04 w/60000 miles, private sale value in *fair condition* (not really sure how the insurance co. figures value on a wreck), with base options was 14+K. So, depending on options on your 8, you're looking at an 11k+ down payment on a brand new 8. New color, new 'new car smell', etc., and you should be able to do smaller monthly payments with that kind of down payment.

It's gotta be worth looking into, at least. GL - especially with the hand.

dmc

army_rx8

well i checked Kelley Blue Book (website) and my car is worth a hair over 19k. that's before you add on the revi intake that was crushed...the rev8 exhaust..adn the mazdaspeed flywheel that i put on.

let alone the new engine that had 2k miles on it and the new ignition system, coolant hoses and intake manifold that had about 300 miles on them.

so hopfully usaa doesn't give me the shaft....but i should find out tom. or hopfully the next day.

they still haven't recieved the police report...so i went and got it from the station and faxed it to them. nothing like trying to get the ball rolling. i see the hand specialist tom. and my regular doctor for my side and back in the next few days. hopfuly they compensate me nicely for the work i'm missing


oh and my monthly payments were only $247..i put a lot down on my baby the first time.

honestly i'm looking at the 06 sti......nice crash ratings (i have a very big eye out for crash ratings and safty features)...can get it for 26k with an extended warrenty (to 7 years and 100k)..the car is used at the place i got my 8 but it only has 14k miles on it......lol can' ttest drive it to see if i really like it b/c i can't drive stick at the moment.

when i drive it...assuming it's still there when i get my hand back...it'll have a lot of competition to sway me from getting a new 8. but the extended warrenty is appealing. and it is less money......argh damn lady why'd you have to hit me...i wouldn't be stressed with all this stuff i fyou knew how to drive.

prescriptionmazda

I always figured that if a crash was about to happen, the 8 would just go transphasic and avoid the entire scenario.

ZoomZoomH

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26k for a low mileage 06 STi is a pretty good deal, good luck with everything man

army_rx8

thanks...knowing my luck .......i'm boned

army_rx8

lol

RedSheDevil

usaa is excellent insurance and one of the few i can actually say is fair. i should have known from your name that you would have them.

its the only company i know of that when you call in with a question/problem the person who answers the phone is:
1. polite
2. knowledgeable
3. actually wants to help you
4. ^ almost always does!

army_rx8

^all four points are true true.

the insurrance guy checked out my car took him about 15-20 seconds to total it. lol tom. i fax him all the info abou tthe recalls i've had done and everythign else done to my car..ie engine and intake manifold, revi intake, mazdaspeed flywheel, and rev8 exhaust.

as for my hand i'm in a full cast now the orthopedic surgen (hand specialist) said i have a torn tendon in my thumb ..cast will be on for a little over 4 weeks and then i'll have some physical theripy. ...so merry christmas to me.

to ad fuel to the fire that has been my week....i go on vacation with my girl..we are going on a cruise in the carribean...lol and i can't get my cast wet...so i get to go to all these awsome islands and on a boat for a week..and don't get to go in the water.

awe well.....i wonder if that falls into the pain and suffering category

HolyCross05

^^ Oh man, I would find that woman's address, walk up to her door, then bitch slap her with my cast.

Gambit

+1 USAA rocks


sorry about your cast/vacation crap, man. Look at it this way, at least you weren't in jersey

army_rx8

lol a little extreme....but i like it