At least it wasn't on purpose. In my last car (Prelude) I had one guy who took exception to my passing him, so he came up behind me at a light and smacked my rear bumper. If I didn't have a good grip on the brakes I woulda hit the guy in front of me. So I pulled over and he flipped me the bird and took off. All I know is that it was a pearl-white Honda, didn't even get the model.

 

**** that *******, if you ever see that **** kick him the ***** then continue to impale his worthless body

 

That is some serious damage, what speed was he doing? Im sure your baby will be back with you good as new, in no time.

 

Well, it goes in the shop the week of Christmas. It took awhile for the adjuster to get out to give me an estimate and a okay for the repair. Could not get an accurate quote because the model is not in the quote system. The guy at the body shop said not to worry that he would take care of it. He said that he would be replacing both doors. Estimated that it will take 5 days for the repair.

I've seen work from the shop so I feel like they will do a good job. The shop is acutally on the premise of the dealership's BMW/Porche/Mercedes lot.

I'll be sure to post a pic or two of the work when done.

Thanks guys!

 

thats good news
hope everything turns out alright
so you can start the new year with your new 8

 

i carry a camera in my car all the time for cases like this.

 

hey that not a bad idea, any so how much are you guys paying for insurance and what company?

 

Glad to hear you weren't seriously hurt by that horrific accident and sorry to see your car in that shape . I can't believe he sped off like that. Anyone with a hint of conscience would have stopped. Goodluck with finding that jerk that done that to you. That person should be stonned to death :p hehe it's only fair!

 

.....with considerable front end damage!

 

Just picked her up and the shop did a fantastic job. I'll be sure to post a few pictures as soon as I can.

Thanks guys!

 

any idea of how fast the other car was going?

 

that definately sucks someone also hit and run my rx-8 but it doesn't look bad as yours does. someone hit mine in the left rear wheel causing a big dent on the side right above the wheels.

 

Well, here are a couple of photos...not great due to it being late in the evening. I am just glad to have her back in one piece. Now I can start modding starting with those orange turn signals...





JHouse: As for the speed of impact, I was going about 10-15 MPH while the guy that hit me was going est. 25-30 MPH.

Both doors and the kickplate were completely replaced. Total job cost was almost $3,000.00.

 

wow
thats great
glad you got it back

 

Looks great, Ray! I'm so sorry that ***** did that to you. A strong case for capital punishment, I'd say!

 

Glad you got it back...looks great. It's horror stories like this that make me wonder if I should lower my collision insurance coverage. I carry a $1K deductible so if this ever happened to me, god forbid, I'd be out $1K.

It's hard to imagine that the guy that hit you wouldn't have significant damage. Don't body shops in your area cooperate and in the case or reported hit and runs, report any suspicious vehicle?

 

You would think the body shops would but I guess not since the officer that handled the report pretty much said that if they did not get him that night the chances of finding him later were slim to none.

 

Nice looking repair job. I hope that your back is doing just as well.

 

Thanks HIX8, I'm getting there. It is just nice that I don't have to worry about the body work any more.

 

wow is there a close up of the repair... any alignment done to the car? Better check that out. Also the DSC and TC tested? Becareful with your first 2 runs!

 

Good Luck with it man! That is a new owner's worst nightmare! At least no one was hurt.

My sympathy goes out to you.

 

I AM REALLY SORRY ABOUT THAT, IS FUSTRATING, BUT ALLWAYS THINK YOU DID NOT GOT HURT, THAT IS THE MORE IMPORTANT THING, CARS COME AND GO, YOU CAN REPAIR OR BUY ANOTHER ONE BUT LIFE IS JUST ONE....tHANK GOD YOU ARE OK...!!