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pilotnick1203
05-04-2014, 05:40 PM
Well I had my first accident today and it just so happens that it was in my ZHP... Wonderful. I was backing out of a driveway to enter my friends house when I clipped a early 90s Acura that I could not see out my window until the last minute. My fault, and a lot learned today (I've only been driving about a year and a half) the ZHP took very little damage , only a few scratches on the passenger side of the bumper and a clip that came loose. The Acura only had a touch of silver paint on the side that wiped off. No dints at all. I went ahead and told the owner who came to access it. The car was rusty, dinted, faded, and beat up all together (later found trade in on the car is 58$ and 500$ to sell). The owner insisted on insurance and claimed the old Acura was a "classic" and needed two new doors and hinges (no damage to any structure or exterior). I asked him to try the doors and he replied he didn't have the keys and they weren't around, a bit sketchy. Needless to say I will always look twice before backing out... At least the collusion was around 2 mph.
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ELCID86
05-04-2014, 05:48 PM
Glad no one was hurt and minimal damage. That's what insurance is for and hopefully they will take care of it and forgive your first fender bender.
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kayger12
05-04-2014, 06:19 PM
Sorry to hear. Only two types of drivers: those who have had accidents and those who will.
Glad yours was low speed and very minor.
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danewilson77
05-04-2014, 06:25 PM
Sorry to hear. Only two types of drivers: those who have had accidents and those who will.
Glad yours was low speed and very minor.
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+1
Samsung Galaxy S5...
johnrando
05-04-2014, 06:38 PM
+2. Hope things go well with that sketchy person... just let the insurance handle it.
Tnhl1989
05-05-2014, 12:34 AM
Take lots of photos :)
pilotnick1203
05-05-2014, 04:14 AM
Thanks guys, pretty pissed at my self but at least it was just paint. The person wants a big far check so they can total the car (still works, didn't hurt it) so I'm having a wonderful week LOL
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pilotnick1203
05-05-2014, 04:23 AM
Take lots of photos :)
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pilotnick1203
05-05-2014, 04:24 AM
+2. Hope things go well with that sketchy person... just let the insurance handle it.
True, but sadly it goes on my license and insurance and for a fairly new driver in a BMW it's no good...
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True, but sadly it goes on my license and insurance and for a fairly new driver in a BMW it's no good...
+1 on all the reassuring the family said and another thought: a driver safety course deletes up to four points (in NY at least)
- Peter
pilotnick1203
05-05-2014, 07:42 AM
I'm doing the bmw cca street survival at the end of the month
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az3579
05-05-2014, 08:06 AM
I'm doing the bmw cca street survival at the end of the month
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Yes! Do it!
As an instructor for this program I can say that it's amazing the difference in the student's driving at the end of the day compared to when they started. Most are able to avoid the obstacles or be able to control their car by the end of the day. :thumbsup
fredo
05-05-2014, 08:44 AM
Sorry to hear about this. Man, I can't believe how greedy is the Acura's owner.
brettbimmer
05-05-2014, 09:54 AM
Yes! Do it!
As an instructor for this program I can say that it's amazing the difference in the student's driving at the end of the day compared to when they started. Most are able to avoid the obstacles or be able to control their car by the end of the day. :thumbsup
X2! Excellent program!
Sorry to hear of the accident, but glad no one was injured.
Tnhl1989
05-06-2014, 12:51 AM
Yes! Do it!
As an instructor for this program I can say that it's amazing the difference in the student's driving at the end of the day compared to when they started. Most are able to avoid the obstacles or be able to control their car by the end of the day. :thumbsup
What?! Can I get some lessons already? Let's set up cones in a empty lot :)
ELCID86
05-06-2014, 03:32 AM
Yes! Do it!
As an instructor for this program I can say that it's amazing the difference in the student's driving at the end of the day compared to when they started. Most are able to avoid the obstacles or be able to control their car by the end of the day. :thumbsup
Just checked the schedule and they skip VA for some reason :-(
pilotnick1203
05-06-2014, 06:05 AM
Should be a good experience. They decided to turn it into insurance, on a 500$ car... I would've given them more :). At least nothing was really damaged besides my bumper scrapes
midlandtech
05-06-2014, 06:22 AM
Should be a good experience. They decided to turn it into insurance, on a 500$ car... I would've given them more :). At least nothing was really damaged besides my bumper scrapes
Probably better to let the people you pay every month deal with it. from your description it sounds like they want to nickel and dime the situation. I'd just let insurance know the situation and give them any pictures you took.
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pilotnick1203
05-11-2014, 04:49 PM
Probably better to let the people you pay every month deal with it. from your description it sounds like they want to nickel and dime the situation. I'd just let insurance know the situation and give them any pictures you took.
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True and that's what I did... In fact I didn't cause the dint and it only scraped my car. They saw BMW as $$$$&
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