| Jord@n |
| shit man that sucks! Good luck on getting it fixed up :) |
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| CanuckDave |
quote:
Originally posted by Jord@n
shit man that sucks! Good luck on getting it fixed up :)
thanks man, I just feel sick I'm so pissed off right now. and I feel really shitty too cause my passenger got whiplash as well :( I keep going over the situation in my mind, thinking "well what if I had just kept going, or what if I had.." but if I hadn't stopped, I could have hit the cyclist or something, this all could have ended worse |
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| Jord@n |
quote:
Originally posted by CanuckDave
thanks man, I just feel sick I'm so pissed off right now. and I feel really shitty too cause my passenger got whiplash as well :( I keep going over the situation in my mind, thinking "well what if I had just kept going, or what if I had.." but if I hadn't stopped, I could have hit the cyclist or something, this all could have ended worse
You did the right thing, don't even bother secondguessing yourself. It was 100% the other drivers responsibilty. My suggestion for injurys is MAKE SURE you get it properly diagnosed. My mother was in an accident some time ago and she thought she was fine and now she is in pain from it.
Hope everything turns out well for you! :bthumbup: |
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| stealth |
that sucks man, the rear doesnt look bad, it looks like the rear end dissipated the impact to the pillars, as thats where i see the most damage.
good luck man. |
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| REDX2NV |
| You better make sure you take those numbers off the window, insurance companys cancel you as soon as they see that shit(well some, not all.. better safe then sorry) |
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| Supra_devil |
ya dude that really sucks, unfortunately for him when a supra gets hit hard enough to do that to the rear fenders the unibody is 99.9% of the time fucked up.
my neck is sore but i've had much worse so it isn't as annoying to me. my neighbour is works for some medical thing, she says go get checked out within 72 hours or your fucked, i'm going tommorow, theres a medicenter on 50st that apparenly always open.
i'm going to send you the pics i took right now. |
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| CanuckDave |
thanks guys, yeah I'll clean the numbers off, I've already gone to the medicentre and the doctor diagnosed me with whiplash, and told me to see my family doctor for a followup visit within the week (which I will do within a few days if I can). this sucks, its been getting worse all day, my back is just killing now.
now I need some recommendations, I need to get an appraisal done, and I also need to find a good personal injury lawyer, so if anybody knows a good place to go, please let me know.
tomorrow I'm going to try to fix up the bumper enough that I can take the car around the neighborhood to see if my alignment is fucked or not, I'm hoping it'll be drivable enough to get it to a shop for estimates etc.. |
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| night_font |
| man that does suck...i was at the meet today and we were all waiting for you...and well then you called and said that you were in a rear end accident...that really sucks ...but hope it turns out the best for you |
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| CanuckDave |
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Originally posted by night_font
man that does suck...i was at the meet today and we were all waiting for you...and well then you called and said that you were in a rear end accident...that really sucks ...but hope it turns out the best for you
yeah, man this just had to happen on the way to the Supra meet damnit :mad: I'd been looking forward to it all week here :( |
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| se-i |
| Have you talked to your insurence company yet? The car Im 99% sure will be a right off. Call 499-1515 and tell him Elijah sent you he will not charge you anything tell he gets you a settlement and he will get you the best out of anybody in town his name is Jake Chadi a very good lawyer |
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| CanuckDave |
quote:
Originally posted by se-i
Have you talked to your insurence company yet? The car Im 99% sure will be a right off. Call 499-1515 and tell him Elijah sent you he will not charge you anything tell he gets you a settlement and he will get you the best out of anybody in town his name is Jake Chadi a very good lawyer
thats exactly the kind of info I was looking for, thank you.
edit: haven't talked to my or his insurance companies yet, not really sure what order to do all this in.. so much to do now, don't even know where to start. |
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| REDX2NV |
Well, your fucked. Soft tissue injuries are only covered up to $4000 since the rates changed.
Just go to physio, do all what your inurance company tells you to do. Their company will make a offer, prob like $2000, tell them $4000.. You could be fighting this for two years...
Good luck man, fortunately didnt have a price cap when i got rear ended, but it was a PITA to get the payout... |
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| SilverNeonRacer |
Ya since the law changed unless you have broken bones a lawyer is useless. Talk with the other guy's ins first see what they offer, don't sign squat. Like was posted already the cap is $4000 now, and depending on what the ins co is like you could probably get that quickly. You have 2yrs from date of accident to sue, so keep records of doctors appointments, time off work, etc, etc. A daily journal of pain and such, it'll all help, if you do end up sueing.
I've been in a couple accidents and unfortunatly I've settled quick just to get it done with. The last one was just before the new laws came into play and I settled about 3mo after it happened, they paid me for 6mo of pain and sufferig, I still hurt and my left arm is numb almost daily due to my neck being screwed up. But when I settled I signed a release and can't go back to the ins co.
Your insurance policy has a "no fault" second B where you would contact your ins co and they will cover your time off work and re-imburse for meds and such, it will not affect your insurance rates.
I'm not sure about the section B, but the rest applies to your passanger as well. If your Passanger decides to sue, it gets complicated as they sue you technically, then your ins co goes after the neon's insurance company.
So realisically if both you and your passanger can get the max in a settlement from the neon's ins without going to court, it would be the easiest and quickest. |
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| ChromeDragon |
That sucks harsh dude. I'm guessing that your car is written off.
Everyone was all pleased as punch about the insurance reforms when they heard that it was going to save them a few bucks, but it comes at a price. People like Dave here that are really injured end up getting fucked over because of the reforms. So now instead of everyone getting fucked a little, the victims of accidents get fucked a lot.
I hope it turns out that your whiplash is minor dude. It would suck to have to pay bills after the $4,000 is all gone. |
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| SilverNeonRacer |
quote:
Originally posted by ChromeDragon
That sucks harsh dude. I'm guessing that your car is written off.
Everyone was all pleased as punch about the insurance reforms when they heard that it was going to save them a few bucks, but it comes at a price. People like Dave here that are really injured end up getting fucked over because of the reforms. So now instead of everyone getting fucked a little, the victims of accidents get fucked a lot.
I hope it turns out that your whiplash is minor dude. It would suck to have to pay bills after the $4,000 is all gone.
That $4000, does not include loss of wages due to time off. As I posted you claim against your section B of your insurance policy they re-imburse for lost wages and meds. It's not supposed to affect your rates, I claimed against it and my rates didn't change at all. |
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| CanuckDave |
well I used a couple zip ties to pull back the bumper and hold it up enough that at least it isn't rubbing on the rear tire. I took it for a slow drive around my neighborhood and it seems to drive ok, which is a relief, at least I'll be able to drive it to shops to get estimates, if I had to tow it that would be a lot of money..
my back isn't AS bad today, but my neck is pretty stiff, I've already gone to the medicentre but he said to get a followup with my family doctor within the week, so I'm going to be doing that ASAP. I'm going to take at least tomorrow and maybe tuesday off so I can get as much done as possible, I want to get everything moving here, cause I know it will probably take a long time to get anything from the insurance company. |
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| GOT BOOST |
Hi Dave,
That is not cool at all. I am sorry this had to happen to you. That is great news on the zip ties! :lol: Were you able to get your hatch opened?
Insurance may or may not write off the car. From what I have seen with unibody cars, they are a little more difficult to fix but it can be done. It looks like it was just skin damage and not frame damage. They may need to weld on new rear quarters, or a rear clip. Usually the insurance company will write off the car if the damage and cost to repair exceeds a certain percentage to the market value of the vehicle. The best thing to do is to do your homework and find out the pricing of the Supras are. If you have an AMA membership you can call their consumer affairs line and get a quote on the Gold book (not black book, or red book, or what ever it is) before the damage. The Gold book value is what the dealership will give you on a trade in, and what the dealership will sell it to you for. Some where in between is where a private sale will be. Also keep your eyes peeled for Supra's for sale. The pricing you find may help to determine if they will write off the car or repair it.
I will keep my eyes peeled for you and pass along anyinfo for you that may come in handy.
I am just passing along information that I have been told and learned in my travels.
If there is anything I can do Dave, let me know.
Mike Nikolai |
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| CanuckDave |
haven't even tried to open the hatch, but its all so out of line, I'm not sure if I'll even be able to open it, let alone get it closed if I can.
its when stuff like this happens, I'm glad I drive a tank of a car with a strong frame :bthumbup: I'm really not sure what I'm going to get for estimates, I guess I'll be findind out tomorow when I'll take it in to a couple shops.
I had forgot about the Gold book thing, I think you were telling me about that a while ago, but yeah that might come in handy, I'll call AMA soon and see what they say.
thanks Mike |
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| ~S20o0~ |
| sorry to hear what happened Dave, but the luck you were having with this supra kind is weired if you think about lol, I'll keep my eye out for a good Supra for you, thats if you are going to buy a supra, but i've seen a lot of nice Supras for sale around the city when i was looking for one,...then i got power hungry and well...ya lol. You know what this means Dave, TIME TO JOIN MIKE!!!! AND GO TURBO!:lol: |
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| CanuckDave |
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Originally posted by ~S20o0~
sorry to hear what happened Dave, but the luck you were having with this supra kind is weired if you think about lol, I'll keep my eye out for a good Supra for you, thats if you are going to buy a supra, but i've seen a lot of nice Supras for sale around the city when i was looking for one,...then i got power hungry and well...ya lol. You know what this means Dave, TIME TO JOIN MIKE!!!! AND GO TURBO!:lol:
heh yeah, regardless of whether the car is written off or not, I'll be selling it/parting it out and finding a turbo (or most likely importing a twin turbo :bthumbup: ) this was shitty timing, cause I was trying to get all the small problems with the car fixed (actually already had a lot of the small stuff fixed, every weekend of the past couple months I've spent a fair amount of time on this car), then I was going to sell it and go turbo.. the NA just wasn't cutting it power wise..
btw good luck on your search for a VR4 / Z32, when you get it and I (I'm hoping anyway..) get my turbo mk3, we're gonna have to head out to bud park and burn some rubber |
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| ~S20o0~ |
| LOL 4 sure!!!:bthumbup: |
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| GOT BOOST |
Hi Dave,
Yeah, on second thought maybe trying to open that hatch may not be such a good idea! :lol: As for the estimates get atleast 3 of them. One place that quotes really high is R&S Autobody on Gateway just by UC. When I got my car out of the paint shop 2 a couple years ago, 2 weeks to the day I got side swiped by some young punks just off Whyte, R&S wanted to wanted to repair my drivers side fender for about $2,000.00. I took it back to the shop that just did the paint and they were able to do it for just over $1,000.00. But just keep an eye out. I say three quotes min as one or two may be WAY out there.
Happy to help you out. I felt bad about coming to pick up your food and taking it after you were rear ended. I felt like it had to be some sort of crime!:lol: But on the positive side the burgers and hotdogs were great and were really appreciated by everyone after we were able to borrow some tinfoil and figure out a creative way to cook and flip them! :lol:
Hi ~S20o0~
Yes, the turbo is a fun car. You and Dave should get one. I think this winter I may set my self up for a few more extra goodies under the hood. :D
Mike Nikolai |
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| CanuckDave |
quote:
Originally posted by GOT BOOST
Hi Dave,
Yeah, on second thought maybe trying to open that hatch may not be such a good idea! :lol: As for the estimates get atleast 3 of them. One place that quotes really high is R&S Autobody on Gateway just by UC. When I got my car out of the paint shop 2 a couple years ago, 2 weeks to the day I got side swiped by some young punks just off Whyte, R&S wanted to wanted to repair my drivers side fender for about $2,000.00. I took it back to the shop that just did the paint and they were able to do it for just over $1,000.00. But just keep an eye out. I say three quotes min as one or two may be WAY out there.
Happy to help you out. I felt bad about coming to pick up your food and taking it after you were rear ended. I felt like it had to be some sort of crime!:lol: But on the positive side the burgers and hotdogs were great and were really appreciated by everyone after we were able to borrow some tinfoil and figure out a creative way to cook and flip them! :lol:
Hi ~S20o0~
Yes, the turbo is a fun car. You and Dave should get one. I think this winter I may set my self up for a few more extra goodies under the hood. :D
Mike Nikolai
I'll look in the phone book for R & S, couldn't seem to find it on whitepages.ca..
as far as the BBQ, I felt bad that I couldn't make it there with the food, so I'm glad you guys could come pick it up, at least it wasn't sitting in my car spoiling in the hot sun.. glad you guys figured out a way to barbeque, and uh sorry if anybody wanted mustard, I found the bottle of it sitting under my seat when I was cleaning my valuables out of my car today :lol: guess it fell out when I was grabbing the bags.
eh, if you need help installing your new goodies this winter, you have my number.. I love working on these cars (except electrical problems, I HATE freaking electrical problems lol) |
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| RacerGirl |
| I saw that neon when chris and I were on 137.... hey, what a considence, that was chris' rsx going the other direction!! |
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| midnite |
| sorry to hear about the crash.. i was wondering what happened when i saw the neon. |
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| REFLUX |
shiet sorry to hear of the bad news Dave.
good luck with it all! |
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| CanuckDave |
| thanks guys, I really appreciate all the support and tips everybody has been giving me on here |
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| TrevorK |
Why are you driving around getting estimates? The insurance company does this for you - save your gas and time.
The way the insurance company works is that they use a computer program, like Mitchell, which they will use to make their appraisal of the car.
Within this program it will tell them every little piece need to fix your car (including clips, screws, etc...) and how much time they are willing to pay for each job.
From here, they get a value. They then look into their databases to determine the actual market value of your car (And yes, they do on occassion use sources such as the auto trader). Then, it's all up to the adjustor's discretion - some will write the car off if it's has damage which could cause issues later, or during the repair (Such as your frame being bent).
The insurance company will typically allow you to chose your shop, however if that shop is well over what they are willing to pay (Say you take your Festiva to Joey's) then you will have to pay the difference or find another shop.
For some companies, if you take it to one of their "preferred" shops you get a lifetime warranty on the work done. |
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| TrevorK |
| Oh - and make sure to go to a chiropractor too as they know more about soft tissue than any physiotherapist, or general physician. |
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| my-rex |
hey are you the guy that went to the track on friday if so hey im josh's friend with the crx
man that is sooo shitty fucking neons hey |
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| turbomike |
bad news from what i see your car is finnished, thy aint gona fix that...
good news the neon will be paying you 4500 for your neck and xxxx for a new car and i will offer to buy your old car off of you for the buy back price...
oh and your buddy he will get 4500 too
ps try not to get the car flaged |
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| Supra_devil |
| i'm going to doctor again soon, can't sit in one position for to long with it annoying me(back) and when it bugs me then the neck bugs me. Not bad though. |
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| CanuckDave |
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Originally posted by Supra_devil
i'm going to doctor again soon, can't sit in one position for to long with it annoying me(back) and when it bugs me then the neck bugs me. Not bad though.
yeah, definitely get to the chiropractor, I did today and it seemed to help.. and with the new insurance system, everything gets claimed to my insurance through section B or whatever, and they in turn claim to the other parties insurance, which is excellent because this way we're not forced to pay out of pocket and then claim just so we can get treated. I believe its up to 25 visits to whoever we need to go to (i.e. physio, chiropractor, massage, doctor) that are covered. |
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| CanuckDave |
quote:
Originally posted by my-rex
hey are you the guy that went to the track on friday if so hey im josh's friend with the crx
man that is sooo shitty fucking neons hey
yeah thats me, 2 crazy incidents in 24 hours, harsh eh? friday night/saturday morning when we were sitting there waiting for the tow truck, Evan kept talking about all this "paranormal" stuff that keeps happening to him, I swear that kid gives off bad karma or something :lol: |
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| CanuckDave |
quote:
Originally posted by TrevorK
Why are you driving around getting estimates? The insurance company does this for you - save your gas and time.
The way the insurance company works is that they use a computer program, like Mitchell, which they will use to make their appraisal of the car.
Within this program it will tell them every little piece need to fix your car (including clips, screws, etc...) and how much time they are willing to pay for each job.
From here, they get a value. They then look into their databases to determine the actual market value of your car (And yes, they do on occassion use sources such as the auto trader). Then, it's all up to the adjustor's discretion - some will write the car off if it's has damage which could cause issues later, or during the repair (Such as your frame being bent).
The insurance company will typically allow you to chose your shop, however if that shop is well over what they are willing to pay (Say you take your Festiva to Joey's) then you will have to pay the difference or find another shop.
For some companies, if you take it to one of their "preferred" shops you get a lifetime warranty on the work done.
ah, thanks for the info, I was never really clear on what exactly happend through this whole process.. I'll be going in tomorrow (er, I guess that would be today by now) at 9am for the appraisal, so I guess I'll be finding out soon whats going to happen with this. the more I look at things, the more I expect it to be written off at this point, I realized that that even up to the drivers side door frame things are out of line, its hard to get the door to close properly, have to shut it a couple times to make it work usually.. |
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| CanuckDave |
quote:
Originally posted by turbomike
bad news from what i see your car is finnished, thy aint gona fix that...
good news the neon will be paying you 4500 for your neck and xxxx for a new car and i will offer to buy your old car off of you for the buy back price...
oh and your buddy he will get 4500 too
ps try not to get the car flaged
well I'll see what happens, if it IS written off, I'll definitely buy it back as a parts car, some people have already told me about parts they want, and if I do get it as a parts car I think I'll just part it out and leave whatevers left sitting around my yard for the future when I'm bound to need some of the parts myself..
by flagged do you mean pulled over? if so yeah, I'm driving uber carefully, I'm always checking my rearview when I'm stopping now.. can't really help it. |
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| TrevorK |
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Originally posted by CanuckDave
by flagged do you mean pulled over? if so yeah, I'm driving uber carefully, I'm always checking my rearview when I'm stopping now.. can't really help it.
By flagged he means marked as written off.
Reason being, if it's not marked as "written off" then he can fix it/sell it and no one will know the extensive damage it has had. |
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| CanuckDave |
quote:
Originally posted by TrevorK
By flagged he means marked as written off.
Reason being, if it's not marked as "written off" then he can fix it/sell it and no one will know the extensive damage it has had.
aah ok, thanks for clarifying that |
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| BlueTurboEGG |
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Originally posted by Jord@n
You did the right thing, don't even bother secondguessing yourself. It was 100% the other drivers responsibilty. My suggestion for injurys is MAKE SURE you get it properly diagnosed. My mother was in an accident some time ago and she thought she was fine and now she is in pain from it.
Hope everything turns out well for you! :bthumbup:
What he said.
I seriously hope things work out for you as well man.
You got all of the insurance info from that other mootard right?. I say you force feed that ass some manners and take him to the cleaners.
If you're going to sue, start making a dairy of how you feel and the difficulties you're going through everyday. It makes great evidence. |
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| turbomike |
| no if the car gets flaged it cant be fixed at all... i am looking for a rally car, this would be good but i need to be able to drive it on public roads. if its flag its parts only! |
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| turbomike |
a car can be a write off without being flaged... this means the damage will cost too much for them to fix but not unfixable
winter rollovers are like this alot, every body pnl is fooked but the car is fine! |
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| my-rex |
quote:
Originally posted by CanuckDave
yeah thats me, 2 crazy incidents in 24 hours, harsh eh? friday night/saturday morning when we were sitting there waiting for the tow truck, Evan kept talking about all this "paranormal" stuff that keeps happening to him, I swear that kid gives off bad karma or something :lol:
lol i was thinking that too |
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| TrevorK |
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Originally posted by turbomike
a car can be a write off without being flaged... this means the damage will cost too much for them to fix but not unfixable
winter rollovers are like this alot, every body pnl is fooked but the car is fine!
When a car is written off by an insurance company nowadays it is typically flagged in the system so that an inspection is required before it is put back onto the road.
There is also the salvage only flag (Which most water damaged vehicles get) in which case the vehicle can never be put on the road. |
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| CanuckDave |
ok so I went to the appraiser this morning, and he said yeah its gonna be a write off, he appraised the damage at $5500, and said the value of the car is probably around $3500.. he copied my receipts from the rebuild and said he'd send them to the insurance so they know what value I've put in to the car, and said he'd also let them know that I want to buy back the car for salvage. as far as being flagged, is there anything I can do to prevent that?
as far as my back goes, its really shitty I went to work for just over 3 hours today and tried to work through it but by the end I just couldn't hack it, so I picked up some robaxacet and went home. I'm gonna be booking physio ASAP cause I really need to get back working here.. |
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| Jord@n |
| You can always sue them for lost money from work due to injurys.:dunno: |
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| CanuckDave |
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Originally posted by Jord@n
You can always sue them for lost money from work due to injurys.:dunno:
yeah, do I actually have to sue, or can I just claim it? I'm really hoping I don't have to sue :/ |
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| BlueTurboEGG |
| You're gonna have to sue man. But get a good lawyer and consult with him/her, just in case. |
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| SilverNeonRacer |
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Originally posted by CanuckDave
yeah, do I actually have to sue, or can I just claim it? I'm really hoping I don't have to sue :/
NO you do not have to sue... take your hourly wage and how many hours a day you work, or if your salary, find out how much per day your loosing, and you claim it under your section B(same as your chyro and meds), also when you talk to the other insurance company about injuries, mention time off work, and sometimes they'll pay you too in addition to your section B.
I've been involved in shoot WAYYYY too many accidents, 4 or 5 that I delt with insurance for. |
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| CanuckDave |
quote:
Originally posted by SilverNeonRacer
NO you do not have to sue... take your hourly wage and how many hours a day you work, or if your salary, find out how much per day your loosing, and you claim it under your section B(same as your chyro and meds), also when you talk to the other insurance company about injuries, mention time off work, and sometimes they'll pay you too in addition to your section B.
I've been involved in shoot WAYYYY too many accidents, 4 or 5 that I delt with insurance for.
ah, good to hear. this whole Section B thing is coming in really handy.. |
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| SilverNeonRacer |
Ya there's a reason why they make ya pay it, it's technically called "No fault" or whatever.
But yeah, personally with the new law, unless your really hurt, no point suing unless the ins co only wants to pay out like $500-$1000 for your injuries.. in which case you would wait 2yrs to get your $4000, and the lawyer would take 25-50% of it anyhow. |
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| TrevorK |
quote:
Originally posted by CanuckDave
as far as being flagged, is there anything I can do to prevent that?
You'd have to talk to the appraiser/adjustor.
But because your car has sustained serious frame damage, I'm not sure they'll be inclined to do this. |
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| Supra_devil |
went to my chiropractor today. he sent me for x-rays of my neck.
he also said that depending on the nature of the injury there is no cap, soft tissue is 4 G's but if there is damage to nerves, bones, etc. then there is no limit. and as it was an accident it didn't cost me a cent to see him. |
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| SilverNeonRacer |
quote:
Originally posted by Supra_devil
went to my chiropractor today. he sent me for x-rays of my neck.
he also said that depending on the nature of the injury there is no cap, soft tissue is 4 G's but if there is damage to nerves, bones, etc. then there is no limit. and as it was an accident it didn't cost me a cent to see him.
yup he be right... My last one was soft tissue(or it was classed that when I settled), and the muscles in my shoulder where pulling my spine(neck) outta wack and giving me neck pain, and I'm noticing more and more my left arm being numb, and a doc recently told me it was prolly the accident doing it.
So ya, don't settle on the accident, well for medical yet, hold out as long as you can, as I said you have 2yrs from date of accident to file a lawsuit. I regret settling quickly now. |
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| No-Pistons |
| the only time u have to sue is if they want to pay |
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| v8killah |
sorry to hear about your accident man, maybe it was a blessing in disguise now you get turbo =D.
as for everyone on this board that seems to get injured in every little accident... maybe its time to get in shape and hit the gym 2 or 3 times a week and build up those back and neck muscles.
don't flame me on this its just a thought, i know alot of people are to lazy to do this. |
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| SilverNeonRacer |
quote:
Originally posted by v8killah
sorry to hear about your accident man, maybe it was a blessing in disguise now you get turbo =D.
as for everyone on this board that seems to get injured in every little accident... maybe its time to get in shape and hit the gym 2 or 3 times a week and build up those back and neck muscles.
don't flame me on this its just a thought, i know alot of people are to lazy to do this.
Not always the case, My neck and upper back are the strongest muscles I have other than my upper legs and my heart of course. My neck is friggen huge.. maybe thats the problem heh. I've had accidents where my shoulder was sore for a week or so cause I braced to hard(I bent the steering wheel), and others where the doc, not I, put me in a neck brace for a friggin month. |
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| clapbak |
Sorry to hear guy.. that sucks..
dr's are overratted(lol).. Iv put my spirt in the ditch.. bent the frame.. just about put my face through the window.. lol
got rear ended, by the guy going about 35..
rear ended some lady.. going about 30..
No dr's for me.. I just let it heal in time.. Although i do regret it now..
Id rather just excersize myself.. |
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| CanuckDave |
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Originally posted by clapbak
Sorry to hear guy.. that sucks..
dr's are overratted(lol).. Iv put my spirt in the ditch.. bent the frame.. just about put my face through the window.. lol
got rear ended, by the guy going about 35..
rear ended some lady.. going about 30..
No dr's for me.. I just let it heal in time.. Although i do regret it now..
Id rather just excersize myself..
haha yeah I've had enough injuries I can practically give myself physio :p I might go to kinsmen this weekend, to see if giving my back some good stretching and a workout will help any.. |
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| clapbak |
| time heals all .. just take it slow.. |
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| SilverNeonRacer |
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Originally posted by CanuckDave
haha yeah I've had enough injuries I can practically give myself physio :p I might go to kinsmen this weekend, to see if giving my back some good stretching and a workout will help any..
I'd say definatly stretch alot more than usual, and definatly start off alot easier that you normally would. Speaking as somebody who broke and spun his spine(Roto-scoliosis) and got 2 buldging discs from a Log exercise in the army... It only takes one slip up or wrong step to mess it up and your back is in a weakend/more fragile state right now. |
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| SilverNeonRacer |
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Originally posted by clapbak
time heals all .. just take it slow..
BAH HAHAHAHAHA.... ermmm... see my post above... My back gets worse everyday and I can expect every 15-20yrs to need major back surgury to keep me outta wheel chair. |
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| CanuckDave |
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Originally posted by SilverNeonRacer
I'd say definatly stretch alot more than usual, and definatly start off alot easier that you normally would. Speaking as somebody who broke and spun his spine(Roto-scoliosis) and got 2 buldging discs from a Log exercise in the army... It only takes one slip up or wrong step to mess it up and your back is in a weakend/more fragile state right now.
yeah true, I really don't want to make it worse, i'll take it slow. |
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| Charles_00civic |
| sock it to him! lol |
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| GOT BOOST |
Hey Dave, I almost joined the write off club today too!
I was on my way to Joey's at South Edmonton Common this evening, travelling along 23rd ave. I pass this brand new beautifull White Toyota Tundra V8. It was some older fellow in his 50's test driving the truck. (it had dealer plates on it). I pass buy this guy and when I look at him it does not look like he was paying much attention as to what was going on around him (as appears to be the case with most Edmonton Drivers) I am up about 30 feet infront of him and change lanes into his lane. I get to about 105 Street and now a very good distance infront of this guy, the light turns to Yellow. I figure I have 2 options, I can boost it through the intersection and not worry if the guy in the truck is paying attention to the road or not, or I can slow down and stop. I chose to slow down and stop as I took the safe bet this guy is paying attention to the road. So While I am waiting at the lights, I keep watching this clown behind me, he is getting closer, and closer and he is not stopping. I take my foot off the brake and put it into first with the gas ready to go, and the clutch in, in the event we do connect, I can then use his momentum to help accelerate my car and soften the blow. Finally when he is about 10 feet behind me he realized that I was at a complete stop and jams on his brakes. Realizing that he is not going to stop, he swerves into the right turning lane and just narrowly misses my right quarter pannel by millimeters. When he had finally stopped, his front bumper was resting where my fender ends behind the front wheel. I was not impressed at all. The guy then had the decency to just laugh and shrug his shoulders.
Fortunately it is all good and he does not need to explain to the dealer and his insurance company why he totaled a Supra that was stopped at a Red lights for quite some time.
Hopefully no one else crosses paths with this dough head.
Mike Nikolai |
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| ~S20o0~ |
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Originally posted by GOT BOOST
Hey Dave, I almost joined the write off club today too!
I was on my way to Joey's at South Edmonton Common this evening, travelling along 23rd ave. I pass this brand new beautifull White Toyota Tundra V8. It was some older fellow in his 50's test driving the truck. (it had dealer plates on it). I pass buy this guy and when I look at him it does not look like he was paying much attention as to what was going on around him (as appears to be the case with most Edmonton Drivers) I am up about 30 feet infront of him and change lanes into his lane. I get to about 105 Street and now a very good distance infront of this guy, the light turns to Yellow. I figure I have 2 options, I can boost it through the intersection and not worry if the guy in the truck is paying attention to the road or not, or I can slow down and stop. I chose to slow down and stop as I took the safe bet this guy is paying attention to the road. So While I am waiting at the lights, I keep watching this clown behind me, he is getting closer, and closer and he is not stopping. I take my foot off the brake and put it into first with the gas ready to go, and the clutch in, in the event we do connect, I can then use his momentum to help accelerate my car and soften the blow. Finally when he is about 10 feet behind me he realized that I was at a complete stop and jams on his brakes. Realizing that he is not going to stop, he swerves into the right turning lane and just narrowly misses my right quarter pannel by millimeters. When he had finally stopped, his front bumper was resting where my fender ends behind the front wheel. I was not impressed at all. The guy then had the decency to just laugh and shrug his shoulders.
Fortunately it is all good and he does not need to explain to the dealer and his insurance company why he totaled a Supra that was stopped at a Red lights for quite some time.
Hopefully no one else crosses paths with this dough head.
Mike Nikolai
:omg: It's pretty sad we have to look out for stupid drivers in our review mirror just so we don't get killed!...makes me think twice at even stoping at lights lol...but that may be wrose, either way...it isn't even saft to think you're out of harms way at a complete stop!...glad your supra and your self are fine Mike:bthumbup: |
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| CanuckDave |
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Originally posted by GOT BOOST
Hey Dave, I almost joined the write off club today too!
I was on my way to Joey's at South Edmonton Common this evening, travelling along 23rd ave. I pass this brand new beautifull White Toyota Tundra V8. It was some older fellow in his 50's test driving the truck. (it had dealer plates on it). I pass buy this guy and when I look at him it does not look like he was paying much attention as to what was going on around him (as appears to be the case with most Edmonton Drivers) I am up about 30 feet infront of him and change lanes into his lane. I get to about 105 Street and now a very good distance infront of this guy, the light turns to Yellow. I figure I have 2 options, I can boost it through the intersection and not worry if the guy in the truck is paying attention to the road or not, or I can slow down and stop. I chose to slow down and stop as I took the safe bet this guy is paying attention to the road. So While I am waiting at the lights, I keep watching this clown behind me, he is getting closer, and closer and he is not stopping. I take my foot off the brake and put it into first with the gas ready to go, and the clutch in, in the event we do connect, I can then use his momentum to help accelerate my car and soften the blow. Finally when he is about 10 feet behind me he realized that I was at a complete stop and jams on his brakes. Realizing that he is not going to stop, he swerves into the right turning lane and just narrowly misses my right quarter pannel by millimeters. When he had finally stopped, his front bumper was resting where my fender ends behind the front wheel. I was not impressed at all. The guy then had the decency to just laugh and shrug his shoulders.
Fortunately it is all good and he does not need to explain to the dealer and his insurance company why he totaled a Supra that was stopped at a Red lights for quite some time.
Hopefully no one else crosses paths with this dough head.
Mike Nikolai
wow, harsh Mike - that was a close one! since the accident happened, I've been carefully checking my rearview every time I slow down or come to a stop, becuase of stuff like that, I've had a couple situations already where I've started rolling ahead a little because somebody decided they weren't going to stop until they were inches away from my bumper (or lack thereof :p )
I honestly think the city police need to start focusing less on petty stuff like exhaust size, and more on the jackasses who can't drive properly in traffic.. |
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| TrevorK |
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Originally posted by CanuckDave
wow, harsh Mike - that was a close one! since the accident happened, I've been carefully checking my rearview every time I slow down or come to a stop, becuase of stuff like that,
Remember - DO NOT do anything that would possibly cause an accident on your part (Such as prematurely running a 4 way stop or something).
The driver behind you is NOT liable if you do something to try and prevent a potential accident, you are. |
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| SilverNeonRacer |
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Originally posted by TrevorK
Remember - DO NOT do anything that would possibly cause an accident on your part (Such as prematurely running a 4 way stop or something).
The driver behind you is NOT liable if you do something to try and prevent a potential accident, you are.
Ya but if you can safely scoot into the cross walk, then ya maybe.. |
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| GOT BOOST |
Hey guys,
Thanks for the comments and concern. Yes it was an extremely close call. I think if my Supra were to have been hit, I would buy it back and maybe part it out or use it as a donor car for my new one. It gives me shivers just thinking about using my car as a donor car. It seems that there are some guys in the club that could use or want a few of my "go fast" goodies, or OEM parts. :lol:
It seems to me that over the past two weeks it is more apparant that people are not paying attention to what they are doing at all. It is as if most people driving their cars are zombies. :dunno:
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| CanuckDave |
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Originally posted by GOT BOOST
It seems to me that over the past two weeks it is more apparant that people are not paying attention to what they are doing at all. It is as if most people driving their cars are zombies. :dunno:
Mike Nikolai
couldn't possibly be more true, I was coming home from work just now, and narrowly avoided being rear ended due to sombodies lack of driving skill.. I was waiting on 109th street to make a left turn onto my street, somebody exits from an alley and pulls behind me, and tries to change lanes, almost hitting an RSX beside it, so they pulled back into my lane, I was watching all this happen in my rearview so I saw it coming and floored it, pulled ahead just in time to avoid the asshat behind me.
MESSAGE TO THE PEOPLE OF EDMONTON (ESPECIALLY YOU, THE PERSON DRIVING A COROLLA ON 109 STREET TODAY): PLEASE LEARN HOW TO DRIVE. THANK YOU |
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