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Old 05-09-2014, 12:33 PM
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Check out my poor car!

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A guy hit me going 50 mph in Vernon Hills.
He was cited for driving without headlights but I was still considered 60% at fault by insurance.

It was 11:35pm on a Friday night with no street lights at the intersection.

Believe it or not the engine still runs!

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Looks like u hit / side swipe and passenger side rear?
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I would think driving without headlights would put one at 100 % fault unless you did something boneheaded.
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ouch man that sucks you ok?

remember meeting me on that cruise day to the track last year? your car was so nice lol
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No injuries involved for both parties.
I was cited with failure to yield. IMO it's hard to yield to an essentially invisible car.
I will be planning on parting it out soon. I'll post in marketplace once I'm ready.

He swerved which is why I didn't hit his front right.

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Old 05-09-2014, 03:11 PM
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damn... thats very unfortunate. your car looked really nice! Can't believe it was a write off, such a shame... Are the rims still good? id be interested in those and the intake.
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I'd take that ish to court and argue that. Shouldn't be your fault at all.
Old 05-09-2014, 03:30 PM
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I'd be fighting that in court.
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Originally Posted by EvilBananaWind
No injuries involved for both parties.
I was cited with failure to yield. IMO it's hard to yield to an essentially invisible car.
I will be planning on parting it out soon. I'll post in marketplace once I'm ready.

He swerved which is why I didn't hit his front right.
How can you be cited for failure to yield if no police officer was present at the time of the accident? Doesn't anyone believe in fighting this BS anymore?
Old 05-09-2014, 04:18 PM
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OP you need to fight this and the insurance claim your 60% at fault. Also fight the failure to yield ticket, the bonehead driving without lights makes it not possible to yield to them
Old 05-09-2014, 04:42 PM
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sorry to hear about your car and glad you're ok.....
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Parting out? Dibs on the...jk

Glad to hear you're ok
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yeah, getting hit by somebody at 50 i wouldn't say is your fault.
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That's what insurance companies do
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You've already given a statement to the insurance haven't you? I am an adjuster. I can help with these things.
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This should be cut and dry with him cited for no headlights.... have you accepted the settlement? If not PM me and tell me everything. Everything.
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Oh the car is fine. it just needs, ALOT of bumper work ish. but I call the brembos! and engine. and trans. lul

Maybe i'll just buy the whole front end. What would need to be done to fit it?
Wait, are those OEM continentals?? Low mile cobalt incoming!
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That's some ****. Glad you're ok. I'd definitely see if there's a way to fight it.
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Car doesnt look to bad for 50 mph collision. It seems fixable
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That's what I was thinking, mine had a front collision that bent the frame a little and it was fixed for about 7k.

They did have to replace a bit of the frame but it turned out really good.

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Originally Posted by Sl0wbaltSS
Oh the car is fine. it just needs, ALOT of bumper work ish. but I call the brembos! and engine. and trans. lul

Maybe i'll just buy the whole front end. What would need to be done to fit it?
Wait, are those OEM continentals?? Low mile cobalt incoming!
You dont even know what your talking about. Look at the frame rail on the passenger side, its bent sideways real good, look at how the core support bent/twisted. It needs hours and hours on a frame machine , and a good body guy to get all the body lines to line up correctly again . A lot more then just '' bumper work''
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I had several body shops quote the car and all said it was 8k or more to fix...
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