I know, I saw some this a.m on Sepulveda and Rosecrans in Manhattan Beach this am. This guy cut this lady off and got in front of her, she layed on that horn for a good min+, the guy must have gotten scared and turned onto Rosecrans East instead staying on Sepulveda North!:eekdance:

Damm that sucks. People drive like some ******** when im on the road w my z. I dunno what it is but it happens every time im out cruising w my wife. Becareful and get used to it bc it will keep happening. This **** never happens when im in my camry.


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im sorry that happened man. i have the same car/city as you. i recently almost got pushed into a wall with out a shoulder with someone going into my lane. for about 2 days i always passed people in the left lane with extra speed because of my almost wreck.

i'll tell you one thing if everyone drove as fast an well as i do there would be a lot less wrecks and people would get to where they are going a bit faster haha.

good luck on the repairs. do whatever it takes to make sure that everything is fixed like it is supposed to, even if you have to take someone with you to the shop when it is done to check it out.

A buddy of mine works for a major insurance company and he said there has been an increase in the number of claims involving drivers blaming another driver for their accident. It hard to disprove, but insurance companies are skeptical behind many of these claims when no information of the other party (vehicle) is provided. Many times the insurance company tries to claim under collision vice uninsured motorist which leads to higher insurance rates. The consensus amoung insurance claims adjusters is that the person involved in the single person (car) accident is the one at fault and tries to make it out that they were the victim due to their own neglect, i.e., distractions such as texting, talking on the phone, etc.

Best of luck on your dealings with the insurance company.

Hang in there, it will be back on the road soon.

Yeah, it will. In the shop today so I'll find out what the damage was :'(

I guess I don't really care if it affects the resale of the car as I plan on having it until it dies or I need to sell it (hoping for the former than the latter).

It's easy to say after the fact but rarely is anything gained by swerving from what you see coming into what you don't see. That's the instinct, though.

My last experience, fortunately with my beater, was swerving from a nicer car who didn't look before an impatient lane change to someone else's hooptie in my blind spot. In retrospect I should have turned in to that bimmer. :mad: Who also sped off without so much as a courtesy middle finger.

Let us know what happened with the z when you know too. maybe some people here on the forums have some parts for sale and maybe can give you a good deal since this whole scenario happened to you phantom.

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And people hate on Varrstoen braking...smh.

Ugh, I know it has barely been 1-2 days but I feel like they are taking forever to get the estimate! I have a half a mind to just go down there and make sure it is okay.

The one thing I learned about traffic liability.. ALWAYS let them hit you!
If you attempt to avoid the incident and they take off, then it is all on you. If they hit you, then it is on them.

Quick update, they will be replacing bits and pieces of the front-driver's side suspension. I don't have the specifics yet.

New front wheel will be ordered, rear wheel repaired.
Front bumper will be touched up to factory spec since it was only minor scrapes.

They are awaiting the air-bag people to verify that the facility has all the components and doesn't need to order anything. Hopefully by Friday next week I will have my Z back!

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DAMN dude! sorry to hear about your story... I hope when you get your car back looks and run like new :tup:

Sorry to hear about this, and good luck on the repairs. Once you get things repaired you should hop down to the Texas forums and see about joining the occassional hang out we do. Normally it's just been Chuy's on Sunday or something, but still fun.

Are you going to Nismo Fiesta by chance?

I had no idea about Nismo Fiesta! I'll probably come by! I hope to have the car back by then :(

I agree, never happens when i'm in my Acura.:iagree:

The damage didn't look this bad! I'm glad I have insurance...

After Labor and taxes, it was $8500! Yikes! I had to eat the deductible but I guess I got two new tires out of it...now to replace the other sides *smh* that will be another $500...unless I can find someone on the forum offloading a set near me.

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So sorry to see that...

I would throw a fit that they only replaced two of the tires, driver and passenger on one side. I'd let them know that you need all four replaced so you have a matching set.

The shop should have known this. :/

I know, I've already complained. I do hope they replace the other two.

I would worry about more whether your insurance company considered this to be your fault since it was a non-contact accident. It would help if you have some witnesses. Being a sport car, your insurance premium will go up a lot if you are at fault.

Just a thought.

Don't understand why the insurance company should replace the other two tires. You expect the insurance company to replace the other air bags that didn't go off?

Hey, why not ask the insurance company to give you a raise while you're at it. :icon17:

Dude I just got a new Galaxy S6 Edge. Not even 1 week and I dropped it and it got chipped. My heart god... I cant even imagine the pain if I was in your situation and this happened to my car. Hope all goes well with your insurance. I had some good suggestions about insurance because someone on here works with those claims however for me, it was too late and I ended up having to pay deductible. Again, best luck. to you.

I'm just worried about wearing the tires unevenly for starters and the safety concerns of running a different set. Obviously if there are no safety concerns, then I would not expect them to replace it.



As far as the concern of it being my fault, I have a police report written but unfortunately no witnesses. There was a construction site near by that I went to ask if anyone saw the other guy's truck/license plate but they said no one even knew what happened since they were all working.

You argument makes absolutely zero sense :shakes head:

He got into an accident that damaged tires on one side. Since new tires are needed on that side, that makes the old tires on the other side of the car unsafe to continue to use. This is a direct result of the accident. Absofuckinlutely the insurance company should cover four new tires. Only a $hitty insurance company would argue otherwise.

but u only had the car one week? tires are like new? :confused: then u probably wont be able to tell the difference getting new tires on one side. it's not like tires wear evenly on 4 corners.

cars driven in the US have slightly more left tire wear vs right... cause you do more right turns. cars driven in japan are exact opposite.

I just assumed his Z wasn't brand new since it is a 2013.

But if they are tires with one week of driving, then I agree there's no need to replace the undamaged ones.

or england or australia :ugh2:

Just to clarify, the tires on the Z were not new, about 3/32" tread life remaining on the rears and 6/32" on the fronts.

oh, didnt catch the part it wasnt a new car.

aussy's (aussie's?) drive upside down. they dont count. :ugh:

oh yah, definitely need new tires then to match... i'd lol if they gave u used tires. :rofl2:

Hey remember my exhaust picture? They flipped the car upside down to install it and then it turned into a lambo!

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I'm seeing if they can reallocate the funds from the insurance to swap the tires for some Continental Extreme Contact DW's. That way I have a less noisy tire, get a full set of new tires and pay a marginal amount instead of the whole Deductible(~$500) + 2 new Bridgestone's ($700+ bucks)

They might consider this to be your fault without any evidence. I assume you didn't get the plate number?

The cars tires wear out faster on the left side here due to the weight of the driver. Also, bearing in mind some performance focused vehicles are naturally ever so slightly lower on the passanger side. Now, if the car was designed and made for the RHD market then the left side will be even lower once driver weight is accounted for.

One example, the e36 BMW M3 right side sat slightly lower than the left.

That's what uninsured motorist coverage is for. It doesn't affect your rates. Also, he is only having to pay a $250 deductible under the uninsured motorist coverage instead of his normal $1000 deductible.

Unfortunately, no. I did get a description of the vehicle, though and the direction it was headed when I made the police report. We'll see what happens. Really no way any one can "run into a curb" on a straight away.

I did ask about the uninsured motorist claim but they are stating because there was no physical contact, they cannot claim it that way, however, it is still being filed as a no-fault claim.

You might be surprised :ugh:

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