Home  |  Forums  |  914 Info  |  Blogs
 
914World.com - The fastest growing online 914 community!
 
Porsche, and the Porsche crest are registered trademarks of Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG. This site is not affiliated with Porsche in any way.
Its only purpose is to provide an online forum for car enthusiasts. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners.
 

Welcome Guest ( Log In | Register )

> Just Another Trip To Home Depot,, Until: Screeeech, Bang; shortened 914
Spoke
post Jan 5 2006, 08:20 AM
Post #1


Jerry
*****

Group: Members
Posts: 6,986
Joined: 29-October 04
From: Allentown, PA
Member No.: 3,031
Region Association: None



On the way to Home Depot last night, 1/2 mile from my house,
waiting to turn left on Rt309 outside of Allentown,
I heard a loud screech behind me, looked in the rear view mirror
in time to see headlights disappear behind my car - then BANG.

The 1990 Mazda faired much better than the 914.

From what I can see without looking underneath the car
or opening the trunk (which won't open):

Trunk lid folded
Rear bumper crumpled
Pass Taillight gone
Rear Valence creased
Fender pushed into rear tire, car moves under its own power but not far
Engine seems to have a miss now
One cylinder is very loud (header or head damaged?)
Pass and Driver door gaps now different
- Pass door gap almost nothing at the top, seems larger at the bottom
- Driver door gap even top to bottom but seems larger now
User is offlineProfile CardPM
Go to the top of the page
+Quote Post
 
Reply to this topicStart new topic
Replies
dmenche914
post Jan 6 2006, 04:14 PM
Post #2


Senior Member
***

Group: Members
Posts: 1,212
Joined: 27-February 03
From: California
Member No.: 366



Plenty of adjusters are pukes, some others may not be. i have not suggested anything illegal. I have had adjusters the day before a court hearing offer to settle on my terms, then they tell me to cancel the court date, and wait for the check and release form in a few weeks! Right, and loose all my rights????(canceling court would have meant no more recourse without something in writting from them) I insisted that I pick up the check before I canceled court. That really ticked them off, but they did it, that evening. Uhm, agents trying to take folks as fools. and they insisted that i should "trust them" after months of getting no where and then the last day ask me to back off on the court and trust them to come thru with nothing in writing.

Agents have told me that when i told them I would take the insured driver to court, they said "No you sue us, not the at fault driver" i had to explain the law to the adjuster, he was dead wrong, and given his line of work should know better, no excuse, he was hoping I would file the lawsuit aginst the wrong party, and find out the mistake too late to change it after the statue of limitations expired, Ah yes that is another nice adjuster "trick"

There is nothing boardereline criminal it what i suggested. Maybe you can be more specific. The car is his until it is transfered, he can pull his radio out as acsessories from my experience are allowed to be removed, however if he does remove then, he will get less money for the car. If he leaves them in he will get more money for the car, and the difference maybe less than the increase in price of buying back the hulk with the radio still in it. i told him to not make it appear the parts are worth a lot to him, i did not ask him to lie, just not give the agent something that can be used aginst him. (which seems ok to you Mr adjuster, as your comments about my boarderline criminal suggestions should be deleted by me, but then you tell me you have a copy anyway. As i said, don't give the insuarance company anything it can use agianst you, cause they will. You Mr adjuster really seem to fit the shoes of the type of adjuster I have warned the accident victum about.

Now I could go on about some illegal things that insurance agents tried on me, but since some of the adjusters post here, I will spare them that disgrace. some agents may be fine and ethical, others are not.


The bottom line it that it is the crash victum verses the company. You want full compensation, and the insurance wants mininal payment made. Things get dicy which classic cars,a nd determining value.

I had agents argue that my 40 year old classic was not worth anything (original owner family) more than $1500. i held out and got about $4000 for it. I have had adjusters insist that i use their low priced repair shops (and it was the others guys insurance doing this) they have told me they wont pay for color matching and all sorts of crap.

maybe you are a good adjuster, but my experinece tells me they are few and far between. i am giving a 914'er advice on protecting his rights so he does not get screwed by bad adjusters, if he has a good one (for him that is, not the company) then he need not worry, but as i said experience is that they are few and far between.


i suggested if he does hurt to see a doctor, again solid advice, there could be a bad injury that will be worse if not treated. and difficult to be compensated for if it goes untreated.

So what does Mr. ethical agent have for advice for a 914'er that got crashed? You want him to accept the first offer? (I have found first offer near always is low ball amount)Would you advise him to not seek a doctor if he is in pain? if so state so, then we will all know what side you are on.


Please correct me if i am wrong, which law is "boarder law criminal "that I am boarderline breaking?

By the way i never suggested you are a "trained thief" so stop trying to place your thoughts in my words.

i wish the owner of the car the best, and hope he gets full compensation.

Maybe you are coming form the point that you have had fraud aginst you,t hat does happen, folks do set up accidents as a scam, i don't think that is the case here. I doubt he made plans with the mazda to stage the crash.

When my 914 was wrecked, I thought I would tough it out the first day, wrong, hurt like hell the next, and did so for a year, until surgury repaired the damage. My 914 looked very much like his after the crash, i figure he might be hurt, and if he is to get it checked out, would you advise aginst that Mr ethical adjuster?


To be fair i did have one non-injury accident where the company paid me a fair amount for the damage without argument at all, I was shocked! It was one of them Farmers companies, state farm , or farmers or someone like that.

AAA has been the worst, and in fact has had plenty of complaints to the State against them for failure to act 'ethically' cause they refuse to pay and drag it out.
User is offlineProfile CardPM
Go to the top of the page
+Quote Post

Posts in this topic
Spoke   Just Another Trip To Home Depot,   Jan 5 2006, 08:20 AM
Spoke   A scene that I hoped I would never see.   Jan 5 2006, 08:22 AM
Spoke   Her insurance Co is the same as mine. What type o...   Jan 5 2006, 08:24 AM
Vacca Rabite   That really sucks. http:/...   Jan 5 2006, 08:24 AM
Bruce Allert   Ah Man... Sorry for the loss http:...   Jan 5 2006, 08:26 AM
Spoke   Damn, I just finished the backend, stripped trunk ...   Jan 5 2006, 08:26 AM
bd1308   i've seen miracles happen with these cars with...   Jan 5 2006, 08:27 AM
Spoke   Although not obvious in this pic, the driver side ...   Jan 5 2006, 08:28 AM
Spoke   On the passenger side, the door and rear quarter c...   Jan 5 2006, 08:33 AM
ArtechnikA     Jan 5 2006, 08:33 AM
Spoke   The trunk lid is pushed up over the engine hood so...   Jan 5 2006, 08:37 AM
Bleyseng   unless you have a Stated Value policy........... <...   Jan 5 2006, 08:37 AM
DonTraver   The real question, Do you want it fixed or want th...   Jan 5 2006, 09:24 AM
Travis Neff   I had the same type of hit on my first 914, back i...   Jan 5 2006, 09:34 AM
Racer Chris   http://www.914world.com/b...   Jan 5 2006, 09:36 AM
Root_Werks   http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/e...   Jan 5 2006, 09:39 AM
r_towle   just did the registry and paid my taxes on a 914 ...   Jan 5 2006, 09:40 AM
Thorshammer   Agreed with above, Gather ALL receipts for parts ...   Jan 5 2006, 09:42 AM
r_towle   bummer, I have a complete set of rear tin if you w...   Jan 5 2006, 09:54 AM
Racer Chris   http://ww...   Jan 5 2006, 11:00 AM
joeav8tor   sorry about the damage to your 914, it looked nice...   Jan 5 2006, 07:15 PM
dmenche914   settle for nothing less than maybe $5000 for ...   Jan 5 2006, 09:28 PM
Roger D.   That is a real bummer for sure. And your neck is ...   Jan 5 2006, 09:57 PM
Roger D.   And dont forget...the value of your car AFTER it i...   Jan 5 2006, 10:00 PM
Dead Air     Jan 5 2006, 10:57 PM
boxstr   Hey I was just giving shit to Bruce Allert. I pers...   Jan 5 2006, 11:02 PM
root   After installing a new rotary in this one for my f...   Jan 5 2006, 11:08 PM
smooth_eddy     Jan 5 2006, 11:18 PM
Dead Air   OK.. http://www.914world.com/b...   Jan 5 2006, 11:22 PM
dmenche914   Do NOT ask the adjuster if you can remove parts...   Jan 5 2006, 11:22 PM
dmenche914   A mazda aint a rats nest, it more of a rat or hamp...   Jan 5 2006, 11:24 PM
Dead Air   http://www.914world.com/bbs2/h...   Jan 6 2006, 07:36 AM
Kerrys914   http://www.914world.com/bbs2/...   Jan 6 2006, 07:37 AM
pfierb   Just got the Feb.issue of Keith Martins Sports Car...   Jan 6 2006, 08:06 AM
bd1308   http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/e...   Jan 6 2006, 08:42 AM
jgullock   http://www.914world.com/bbs2...   Jan 6 2006, 09:28 AM
Kerrys914   http://www.914world.com/bbs2/ht...   Jan 6 2006, 09:35 AM
Spoke   Guys, Thanks for all of the encouraging words and...   Jan 6 2006, 09:46 AM
Howard   Spoke, in hopes of getting some support with value...   Jan 6 2006, 11:02 AM
pfierb     Jan 6 2006, 12:41 PM
dmenche914     Jan 6 2006, 04:52 PM
dmenche914   you bet I am angry when I try to give good advice ...   Jan 6 2006, 05:05 PM
Dead Air   <...   Jan 6 2006, 06:35 PM
TimT  
  Jan 6 2006, 07:15 PM
dmenche914   Well Mr. Adjuster, I think your lack of back up to...   Jan 6 2006, 09:09 PM
sgomes   http://www.914world.com/bbs...   Jan 6 2006, 09:29 PM
TimT  
  Jan 6 2006, 09:33 PM
Howard     Jan 6 2006, 09:46 PM
Spoke   I noticed a chip in the paint on the sail panel. I...   Jan 6 2006, 09:55 PM
seanery   dmenche914, lighten up. You make this place misera...   Jan 6 2006, 09:57 PM
seanery     Jan 6 2006, 09:57 PM
dmenche914   Don't know about a christmas thread, Muellers ...   Jan 6 2006, 10:00 PM
Spoke   I still can't believe my 914 is wrecked and un...   Jan 6 2006, 10:04 PM
seanery   Spoke, I'm sorry about what happened to your c...   Jan 6 2006, 10:16 PM
chilli   <...   Jan 6 2006, 11:45 PM
Spoke     Jan 7 2006, 07:30 AM
marcus p   <!-- QuoteBegin seanery+Jan 6 2006, 11:16...   Dec 4 2013, 12:45 PM
wilchek   spoke I might have my copy of excellence for you i...   Jan 7 2006, 09:17 AM
bd1308   CA tubs are anywhere from free to like 1500. Ther...   Jan 7 2006, 09:25 AM
Mr.C     Jan 7 2006, 09:38 AM
jet1     Jan 7 2006, 10:38 AM
dmenche914   Ouch, them photos look bad. I agree with some of ...   Jan 7 2006, 01:25 PM
spiritedTreiber   I just went through all this back in Oct-Nov. My ...   Jan 7 2006, 07:54 PM
dmenche914   Add up everthing, and if they don't meet your ...   Jan 7 2006, 09:40 PM
Howard   914 Another Comp. Sounds like your car...   Jan 7 2006, 10:53 PM
cgnj   Hi, My 2 cents from personal experience. It doesn...   Jan 8 2006, 02:04 AM
dmenche914   although from the photos you are clearly rear ende...   Jan 8 2006, 11:42 AM
Spoke   I met with the insurance adjuster on Tuesday. He...   Jan 12 2006, 09:57 AM
Kerrys914   So sounds like you are looking at $8000 cash ...   Jan 12 2006, 10:07 AM
JerryP   Great news....I'd take the money and run....ma...   Jan 12 2006, 10:08 AM
seanery   Good thing you didn't trust those stealin...   Jan 12 2006, 10:16 AM
itsa914   If you have room I would buy it back and part it o...   Jan 12 2006, 10:22 AM
Howard   Glad it all worked out. Lucky you didn't get ...   Jan 12 2006, 10:25 AM
Bruce Allert   Now THAT'S a happy ending ...   Jan 12 2006, 10:26 AM
dmenche914   You still need money for lost time, search for a n...   Jan 12 2006, 10:39 AM
dkos   Spoke, Glad to hear all worked out with the insur...   Jan 13 2006, 02:47 PM
Tom Perso     Jan 13 2006, 07:34 PM
Kerrys914   There is a guy in MD selling two Complete 914...   Jan 13 2006, 07:42 PM
Spoke   Kerry, Do you have a link for those cars? I see t...   Jan 13 2006, 07:51 PM
rick 918-S     Jan 14 2006, 12:19 AM
seanery   that's a great idea! Get a real six compli...   Jan 14 2006, 09:54 AM
tdgray   Has to be one of the oldest resurrects ever ... 7 ...   Dec 4 2013, 01:25 PM
2 Pages V  1 2 >


Reply to this topicStart new topic
1 User(s) are reading this topic (1 Guests and 0 Anonymous Users)
0 Members:

 

- Lo-Fi Version Time is now: 31st May 2024 - 05:59 PM