DAMN drunk drivers

[fire27]

Well monday morning my car was hit by a drunk driver.





after he hit my car he hit my neighbors house. found out he just had a DUI last month as well. took me a couple days just to be able to take a picture of it.

[absolutegtr]

Did he have insurance?

[fire27]

fortunately yes he did.

[JMRQuattro]

i hate people. Stupid people out there man. That sucks about your car, i would have thought he would have learned from his DUI not to drive drunk anytime soon again, or better yet... not do it again at all! But apparently his need to get drunk surpasses his better judgement.

[04QuattroTurbo]

I'm the greatest advocate against DUI, DWI- you're lucky 1. your car wasn't damaged too badly. 2. you are not hurt. I lost an 2006 Infiniti M35 thanks to one of these bozos.

[fire27]

i just wonder if i can talk the garage into charging his insurance co for a USP rear.

[04QuattroTurbo]

^ I would at least try.

[AudiA4Turbo22]

Milk Him For All He's Worth, I Have No Pitty For Drunk Drivers. Take It To A Body Shop Tell Him U'll Give Him Extra If He Writes U A Sweet Bill, And Take All U Can From That Moron.

[04QuattroTurbo]

How much insurance did he have? You're in Pa, so it may be different, but in California minimum liability is $15K/30K. $15K per incident with a maximum of $30K. So if he hit the garage of a house, it may take a chunk off of his coverage. You're lucky he has insurance, I was hit by an illegal, driving not only drunk w/o insurance, but also w/o a license. Took his truck and plowed right through the B pillar. Luckily, my car was there or he'd had been in my garage and totalled my wife's van...that would mean the end of his life then if my wife woke up to that crap! LOL

[koolade9]

It appears the drunk driver damaged the rear of your molded wide-body kit... and that pearl is really tough to match, requiring a full re-spray of the car... and is that dented BBS LM I see in that photo? Others may be bent as well from the impact...

What a shame, he was too drunk to see any of this...

I don't advise milking insurance companies...I do advise milking bad drivers so they're forced to ride bicycles...

[diagnosticator]

i hate people. Stupid people out there man. That sucks about your car, i would have thought he would have learned from his DUI not to drive drunk anytime soon again, or better yet... not do it again at all! But apparently his need to get drunk surpasses his better judgement.

The fiist effect after a drink of alcohol, is compromised judgement, even before any other effects are appearent.

[04QuattroTurbo]

It appears the drunk driver damaged the rear of your molded wide-body kit... and that pearl is really tough to match, requiring a full re-spray of the car... and is that dented BBS LM I see in that photo? Others may be bent as well from the impact...

What a shame, he was too drunk to see any of this...

I don't advise milking insurance companies...I do advise milking bad drivers so they're forced to ride bicycles...

I think I see an exhaust system as well...wait that would mean it also damaged his BAT when the exhaust was hit...

[FromS60toB61.8t]

i just wonder if i can talk the garage into charging his insurance co for a USP rear.

go for S4 rear instead or USP

[fire27]

well there are more factors than just how much liability he has in pa. because if he doesnt have enough we can go after his property to settle up.

[JMRQuattro]

The fiist effect after a drink of alcohol, is compromised judgement, even before any other effects are appearent.

duh lol. I meant before he even started drinking. He must have poor judgement because his DUI should have showed the sober him, wow maybe i shouldn't drink so much. But he's obviously an alcoholic so his need to drink outweighed his better judgement. That's what i meant. Obviously every time he drinks he gets shit faced seeing as how he got a DUI, and now hits a parked car and a house.

[AudiA4Turbo22]

It appears the drunk driver damaged the rear of your molded wide-body kit... and that pearl is really tough to match, requiring a full re-spray of the car... and is that dented BBS LM I see in that photo? Others may be bent as well from the impact...

What a shame, he was too drunk to see any of this...

I don't advise milking insurance companies...I do advise milking bad drivers so they're forced to ride bicycles...

deffinately is that some Chameleon white i see there that costs $800 a pint??

[aaronz]

How much insurance did he have? You're in Pa, so it may be different, but in California minimum liability is $15K/30K. $15K per incident with a maximum of $30K. So if he hit the garage of a house, it may take a chunk off of his coverage. You're lucky he has insurance, I was hit by an illegal, driving not only drunk w/o insurance, but also w/o a license. Took his truck and plowed right through the B pillar. Luckily, my car was there or he'd had been in my garage and totalled my wife's van...that would mean the end of his life then if my wife woke up to that crap! LOL

Actually you are wrong,

XXX/YYY/ZZZ

The X = Per Person Medical Coverage
The Y = Agg total Medical Coverage
THe Z = Property Damage Coverage


There for The Z would be the coverage in this case not the X & Y like stated above.

This is also the reason why people have no clue what they buy when the get insurance and why they bitch a moan when something is not covered because they didn't find it necessary to:

A: Read the Policy

B: Understand the policy, or ask questions until you know what your buying

C: Reviewing the policy


Good luck milking the company for any money, you would be lucky to get the minimum. If he just got a DWI a few months back 9 out of 10 he is now with the worst type of insurance company and they won't pay jack. Good luck but you’re going upstream with a 600lb fatty in your boat and no paddle.

[fire27]

the house was just a bit of siding ripped off and the spouting in one place. he sideswiped the house before heading to his place on his rim (he popped his tire when he hit my car)

[04QuattroTurbo]

well there are more factors than just how much liability he has in pa. because if he doesnt have enough we can go after his property to settle up.

Unless he's a turnip...

[fire27]

Good luck milking the company for any money, you would be lucky to get the minimum. If he just got a DWI a few months back 9 out of 10 he is now with the worst type of insurance company and they won't pay jack. Good luck but you’re going upstream with a 600lb fatty in your boat and no paddle.

well he has nationwide i hope its on my side

[04QuattroTurbo]

Actually you are wrong,

XXX/YYY/ZZZ

The X = Per Person Medical Coverage
The Y = Agg total Medical Coverage
THe Z = Property Damage Coverage


There for The Z would be the coverage in this case not the X & Y like stated above.

This is also the reason why people have no clue what they buy when the get insurance and why they bitch a moan when something is not covered because they didn't find it necessary to:

A: Read the Policy

B: Understand the policy, or ask questions until you know what your buying

C: Reviewing the policy


Good luck milking the company for any money, you would be lucky to get the minimum. If he just got a DWI a few months back 9 out of 10 he is now with the worst type of insurance company and they won't pay jack. Good luck but you’re going upstream with a 600lb fatty in your boat and no paddle.

Sorry, I guess I got a bit too general. But for the record, I do understand my own policy...LOL I don't have the state minimum, because I am not a turnip...yes, you're right, Bodily injury/Property Damage.

[04QuattroTurbo]

well he has nationwide i hope its on my side

They weren't there for the Katrina victims! LOL

[fire27]

ouch thats a bad joke

[04QuattroTurbo]

ouch thats a bad joke

Oops, sorry...seriously good luck. I think most reputable shops now a days try to stay on the up and up. I had a drunk driver rear end me on a Toyota Tacoma (I guess you are getting the picture why I hate drunks that drive )
and even with the arrest, this was his third offense, Airforce Airman. Was insured...When I brought my car into the shop, the body shop did only what was necessary. My rear bumper which originally was thought to be tweaked, they later on "modify" the work order claiming the rear bumper was fine. I had a set of Waag taillight covers which they replaced because he bent that when he clipped me with his Jeep, but nothing extra at all. I even had to fight the shop to replace the "TRD Offroad" Sticker!

[fire27]

in all honesty though i'm not sure if its my fender being so messed up but there is like 1" of clearance between the wheel and the fender wall now. it definitely isn't centered anymore. i'm actually scared of looking at the underside of my car

[A4TUNE]

man i wouldn't even have to be drinking to try to destroy those stock wheels jesus those things are ugly.

[fire27]

well if my student loans wernt so much i could have better but my loans come out to 600/mo...do the math

[JMRQuattro]

damn... you're making me sad lol. I'm not out of college yet. I'm gonna be seriously hurting with my student loans once i am though

[fire27]

you know it would have been smarter to take the 13k i bought the car with to put on my loans but i was tired of driving a 91 grand am and also this car lowered my car ins. so it was a decent trade off for me.

[JMRQuattro]

that's why i went with the a4 as well. Lowered my gas costs, ins., and at the same time gave me awd for snowboarding season and the always drenched washington roads. Totally don't regret it one bit. But the degree i'm going for is focused on cars anyway so i'm thinking i might just be a little bit of a fanatic haha. Industrial Engineering Vehicle Design here at Western Washington University. And i hope to go for my doctorate, so i'm not even close to being done. Just about to start my 2nd year

[n7plus1]

is that a pin stripe i spy?

[fire27]

i hate it 2

[mdzaudi]

Good luck milking the company for any money, you would be lucky to get the minimum. If he just got a DWI a few months back 9 out of 10 he is now with the worst type of insurance company and they won't pay jack. Good luck but you’re going upstream with a 600lb fatty in your boat and no paddle.

A lot of insurance companies will insure DUI/DWAI drivers with SR-22 so the company isn't necessary a bad one. IMO, at worst they will send out their estimator and he'll low ball you by locating all of your parts used if he can. So you'll at least get enough to fix it if you were to buy a used rear which is pretty stupid but you should just put the money they give you towards a USP rear or some aftermarket rear.

[fire27]

well just as a little update
1) i'm getting a new shitty rim
2) new rear fender
3) new lower bumper
+an alignment
and it should be done 1 week from tomorrow
the estimate was just under 2000 from the garage

[04TurboB6]

will u try to get your lower bumper painted too?

[fire27]

actually not sure. i'm thinking about rocking unpainted lowers. It sorta stands out a bit more

[maxspeed]

Sue the shit out of that alcy

[zeven13]

If you're planning on committing insurance fraud, it usually isn't a great idea to talk about it in a public forum. Just an FYI.

[fire27]

who said ins. fraud i was thinking of paying the difference on the usp rear or even rs4 but i decided not to and the place i took it to was linked directly with their ins.

[El_Chapusca]

While your at it, try to get your lowers sprayed also.