#&$%&#$%ing car got hit by an 18wheeler
 

On route 80 today in NJ in traffic, I was standing still in the right lane, I got clipped by an 18 wheeler who misjudged. The M#*&^$*f&#$&%er said he didn't do it even though I picked up my bumperette from the accident site right next to his truck. He wanted to leave.

This idoit refused to give me his info. Luckly I blocked him leaving and got a cop car to the site from an accident about 200 feet away(that's why the traffic). I tracked down the trucking company and reported it to their propery damage department, and now I have to wait for the accident report. The cop said if was fairly obvious he clipped me.

Damage total about $1000 bucks if they don't find anything undeneath.

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Sorry to hear.....Good luck.

he wanted to leave... that's just not right. :mad:

Yep, angers me whenever people don't own up to their own actions!:mad:

Yep, so now I really want to have it put on his record. He's from Iowa, does anyone know how to do that....

Man, that sucks! I would count myself blessed that was all that the truck did. I once watched a 80K pound semi full of tomatoes miss me by 15 feet as he rolled it over off a offramp. Scared the living #)%(* out of me. Good luck ...

You're lucky. The bumper cover can be repaired and if the bumperette structure is shock absorbed, you may just need a new bumperette cover.

The truck must have bumped to you lightly. Let's hope thing else is damaged. Check your suspension, exhaust and engine for any damage too. The insurance co should take care of you and deal w the trucking company.

Sorry about the bumperette. Glad it wasn't any worse. The title of the thread scared me.

Lucky it was only the bumper...nothing more...put on the euro bumber w. no bumperettes much cleaner...

Yep, he didn't even touch the rubber part of the bumperette structure. If I would have had the old style rubber ones, I would have had a lot of damage. As it stands it looks like the bumper cover just needs to be re-finished and the bumperette cover needs to be replaced. There is a plastic retaining ring behind the bumperettes that may need replacing but for now they don't think so.

i smell an aftermarket bumper coming :) turn this bad experience into an excuse for more modding.

Nope, no aftermarket bumper. I just need a bumperette cover and a respray of the whole thing. What sucks is I have to lay out the cash to get this fixed until the traffic report from the Police is ready in 2 weeks.

that sucks but glad to hear you weren't hurt!!

on the bright side - it might not be so tough to repairbest of luck

Hope your car will be OK.

wtf?!?! the guy didn't even accept the responsibility and even worse, wanted to leave?? wtf is wrong with that guy?? crazy ass people!!!

on the other hand, good luck on your situation dude! hope everything works out for the best!

ditto, the nightmare begins. Make sure and take it to a authorized Porsche body shop. I had something extremely similiar happen to me in June. Damage was close to $3k. Instead of a factory bumper you can install an aftermarket one for the same cost as the OEM

sorry, corey. just do a full bumperette delete :D

he doesn't want to own up cause he's prob borderline in losing his lic or insurance to drive.

I just hope my insurance doesn't go up because of him. I'm going to go though his trucking company's insurance. My agent said it shouldn't since Allstate is not paying anything out to anyone and the accident report will say he's at fault. My agent did say they want a copy of the accident report on file for their and my protection in case the guy decides to file a claim for something stupid.

Ironically if he would have admitted fault and been a bit nicer, I may have not called the police and might have just paid for it my self and chalked it up to a bad day gambeling in atlantic city just to avoid the hassle.

Ouch! Sorry to hear about your accident Corey. At least no one got hurt and it's fairly minor.

**** that sucks man:( Really ****ty of the driver to try and run off...

i've been rear ended twice (not too bad) in the past year and Allstate did not touch my rates. I've only been with them for the last 3 yrs but they have been wonderful so far :D

sorry to hear about the bumper :(

An old lady in a jag backed into my one month old TT at the country club and made a volleyball sized dent in the front bumper corner. Bent bracket inside. Costly job.

I saw her backing up but I was boxed in at the time. I blarred the horn like crazy but she could hear. After she stopped, she got out, looked at it, and asked "Did I do that?". I knodded. She said "Really? I didn't feel anything. Are you sure?". I knodded again and said "Go get your license and insurance, lady".

Luckily she had State Farm also. My insurance didn't go up.

Yikes Corey! I am so sorry!! But glad it was just your bumper and not more....

Yea, seriously... What a **** house rat!! :mad:


Sorry to hear the bad news. Good luck on getting what you deserve.

Corey that sucks, I had a similar instance last year when an 85 year old lady hit me when I was at a stop light. Her insurance paid for the entire respray and repair.

Just be glad the damage wasn't worse, you'll likely forget about soon after it's fixed.

you'll be fixed in no time, just make sure to bring it to the BEST body guy you can find. maybe you can even walk away with an aftermarket bumper??? good luck.

Corey,

Sorry for the misfortune on rt 80....so that was you invoking the rubber neckers....

Im glad it will work out for you and I would also pursue any action against that clown trying to drive away.


BTW..I think the bumperette delete would look sweet on your car.

if the insurance company is going to cut you a check for $1000, get a new aftermarket bumper. you'll just have to pay the difference. think of it as a $1000 off the bumper of your choice and install :)

I'm not even waiting for their check. I'm just getting it fixed and am going to have them reimburse me. The big problem is the truck company won't even talk to me until they get the accident report which in NJ takes a few weeks. I'm not going to deal with driving a damaged car around waiting for them.

So I'm going to get it fixed and go from there. I already have 2 estimates and the body shop took pictures and so did I.

What sucks is I was going to get my suspension installed next week, now it will have to wait till this is repaired. On the bright side I guess I'll have my brake calipers swapped out and the suspension done at the same time since I now have to wait.

BTW, I took the bumper cover off yesterday night to check for additional damage, the only thing questionable is a plastic locking ring, part 996.505.645.00, that may need to be changed that hold on the bumperette cover to the bumper cover

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You don't have to worry about that. The licensing systems are linked up in almost every state so it'll show up on his record regardless.

If the trucking company gives you any trouble about paying, just tell them you'll be happy to submit it to your own insurance company. They know your company will then subrogate the $$$ from them, which they don't want to happen, so they'll pay up.

As for your rates, no fault accidents do not raise them. I don't know why anybody would think it would... :confused:

Call the company yourself. When my car got hit, it was a company truck. They settled extremely fast, they want to make sure that you do not file a claim for medical issues.

It is in their benefit to settle fast and close the case. Call the company directly and explain what happend. Speak to one of the owners, its their insurance rates that will increase, so they will want to make sure that it is as low as possible and if it becomes a medical issue, then the sky is the limit and they know that!

A fender bender is not a big deal to them.

My problem is the truck driver won't even admit he hit me. What like parts of my car just fall off in the middle of the street and scratches through the paint just appear like magic.

I already called the truck company and they will not admit or do anything till they get the accident report(2+ weeks in NJ).

Wish me luck,
Corey

Just turn it over to your insurance company to have them take care of it. You'll have to pay deductible up front but should get it back once accident report claims you are not at fault. Does NJ have no fault? If so, you may be responsible for your deductible no matter what.

You can wait it out or just fix and move on. The trucking company is full of BS and a PITA to deal with.

The damage is less than my deductable $1000. It's about $850 bucks if I go with the shop I like. So not worth going to my insurance.

I just sent the estimates and pics of the damage to the truck company. I will keep everyone posted...

That's good, $850 isn't bad at all. Just wait until the fault is assigned and you can get the truck company to pay or else call their insurance company.

Exact same thing happened to my wife in her Boxster. Sitting still in traffic in Atlanta, truck did not see her and changed lanes into the left rear. Considerable more damage than your scratch. Fender, rear valence, and 18" wheel = $5600. All fixed, excellent repair job, and no hassles. Their insurance company was great to work with.

PM me the truck company name, I'm curious

I can't believe you had damage, and it amounts to only $850. My wife tapped a beat up pickup truck in a parking lot, and there were 2 small dents....the lowest estimate from a body shop was $1300. Anytime paint is involved, it's rediculous. Just to shoot a bumper they want $500!!!