 dirtyjefferAnons on ignore.Premium
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London, ON | reply to AR
Re: Accident update: since you could not keep the petty... yea, it wouldn't have been nearly as bad if it was a car, because the bumpers would have hit each other...instead, he bumper hit my grill/hood, which causes a lot more damage inside...that's ok...makes me feel a little better that my "free accident" was a little more worth it...i would have been pissed off if i wasted it on a $1500 "fender bender".
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 ARPremium,ExMod 2001-04
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Toronto, ON | you're a positive person. I'd be pissed as hell for a couple of months if i had to shell out 4500 dineros. |
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dirtyjefferAnons on ignore.Premium
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London, ON | said by AR:you're a positive person. I'd be pissed as hell for a couple of months if i had to shell out 4500 dineros.
i didn't have to pay that, my insurance company did...i only had to pay the deductible, which is $500 (still sucks, but i haven't had an accident in 20 years, so i guess i was due)...no point in staying pissed about it, nothing i can do about it now.
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| said by dirtyjeffer:said by AR:you're a positive person. I'd be pissed as hell for a couple of months if i had to shell out 4500 dineros.
i didn't have to pay that, my insurance company did...i only had to pay the deductible, which is $500 (still sucks, but i haven't had an accident in 20 years, so i guess i was due)...no point in staying pissed about it, nothing i can do about it now. Don't worry DJ, they'll get that 4000 bucks back and then some in increased insurance claims.
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No, I didn't. Honest... I ran out of gas. I... I had a flat tire. I didn't have enough money for cab fare. My tux didn't come back from the cleaners. An old friend came in from out of town. Someone stole my car. There was an earthquake....... |
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dirtyjefferAnons on ignore.Premium
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London, ON | said by elwoodblues:Don't worry DJ, they'll get that 4000 bucks back and then some in increased insurance claims.
nope, my rates stay the same (as if it never happened).
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elwoodbluesElwood BluesPremium
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| said by dirtyjeffer:said by elwoodblues:Don't worry DJ, they'll get that 4000 bucks back and then some in increased insurance claims.
nope, my rates stay the same (as if it never happened). How do you figure?
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No, I didn't. Honest... I ran out of gas. I... I had a flat tire. I didn't have enough money for cab fare. My tux didn't come back from the cleaners. An old friend came in from out of town. Someone stole my car. There was an earthquake....... |
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Toronto, ON | 1st accident forgiveness. |
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dirtyjefferAnons on ignore.Premium
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London, ON | yes, my policy has accident forgiveness on it...of course, that doesn't help me if i have another one within the next 6 years, but i am hoping i am good for another 20+ years. |
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peterboroPremium
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Peterborough, ON | said by dirtyjeffer:yes, my policy has accident forgiveness on it...of course, that doesn't help me if i have another one within the next 6 years, but i am hoping i am good for another 20+ years. But you can't shop around as Autoplus will flag you for 6 years...so you are at the mercy of the underwriting and FSCO filings.
$4500.00...you see now how there is some advantage for me to pick up these cars dirt cheap that have been tapped...for example I could have get your car for 5 to 7k and dropped less than a 1k on it to fix and have a new car with a slight market depreciation for an accident history...which is moot if you keep it for a few years. |
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said by dirtyjeffer:said by Robrr:I hate to sound like a jackass but it's kinda ironic that it is the guy with the snow tires on that rear ended someone else after our whole last thread about all seasons vs. winter tires. yea, i figured as much...that said, i still strongly suggest winter tires...it is quite possible that had i simply had all season on, i wouldn't have been able to avoid hitting the hitch, which would have done significantly more damage to the car (possibly damaging the rad rending the car inoperable). Good point DJ. A reduced impact collision, if it's going to happen, is another advantage that snow tires provide.
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London, ON | reply to peterboro
said by peterboro:
But you can't shop around as Autoplus will flag you for 6 years...so you are at the mercy of the underwriting and FSCO filings.
i have been with my insurance company now for several years (maybe 10?) and have been quite pleased...i have shopped around a few times and no one else was even close for rates...my only concern before was how i was to be treated when the day finally came that i needed them, and they were very easy to deal with any things couldn't really have been any smoother.
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$4500.00...you see now how there is some advantage for me to pick up these cars dirt cheap that have been tapped...for example I could have get your car for 5 to 7k and dropped less than a 1k on it to fix and have a new car with a slight market depreciation for an accident history...which is moot if you keep it for a few years.
oh, i know...i never disagreed with your ability for a good deal, nor the "practicality" of your purchases...if you plan on keeping the car for 5-10 years (whatever the lifespan ends up being), it makes sense to get a car that has been in a minor accident, that no one wanted for 30 cents on the dollar...if i was as handy as you, i'd consider it myself...who knows...maybe i'll ask you to hook me up for a Pistol Pete's Pre-owned Special. 
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London, ON | reply to donoreo
here is some fun winter driving with snow tires that you don't see every day. 
»www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Dkys6csRws
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| Boy that car was most unhappy at points, even with the snows, there was some serious sideways tangoing going on at points
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dirtyjefferAnons on ignore.Premium
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London, ON | yea...well, to be fair, they don't really intend on snow tires for a car like that. |
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| said by dirtyjeffer:yea...well, to be fair, they don't really intend on snow tires for a car like that.
Oh true, really it's a testiment to the skill of the driver and the tires that he got the car to behave as well as it did.
Reminds me of the shenanigans that dad used to pull in the winter with the family car at the time ('67 Ford Mustang)
He used snow tires on the rear axle only (with the studs removed, yes he was that cheap) but could still make that car "dance" on command, with the ass of the car shaking back & forth like it was a metronome but be in absolute control
I'm neither that skilled (or crazy) so snows & AWD here thanks...
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peterboroPremium
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Peterborough, ON | reply to dirtyjeffer
said by dirtyjeffer:here is some fun winter driving with snow tires that you don't see every day. One lap in my hill groomer with no guard rails between you and the trees and I could have scared the shit out of that guy. |
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Fun driving on snow? Sure!
Lillehammer, Norway: skeleton Olympic gold medalist Amy Williams MBE vs Mini rally car:
»www.youtube.com/watch?v=BzxS-3vO6Gw |
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