Thanks for the replies. The owner of the body shop is a good friend of mine. He's the best in our area. Good advice about the Carfax situation. I bet I can convince him to keep it on the down low if insurance companies don't give out that info. Hey, Merry Christmas to you all. Enjoy all of God's blessings no matter how big or small!
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Just have to vent.
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Twoamen
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As its been said "You can't fix stupid" And Stupid is breading at phenomenal rates.
My wife got hit driving out of a parking lot and we didn't turn it into insurance just paid out of pocket because I knew that our insurance premiums would go up. I saved the fender to show someone if we ever sell the van. Don't think it will hurt our value to much, it is 11 years old with 73,000 miles on it and will probably keep it another 5.
Regarding parking way out, we have a guy at our church that has Power Wagon with every option , must have paid 75K+ for it, he parks out at the end of the parking lot, backs in and every Sunday some idiot parks next to him, not real close, but still.
Regarding parking way out, we have a guy at our church that has Power Wagon with every option , must have paid 75K+ for it, he parks out at the end of the parking lot, backs in and every Sunday some idiot parks next to him, not real close, but still.
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I know the feeling. I always park far away and same thing come back out and they are parking right next to me. I just washed my truck the other day and notice 4 different dings on my truck on the passenger side one right on the door handle with different paint color. It always seems they gun for you if you have new vehicle.
braggster
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Sucks that nowadays you have to decide whether it is better to get a vehicle fixed and get a lower resale value because of carfax or just sell it with the damage.
Jako
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I have never leased. What happens with a lease that is in an accident, repaired and returned at lease end? Any financial consequences? It seems that would be a benefit to leasing a vehicle if there are no consequences.
braggster
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Couldn't tell you as I have never leased a vehicle
There are no consequences. As long as the vehicle wasn't totalled and is returned in acceptable end of lease condition it can have multiple accidents. I haven't leased in a very long time but they can't hold acceptable repairs against you.
Back on diminished value. It's a gray area for sure. Technically a properly repaired accident that is reported, meaning repaired through an insurance signed off repair, shouldn't be held against you on a trade, but a lot of people value the "clean" Carfax and it wouldn't surprise me if it caused some one to take a hit on a trade.
braggster
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It does seem like different dealers look at the carfax different. I traded in an F150 a few years ago, one dealer wanted to give me 14K and another dealer 17K. Shouldn't matter if the vehicle has been in an accident or not as long as it is repaired to factory standards.
Glenn54
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Well, it seems this thread may be going off track a little. Sorry to hear about your truck. You did the right thing by calling the cops. Glad to hear there are others that park on the back side of a parking lot to avoid dings. I have one knee and one hip that was replaced and still park far away. Kills me to see people drive around the parking lot to get one at the front. Good luck with the repair.
Same as all you other guys who park far away and walk the distance to the entrance.....I've been lucky so far (knock wood) - I also always try to take a corner spot with a curb (i.e; only one side of my truck would be "open" to someone parking next to it) if available - I back in as close to the curb as possible and so if some idiot parked next to me and door dinged me at least it would be on the passenger side where I wouldn't see it all the time. And, what I hate too is the small parking spaces that seem to be lined for mini Coopers vs. full sized trucks or even sedans. Maybe we all need to look into something like this, lol:
Glenn54
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Great idea Ramhead. Let me know when you find these on sale.
I think Porsche and supercar brands come with invisible versions of these...or at least they think they do when they double-park diagonallySame as all you other guys who park far away and walk the distance to the entrance.....I've been lucky so far (knock wood) - I also always try to take a corner spot with a curb (i.e; only one side of my truck would be "open" to someone parking next to it) if available - I back in as close to the curb as possible and so if some idiot parked next to me and door dinged me at least it would be on the passenger side where I wouldn't see it all the time. And, what I hate too is the small parking spaces that seem to be lined for mini Coopers vs. full sized trucks or even sedans. Maybe we all need to look into something like this, lol:
The crazy thing is that those guys that double park actually invite trouble by people who get mad that they're double parked or are jealous of the vehicle in the first place.I think Porsche and supercar brands come with invisible versions of these...or at least they think they do when they double-park diagonally
Oh, absolutely. I was being facetious! If I were forced to drive an Aston Martin every day, I’d at least have the courtesy to park it high up in an expensive parking garage
Not that I would ever do something like this because I would be afraid that the double parking idiot would damage my vehicle but here is just karma:
And...another good one:
JJRamTX
Ram Guru
I usually park away from all, on a curb, bring in the mirrors, put out the running boards, and raise the truck to Off road 2 to deter people from parking too close. The one big advantage of the Cybertruck is the rolled steel that resists door dings which would be nice to have. I wish people just respected others property or..... that all parking spaces were made like costco does!!!
Jako
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Not the Staten Island, NYC Costco. Not sure of Brooklyn but a good chance it is worst than SI. Life in the big apple.
JJRamTX
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Looks like the same size parking spaces to me with the double line between spaces to help avoid door dings.
gHiDoRa
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+1 for Costco parking, any where else i always park away out.
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