Quote Originally Posted by BradMph View Post
...One time I was in an accident where a person not paying attention pulled in front of me and I T-Bone her volvo. My car was towed to a local body shop for repairs, though I thought. After calling the shop, I found out these idiots had taken all the aftermarket performance stuff off my car before any permission was given to them to even touch the car. The owner said he figured I didn't want the car anymore (which was a bunch of BS), new hood and fender was all it needed. I ended up getting an extra $300 for what they removed and they had to return all the parts they pulled off as well.
Isn't that theft? I would've had cops show up on their doorstep. Unbelievable. Until recently the insurance companies were pulling a brazen scam where they would write down your losses if you were involved in a collision by claiming that just by being on the road you were automatically partly responsible for the accident. I got totalled in a crash that was caused by a driver that failed to give way, drove without due care and as a result I was responsible for 10% of the damage bill on the other drivers car. Even though I saw her coming and was completely unable to avoid getting hit by her, did 2 downshifts and controlled braked at the same time, then countersteered at point of impact so my car would soak as much of the damage as possible - and the entire accident was witnessed by a senior police detective who made a statement that the other driver was completely at fault and the other driver also admitted full responsibility at the scene. Gotta love insurance companies...