I hit a dog and now I've got a dent in my car

Vlad Tepes · Post by **Vlad Tepes** » Sun Aug 15, 2004 12:28 am

Tonight I was coming home from my girlfriend's, and...I hit a dog. Now I have a friggin' dent in the right-front of my car. I've got full insurance coverage...so...do you think they'll take care of that? Oh...and...the dog is dead...if you're wondering. So...wha'da ya think? Will insurance cover it...or am I SOL?

arrowhead · Post by **arrowhead** » Sun Aug 15, 2004 2:28 am

Dude, to be honest, I dont know. With a dent that big, you either need a huge carcas to prove it was a huge dog, or they might not fix it because you had to be going fast as hell for a normal dog to make a dent that big. They might start asking if you were speeding or crap like that, and maybe try to say it was your own fault because you were speeding. Im no lawyer, but insurance companies will do anything not to pay for the claims they recieve.

btm4k · Post by **btm4k** » Sun Aug 15, 2004 3:11 am

ROFL

Your insurance should cover it. Mine covered my car accident, which was my fault. However, you might want to see if they will jack up your premium for something like this. Its an odd situation.

Sir Slash · Post by **Sir Slash** » Sun Aug 15, 2004 1:53 pm

if you have full coverage you'll have your car fixed period!

Gmc · Post by **Gmc** » Sun Aug 15, 2004 2:05 pm

Vlad Tepes wrote:Tonight I was coming home from my girlfriend's, and...I hit a dog. Now I have a friggin' dent in the right-front of my car. I've got full insurance coverage...so...do you think they'll take care of that? Oh...and...the dog is dead...if you're wondering. So...wha'da ya think? Will insurance cover it...or am I SOL?

I suggest fixing it yourself not through the insurance company.

Why? Its not worth getting your premium up and affecting your no-claims.

BaldMonk · Post by **BaldMonk** » Sun Aug 15, 2004 6:23 pm

What happened to all our posts???

Storminator16 · Post by **Storminator16** » Sun Aug 15, 2004 6:29 pm

I think Siggler did magic.

Still, I don't think deleting posts was the way to go.

I'm done with this board.

ace · Post by **ace** » Sun Aug 15, 2004 6:44 pm

What happened here -with the posts I mean.

Post by **|darc|** » Sun Aug 15, 2004 6:49 pm

They've been split and moved to the Deletion Forum. Not the best move IMO.

DCFan2004 · Post by **DCFan2004** » Sun Aug 15, 2004 7:01 pm

holy censorship batman!

Matisfaction · Post by **Matisfaction** » Sun Aug 15, 2004 7:06 pm

It was gettin pretty heated in here!!!!

ETR · Post by **ETR** » Sun Aug 15, 2004 7:08 pm

I'm not suprised. I was waiting for it.

Vlad, thats a Camaro, isn't it?

Vlad Tepes · Post by **Vlad Tepes** » Sun Aug 15, 2004 7:09 pm

arrowhead wrote:Dude, to be honest, I dont know. With a dent that big, you either need a huge carcas to prove it was a huge dog, or they might not fix it because you had to be going fast as hell for a normal dog to make a dent that big. They might start asking if you were speeding or crap like that, and maybe try to say it was your own fault because you were speeding. Im no lawyer, but insurance companies will do anything not to pay for the claims they recieve.

Well, I wasn't speeding. I was going about 45MPH and the limit was 55. That front panel is made out of fiberglass or some kind of plastic. Either way, it's not the most robust of materials. That's why the dent is so big. I called the police and they came out to do a report. The officer was really cool. He told me that my insurance will cover it. I would fix it myself, but those damages are probably gonna cost around $1000. And yep...it's a Camaro Z28.

farrell2k · Post by **farrell2k** » Sun Aug 15, 2004 8:46 pm

If you fix it through your I company, you're gonna pay your deductible. lol. They get you every way.

ace · Post by **ace** » Sun Aug 15, 2004 8:47 pm

Yeah I see them now :S Why "not the best move"?

Wagh · Post by **Wagh** » Sun Aug 15, 2004 9:01 pm

Storminator16 wrote:I'm done with this board.

Then just leave already.

Tall Israeli · Post by **Tall Israeli** » Sun Aug 15, 2004 11:10 pm

You should ask the owners of the dog to pay for it.

Warmachine · Post by **Warmachine** » Mon Aug 16, 2004 12:11 am

Is the Camaro a stick or auto? It better be stick...

Matisfaction · Post by **Matisfaction** » Mon Aug 16, 2004 6:25 am

SYSTEMatic wrote:You should ask the owners of the dog to pay for it.

The dog prolly had no owners!

Vlad Tepes · Post by **Vlad Tepes** » Mon Aug 16, 2004 10:01 am

farrell2k wrote:If you fix it through your I company, you're gonna pay your deductible. lol. They get you every way.

Well...I'd much rather pay a $250 deductable than $1000+ it'd cost to fix it.

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