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Old 12-19-13, 06:24 AM
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As the title states I got hit heading home last night in my GS. As of now it rest in the hands of my insurance company.
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Old 12-19-13, 06:50 AM
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damn man. sorry to hear. good ol wisconsin ( i spent 24 years there )
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That really doesn't look to bad
Old 12-19-13, 08:59 AM
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damn that sucks. they were probably texting. hope all goes well w the ins
Old 12-19-13, 09:04 AM
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Yikes...doesn't look like it was too hard of a hit. Glad your ok.
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Ripped your exhaust right off, looks like u were hit pretty hard, it buckled the whole upper side of the bumper, hope u get it taken care of and no one was hurt, these are pretty safe cars...

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Old 12-19-13, 10:16 AM
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Ouch!! Sorry to hear. Hope the insurance co does the right thing. Not as bad as I thought it was going to be, but I know this still sucks.
Old 12-19-13, 12:06 PM
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Sorry to hear that but Look at the bright side. At least u dont have any aftermarket parts that u would usually have to fight the insurance company to pay for
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Originally Posted by gsean400
Sorry to hear that but Look at the bright side. At least u dont have any aftermarket parts that u would usually have to fight the insurance company to pay for
Except for my Depo tails that I installed about a month ago which the driver side cracked in the accident and thanks everyone for the support.
Old 12-19-13, 01:50 PM
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That sucks man...
Looks like you were in I43?
Old 12-19-13, 01:53 PM
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Originally Posted by GSJake
That sucks man...
Looks like you were in I43?
Thanks, Yeah I43 SB by Hampton. I had just left work.
Old 12-19-13, 02:02 PM
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Yep.. I know exactly where.
Keep us in the loop, it looks like its not too bad..
Was it just you two? Did they get a ticket?
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Originally Posted by GSJake
Yep.. I know exactly where.
Keep us in the loop, it looks like its not too bad..
Was it just you two? Did they get a ticket?
Yeah, it was just me and the driver of the Civic. He received a citation for following to close and got nothing.
Old 12-20-13, 10:48 AM
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Originally Posted by SMGS300
As the title states I got hit heading home last night in my GS. As of now it rest in the hands of my insurance company.
The title was somewhat misleading
Old 01-13-14, 08:27 AM
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After about a month of waiting I got a final estimate for repairs of $6378.99 resulting in a total loss.


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