Rear ended

[vwaudimb]

i was driving to work on the freeway slow moving and occasional stops and i see this bmw e46 4dr not stopping and i see the driver looking at the other side of the freeway so i honk and saw his face with that panic look then boom hit me from a dead stop. im pissed irritated and have a headache. my car exhaust is now rattling really loud and my steering wheel is not staright.

my last accident that i was involve in was back in 1990 when a old lady side swipe me, after 22 cars ive owned why the smart. im taking my car to a dealer for repairs and hopfuly it comes back like new.

[blackbeagle]

Originally Posted by vwaudimb

i was driving to work on the freeway slow moving and occasional stops and i see this bmw e46 4dr not stopping and i see the driver looking at the other side of the freeway so i honk and saw his face with that panic look then boom hit me from a dead stop. im pissed irritated and have a headache. my car exhaust is now rattling really loud and my steering wheel is not staright.

my last accident that i was involve in was back in 1990 when a old lady side swipe me, after 22 cars ive owned why the smart. im taking my car to a dealer for repairs and hopfuly it comes back like new.

Accidents like this usually involves TWO key ingredients: Someone being very stupid and someone being very unlucky.

Sorry to hear about it. You need to get a lawyer and take this guy to town. Your neck my be sore now but it's going to be VERY sore in a few months. Pain from whiplash usually doesn't appear until weeks/months AFTER the accident. Hope you have all his information.....

[NeWave]

Steering wheel not being straight.. tie rod in the back is likely bent. I've had that happen.

[Kermit]

How bad was the BMW?

Take them to the cleaners. Since they were driving a BMW, let me speculate and say the owner somehow tried to turn the situation around and say you were at fault.

Is your car so new you don't even have plates on it yet? No worries, your car will come back just like new.

[forestacademy]

And he can't even blame it on the snow.

[vwaudimb]

Originally Posted by Bum-bling-B

How bad was the BMW?

Take them to the cleaners. Since they were driving a BMW, let me speculate and say the owner somehow tried to turn the situation around and say you were at fault.

Is your car so new you don't even have plates on it yet? No worries, your car will come back just like new.

the bimmers bumper has sratches and hood bent and the kidney grill is gone. my car is 2 mos old

[vwaudimb]

i talk with the guys insurance company yesterday and they claim all at fault and will expedite the repairs of my car. when the guy hit me from behind i was already stop for at least 20 sec. so i dont know how he can blame it on anyone else but he did try to blame it on the sun in his eyes. but his visor was NOT down.

[SuperGeek]

Sun in his eyes? He's at fault. If you know you can't see, you shouldn't be driving. The law basically says you're responsible for driving safely, and driving when you can't see isn't driving safely.

Now, if he wants to go to BMW and blame them for making a car that'll allow him to drive when he can't see...


Oh, and definitely get your car repaired by a smart dealer, not an insurance company's local shop network. They dealers are the ones that know instinctively whether something's bent slightly out of spec. Anyone else will have to research it.

Let us know how the repairs go... we hope you're uninjured, but we also want to know how well the car holds up after being rear-ended with so little visible damage. If your steering's affected, there's probably damage to the suspension.

[vwaudimb]

Originally Posted by SuperGeek

Sun in his eyes? He's at fault. If you know you can't see, you shouldn't be driving. The law basically says you're responsible for driving safely, and driving when you can't see isn't driving safely.

Now, if he wants to go to BMW and blame them for making a car that'll allow him to drive when he can't see...


Oh, and definitely get your car repaired by a smart dealer, not an insurance company's local shop network. They dealers are the ones that know instinctively whether something's bent slightly out of spec. Anyone else will have to research it.

Let us know how the repairs go... we hope you're uninjured, but we also want to know how well the car holds up after being rear-ended with so little visible damage. If your steering's affected, there's probably damage to the suspension.

iam taking it to penske auto group they have a collision facility for mercedes benz maybach and smart.

[jimvw57]

I'd sue the sun for being in his eyes... and the clouds for not helping out, as well as all the clocks for it being the wrong time of the day. Then there are the trees and leaves for not providing shade...

For those who can't understand this, it is an attempt at humor. Turn it into the insurance company and have it fixed correctly. Let them sort it out.