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[jwalcik]

i learned this morning that broken glass is far easier to clean up when your windows are tinted. unfortunately it'll be a week before i learn what sort of replacement stereo farmer's is going to give me (the folks who broke my window were kind enough to steal my stereo and scratch up my door, my dash, and my AC controls).i've got to find some place to live that has a garage...regardless, i've got to say that once again, farmer's insurance customer service has been nothing but top notch. i'm very impressed.

[CAN-AWD-VIBE]

Quote, originally posted by jwalcik »(the folks who broke my window were kind enough to steal my stereo and scratch up my door, my dash, and my AC controls).congratulations... oh wait, this suckssorry to hear about that... i too am in search of a home w/garage. I haven't had the windows smashed but the kids on the street like to use my Subie as the corner in their street hockey games.

[VforVIBE]

That sux dude, I know the feeling though (only on a larger scale), it eats me up that people are so inconsiderate that they just go around taking what ever they want, they don't even think of the people who have to live with what they caused.

[Mrizzle05]

sorry to hear that... ive been there too man.Hope all works out, i have mercury, so hopefully they are good to me like that too.got pics? just to see the damage

[CAN-AWD-VIBE]

Quote, originally posted by VforVIBE »That sux dude, I know the feeling though (only on a larger scale), it eats me up that people are so incinerate that they just go around taking what ever they want, they don't even think of the people who have to live with what they caused. i hate when people incinerate all the time toostealing and setting my things on fire is not a nice way to make friendsjust messin V im suprised Mrizzle didn't get you for it

[VforVIBE]

Quote, originally posted by CAN-AWD-VIBE »i hate when people inconerate all the time toostealing and setting my things on fire is not a nice way to make friendsjust messin V im suprised Mrizzle didn't get you for ityeah, well at least I spelled incinerate right

[jwalcik]

Quote, originally posted by Mrizzle05 »got pics? just to see the damagei didn't take any before i cleaned up the glass, but now that i've gone over everything with a calmer mind, i definitely need to take some. they damaged my driver side door along the B pillar, they scratched up the panel on the door above the door handle on the interior, put a nice gash in the leather on the steering wheel, and scratched up the dash and trim a few places around the radio. the interior of the console is also mangled enough that when i threw the factory stereo back in, i was only able to get three of the four screws in. they also took the scosche line level adapter that went between my alpine head unit and the factory amp. oddly enough, they didn't touch my ipod (which was in the glove box). update: pics

[Mrizzle05]

i was being nice! Prolly a quick job, going for it and took too long and were out as fast as they could

[Lancer]

Sorry to hear about that.My parents had Farmer's insurance until one day, out of the blue, they just cancelled them. They're only response was that us 'kids' were too much of a risk. Mind you that the youngest 'child' was 19 at the time and the oldest was pushing 30. Good luck with your new system!

[NascarXprt]

Quote, originally posted by Mrizzle05 »Prolly a quick job, going for it and took too long and were out as fast as they couldyea i agree with Mike on this it was suposed to be a quick job, then a few complications then they get scared and destroy things to get out quickly.. sorry to hear that, i hope that doesnt happen to me once i get my new system in this December.

[jwalcik]

Quote, originally posted by NascarXprt »yea i agree with Mike on this it was suposed to be a quick job, then a few complications then they get scared and destroy things to get out quickly.. sorry to hear that, i hope that doesnt happen to me once i get my new system in this December.this is my fourth car break-in in two years. it's amazing how much collateral damage done when someone is taking your stuff. the pry marks on the exterior of the door are the ones that confuse me. did they think they were going to get in without breaking the window?

[VforVIBE]

did you have the police dust the car for prints?

[engineertwin2]

Quote, originally posted by jwalcik »i learned this morning that broken glass is far easier to clean up when your windows are tinted...This was the one reason I gave to my girlfriend to get her windows tinted. It was after she and I both cut our hands cleaning up the glass in her car after it was broken into 3 times in a month...amazingly enough a police officer caught someone trying to do it a 4th time and the guy confessed to having broken it the 3 prior times. It was at her old apt complex and the guy thought she kept parking in his space (#12)...it turns out that his space was #21...Anyways, sorry to hear about your car being jacked up...since there is no more stereo anyways, how about something like a nice carPC?

[jwalcik]

Quote, originally posted by VforVIBE »did you have the police dust the car for prints?i called, but they won't send anybody out unless you find something the thieves obviously left behind. i pressed them about it due to the excessive (and odd) amount of damage done, but no dice. this seems to be APD's standard response to this sort of thing.

[jwalcik]

Quote, originally posted by engineertwin2 »Anyways, sorry to hear about your car being jacked up...since there is no more stereo anyways, how about something like a nice carPC? i'd love to do something along the lines of the mac mini that this guy did, but i think my insurance company is probably just going to pay for an "equivalent" replacement unit rather than give me cash. last time i went through this, i actually got a pretty decent upgrade (though not decent enough to make up for the $500 deductible...).

[jwalcik]

This afternoon my girlfriend and I were on our way back to my apartment after running some errands. I was pulling up to a light less than a block from my complex. The road we were on is one way in each direction, and for the direction we were traveling, there's no dedicated left turn lane. As I approached the intersection, a black Tahoe in front of me pulled out into the intersection to turn left. The Tahoe stopped with their rear wheels well past the stop line. A car was coming from the opposite direction, and the light turned yellow. I slowed down and stopped a good 10 feet *behind* the stop line because I didn't know what the Tahoe might be up to. Turns out, the driver in the Tahoe decided to throw it in reverse and start heading my way. As soon as they started moving, I laid on the horn (Hella Dual Tones). About four seconds later, their trailer hitch was punching a hole in my front bumper and the Vibe jerked backwards. Some time after all of that, the driver realized that they'd hit something.Nobody was hurt, and the Vibe is more than drivable (I think it just needs a new bumper and replacement trim pieces). We pulled off into a parking lot and exchanged information. The woman's insurance company doesn't have a 24 hour number for filing claims, so I left a message and will have to wait and hear back from them tomorrow. What an end to what had been a really relaxing weekend.

[WaveAction]

sucks to hear, betcha $10 she was on the phone..or just plain stupid lol. glad no one was hurt(in the vibe atleast) any pics of the damage?? hopefully everything settles and you can get it fixed

[northvibe]

what the heck!!! @#$@#$ stupid drivers drive ya nuts huh! just another reason why 99% of more people dont need a huge suv 99% of the time

[ColonelPanic]

Woo hoo, Suzie Soccermom and her stupid SUV! Man that really sucks! But I'm glad everybody is ok! You'll get it fixed up soon enough.

[coldmm803]

that sucks. i can only imagine if you had not left the roomover the past 2-3 weeks i was almost rear-ended twice. people really need to put down the cell phones and take the dogs off their laps. i cant stand it when people get bumper at lights, it would be nice to see their hood through the rearview

[vibolista]

Sorry to hear about your Vibe. Some people drive like they're the only ones on the road. This driver obviously didn't even look behind to see if there was anyone there before she decided to back up. Sight lines on larger SUVs are pretty crappy anyway, especially out the rear glass. Most of them are up about two stories. I know its just a bumper and some trim, but it still sucks. Glad no one was hurt. Let us know how it goes.

[Sublimewind]

Man, that SUCKS, and EVEN with a set of Hellas.... man.. I just ordered a set of the FIAAM 3 trumpet air horns I've spoke of here in that past for the Vibe... It seems in Michigan, the colder it gets the dumber people become... It's time I pulled the trigger on a set, they REALLY cut through the stereo/cellphone/screaming kids/soccer ballz.....Reference pic... Sorry to hear about the car, but, it's just plastic... it's what's inside that counts..

[808 Vibes]

I'm sorry to hear that. It probably would've been a lot worse if you didn't have a **REAL** horn!Glad you and your lady are OK and hope that the Vibe gets fixed soon!

[lovemyraffe]

That sucks, glad everyone is ok!

[jwalcik]

Quote, originally posted by WaveAction »any pics of the damage??Yup, here you go: You can see how the grills are recessed, and obviously, the hole in the bumper. Things have moved forward nicely with the other driver's insurance company, and I'll probably have the work done (at my body shop of choice) by the end of next week. The quote I got today was $960 for the bumper and grill replacement. They said it's likely there there's more damage to the crushable bits that mount the bumper to the frame (it's directly behind the hole on that side), but they won't know for sure until they have the bumper off.

[WaveAction]

wow, it doesnt look too bad, i mean i was expecting worse lol, but glad to hear that things have progressed with the other drivers insurance company. nothing worse then waiting for the other insurance company to get in on the whole deal, took me about 3 weeks to get this one ladies insurance company to finally get ahold of my insurance company for an accident

[MRCN RCE]

damn that sucks. i was polishing my car last nite (sunday) and my telescoping work light fell right on my car. it dented and scratched the crap out of the hood, chipped the paint on the fender, and scuffed up my left headlight pretty bad.i guess it was a bad day for 05 VGT's

[JohnC]

Exact same thing happened to me over 20 years ago. It was a motorhome that went too far into the intersection and I was driving a 52 Ford pickup, when our bumpers hit I could see 3 or 4 people thru the rear window of the motorhome flying thru the air. It turned out to be pretty funny since no one was hurt and the bumper damage was minor.Ditto on the cell phone use.

[ramenboy...]

damn. that sucks, jacobalong with that facia, they might have to replace the absorber behind it and maybe the brackets. its the suv's fault. they'll pay for that. and then take that soccer mom's cellphone and stick it up her *#*$(#* bum