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yeah you need to fight the system. they come at you with an offer hoping you'll bite, you counter it with another, they respond with yet another... so on and so forth. foot it to them until they crack.

Hi neighbor, I am in Tarpon Springs (love the beach and Kayaking) ...how is your Vibe doing? Fixed up yet?Marc

Quote, originally posted by mgwashburn »Hi neighbor, I am in Tarpon Springs (love the beach and Kayaking) ...how is your Vibe doing? Fixed up yet?MarcHey mgwashburn, alright, another Florida Viber! Not too many post here anymore. My Vibe is still broken, but hopefully not for long.

plug the buffer in and give it a whirl..it may fix it ..hopefully you get it up and running soon, hate to see a vibe in distress like this..it's sad

Well, I hope they fix it soon! Watch out at the settlement, Geico is cheap and may direct your body shop to replace the body panels and other parts with Chinese knock-offs! Best to stay in good communication with your body shop and stay on top of the repairs.Marc

Well, my dad got a letter in the mail today, he got it because he is the owner of the Vibe, the letter said, get this, the other driver is suing me!!! Actually my dad, it's one of those "got into a car wreck, fell, felt bad vibes from someone? Then call us, we'll sue their @$$!!!" lawyer offices where 1/3 of their 60 lawyers are board certified and one is licensed in D.C. My dad just smiled and said "let State Farm (our insurance company) handle it"

That guy was a (removed) munch.Glad you took pictures.The nerve of some people.

I'm sad to admit it but I handle automobile claims for a living. Your probably better off at this point letting your carrier handle it and dook it out with Geico. Especially since there is an indication that the other driver has obtained an attorney. You'll unfortunatley have to put out your deductible and possibly wait a few months before your carrier can recoup the monies from Geico.It's great that you took photos right away at the scene showing clearly where both vehicles were at the point of impact. I did want to ask at what point did you first see the other veh?Did you stop first and then were struck by the other veh? Or were you still moving at the time of impact? -It actually makes a difference.Did you have your turn signal on? Did she have hers?You clearly had the right of way but if FL is a comparative negligence state then you would end up being assessed some degree of liability.The point of impact isn't that great because she appears to have crossed your vehicle. It's also doesn't help if her version differs from yours. Did Geico talk to the witness? What does the police report say? Any tickets issued to anyone at the scene?If I were to be handling the claim I would consider liablity to be like 80-90% on the other driver being that the accident occurred in what's considered an uncontrolled intersection(meaning no stop signs, yield or traffic signals). So I think the 70% offer is a little light but typical coming from the Caveman.You didn't here this from me but working in the industry I am not a big fan of Geico's claim handling methods. I've had too many insured complain about them. Plus I've worked with a few former employees who say the turnover in their claims department is ridiculous and they micro manage their employees to death. So even if the adjuster felt liability to be to a greater degree on their insured he would still make a light offer to avoid looking like he's paying every claim that comes across his desk.Good luck. But let your carrier take care of it. That's why you pay for insurance.

Quote, originally posted by June »Your probably better off at this point letting your carrier handle it and dook it out with Geico. Especially since there is an indication that the other driver has obtained an attorney. You'll unfortunatley have to put out your deductible and possibly wait a few months before your carrier can recoup the monies from Geico.That's what it's come down to, and that's what I'm doing so next week the Vibe is getting fixed.As to your questions:We were both still moving when we hit. (although that's not whatthe other drive will tell you)I first saw the other car out of the edge of my windshield.It happened too fast to see if they had a turn signal on or not, I saw the drivers face and applied my breaks then it was over.Geico still hadn't talked to the witness as of yet. The guy was going to call me and tell he that he did talk to him, but I've decided that I've had enough of waiting and all the Geico that I can stand.There was only a drivers exchange form with no tickets issued.So who do you work for?

Quote, originally posted by VforVIBE »Well, my dad got a letter in the mail today, he got it because he is the owner of the Vibe, the letter said, get this, the other driver is suing me!!! Actually my dad, it's one of those "got into a car wreck, fell, felt bad vibes from someone? Then call us, we'll sue their @$$!!!" lawyer offices where 1/3 of their 60 lawyers are board certified and one is licensed in D.C. My dad just smiled and said "let State Farm (our insurance company) handle it" that blows, the person that hit you is just jealous that you have a better car. good luck

That guy is just scum. But...what comes around goes around...he'll be punished someday.

So let me get this straight.You are driving on a road and he is pulling onto the road. This makes the accident his fault since he is entering your traffic way. Then this guy sues you. I hope that this does not effect you in any way in the future. The only thing that I would worry about is that the guy has already planted his seed.

Quote, originally posted by chevelle_lover »So let me get this straight.You are driving on a road and he is pulling onto the road. This makes the accident his fault since he is entering your traffic way. Then this guy sues you. I hope that this does not effect you in any way in the future. The only thing that I would worry about is that the guy has already planted his seed.It's the American way... It's obvious he has no case, but if he wants to spend his money... that's just fine with me and the lawyer office too.

FINALLY!!! V when into the shop today!!! *does happy dance* I miss her already. and in honor of her getting fixed... I think a new sig is in order.

it's about time bud hopefully she gets all fixed up nicely..it's a good time to get an aftermarket bumper ...just get them to install the aftermarket instead of the stock..AM's always cost less

*sigh* well were getting there...How many Vibe parts can you spot?

you should get them to fix your chrome trim

Quote, originally posted by ANO_Vibe »you should get them to fix your chrome trim nah, I can do that, it comes off easy enough although I was half tempted to ask for the grilles so I could work on them while the bumper was off... BTW: the front bumper in the pic is the damaged one, I didn't see the new one.

To bad about your vibe, I'm sure it'll work out.I'm a little late to the party but wanted to share my story. Last June I was leaving my work parking lot for lunch when a guy, obviously not looking, backed right into my passenger side door. First thing he says to me is 'You know, any accident in a parking lot is 50-50'!!! So I call my insurance company and was told a parking lot is treated the same as a roadway - in other words - not my fault $5000 dollars later and I walk away with a whole new door, tire, and side skirt. Best part - I see him everyday at work and a year later his car is still sporting my blue paint all over his bumper.

Quote, originally posted by bull77 »$5000 dollars later and I walk away with a whole new door, tire, and side skirt. Best part - I see him everyday at work and a year later his car is still sporting my blue paint all over his bumper. Haha nice to see your Vibe got her revenge... any pics of the damage to your Vibe?

glad they're getting the work done to it. i forgot if you said it or not, but how long did they think it was gonna take for the repair??and are they gonna get you new foglights, or will they re-use the old ones?? cuz i'll buy your old ones if you wanna sell em. both of mine are cracked

Quote, originally posted by MRCN RCE »glad they're getting the work done to it. i forgot if you said it or not, but how long did they think it was gonna take for the repair??I should be getting her back on Friday... that would be 9 days in the shop... partly because they forgot to order the fender, it would be an even 10, but labor day don't count.Quote, originally posted by MRCN RCE »and are they gonna get you new foglights, or will they re-use the old ones?? cuz i'll buy your old ones if you wanna sell em. both of mine are cracked I think they'll re-use them but I'll ask, cause I know there are a lot of broken fog lights on here... and both of mine were undamaged in the crash, I was surprised cause the driver's side area there was ground zero, go figure... but I'll let you know.

cool, thanks

Son of a $#&% mother #$^*&* #$%#% #%^#^%^ I'll kick their @$%... Got the Vibe back today, and well, let's just say, she looks like crap... the bumper, hood, and both front fenders don't fit together there are gaps everywhere *sigh* she goes back in on Monday. but it's good to be able to open the driver's door again.

that sucks V, did you at least drive it or just leave it there?

Quote, originally posted by coldmm803 »that sucks V, did you at least drive it or just leave it there?i took her home with me cause the place was shutting down for the weekend, so I'll have her for the weekend. I'll take some pics tomorrow, but it was put together poorly by the Cadillac body shop.

Reminds me of when I hit that fire hydrant drifting on the ice around some S curves. Did a 180 and slid backwards into a fire hydrant at about 20mph. Took it to this one idiot to get it fixed. Charged me $850. Now I have orange peel textured paint on the rear left quarter, they didn't paint the entire panel, they stopped in like the middle above the rear left passenger window. So you can clearly see the blending line. The rear bumper was a Neptune rear bumper spray painted gray in attempt to match the gray plastic cladding on the rest of the car, and the clear is starting to peel along the third left rear window...don't know why I didn't catch all that before I took it off his lot now I'm stuck with it At least you caught yours though I wish you luck One reason why I don't let anyone touch my cars or bikes but in a situation like yours and mine you have to I don't have the equipment or skill to do body work and painting. I feel your pain.

Paul your bumper looks like crap. But you don't need me to tell you that. Honestly though, it doesn't look bad all the time, only when you look at it.

damn v, that is not cool. a cadillac shop did this?? i guess they don't care about quality anymore

They didn't even put my grilles in all the way...Notice: where the hood meets the bumperAt least they go tthe paint right...

Did they put the car on a frame jig to measure the key points of the vehicle to see if the fram maybe slightly out. Usually if there is a hit in the left side fender it will drive things slightly up or down. This usually transfers to the right side in the opposite fashion. When the boss had her second accident I had the car put on a jig and it measured the frame. No my insurance did not cover the cost but it was $100 of assurance for me that the frame was not tweeked in any way. If the frame was tweeked then the insurance would have kicked in.

Quote, originally posted by VforVIBE »At least they go tthe paint right...with out seeing the other pics, this pic deff shows that somethings not right (the Paint looks better than what Pontiac gave us ).

Sorry to hear that they were incompetent donkeys! Hope she gets fixed right soon!

I think they left a clip out right here... My passenger side looks exactly like that (I've been meaning to fix it )

TA-DA!!! The New and Improved Vee!!!I repainted the grills, and will end up getting new chrome pieces, I DO NOT SUGGEST PAINTING THE CHROME AT ALL!!!PS... Sorry, MRCN RCE they reused the foglights... they even reused my Solstice arrowhead it looks alot better now.

cool looks great... again

HOOORRRAAAAYYYYYYY!!!!!And About time!!! sssshhheeeessssshhhhhh!A month and a half!!!

hey V do you think that the Solstice arrow head would work on the 03-04 bumper?but it looks better now

Sooo... did they get everything lined up properly this time? Bet you're glad to have her back.

Quote, originally posted by VforVIBE »I repainted the grills, and will end up getting new chrome pieces, I DO NOT SUGGEST PAINTING THE CHROME AT ALL!!!why dont you suggest painting the chrome? i love mine being painted, it looks better, but do need to redo it and take my time

Quote, originally posted by NascarXprt »hey V do you think that the Solstice arrow head would work on the 03-04 bumper?but it looks better nowI do... although the bumper has a slight curve that the Solstice arrowhead doesn't share, I'll take a better picture tomorrow. Quote, originally posted by coldmm803 »why dont you suggest painting the chrome? i love mine being painted, it looks better, but do need to redo it and take my timeCause with mine, it looked like swiss cheese, see pics above... I just haven't found anything that wants to stick to the chrome.Quote, originally posted by VivaVibe »Sooo... did they get everything lined up properly this time? Bet you're glad to have her back.They did, it's not 100% but it's as close as it's going to get.

Quote, originally posted by VforVIBE »Cause with mine, it looked like swiss cheese, see pics above... I just haven't found anything that wants to stick to the chrome.i was kinda thinking that after i made the post. yea, mines a lil like that but not too bad yet but i havent been driving much but now i'm a commuter to school so that will change. i figure its from rocks n crap.

did you clear coat yours?

no but i will this time when i redo it. may do it friday or saturday.did you clear coat yours this time?

Glad you finally got it back fixed right.

Quote, originally posted by coldmm803 »no but i will this time when i redo it. may do it friday or saturday.did you clear coat yours this time?I did just to make sure, but I haven't drove enough to see if it did any good.

Now that looks good! When you got it back last week, that hood had a bigger gap the Michael Strahan's teeth.

she's baaaaaaackv, glad to hear you got the vibe back!!!it's like the new steve austin! the 6 million dollar vibe!. better. stronger. faster. well, better and stronger... faster when you suprecharge it!

Quote, originally posted by nygiantzz1 »Now that looks good! When you got it back last week, that hood had a bigger gap the Michael Strahan's teeth.It took as long for them to get the car right, as it took for Strahan to decide if he was playing this year.V's looking sexy. I like the new grill. K-NINE Vibe wants to know if she's single? Vrooom, vrooom.