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Well, there's got to be a first time for everything, my first wreck, could have done without it, but at least everyone is okay. I wish I could say the same for the Cobalt...Guy in the blue was driving, with little baby in the back he had just dropped the wife off I'm guessing, she was not in the car.I was attempting to make a right when the white Chevy came out right in front of me... the driver is trying to blame it on me, har har. I still can't believe it happened, I'm going and getting it fixed tomorrow. Mostly, the Vibe looks alright inside, but the drivers door won't open, and I got a flat. OH!!! and all my lights work fine, except the one on the passenger's side Oh, and to top it all off, not one, not two, but three cops showed up, for a fender bender in a parking lot, plus the two campus security. (but it's okay, the cops were cute )

dang glad you are okay! do no admit any fault though for sure. Make sure when you get your car fixed, there is a metal piece that holds the wheel well liner away from your tire, that that is fixed or the tire will rub on the wheel well and burn a hole in it....it happened to my car..

Bummer, like that grill, though!

NorthVibe, thanks for the advice!Quote, originally posted by damronjr »Bummer, like that grill, though! I'll have to start my painting all over again, that and I'll need another VVT-i sticker.

That sucks! Glad everyone is ok though.

Just by looking at the position of the other car on the road you can blatently tell it was their fault and not yours so I hope the officers saw it your way....unless they are like every other close minded old school police officer that likes to profile people into the "street racer" category. Good luck

Damn V! You nailed that Cobalt! the wheel's popped right out. I'm glad nobody was hurt. The Vibe doesn't look too bad, mostly cosmetic. Once the new fender goes on, the door will open fine, it's just pushed back a little. You gotta love Florida, accident reports from a golf cart.

The cops can't do anything cause it was in the parking lot, private property.

so its what, no fault? or will the insurance companies battle it out?

Ouch! I'm sorry to hear about your Vibe, V! I'm glad no one was hurt. Hope it gets fixed ASAP!

that sucks..but it does look like it's their fault..they're on the wrong side of that lil entrance..plus it looks as if they pulled out in front of you..so they didnt yield do on-coming traffic

Quote, originally posted by VforVIBE »The cops can't do anything cause it was in the parking lot, private property.I've been there before. It was clearly the other guy's fault, but the cops wouldn't write a ticket because it was private property. We both had State Farm, so there was no incentive for the insurance company to do anything about it. I only had liability insurance at the time, so I ended up sending it to the junkyard (repair cost outweighed the car's value). I canceled my State Farm policy shortly after.

Quote, originally posted by northvibe »so its what, no fault? or will the insurance companies battle it out?Florida is a no fault state , but not for long . He has Gecko er I mean Geico and I have State Farm, I'm taking her in @ 9 this morning... I hope they don't give me a Cobalt as a rental.

That's a drag V,Glad you are OK,poor sexy Vibe.But,when you do something,you do it good.

That sux man, but, we all go through it at least once in our lives...I sure am glad everyone was ok.... never good to hear about people getting hurt...

well, here's a better shot...My little grille piece popped out but the good news is, my fog light is OK!!!

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the light is butted up against the battery, I have NO idea what that little yellow thing is

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Hope they get it fixed up well and quickly. Tell that other driver to 'fess up, or you'll go vendetta on him

Sorry to hear, V. Hope you get her fixed asap.

Holy crap! Glad everyone was ok.

that sucks V, good luck with the repairsi agree with others that it looks like the other persons fault cause hes on the wrong side of the lil exit way. you showed him whose boss, snapping their wheel off

Quote, originally posted by VforVIBE »Florida is a no fault state , but not for long . He has Gecko er I mean Geico and I have State Farm, I'm taking her in @ 9 this morning... I hope they don't give me a Cobalt as a rental. Glad it was just a fender-bender and that no one got hurt. This is a very similar situation to what happened to me last October. This old guy forced me off the road trying to keep me from passing. I was fortunate enough to get good pictures of the aftermath and even my tire tracks on the road (matching the tread). He had Geico and I have State Farm. The Geico folks were very professional and helped resolve this quickly. Hope the same goes for you.

Vglad you're ok. great documentation, by the way. how can anyone contest that???hahahah!! gotta love the campus security and their golf carts

ahh..to answer your question....i dont think you can buff that out

Quote, originally posted by WaveAction »ahh..to answer your question....i dont think you can buff that out CRAP!!! oh well. Well, I'm stuck. I'm waiting for the other driver to give his insurance company all the info so they can decide weather to take liability, and I can't get a rental car till then because I'm 19. grrr

boy your getting it coming and going... sorry V. Hope you fix her up fast and better and bigger HAHA

Quote, originally posted by VforVIBE »Florida is a no fault state , but not for long . He has Gecko er I mean Geico and I have State Farm, I'm taking her in @ 9 this morning... I hope they don't give me a Cobalt as a rental. yea my rental was a Nissan Sentra (hated it, had starting problems)but yea i know how you feel V. good luck with the repairs

I hope they get it fixed fast for you V

Quote, originally posted by VforVIBE »I can't get a rental car till then because I'm 19. grrrHoly crap! I'm old enough to be your Mommy!

Quote, originally posted by HawaiiPontiacLover »Holy crap! I'm old enough to be your Mommy! Well in that case... "Mommy, can I barrow your Vibe till mine is fixed?"

Quote, originally posted by VforVIBE » Well in that case... "Mommy, can I barrow your Vibe till mine is fixed?" HAHAHAHA Now thats some funny Stuff right there.

Heeheeeee!!!!!

just found this picture, my dad took it...Real pictures of the parking lot with some PSed cars...I'm still waiting, cause the other driver's story doesn't match up with mine, so the claim adjuster has to investigate. The other drive has sent in a diagram of “what happened” and where the cars were. So I e-mailed my pictures and my diagram above, so the adjuster got my pictures this afternoon, and get the other drivers diagram some time soon.And Wednesday I'll find out the estimate amount of the damage.

man that still sucks..in all reality..like i said before..it's their fault..they never yeilded to on-coming traffic AND their on the wrong side of the road..they should be where that curved part is

Quote, originally posted by VforVIBE »I'm still waiting, cause the other driver's story doesn't match up with mine, so the claim adjuster has to investigate.He's probably LYING because he knows he's at fault, and gutless is not man enough to admit it. Lying sack of crap... I hope this doesn't take too long to get settled.

Quote, originally posted by HawaiiPontiacLover »He's probably LYING because he knows he's at fault, and gutless is not man enough to admit it. Lying sack of crap... I hope this doesn't take too long to get settled. I don't think it will, with the pictures I sent him and the fact that I have a witness should speed up the process a whole bunch, I would just love to hear what he said, or this diagram he sent in, but I don't think I'll be able to hear or see anything.

Well, I got the estimate, it's going to be $2717.53 no word yet if Geico is going to pay for it yet.

Quote, originally posted by VforVIBE »Well, I got the estimate, it's going to be $2717.53Yikes! It's a good thing you weren't moving any faster. Although it looks like you'll need a bumper, fender and headlight assembly; so that's probably an OK price. So, sorry to hear of your run-in. After seeing you at the meet, I sort of think of V as being like a sister to Viva. Hope it gets resolved quickly in your favor.

Well I have great things to say about both State Farm and Geico.I have my own insurance with State Farm, and they dish out checks like its nothing. haha. I got a $2500 check in less than a week I think.And as for Geico, well that is where I now work They pay GREAT and have great benefits. As for service, I haven't gotten to experience any of that yet, I'm still in training. haha.Well the best of luck to you V. I guess if we all have a meet soon, I have a slightly better chance of winning best in show. haha. but not by much.

Quote, originally posted by JesseWHHS »Well I have great things to say about both State Farm and Geico.I have my own insurance with State Farm, and they dish out checks like its nothing. haha. I got a $2500 check in less than a week I think.And as for Geico, well that is where I now work They pay GREAT and have great benefits. As for service, I haven't gotten to experience any of that yet, I'm still in training. haha.Well the best of luck to you V. I guess if we all have a meet soon, I have a slightly better chance of winning best in show. haha. but not by much. Do you know Rony Braswell-I'm guessing you're at the Lakeland office?

I am at the lakeland office. Havent had the chance to meet Rony. I'm still doing the training crap. There are about 1800 in the office, haha, so I may have passed by him or sumthin. lol. How do you know him?

Quote, originally posted by JesseWHHS »I am at the lakeland office. Havent had the chance to meet Rony. I'm still doing the training crap. There are about 1800 in the office, haha, so I may have passed by him or sumthin. lol. How do you know him?Wow, that's a big office, Rony is my Claims Adjuster.

Something very similar happened to my girlfriend in her Corolla. It was a 2006 and the damage required replacing the front bumper, drivers side fender, and headlight assembly. Being the thrifty and mechanically inclined boyfriend, I volunteered to do the job (minus paint). So she got the quote and check for $2,000 and since I did the labor, she ended up walking away $900 richer from the deal!!! When the insurance company asked who did the labor, she said her boyfriend runs a small private shop...she just didn't say how small and private it was

Quote, originally posted by VibeHigher »Something very similar happened to my girlfriend in her Corolla. It was a 2006 and the damage required replacing the front bumper, drivers side fender, and headlight assembly. Being the thrifty and mechanically inclined boyfriend, I volunteered to do the job (minus paint). So she got the quote and check for $2,000 and since I did the labor, she ended up walking away $900 richer from the deal!!! When the insurance company asked who did the labor, she said her boyfriend runs a small private shop...she just didn't say how small and private it was OOOO your in trouble now... I am printing this out and calling the cops...

haha. with my accident, i hit a pole cause im retarded... haha. anyways I got a check for $2500 form state farm. I paid exactly $2000 to get mine fixed. so I got to pocket $500.

Well, Geico is only taking 70% of the blame The other driver said he saw me, stopped and tried to back up, but didn't have any time... and now it's time to fight the insurance company.

That sucks...... it could be WORSE...... But at least they are admitting the 70%. BEst of luck to you on getting the work done to your Vibe.

Well, it turns out they didn't even talk to my witness... grrr... by the time I'm done with geico, they'll be taking 100% of the fault.

That's good news right.Hopefully you'll have your baby up and running again.1+ for justice.