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I just bought my first Vibe Friday. It's an AWD and I love it. And Tuesday night someone hit me in the Wal-Mart parking lot doing $7747.47 worth of damage. I miss it already.

<--- Man trying not to cry.

Hope this link works, i'm not real sure how to add photos.http://www.facebook.com/settin...11009

Quote, originally posted by Jharrison »Hope this link works, i'm not real sure how to add photos.http://www.facebook.com/settin...11009Doesn't work... just put the picture's URL in between these ---> [img ]http://URLhere[/img]Sorry to hear about the Vibe

You didn't get much of a chance with your Vibe. Parking lots are easy to get hit in... sorry to hear about that. Gonna fix it?

Yeah the other guys insurance is paying for it.

Quote, originally posted by Jharrison »http://i953.photobucket.com/al...1.jpgOh man that sucks to no end

Quote, originally posted by VforVIBE »Oh man that sucks to no end Actually, it totally sucks to the front end.

Quote, originally posted by vibolista »Actually, it totally sucks to the front end.Boooo!

Holy crud...how fast were they going through the wallyworld parking lot?!

Quote, originally posted by K-NINE »Boooo!Sorry, sometimes its too tough to control.

Bummer !!!

Well that sucks.... hope you get it back soon!!!

I really hate to see this... That's some expensive damage for a parking lot hit!At least the walmarter didn't jet leaving you stuck having to pay for it with your own insurance. My old boss had that happen to him.mal*wart just sucks...

just wondering, were in ohio do you live?

You are lucky to (1) know who hit your car and (2) that he/she has insurance. I think a good percentage of the people I see at Walmart are illegals with no insurance. A politically incorrect statement I am sure - but it is the truth.Was the driver drunk? How can you do that much damage in a parking lot?

Quote, originally posted by Airmack »just wondering, were in ohio do you live?Says "Gallipolis OH" - that is somewhere in mid-Southern Ohio. Not far from where Bob Evans Farm is I think.

Quote, originally posted by jake75 »Was the driver drunk? How can you do that much damage in a parking lot?You should see how some of the retards drive through the walmarx parking lot here.... ever seen two women fistfight over the parking spot next to the handicapped spot???

What the hell were they doing driving that fast in a parking lot to begin with?Sucks about the car, but welcome anyway.

Gallipolis is right on the border of the state. We are about twenty minutes from the Bob Evans farm. Right acrossed the river from Pt Pleasant which is where I grew up and home to the mothman.The adjuster said that was the largest dollar amount claim he has ever had in a wal-mart parking lot. He was sobber, just a complete idiot. I was going down the aisle and he was cutting acrossed the lot and well you see the end result.

sorry to hear that - had that happen to me (with my other car) -feel your pain

oh maaaaaaaan. that was done in the parking lot??!?!?!?! the guy must have been going pretty quick. hope you get the vibe back soon.and welcome to the family

Quote, originally posted by HawaiiPontiacLover »Holy crud...how fast were they going through the wallyworld parking lot?!+2

I got the estimate to get my car fixed. 7747.47. The adjuster said that was the highest estimate he has ever wrote for a parking lot crash. Oh well, i'm not paying for it.

Quote, originally posted by Jharrison »I got the estimate to get my car fixed. 7747.47. The adjuster said that was the highest estimate he has ever wrote for a parking lot crash. Oh well, i'm not paying for it.It'll probably be more than that once they start working on it.Quote, originally posted by Jharrison »I was going down the aisle and he was cutting acrossed the lot and well you see the end result. I hate when people drive like that, because this is what happens.

I'm not to worried about the cost since i'm not paying for it. I'm just glad he had insurance. Maybe I won't complain when the insurance bill comes anymore.

Man, talk about bad luck. Saw the Facebook pics. That is quite a lot of damage for a parking lot hit. Hope you have a good shop to put it back together. Good luck and welcome to the forums.

Hope they get if fixed soon, and well. It's a brand new car, be extra critical of the work quality, demand perfection, and demand a warranty on the work that would equal whatever parts of the factory warranty were that might be affected by the accident. You should also look into trying to get a settlement for the loss of value onthe vehicle's resale value, not something one tends to think about with a brand new car, but having that accident on the car's record can affect it's resale value, which is a monetary loss suffered by you as a direct result of the negligence of the other driver.

I talked to the shop manager. He seemed like a real perfectionist. He guaranteed me it wouldn't leave until it was perfect.The adjuster and I talked alittle about a settlement, he is supposed to contact me in a few days. The decreased value was one of my biggest concerns.

Quote, originally posted by Jharrison »I talked to the shop manager. He seemed like a real perfectionist. He guaranteed me it wouldn't leave until it was perfect.The adjuster and I talked alittle about a settlement, he is supposed to contact me in a few days. The decreased value was one of my biggest concerns. I really don't care if the shop manager is a perfectionist... you should be.Before you sign off on the repaired Vibe, take it outside and look at every angle of the vehicle, up, down, 45 degree angle, near and far.Paint match should not be that much of a problem on a car that new, but with unibody construction, make sure everything aligns.I love seeing bad repair jobs, especially on silver cars, why owners would sign off on those is one of the mysteries of life.MSAGRO

Sorry to hear about your Vibe and good luck on getting it fixed! I have an 09 Steel Blue AWD too! On a side note, make sure you get a front license plate holder before everything is fixed!

I just got word that five of the parts to fix the Vibe are on backorder. So they no longer have a completion date. God this blows.

Quote, originally posted by Jharrison »I just got word that five of the parts to fix the Vibe are on back order. So they no longer have a completion date. God this blows. Sorry to hear about the news, may I ask what exact parts are on back order?

He didn't say. He said they were important as far as getting the job started so he wanted to wait til they came in.

Quote, originally posted by Jharrison »He didn't say. He said they were important as far as getting the job started so he wanted to wait til they came in.Did they give you an ETA?

No, he doesn't know. He hopes they come in Monday. But he doesn't know for sure.

What kind of a loaner did they give you?

At first they gave me a Chevy Cobalt. I threw a fit because it was a piece of crap, and it was a step down from what the insurance agreed to pay for. So now I am driving a Dodge Avenger. It's ok for a rental car. The worst part is the smell. I hate the smell of cigarette smoke and wouldn't ya know the world's worst chain smoker had before I did. We are getting a nice little snow storm here and instead of having my AWD awesome Vibe I'm stuck with a rental that smells. I just want my car back

I got a call today letting me know that my parts are in and they are getting started on my car. They expect it do be done in a week or week and a half.

Quote, originally posted by Jharrison »...instead of having my AWD awesome Vibe I'm stuck with a rental that smells. I just want my car back hahahaha that was funny. but hope you get the car back soon. a week and a half in a smelly car would make anyone crazy!

Quote, originally posted by Jharrison »I got a call today letting me know that my parts are in and they are getting started on my car. They expect it do be done in a week or week and a half. Hopefully it is. When my six month old Vibe got hit I was without it for a month while the insurance company argued with itself and dragged its feet going to look at the car every time they found something else. We both had the same insurance company - you would think that would make it easier, it didn't... Damage on it came to around $8k after it was all done (original estimate was under $3k). The only good thing is I still have a clean Carfax report. lol.

Quote, originally posted by Jharrison » I hate the smell of cigarette smoke and wouldn't ya know the world's worst chain smoker had before I did. Man that sucks!! Hope you get it back soon!

that sucks... mines a steel blue 09 gt and just seeing your pic is going to give me nightmares... hope everything got fixed, i wouldnt mind seeing pics after the repair, might stop the nightmares...

Just an update. They sold my rental car so I had to get another one. It's a 2010 Sebring. It's actually really nice. They had a Vibe on the lot I thought I was going to get but it has been recalled so I couldn't get it. They hope to have my car done by mid next week. I'll keep ya posted.

The car is scheduled to be done today. I talked to the body shop manager and he said there would be no problem meeting that deadline. It started snowing here this morning but I will try to get some pics of the repairs up so everyone can see it.

I am sick. Another reason why I hate Wal-Mart. Anyway, I park as FAR as I can from stores. 1. Because I don't want any marks on my car. 2. Exercise (tee hee) 3. It shows the car off--out by himself (yes, mine is male--tee hee) people might notice and think what a special car that is to park it so far away (it is special, and I KNOW y'all "get it")and 4. Easy to find! The (2004)Lava lamp!

I park as far away from Wal-Mart also.Not for the door ding issue, but for the fact that someone I know may spot my car and see me shopping at Wal-Mart.

Still don't have it back. They are waiting on some stupid bracet for the fender well. It has been put on backorder. It is comming from PA and they have got a ton of snow at the warehouse. Don't know if I'll ever get it back.

I've never had a good experience with a body shop. Seems like they don't even begin taking the car apart for a week, then they wait another week to order the parts they think they need, then some of those parts go on backorder, then they start working on the car again and find they need more parts. Then they start promising the car will be done, but it is always on a Friday at 5:00 pm, then it isn't done, they find they need another part, another Friday, etc.The person who comes along and reinvents the body shop business will make a fortune and hopefully drive all the rest of 'em out of business.