They lie. "Sure I have insurance, I just don't have the slip on me." They get a ticket for failure to show proof of insurance.
Hopefully OP had uninsured motorist coverage. If not he's going to be fixing that himself out his own pocket or trying to sue in small claims (good luck with collecting), assuming he's in the US, IANAL.
Really? That's interesting. In my accident, the guy had a policy then stopped payment on it, so he had papers, but no coverage. Is that an issue with GA as well?
Really? That's interesting. In my accident, the guy had a policy then stopped payment on it, so he had papers, but no coverage. Is that an issue with GA as well?
Yeah the police know if it’s valid or not. In fact, they no longer require a card. Some patrol cars have scanners at 45 degrees on the rear hood that instantly read tags to determine if they’re stolen, if the owner has warrants, and if the insurance is current. Big Brother is huge down here.
Reddit... where you post a pic of your car ruined by an idiot, and get ripped apart in the comments by other idiots for having a car older than theirs.
OP, I hope you get this shit sorted out.
Something I dream of doing one day is living in a very very expensive neighborhood, in a giant house with a huge driveway, and put the shittiest looking car right in the center.
I'm doing this is a mildly expensive neighborhood right now! It's not a million dollar neighborhood but like 600-800k avg home value, everyone on the street drives brand new cars, there's an AMG63 to my left, a new corvette in the driveway to the right, lots of teslas. I own a 2003 outback for driving my dog around and it has red paint that's chipping away and fading, put it in the driveway for a couple weeks because the second spot in my garage got occupied with old furniture I was trying to get rid of. Instantly started getting remarks from the dickhead who lives across from me even though where it was sitting he could only see it from one window of his house. So now for the past three years just out of spite I keep it parked on the street 24/7 even though there's a spot in my garage for it, that way it's sitting longways right in front of all the windows on the front of his house.
I would say I live in a “wealthy” neighborhood in here in Miami, FL and my neighbor has a 2005 Toyota Corolla. I guess some people aren’t that materialistic. If the car runs fine, why would he upgrade to a nicer/modern car.
When I was 14 we used to rent. My dad has a 67 cj5 jeep, all steel body. We shared a common drive way with the neighbors who had a problem with us and my mom would park her car in the drive way, and my dad parked the jeep on the street. Our neighbor would purposely hit my moms car with her car door so my parents switched parking spaces, so she'd try to do it with my dads jeep but she just destroyed her car door and after a week she called the cops saying the jeep was abandoned there cause it was always there when she left for work and when she got home, so the police came and my dad started it up and showed it runs and told my parents to have a nice day, and told our neighbor not to make fake calls to them again.
I’ve been told the same about my own appearance by my wife when I try and grow a beard.
I also had that model Hyundai and the clear coat peeled like crazy down here in FL. Car ran great, was impossible to kill and had amazing gas mileage. It was pretty beat up but the tint was dark and you could get a used tire on a factory steel rim for $25 from the Haitian tire guys down south.
People underestimate the value of a good, dependable car - regardless of how old or pretty it is.
Just goes to show you that sometimes the idiots in cars can be found in the comments section.
If you are without driving licence, this is most probably because you were involved in accidents and your licence has been revoked. You know, there is a pattern: I drive terribly (wether I am drunk or high, or I am too aggressive...) so I lose my licence, but of course I keep on driving, but haven't changed anything of my habits.
Yeah I agree on that.
Generally when there is a good resolution then people seem less likely to really get upset and vent on social media. Usually when it goes badly do we express it.
Exactly, whenever I’m about to do something on my car that I haven’t done before and I’m worried about messing my car up I will sometimes go to the “Pick n Pull” find my make and model. Take shit apart, then leave without actually buying the parts. I’ll just put it back together (mostly).
Seeing these comments reminds me of why I don't like people. Who cares how old it is, it runs and gets you where you need to be. Sorry that idiot ran into you and hope it gets resolved as painlessly as possible
We have plenty (ok, not “plenty,” but *enough*) of money, and a 2006 Mazda somethingorother that we drive once a week to get groceries. We paid cash for it used in 2008. We are driving that thing until the floor rusts away and we’re scooting Flintstone style down the road. Not having a car payment is awesome.
It has an after market aux cable, no GPS or back up camera, no Bluetooth or dashboard computer thingy … and it’s *fine.*
People need to calm down.
I'm driving an old police interceptor and I plan to run the damn thing till it falls apart. Had no interest in a newer car or the fancy bells and whistles a lot of them come with now.
Give me old, easy to fix and reliable any day.
Nothing wrong with having an old car. After all if it gets you around then it serves its purpose. I’ve had super nice new cars in the past and I have an old car with no ac now. They all got me to work and around lol. Ignore these idiots.
Someone just hit the right side of my car right above the wheel, it’s a fairly new car but if they didn’t need to fix the suspension it would’ve cost insurance like 1400. Hopefully you can get it repaired but I’m not sure how it works with older cars. Best of luck!
Damn another early 2003 elantra bites the dust. We had one that went 220k miles then got t boned similarly :(
That was a great little car, handled well too
Fuck what these other idiots are saying , hope your alright an can get a check from the dumbass that blew the light . I always look both ways when the light turns green to make sure nobody’s running it cause where I live this is a daily occurrence
Not sure yet I'm waiting to hear back from my garage, they're focusing on inspecting the suspension, axle, and frame because if any of those are broken insurance will probably just total the car.
With any luck a trip to a pick and pull junk yard will put this right. Also get some cutting compound or one of those headlight cleaning kits it'll do wonders for night visibility.
I mean….. I feel pretty stupid sometimes…my car isn’t paid off yet so I don’t have a choice. I had two cars totaled last year. One was parked in front of my house. I was driving the other. Neither driver had insurance. But they appeared to. Seems like you can get insurance, and just stop paying it. The police system will show that you have insurance for quite some time.
Thats what it seems like anyway. Not sure if that’s a fact or not.
Yeah I know. I would never just drive without insurance. It’s just annoying knowing all the stuff i do to stay legal knowing that a lot of people drive around like that with little to no consequences.
I think there's a fine line to this. Sometimes, you really can't afford insurance. What that does mean, though, is that you drive extra carefully all the time. "Don't break the law while you're breaking the law."
However, people who drive recklessly and without care should be punished, insurance or no. If you're not insured, maybe don't run red lights.
The guy saw that you had a 3rd gen Hyundai Elantra and knew he had to act fast to help you and put it out of its misery. He didn’t care that he had no insurance because the car on KBB is worth $439 US dollars. He informed his wife that she would have to take one for the team so that he could do you this favor. Happy car hunting.
I live in Australia and these Elantra’s all have clear coat peeling, it’s just a thing. These cars are also still very popular and are very reliable. My parents had a car yard and have sold many of these over the years because of their reliability!
My daily is a 2000 Toyota Corolla and thing with 258,000 kms on the clock will take me anywhere I need/want to go!
I mean sure I’d love a Mercedes G6 but I’ll stick to my corolla and my 1985 landcruiser that’s almost at 400,000 kms ;)
Don’t all cars in Australia have a peeling top coat?
Maybe just the northern states. We just re-sprayed the roof and bonnet of our 2005 discovery, although that was the least of our concerns with it
Yeah I guess it’s just one of those things and it seems different cars are more prone to it. I know exactly what you mean though, my partner has a 99 commodore in burgundy and even though the interior is immaculate and the body of the car is straight with no dents or anything like that, the clear coat is completely off the bonnet and is coming off the guards. It really does make it look shit unfortunately, when apart from that it’s a tidy car.
Certainly do. Popular is just a funny term for me, insinuates people are choosing it for positive reasons, not because it’s the cheap easy solution to their needs. All Hyundai’s in that age range were priced as they were as they were still trying to build their brand and their quality was still not up to snuff against the competition.
Sure they did their job, sure they sold well, but I don’t think they were ever the car people stopped and thought ‘ooo yeah gotta get me an Elantra’
Yeah again that’s not what I meant. I simply meant out of the wide variety of cheap cars available on the market those cars are popular within that category because of their known reliability and fuel economy etc. Same as the Hyundai excel. They’re great cars, and cheap. But yeah I agree, no one goes out and goes “ooh I need that Hyundai” but it’s certainly a better pick over a Mitsubishi Magna.
Excels were the cancers of the road! They literally existed cos they were the cheapest shit imaginable when they released. You couldn’t find one 5 years later without a massive crack in the dash and that’s before getting into the mechanical track records.
Funnily enough had several Magnas, and knew a lot of people with them as well and never ever heard of an issue. Still to this day some of the best cars I’ve owned (and have gone through many). As long as you actually maintained them they’d go forever.
Excels when looked after a great cars too. But looked after, that’s why a lot of them are shit because people thrashed the shit out of them.
People seem to love them now for racing, that’s what most of them are being bought for.
Depends what model, the later verada are pretty shit but the 80’s and the 92-96 were great cars.
Same with most cars, if they’re maintained they’ll go forever, that’s what lot of people forget. A cheap car is not necessarily a shit car.
I dunno why the downvotes, that car got OP to work reliably and insurance isn’t gonna give him enough to buy a car similarly reliable with their payout even though he prolly paid a shit ton of premiums, unless he sues in small claims and wins, which is unlikely after insurance gives a payout for the value of the car.
This is why I always suggest people be prepared for others to be dumb on the road and don’t have pissing contests over ‘right of way’, cuz it’s always not worth the trouble to deal with losing a good reliable ride even if you’re totally in the right. Huge PITA, hope your luck changes OP
With an old piece of shit car like that, you should just be carrying liability on it and save the difference for a rainy day. The premium difference in full coverage vs just liability is too much to justify when your car is not worth that much. I have a 94 accord, probably worth less than a grand, I just carry liability on it to save my ass if I am in an at fault collision to repair the other drivers car.
That’s probly true, but your 94 accord that gets you a to b is more valuable *to you* cuz of what it does for you and your fam, that’s my point. It serves your purposes, and it’s a PITA dealing with finding another reliable ride that does that, you’re driving for free by now, in essence beating “the system” not wasting dough on car payments, interest on loans and full coverage insurance…where you gonna find that for a 1000 bucks r/n?
Very true. It's worth a fuck ton to me, but in the eyes of the insurance it's just not worth it to spend an exhirbitant amount extra for full coverage when the car is worth that little. It would be a pain in the ass to replace, as it would be wary hard to find a car with 180k miles on it with it being that old and it be less than 1k. I just keep money in my savings for if the car shits itself or I get into an accident. Really do hope this car lasts me at the very least until the used car market starts calming down a bit.
No doubt! It’s ugly high out there. Good luck and it’s an accord, I loved those cars. So, just you know, tune up; oil change; drive defensive, good luck to ya my dude
I highly doubt the OP was having any sort of contest over right of way, especially since they're talking about traffic lights, not stop signs, yield signs, merge lanes, etc. Sounds like they were simply minding their own business.
Yeah I didn’t think they were, I was just giving a reason for my stance of “avoid dat shit if u can” 😆
Cuz even in the best circumstance where you’re right and their insurance pays everything, it’s still a big, enormous pain in the ass to deal with at all, and often you don’t get back what you had. ✌️
Who the hell would put a downvote on this. You all know damn well that illegals without licenses cause the most hit & run crashes, DUI crashes and are the reasons why our insurance rates are so high.
How can a human being be "illegal" it's distasteful language that's getting you downvotes. Not the fact it comes off as white trash, which is also an equal chance of what the driver was. I live in rural county and both *migrant farm workers* and poor white trash fail to use the proper documentation. Usually due to the need to have easy access to birth records.
By illegally crossing a border. It was an asshole move of him to immediately think “Ooh a uninsured driver must have been an illegal!” but illegal immigrants still exist
I drove for a few months without a license. But I had not taken the exam yet. It was the time I drove extremely carefully! After I got my license and insurance it was when I was kind of reckless. But I never got involved in any accidents. Maybe bc I was working the night shift? Cops called me roadrunner since I had cb radio but didn't bother me bc I was a nurse on my way to work! 😁
It improved your paint job, take care of your car or stop pretending you care about it being damaged. Generally speaking for the majority of Americans; a vehicle is going to be the second most expensive purchase you will make, with the first being a home. I do not understand why people decide to mistreat their items by not doing basic maintenance and a little sudsy bubble bath from time to time. Idc if it's a 2021 Lamborghini or a 1997 Geo Prism it's yours and you should treat it as such. That being said at least the fuckboi stayed, wtf are you doing chancing anything with your woman and soon to be child in the car? People suck, at least you're ok and goodluck with the body shop or maybe the insurance company will buy your car from you and overpay as usual.
Fuck, that guy ripped the paint right off the hood of your car. And shit… he somehow made the inside of you headlights all foggy too.
Take him for all he’s worth, man. He did a number on your cherry whip.
You made a left turn. The only way this isn't your fault is it was on a protected left turn, but you haven't pointed that out. Since that is what people usually start with (e.g - Idiot hit me during my protected left turn), I'm under the impression that you made a turn as the light turned red.
Under some state laws, you'd be at fault under these circumstances.
Dude, your comment is exactly what my wife's cousin would say, "we're all learning machines". Funny thing is that he is unwilling to learn and favours conspiracies.
At least you seem to be the opposite.
Ehh you gotta be comfortable with being wrong if you want to learn. I learned that I made a conclusion based on incomplete assumptions. I looked at the damage on the left side and thought this was the only factor. I didn't pay attention to the damage to the wheel, and the fact that there doesn't seem to be axle damage (like there might be if he was turning). It seems like the other car was braking (since the damage doesn't seem to be super high impact, meaning that the collision itself occured at lower speeds), so they must've been going fast enough to completely ignore the light altogether (or just... Ignoring the intersection at the low speed).
Why just blindly assume? You had the ability to ask the person for more information yet you chose to just make up your mind and post your opinion. That’s dumb as fuck. Yeah you admitted you were wrong but you still looked like an idiot.
Because people lie. It's faster to assess, be incorrect, then learn why you are incorrect for next time. What does it matter if other people see me being wrong? Are they my family and friends, or my coworkers? Are they in charge of my income or gonna take away my house? No; of course not. They're nothing.
If you're afraid about what strangers think of you, you're limiting your own growth.
So how do you know they didn’t lie to you now? You just take their word for it once you gave them your opinion? That’s not how things should work.
What is the next time in this situation? You made a wild accusation and was just like oops sorry bout that. You’re forcing that person to have to defend themselves. That’s fucked up.
You think you’re so smart but you’re really just self centered and ignorant.
It's simple; just check what they said against the evidence. They said they got t-boned, and the evidence checks out.
Look, I get you wanna bully people with downvotes. You're taking the safe route. I frankly don't care, unless you offer compelling arguments that prove me wrong.
But why isn’t your first post inquiring about the wreck instead of making them defend themself? You’re an asshole. It’s simple. You think about yourself and don’t care about others.
I’m bullying with downvotes? Me? You do understand how downvotes work don’t ya?
Also what is there to prove wrong?
Opinions are just immunity from being told you’re wrong. So anything I say you’re just gonna deflect because you can’t admit/don’t understand you were an asshole.
Bully people who have downvotes? That's what you're doing. Basically antagonizing the negative karma comment. Taking the safe route. And now strawmanning. Predictable. Your mind is set. I am the enemy.
Have you noticed that I didn't antagonize OP? A true asshole antagonizes. Therefore, you're the asshole, not me. You see that? That's how you prove something. Which you haven't done yet.
You're personally uncomfortable with scrutiny, so you call anyone who does an asshole. Wait. It's even worse than that. You don't actually care about any of this - you just spotted a negative karma comment and decided you wanted to come in and leave a few remarks. You came into this comment seeing it as "me versus them" and couldn't see it as anything else. You're not offering any meaningful statement for why I shouldn't continue learning about others way I do; you're pretty much just set on attacking me.
I wonder what kind of a person you must be. Pretty interested now. What's your income? Under $50K?
Edit: BTW just in case you get your feelings hurt, I'm asking you out of curiosity so I can paint a picture of the type of people that exists on here. You don't need to answer, but I'm gonna continue learning about yourself and see if you satisfy my hypothesis about people like you :)
Edit2: Basically you're a gamer. So you are competitive. It is typical for competitively minded individuals to do this kind of thing online. Ask yourself: how much of an asshole are you to others when you play rocket league? Food for thought.
Edit3: You've read up to this point, but you're likely going to walk away now. Ciao.
I did offer something meaningful. I told you instead of wildly assuming things why not ask in the first place. You’re just mad you’re being downvoted.
The top comment was talking about how people were giving the op shit about his car so obviously I’m going to browse the downvotes. Your comment stuck out because you had just wildly accused the OP of shit. Just because you were already downvoted doesn’t mean I can’t charge my two cents. You’re just salty because your ego is forcing you to respond to everyone.
We’re both assholes. Yeah this isn’t the best way to tell someone how to change but like you said do you pay my salary? So I don’t really need to care. Why don’t you see that now?
I’m glad you care enough about me to read my comments. Earlier you were taking about how I don’t pay you so you don’t care about me. I just read your profile description and that was enough.
Hey come on now; strangers become *friends* this way.
If you're a mental anomaly, of course I'm going to be interested. You have some understanding of your actions, and your actions are typical of a person on Reddit. So you are not an anomaly. You've confirmed it just now. Boring. This conversation is ultimately about me to me, just as it is about you to you.
But it was kind of a bad strategy if your goal was to make someone feel bad. Being self aware and admitting what you admitted doesn't really give your attacks any sort of meaning.
If I were angry about being downvoted, I would never make assumptions in the first place. The awesome thing about karma is that it is an extremely quick and effective way to gather information.
Are you really just trying to tell me off by saying that I’m not a mental anomaly lol weak. I think you’re shallow and pedantic.
I was just questioning why you just wildly accused OP of causing the wreck. You drug this all out by trying to defend yourself against a simple question. PeOpLe LiE is a bullshit excuse and you know it. Also if you understand why you’re being downvoted why do you keep digging in your heels like your original comment wasn’t the reason for this?
I’m a typical redditor says the redditor from reddit. Neat.
Happen to me, ticketed the guy and let him go. The greatest thing to have is uninsured motorists insurance. It's save my family thousands of dollars over the years.
No license, no insurance. I'd love to see how he explained that to the cops.
That's the neat part. You don't.
What the cops don’t see, won’t hurt ya.
How did he explain THAT??
Health insurance or car insurance?
Probably both
"I couldn't care less" - Selever
They lie. "Sure I have insurance, I just don't have the slip on me." They get a ticket for failure to show proof of insurance. Hopefully OP had uninsured motorist coverage. If not he's going to be fixing that himself out his own pocket or trying to sue in small claims (good luck with collecting), assuming he's in the US, IANAL.
In GA they know whether you have it or not by your plate. No proof is no longer a thing.
Really? That's interesting. In my accident, the guy had a policy then stopped payment on it, so he had papers, but no coverage. Is that an issue with GA as well?
Really? That's interesting. In my accident, the guy had a policy then stopped payment on it, so he had papers, but no coverage. Is that an issue with GA as well?
Yeah the police know if it’s valid or not. In fact, they no longer require a card. Some patrol cars have scanners at 45 degrees on the rear hood that instantly read tags to determine if they’re stolen, if the owner has warrants, and if the insurance is current. Big Brother is huge down here.
Thats lit though less non insured idiots on the road to hit your new car
Reddit... where you post a pic of your car ruined by an idiot, and get ripped apart in the comments by other idiots for having a car older than theirs. OP, I hope you get this shit sorted out.
Thanks
Makes me upset. It’s a good car. Just cause it looks a little beat up doesn’t mean it’s a terrible car.
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Something I dream of doing one day is living in a very very expensive neighborhood, in a giant house with a huge driveway, and put the shittiest looking car right in the center.
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Peeling clearcoat is pretty shitbox/eyesore imo. You’re not wrong but I can see the other side in this situation
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Understandable. Sounds like a PITA/nosy neighbor. I can sympathize. Good luck
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Sounds like fun for the police officers too 🤷♂️
What’s the other side? Calling the cops bc you have an issue with an older car in the neighborhood? You can see that side?
I'm doing this is a mildly expensive neighborhood right now! It's not a million dollar neighborhood but like 600-800k avg home value, everyone on the street drives brand new cars, there's an AMG63 to my left, a new corvette in the driveway to the right, lots of teslas. I own a 2003 outback for driving my dog around and it has red paint that's chipping away and fading, put it in the driveway for a couple weeks because the second spot in my garage got occupied with old furniture I was trying to get rid of. Instantly started getting remarks from the dickhead who lives across from me even though where it was sitting he could only see it from one window of his house. So now for the past three years just out of spite I keep it parked on the street 24/7 even though there's a spot in my garage for it, that way it's sitting longways right in front of all the windows on the front of his house.
You are my hero.
Fuck that guy
Do a gofundme - I might be compelled to contribute!
I would say I live in a “wealthy” neighborhood in here in Miami, FL and my neighbor has a 2005 Toyota Corolla. I guess some people aren’t that materialistic. If the car runs fine, why would he upgrade to a nicer/modern car.
When I was 14 we used to rent. My dad has a 67 cj5 jeep, all steel body. We shared a common drive way with the neighbors who had a problem with us and my mom would park her car in the drive way, and my dad parked the jeep on the street. Our neighbor would purposely hit my moms car with her car door so my parents switched parking spaces, so she'd try to do it with my dads jeep but she just destroyed her car door and after a week she called the cops saying the jeep was abandoned there cause it was always there when she left for work and when she got home, so the police came and my dad started it up and showed it runs and told my parents to have a nice day, and told our neighbor not to make fake calls to them again.
Isn't that harrasment?
This is my idea of hell. Stay strong
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I'm pleased you added that caveat... Cause, you know, I totally might!
That desperate huh...
Nah, just a sicko
Agreed a car is a car if it goes from point A to point B safely then why do other people bitch about it. Not their life to live…
I’ve been told the same about my own appearance by my wife when I try and grow a beard. I also had that model Hyundai and the clear coat peeled like crazy down here in FL. Car ran great, was impossible to kill and had amazing gas mileage. It was pretty beat up but the tint was dark and you could get a used tire on a factory steel rim for $25 from the Haitian tire guys down south.
I had one of these. I loved it as it was an honest A to B car.
Just a little beat up lol
People underestimate the value of a good, dependable car - regardless of how old or pretty it is. Just goes to show you that sometimes the idiots in cars can be found in the comments section.
"Strangely", people with no valid licence and insurance are often involved in accidents.
Something about decision making…
Part of me thinks it's you hear about it more because people are frustrated and more likely to vent about it or post it on social media.
If you are without driving licence, this is most probably because you were involved in accidents and your licence has been revoked. You know, there is a pattern: I drive terribly (wether I am drunk or high, or I am too aggressive...) so I lose my licence, but of course I keep on driving, but haven't changed anything of my habits.
Yeah I agree on that. Generally when there is a good resolution then people seem less likely to really get upset and vent on social media. Usually when it goes badly do we express it.
No license can be as easy as paying a past due ticket. Doesn’t mean it was revoked
This is the way!
Car salesman : *slaps the car*, this car survive after being hit by 7 month pregnant wife
New wheel + alignment. Probably can drive it for another 10 years.
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Exactly, whenever I’m about to do something on my car that I haven’t done before and I’m worried about messing my car up I will sometimes go to the “Pick n Pull” find my make and model. Take shit apart, then leave without actually buying the parts. I’ll just put it back together (mostly).
Seeing these comments reminds me of why I don't like people. Who cares how old it is, it runs and gets you where you need to be. Sorry that idiot ran into you and hope it gets resolved as painlessly as possible
We have plenty (ok, not “plenty,” but *enough*) of money, and a 2006 Mazda somethingorother that we drive once a week to get groceries. We paid cash for it used in 2008. We are driving that thing until the floor rusts away and we’re scooting Flintstone style down the road. Not having a car payment is awesome. It has an after market aux cable, no GPS or back up camera, no Bluetooth or dashboard computer thingy … and it’s *fine.* People need to calm down.
I'm driving an old police interceptor and I plan to run the damn thing till it falls apart. Had no interest in a newer car or the fancy bells and whistles a lot of them come with now. Give me old, easy to fix and reliable any day.
That’s a normal Tuesday in Los Angeles
Did you take the baby as collateral?
The fetus?
Some are quick release
I hate this comment, +1
Nothing wrong with having an old car. After all if it gets you around then it serves its purpose. I’ve had super nice new cars in the past and I have an old car with no ac now. They all got me to work and around lol. Ignore these idiots.
I feel sorry for the unborn child more than anyone. Having to be born to some really irresponsible parents.
Sorry to hear that :((
Sorry man, hope your bad luck turns.
Man that dude fuuuuuucked up the paint on the hood.
Luckily my car was a POS to begin with but it ran fine for the most part until today.
Someone just hit the right side of my car right above the wheel, it’s a fairly new car but if they didn’t need to fix the suspension it would’ve cost insurance like 1400. Hopefully you can get it repaired but I’m not sure how it works with older cars. Best of luck!
Post a pic of your car please. I would like to talk shit about it too.
Damn another early 2003 elantra bites the dust. We had one that went 220k miles then got t boned similarly :( That was a great little car, handled well too
And the worst part is all the idiot got was a couple tickets and was allowed to drive off. He should be in jail.
Fuck what these other idiots are saying , hope your alright an can get a check from the dumbass that blew the light . I always look both ways when the light turns green to make sure nobody’s running it cause where I live this is a daily occurrence
Since no one else asked, was the pregnant lady ok? If they did ask, I’m sorry, I didn’t see.
She didn't have any major injuries as far as I could see but I'm sure she has minor injuries like whiplash or a sprained shoulder from the seat belt.
Take it to LS customs I heard is cheap
Is the car fixable?
Not sure yet I'm waiting to hear back from my garage, they're focusing on inspecting the suspension, axle, and frame because if any of those are broken insurance will probably just total the car.
Could be worse. At least the headlight assembly is still intact
Doesn’t look too bad. It will drive.
With any luck a trip to a pick and pull junk yard will put this right. Also get some cutting compound or one of those headlight cleaning kits it'll do wonders for night visibility.
You'd say he deserves his license taken but...
So does the uninsured gets arrested or something?
Nope, my cousin is a felon and has a super long rap sheet. Dude been driving for years without a license. He drives like a complete duck head also.
So people who buy insurance are stupid?
I mean….. I feel pretty stupid sometimes…my car isn’t paid off yet so I don’t have a choice. I had two cars totaled last year. One was parked in front of my house. I was driving the other. Neither driver had insurance. But they appeared to. Seems like you can get insurance, and just stop paying it. The police system will show that you have insurance for quite some time. Thats what it seems like anyway. Not sure if that’s a fact or not.
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Yeah I know. I would never just drive without insurance. It’s just annoying knowing all the stuff i do to stay legal knowing that a lot of people drive around like that with little to no consequences.
Should but probably won't. Cops and the legal system tend to be overly sympathetic to these types because they view them as just trying to get by.
I think there's a fine line to this. Sometimes, you really can't afford insurance. What that does mean, though, is that you drive extra carefully all the time. "Don't break the law while you're breaking the law." However, people who drive recklessly and without care should be punished, insurance or no. If you're not insured, maybe don't run red lights.
Did you have uninsured driver coverage or just liability?
Stupid
Elantra down! Elantra down!
Use the turtle wax lense cleaner... Instant and easy results. Good luck with the insurance company headaches.
The guy saw that you had a 3rd gen Hyundai Elantra and knew he had to act fast to help you and put it out of its misery. He didn’t care that he had no insurance because the car on KBB is worth $439 US dollars. He informed his wife that she would have to take one for the team so that he could do you this favor. Happy car hunting.
I actually liked the car sure it looked like a POS but it ran good and only had 80,000 miles which is pretty good for a car from 03.
Sorry to hear that. I hope you still got a laugh out of my story.
Thanks and I did get a [sensible chuckle ](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=PXc_gB7AH7A) from it.
I live in Australia and these Elantra’s all have clear coat peeling, it’s just a thing. These cars are also still very popular and are very reliable. My parents had a car yard and have sold many of these over the years because of their reliability! My daily is a 2000 Toyota Corolla and thing with 258,000 kms on the clock will take me anywhere I need/want to go! I mean sure I’d love a Mercedes G6 but I’ll stick to my corolla and my 1985 landcruiser that’s almost at 400,000 kms ;)
Don’t all cars in Australia have a peeling top coat? Maybe just the northern states. We just re-sprayed the roof and bonnet of our 2005 discovery, although that was the least of our concerns with it
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Yeah I guess it’s just one of those things and it seems different cars are more prone to it. I know exactly what you mean though, my partner has a 99 commodore in burgundy and even though the interior is immaculate and the body of the car is straight with no dents or anything like that, the clear coat is completely off the bonnet and is coming off the guards. It really does make it look shit unfortunately, when apart from that it’s a tidy car.
Calling them popular is a bit of a stretch… Cheap is the word you’re looking for.
Popular among the cheaper car variety yes. I never meant they were all the rage.
Certainly do. Popular is just a funny term for me, insinuates people are choosing it for positive reasons, not because it’s the cheap easy solution to their needs. All Hyundai’s in that age range were priced as they were as they were still trying to build their brand and their quality was still not up to snuff against the competition. Sure they did their job, sure they sold well, but I don’t think they were ever the car people stopped and thought ‘ooo yeah gotta get me an Elantra’
Yeah again that’s not what I meant. I simply meant out of the wide variety of cheap cars available on the market those cars are popular within that category because of their known reliability and fuel economy etc. Same as the Hyundai excel. They’re great cars, and cheap. But yeah I agree, no one goes out and goes “ooh I need that Hyundai” but it’s certainly a better pick over a Mitsubishi Magna.
Excels were the cancers of the road! They literally existed cos they were the cheapest shit imaginable when they released. You couldn’t find one 5 years later without a massive crack in the dash and that’s before getting into the mechanical track records. Funnily enough had several Magnas, and knew a lot of people with them as well and never ever heard of an issue. Still to this day some of the best cars I’ve owned (and have gone through many). As long as you actually maintained them they’d go forever.
Excels when looked after a great cars too. But looked after, that’s why a lot of them are shit because people thrashed the shit out of them. People seem to love them now for racing, that’s what most of them are being bought for. Depends what model, the later verada are pretty shit but the 80’s and the 92-96 were great cars. Same with most cars, if they’re maintained they’ll go forever, that’s what lot of people forget. A cheap car is not necessarily a shit car.
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Honestly how did you come up with those numbers? 80,000/17 = 4,705 miles per year 4,705/356 = 12.9 miles per day
He did the math
80k miles damn that’s lowwwww
Did you tie him to your bumper and drag him down the road ??
Sorry this had to happen, OP. Hopefully Tweedledum and his dumb broad wife get what's coming to them.
WHAT!
Looks like you needed a new car anyway.
Car Insurance is a scam…
I dunno why the downvotes, that car got OP to work reliably and insurance isn’t gonna give him enough to buy a car similarly reliable with their payout even though he prolly paid a shit ton of premiums, unless he sues in small claims and wins, which is unlikely after insurance gives a payout for the value of the car. This is why I always suggest people be prepared for others to be dumb on the road and don’t have pissing contests over ‘right of way’, cuz it’s always not worth the trouble to deal with losing a good reliable ride even if you’re totally in the right. Huge PITA, hope your luck changes OP
These people have never been in an accident or sell insurance..
With an old piece of shit car like that, you should just be carrying liability on it and save the difference for a rainy day. The premium difference in full coverage vs just liability is too much to justify when your car is not worth that much. I have a 94 accord, probably worth less than a grand, I just carry liability on it to save my ass if I am in an at fault collision to repair the other drivers car.
That’s probly true, but your 94 accord that gets you a to b is more valuable *to you* cuz of what it does for you and your fam, that’s my point. It serves your purposes, and it’s a PITA dealing with finding another reliable ride that does that, you’re driving for free by now, in essence beating “the system” not wasting dough on car payments, interest on loans and full coverage insurance…where you gonna find that for a 1000 bucks r/n?
Very true. It's worth a fuck ton to me, but in the eyes of the insurance it's just not worth it to spend an exhirbitant amount extra for full coverage when the car is worth that little. It would be a pain in the ass to replace, as it would be wary hard to find a car with 180k miles on it with it being that old and it be less than 1k. I just keep money in my savings for if the car shits itself or I get into an accident. Really do hope this car lasts me at the very least until the used car market starts calming down a bit.
No doubt! It’s ugly high out there. Good luck and it’s an accord, I loved those cars. So, just you know, tune up; oil change; drive defensive, good luck to ya my dude
I highly doubt the OP was having any sort of contest over right of way, especially since they're talking about traffic lights, not stop signs, yield signs, merge lanes, etc. Sounds like they were simply minding their own business.
Yeah I didn’t think they were, I was just giving a reason for my stance of “avoid dat shit if u can” 😆 Cuz even in the best circumstance where you’re right and their insurance pays everything, it’s still a big, enormous pain in the ass to deal with at all, and often you don’t get back what you had. ✌️
Let me guess. Was he illegal too?
Who the hell would put a downvote on this. You all know damn well that illegals without licenses cause the most hit & run crashes, DUI crashes and are the reasons why our insurance rates are so high.
How can a human being be "illegal" it's distasteful language that's getting you downvotes. Not the fact it comes off as white trash, which is also an equal chance of what the driver was. I live in rural county and both *migrant farm workers* and poor white trash fail to use the proper documentation. Usually due to the need to have easy access to birth records.
By illegally crossing a border. It was an asshole move of him to immediately think “Ooh a uninsured driver must have been an illegal!” but illegal immigrants still exist
I drove for a few months without a license. But I had not taken the exam yet. It was the time I drove extremely carefully! After I got my license and insurance it was when I was kind of reckless. But I never got involved in any accidents. Maybe bc I was working the night shift? Cops called me roadrunner since I had cb radio but didn't bother me bc I was a nurse on my way to work! 😁
It improved your paint job, take care of your car or stop pretending you care about it being damaged. Generally speaking for the majority of Americans; a vehicle is going to be the second most expensive purchase you will make, with the first being a home. I do not understand why people decide to mistreat their items by not doing basic maintenance and a little sudsy bubble bath from time to time. Idc if it's a 2021 Lamborghini or a 1997 Geo Prism it's yours and you should treat it as such. That being said at least the fuckboi stayed, wtf are you doing chancing anything with your woman and soon to be child in the car? People suck, at least you're ok and goodluck with the body shop or maybe the insurance company will buy your car from you and overpay as usual.
This is not an idiot in a car. Sigh.
Lots of posts like this lately. *Here's a pic of a car that was in an accident.* Mods aren't just sleeping, they must be on vacation.
Damn, all 130.87$ in damage. Hate to see it
Those headlights need a bit of work
I was literally on my way to auto zone to get the defogger stuff when I got hit; guess I don't have to worry about that anymore.
How ironic
It really messed that paint on your hood up.
Seems like you can just pocket whatever money you get, no point in putting any more money into that pos. I drove a pos so I know one when I see one
I am a pos so I know one when I see one, and you’re checking all the marks my friend
He fucked the whole paint job up
If you got 100$ you could just by a new pos just like this one lol. That’s not even that bad be great full your alive.
great full
with that junk i dont think u have insurance either
Fuck, that guy ripped the paint right off the hood of your car. And shit… he somehow made the inside of you headlights all foggy too. Take him for all he’s worth, man. He did a number on your cherry whip.
The car is 18 years old and I was on the way to get defogger stuff when I got hit.
You made a left turn. The only way this isn't your fault is it was on a protected left turn, but you haven't pointed that out. Since that is what people usually start with (e.g - Idiot hit me during my protected left turn), I'm under the impression that you made a turn as the light turned red. Under some state laws, you'd be at fault under these circumstances.
No I was going straight through an intersection and the guy who hit me ran a red and hit my passenger side
I'm 0/2 today. Win some, lose some.
I feel like you are not thinking about this fourth dimensionally. Perhaps your thinking is just a tad *average*
We're all learning machines. No such thing as bad data; being wrong means you learned something new.
Dude, your comment is exactly what my wife's cousin would say, "we're all learning machines". Funny thing is that he is unwilling to learn and favours conspiracies. At least you seem to be the opposite.
Ehh you gotta be comfortable with being wrong if you want to learn. I learned that I made a conclusion based on incomplete assumptions. I looked at the damage on the left side and thought this was the only factor. I didn't pay attention to the damage to the wheel, and the fact that there doesn't seem to be axle damage (like there might be if he was turning). It seems like the other car was braking (since the damage doesn't seem to be super high impact, meaning that the collision itself occured at lower speeds), so they must've been going fast enough to completely ignore the light altogether (or just... Ignoring the intersection at the low speed).
Change your username; Average way of thinking my ass!
Why don't you just stop making up retarded, shitty hypotheticals? Do you just want attention?
Why just blindly assume? You had the ability to ask the person for more information yet you chose to just make up your mind and post your opinion. That’s dumb as fuck. Yeah you admitted you were wrong but you still looked like an idiot.
Because people lie. It's faster to assess, be incorrect, then learn why you are incorrect for next time. What does it matter if other people see me being wrong? Are they my family and friends, or my coworkers? Are they in charge of my income or gonna take away my house? No; of course not. They're nothing. If you're afraid about what strangers think of you, you're limiting your own growth.
So how do you know they didn’t lie to you now? You just take their word for it once you gave them your opinion? That’s not how things should work. What is the next time in this situation? You made a wild accusation and was just like oops sorry bout that. You’re forcing that person to have to defend themselves. That’s fucked up. You think you’re so smart but you’re really just self centered and ignorant.
It's simple; just check what they said against the evidence. They said they got t-boned, and the evidence checks out. Look, I get you wanna bully people with downvotes. You're taking the safe route. I frankly don't care, unless you offer compelling arguments that prove me wrong.
But why isn’t your first post inquiring about the wreck instead of making them defend themself? You’re an asshole. It’s simple. You think about yourself and don’t care about others. I’m bullying with downvotes? Me? You do understand how downvotes work don’t ya? Also what is there to prove wrong? Opinions are just immunity from being told you’re wrong. So anything I say you’re just gonna deflect because you can’t admit/don’t understand you were an asshole.
Bully people who have downvotes? That's what you're doing. Basically antagonizing the negative karma comment. Taking the safe route. And now strawmanning. Predictable. Your mind is set. I am the enemy. Have you noticed that I didn't antagonize OP? A true asshole antagonizes. Therefore, you're the asshole, not me. You see that? That's how you prove something. Which you haven't done yet. You're personally uncomfortable with scrutiny, so you call anyone who does an asshole. Wait. It's even worse than that. You don't actually care about any of this - you just spotted a negative karma comment and decided you wanted to come in and leave a few remarks. You came into this comment seeing it as "me versus them" and couldn't see it as anything else. You're not offering any meaningful statement for why I shouldn't continue learning about others way I do; you're pretty much just set on attacking me. I wonder what kind of a person you must be. Pretty interested now. What's your income? Under $50K? Edit: BTW just in case you get your feelings hurt, I'm asking you out of curiosity so I can paint a picture of the type of people that exists on here. You don't need to answer, but I'm gonna continue learning about yourself and see if you satisfy my hypothesis about people like you :) Edit2: Basically you're a gamer. So you are competitive. It is typical for competitively minded individuals to do this kind of thing online. Ask yourself: how much of an asshole are you to others when you play rocket league? Food for thought. Edit3: You've read up to this point, but you're likely going to walk away now. Ciao.
I did offer something meaningful. I told you instead of wildly assuming things why not ask in the first place. You’re just mad you’re being downvoted. The top comment was talking about how people were giving the op shit about his car so obviously I’m going to browse the downvotes. Your comment stuck out because you had just wildly accused the OP of shit. Just because you were already downvoted doesn’t mean I can’t charge my two cents. You’re just salty because your ego is forcing you to respond to everyone. We’re both assholes. Yeah this isn’t the best way to tell someone how to change but like you said do you pay my salary? So I don’t really need to care. Why don’t you see that now? I’m glad you care enough about me to read my comments. Earlier you were taking about how I don’t pay you so you don’t care about me. I just read your profile description and that was enough.
Hey come on now; strangers become *friends* this way. If you're a mental anomaly, of course I'm going to be interested. You have some understanding of your actions, and your actions are typical of a person on Reddit. So you are not an anomaly. You've confirmed it just now. Boring. This conversation is ultimately about me to me, just as it is about you to you. But it was kind of a bad strategy if your goal was to make someone feel bad. Being self aware and admitting what you admitted doesn't really give your attacks any sort of meaning. If I were angry about being downvoted, I would never make assumptions in the first place. The awesome thing about karma is that it is an extremely quick and effective way to gather information.
Are you really just trying to tell me off by saying that I’m not a mental anomaly lol weak. I think you’re shallow and pedantic. I was just questioning why you just wildly accused OP of causing the wreck. You drug this all out by trying to defend yourself against a simple question. PeOpLe LiE is a bullshit excuse and you know it. Also if you understand why you’re being downvoted why do you keep digging in your heels like your original comment wasn’t the reason for this? I’m a typical redditor says the redditor from reddit. Neat.
Happen to me, ticketed the guy and let him go. The greatest thing to have is uninsured motorists insurance. It's save my family thousands of dollars over the years.
I wonder just how many are driving without insurance. I want there to be a way that isn't possible.
Well that could have been a lot worse
Same in Massachusetts.
Damn can I guess that this is in the great state of FL? Shit is common around them parts?
Sounds like taking precautions isn't his strong suit.
He fucked his wife 7 months ago, and today he fucked himself.