How was your X-Mas??

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Viper238

Discussion Starter · Dec 27, 2007

So how was urs?
Mine could have went better..
Wife got into an accident with the new car.. 1:00 (lunch) on the 24th..
some crack head (seriously.. has a huge criminal record) drove thru a stop sign and she T-Boned him in the drivers door.. No the air bags didn't go off..

She's okay.. bump on the knee from hitting the dash, which is getting better and small pain in the chest which hit the steering wheel, which has simmered down since x-mas day..

He said he was hurting bad and took an Ambulance to the hospital but left before they checked him out.. Since he has unpaid fines for a bunch of things (drugs, unlicensed firearms etc).. As well doesn't have a drivers license.. Everyone was assuming he had something in his system, or with him..

I was @ work when she called me in.. I left work early and went to the impound lot which is locked and soo I took a pic from the distance..

We have only had the car for 4weeks to be exact...
I honestly don't want the car anymore because don't want to have to deal with the front-end problems later down the road..

As well we added the Premium Car Plus ESP Ford Warranty to the car.. Does anyone know how this will be affected??
The dealership told me the first thing they ask is has the vehicle been modified..
Well wouldn't an accident be considered as modified?? Will it void my warranty?

Like I said since we have only had the car for a month I don't want it anymore and would like to just get a new one..
but have to wait an see...

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Denis254

· #2 · Dec 27, 2007

Damn man what a bad way to start xmas hope ur wife gets better.. and i have no clue about the warranty sorry :|

2insane

· #3 · Dec 27, 2007

I hope everything is OK like Denis said Bad wayto start xmas, as for your as for your warranty wouldn;t have a clue but think a fender bender wouldn't affect anything as long as it was possibly done by a ford dealership ???

isn;t the premium care package for like when you go for service they supply a ride for you ?? another car, and once vehicle is done service they wash it
don't quote me on that as for you don't want it buddy your stuck with it Sorry

Umaxman

· #4 · Dec 27, 2007

Glad your wife is ok. That looks like a nasty hit for the air bags not to have gone off.
Not much help on the warranty...sorry, getting a new car not sure how that works in Ont. but here the damage value has to be a percentage of the value of the car in order to right it off other wise they will fix it for you( been through that and mine was right on the amount where it was my choice to right it off or fix it)
If I had decided to have it fixed the claim would have been left open for 12 months to cover anything that was not visible such as motor and tranny.
I had mine 28 days when this all happened but that is an interesting story as it was the cops that smashed mine up AFTER a high speed chase involving my car....:icon_rolleyes::icon_rolleyes:

2insane

· #5 · Dec 27, 2007

Umaxman said:
Glad your wife is ok. That looks like a nasty hit for the air bags not to have gone off.
Not much help on the warranty...sorry, getting a new car not sure how that works in Ont. but here the damage value has to be a percentage of the value of the car in order to right it off other wise they will fix it for you( been through that and mine was right on the amount where it was my choice to right it off or fix it)
If I had decided to have it fixed the claim would have been left open for 12 months to cover anything that was not visible such as motor and tranny.
I had mine 28 days when this all happened but that is an interesting story as it was the cops that smashed mine up AFTER a high speed chase involving my car....:icon_rolleyes::icon_rolleyes:

Why didn't you just stop when they put on the light

They must of wanted you to smash into your ride hahaha, did ya flip him the finger, kidding so what did you do keep or right off your car

fordtough.ca

· #6 · Dec 27, 2007

The good news that your wife was OK, sorry to hear about the car(don't forget cars can be fixed)
Have the dealer repair it and your warranty will not be effected
I don't think insurance will write it off, they will fix it unless, you have engine damage, see if the dealer can find frame problem with it, that may help
Sorry to hear about your story
good luck and keep us posted

Smokefan

· #7 · Dec 27, 2007

If the roof is buckled than it may be in the write off category, but if the damage is front end only with no airbag deployment it is repairable. Glad to hear your wife is okay.

Although the airbags do not need to be deployed in some cases : How to write off a car and not deploy airbags but walk away

Umaxman

· #8 · Dec 27, 2007

2insane said:
Why didn't you just stop when they put on the light
They must of wanted you to smash into your ride hahaha, did ya flip him the finger, kidding so what did you do keep or right off your car

No I took the money and ran:icon_biggrin:
No way I was stopping because I didn't do anything wrong so why should I :icon_lol: but when they lay out that big old spike belt and ruin all four tires and 1 rim....one must come to a stop:icon_rolleyes:

Actually what happened was my car was stolen and the young fella was heading to Toronto with a few friends (all under 16) high speed chase 100+miles per hour took the spike belt to stop it all and when my car stopped and a few seconds later the cop car also went over the spike belt and lost control and hit my car jamming it into a culvert:icon_sad:
Then they wanted me to pay for the cop car.....and no I did not pay for it
I told them my insurance doesn't cover stupidty so they will have to pay for their own:icon_lol: :icon_lol:
Thats a very brief idea of what happened but it got a lot more detailed in the weeks after it all happened........ended up getting a check for more than I paid for the car plus a tax rebate :icon_smile:
Sorry for the thread jack Viper238

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tear u a new 1

· #9 · Dec 27, 2007

with out out a doubt the worst xmas i have ever had............. my best buddy brodie ( my dog, 13 years young ) had to be put down. r.i.p my friend r.i.p :icon_cry:

2insane

· #10 · Dec 28, 2007

tear u a new 1 said:
with out out a doubt the worst xmas i have ever had............. my best buddy brodie ( my dog, 13 years young ) had to be put down. r.i.p my friend r.i.p :icon_cry:

O that really sucks man real sorry i no how you feel I had to put one down myself a few years back Rest in peace Sarge :icon_cry: always thinkin of you my fishing buddy

Smokefan

· #11 · Dec 28, 2007

tear u a new 1 said:
with out out a doubt the worst xmas i have ever had............. my best buddy brodie ( my dog, 13 years young ) had to be put down. r.i.p my friend r.i.p :icon_cry:

Bad deal, dogs are the best. No matter how bad your day is their are always happy to see you.

fordtough.ca

· #12 · Dec 28, 2007

Smokefan said:
Bad deal, dogs are the best. No matter how bad your day is their are always happy to see you.

Agree they always will be your best friend
Sorry to hear about your loss

tear u a new 1

· #13 · Dec 29, 2007

thanks guys.

Viper238

Discussion Starter · #14 · Jan 21, 2008

sorry dude!

Well they wrote off her car finally..

After the accident.. I worked the insurance company and finally got them to write if off since there was frame damage.. original repair quote was 10,200 and then I had to make sure it was compliant with the premium care warranty so then the quote went up to 11,500 and then I made them appraise the car, and they came to a conclusion that is was a border line write off and since I didn't want to deal with a car that had frame damage for the next 6yrs.. And the fact that we just got it 4weeks to the day when she got into the accident.. I was pushing for the total loss..

Yesteday we picked up her new 'to us' '05 Escape XLT 4wd 3.0L dark charcol with grey interior..

I will get some pics as soon as it's not so dang cold out and can wash my truck!

fordtough.ca

· #15 · Jan 21, 2008

Viper238 said:
sorry dude!

Well they wrote off her car finally..

After the accident.. I worked the insurance company and finally got them to write if off since there was frame damage.. original repair quote was 10,200 and then I had to make sure it was compliant with the premium care warranty so then the quote went up to 11,500 and then I made them appraise the car, and they came to a conclusion that is was a border line write off and since I didn't want to deal with a car that had frame damage for the next 6yrs.. And the fact that we just got it 4weeks to the day when she got into the accident.. I was pushing for the total loss..

Yesteday we picked up her new 'to us' '05 Escape XLT 4wd 3.0L dark charcol with grey interior..

I will get some pics as soon as it's not so dang cold out and can wash my truck!

Great news
My wife has 06 Mazda tribute GT
Your wife will love it, its a great little SUV

Viper238

Discussion Starter · #16 · Jan 21, 2008

I was actually very surprised in the amount of leg room it has..

more then my dads '01 Screw Lairat.

Northern Supercrew

· #17 · Jan 27, 2008

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Viper238 said:
So how was urs?
Mine could have went better..
Wife got into an accident with the new car.. 1:00 (lunch) on the 24th..
some crack head (seriously.. has a huge criminal record) drove thru a stop sign and she T-Boned him in the drivers door.. No the air bags didn't go off..

She's okay.. bump on the knee from hitting the dash, which is getting better and small pain in the chest which hit the steering wheel, which has simmered down since x-mas day..

He said he was hurting bad and took an Ambulance to the hospital but left before they checked him out.. Since he has unpaid fines for a bunch of things (drugs, unlicensed firearms etc).. As well doesn't have a drivers license.. Everyone was assuming he had something in his system, or with him..

I was @ work when she called me in.. I left work early and went to the impound lot which is locked and soo I took a pic from the distance..

We have only had the car for 4weeks to be exact...
I honestly don't want the car anymore because don't want to have to deal with the front-end problems later down the road..

As well we added the Premium Car Plus ESP Ford Warranty to the car.. Does anyone know how this will be affected??
The dealership told me the first thing they ask is has the vehicle been modified..
Well wouldn't an accident be considered as modified?? Will it void my warranty?

Like I said since we have only had the car for a month I don't want it anymore and would like to just get a new one..
but have to wait an see...

that sucks, glad she's fine. i've got a similar experience. this is what my wife gave me

christmas keeps costing me!

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v8ranger

· #18 · Jan 27, 2008

sorry to hear for the loss and the acedinet man

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