It was going to happen sooner or later...right?

woaface

woaface

Ford is in my Mazda's blood.
Well, I'm taking a friend back to my place and we want to take a different, slightly quicker route, there's some good traffic and we're only 2 miles from the house.

Well, we take our quicker route, and not 10 seconds after we're on the road (doing 25-30 mind you) ZIP this dog, just was right in front of my car, i didn't even see him run to it...he was just there. I swerve to avoid him, which I did...and there's a tree, right in f***in front of me BAM! Scrapped down the side of the car from the front bumper back to about...i don't remember, but there's about 2 feet of quarter panal left.

Damn...I'm so angry, I wasn't that scared afterwards, nor...any of that...I'll tell more later though, I've got lots to do now.

:bigcry:
 
yeah, it was gonna happen sooner or later, im glad i wasnt there w/ you like i always am, glad your ok, but i knew it would happen sooner or later, too bad it wasnt later. I would laugh hysterically at a ticket , but thats really serious and iz good u didnt injur brandon or yourself.

by the way, did the dog survive?
 
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Dang James!!!

I'm glad you're OK.

You have to watch out for those "pop-up" dogs, and "pop-up" trees!!
They're everywhere!

So, can you still open the doors on the side that got damaged??
 
My door opens fine, but go to the otherside, and the door squeeks a little.
The hood on the passenger side at the front is moved away towards the damage (to the left). The hood AT the is pushed up just a tiny tiny tiny tiny bit and there are some wrinkles at that point, but the hood is fine otherwise, and the right headlight (looking at the car) is perfectly fine...I'll have a picture up very soon.
 
Owwwwwww!!! Sorry to hear about your ride, James, but I'm glad everyone is ok, even the dog. Believe it or not, depending on the size of the dog and where you hit it, and how fast you are going, you can sometimes do more damage by hitting the dog! How did your parents take the news?
 
My dead dog story....

I was pulling an empty lawn equipment trailer. As I passed and open gate at a fenced yard, I saw the dog fly out of the gate, trying to get a chunk of my left front tire, he missed, but the fender of the trailer did not. No damage to the trailer.
Doggy rolled about 50 ft before coming to rest, permenantly.
Keep your gates closed, if Fido enjoys rolling rubber.
 
It worked out well...

My parents weren't too angry, my mom is kinda sick and ged up so she doesn't really care to follow. My dad is calm about most everything so we walked and talked through everything. No voices have been raised since it happened.

All together damage, $4115.08.

Went through insurance. I pay $250, they cover the rest.

I'll get a rental today, first thing to get back to the Enterprise lot in price range of insurance company. Awesome stuff!

Parts---------------------------------------------- 1777.46
Body Labor---------- 20.1hoursAT$40per hour---- 804.00
Paint Labor---------- 18.2hoursAT$40per hour---- 728.00
Mechanical Labor----- 0.5hoursAT$68per hour---- 34.00
Frame Labor---------- 3.5hoursAT$48per hour---- 168.00
Paint Supplies-------- 18.2hoursAT$24per hour--- 436.00
Sublet/Misc----------------------------------------- 77.95
__________________________________________________________
SUBTOTAL------------------------------------------ 4026.21
Sales Tax------------- $1777.46@5.0000%---------- 88.87
------------------------------------------------------------------
Grand Total---------------------------------------- $4115.08


What's this about paint supplies...the hours are the same with painting?!
Hmmmm...doesn't take hours to get parts, shouldn't take hours to get paint.
 
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James, its good your okay and that your parents took it well. You've got a nice looking car except for the damage. Its amazing how much the interior looks like my MM.
 
Well not to dent in your brain BUT, this kind of sh** happens,

Sucks! I know it all to well. Nothing to do but suck it up tuff out, get the Merc fixed:)

Lesson learned? THERE ARE NO SHORT CUTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Gotta love your parents for being cool:)
 
Bigdogjim said:
Well not to dent in your brain BUT, this kind of sh** happens,

Sucks! I know it all to well. Nothing to do but suck it up tuff out, get the Merc fixed:)

Lesson learned? THERE ARE NO SHORT CUTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Gotta love your parents for being cool:)
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Yup, I'm payin' for it all, lucky I can afford it, it's $250 and they said if my premiums for insurance go up, which my agent doubted, they wouldn't go up much.

The Marquis should be back in my hands in a week. I will tell you how much the rental GM sucks...cuz I'm sure that's what I'll get:)

No shortcuts! Yup, glad my parents are cool about it!
 
woaface said:
Yup, I'm payin' for it all, lucky I can afford it, it's $250 and they said if my premiums for insurance go up, which my agent doubted, they wouldn't go up much.

The Marquis should be back in my hands in a week. I will tell you how much the rental GM sucks...cuz I'm sure that's what I'll get:)

No shortcuts! Yup, glad my parents are cool about it!
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So how does an under-25 year old get a rental car? Just curious. Undoubtedly, your insurance premiums are where they are due to your good student discount. Normal kids, like mine, already cost an arm and a leg to insure, with no violations, but no matching good grades, either. He just went from a 2WD frontier pickup to a 2003 SVT Focus, and his rate went from $200/mo to about $340/mo. OUch, the insurance costs more than the car!

Good luck, glad you survived the ordeal.

Mike
 
mtnh said:
So how does an under-25 year old get a rental car? Just curious. Undoubtedly, your insurance premiums are where they are due to your good student discount. Normal kids, like mine, already cost an arm and a leg to insure, with no violations, but no matching good grades, either. He just went from a 2WD frontier pickup to a 2003 SVT Focus, and his rate went from $200/mo to about $340/mo. OUch, the insurance costs more than the car!

Good luck, glad you survived the ordeal.

Mike
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How do I get a rental car? Because I need one:D It's coming from Enterprise, paid for by insurance co. I'm homeschooled and all I need is a B average...done. The cost to insure me in the Marquis AND Villager is $200 extra every six months.

Glad I survived too. When the Insurance people asked if the air-bags deployed, I was very happy to answer "No".
 
woaface said:
How do I get a rental car? Because I need one:D It's coming from Enterprise, paid for by insurance co. I'm homeschooled and all I need is a B average...done. The cost to insure me in the Marquis AND Villager is $200 extra every six months.

Glad I survived too. When the Insurance people asked if the air-bags deployed, I was very happy to answer "No".
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you need a rental car? its a good thing you are getting one, and its cool your parents are letting you off easier than i would expect. if that were to happen to me, iwould most defiinately not have a car until after high school. But do you really need one?
 
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It's good to know that you're okay Jim. It could've been a whole lot worse my friend. I realize that you weren't driving fast, but it's things like this that cause me to try and remind myself that even though it's fun to stand on the gas pedal once in awhile, we're like a bunch of eggs in an egg crate on wheels while we're driving. And even at speeds that are within the posted limits, we're as vulnerable to breakage as a raw egg is.......not preachin at ya man, just some food for thought.
 
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