Someone hit my car in the parking lot today

Use your self-defense course on him...that'll teach him! UNLEASH the power!

It was nice of him to do that for you...many people don't want to get involved.

Yes, it was nice. "Commander Mike, US Navy" will get a thank you call from me.

That sucks!
I had that happen to my car by a tractor-trailer. He hit my car and took off. Luckily, a neighbor saw it happen and took down the license plate # and company name. I called them the next morning, explained what happened, they were very accommodating. They ended up paying $2850.00 to the auto body place for damages.

I'm sorry SL, I was in a huge hurry.

Seriously, I hope it all works out for you.

My Firebird got hit by someone at the hotel I worked at in the mid 80's. They left a note with a phone number but there was never an answer and it was eventually disconnected. It was a deep scratch/ding and I just had it fixed when I had the car painted.
Another time, this doofus sideswiped my S-15 pickup while it was parked on the street. Myself and my girlfriend at the time were babysitting a house down in the inner city (Westport). The thing is, I was standing on the porch watching the whole thing and he was driving a work van with "LAKE 1" on the license plate, not too hard to remember. He knocked the mirror off my truck and I made him buy me a new one. I installed it myself since body shops rape you on labor.

ProBanker said: formattc said:

My Firebird got hit by someone at the hotel I worked at in the mid 80's. They left a note with a phone number but there was never an answer and it was eventually disconnected. It was a deep scratch/ding and I just had it fixed when I had the car painted.
Another time, this doofus sideswiped my S-15 pickup while it was parked on the street. Myself and my girlfriend at the time were babysitting a house down in the inner city (Westport). The thing is, I was standing on the porch watching the whole thing and he was driving a work van with "LAKE 1" on the license plate, not too hard to remember. He knocked the mirror off my truck and I made him buy me a new one. I installed it myself since body shops rape you on labor.

Firebird + 80's = Mullet

You know it! But then, it was in style then, and I was in a couple of heavy metal bands. I also had something else you might have heard of, called "girlfriends".

pics of commander mike please

kelchild said: pics of commander mike please

Great minds think alike.

formattc said: ProBanker said: formattc said:

My Firebird got hit by someone at the hotel I worked at in the mid 80's. They left a note with a phone number but there was never an answer and it was eventually disconnected. It was a deep scratch/ding and I just had it fixed when I had the car painted.
Another time, this doofus sideswiped my S-15 pickup while it was parked on the street. Myself and my girlfriend at the time were babysitting a house down in the inner city (Westport). The thing is, I was standing on the porch watching the whole thing and he was driving a work van with "LAKE 1" on the license plate, not too hard to remember. He knocked the mirror off my truck and I made him buy me a new one. I installed it myself since body shops rape you on labor.

Firebird + 80's = Mullet

You know it! But then, it was in style then, and I was in a couple of heavy metal bands. I also had something else you might have heard of, called "girlfriends".
Pics?

SleazyBastard said: shopliftinginva said: I wasn't able to get in touch with the man who saw it and I've left a message for the manager of the business who owned the vehicle. I just want them to know what their driver did. And of course thank the person who left me the note. I'm guessing he must have bumped me hard for him to have left me the note.Why are you calling the guy who hit you? I would call the cops first and have them impound the vehicle.

By calling the owner first, he has the opportunity to wash and wax the car to get rid of all the paint chips and deny everything, witness or not. because honestly, there isn't damaage. There might be a small scratch, but nothing different from the other 20 dings I've gotten. It was an out of state vehicle, and there were multiple witnesses.

He called me back earlier tonight. What an ass. It was the manager or owner or whatever of the company who was in town to help his daughter move from her UVa dorm to an apartment. He not only admitted hitting me and just looking out his window to see if there was any damage, but admitted a woman yelled at him when he started leaving. I told him that wasn't even the person who left me his license number and if he has trouble driving the truck, perhaps he needs to park it at the empty end of a parking lot. He told me his truck was big and he didnt have much room to back up (like it was Target's fault that he can't drive).

I don't think there's much the police will do without any real damage. But hopefully he's figured out if he's going to drive like that, he's not going to get away with it in my town. He can stay the fark in Maryland from now on.

SleazyBastard said: There may not be damage, but hit-and-run is still a crime. I'll talk to the witness tomorrow and find out what he saw. I might do that after talking to the driver today. He really was rude about it like it TOTALLY wasn't his fault.

You should have called the police, regardless of the damage. Some idiot did this to me years ago, tore my bumper half off and drove away. A young man saw the whole thing and got a description of the car, and the tag number, and left a note in my windshield. He was still in the area when he saw me approaching my car and identified himself as a witness, and described what he saw. Woman driving a big boat of a car, was trying to pull in in front of mine (parallel park along the street), and caught my bumper, then tried pulling out, taking my bumper with her. I went across the street to the 7-11 and asked the clerks to call the police, and my friend and I bought slurpee's and sat in my car waiting for the town's deputies to arrive.


The witness left his phone # so the police could contact him. They took an intial report, and contacted me after speaking to the witness and going to the driver's house. I bet she was mighty surprised to see the cops show up at her door! She was charged with hit-and-run, leaving the scene of an accident. Her insurance company sent an agent out to look at my car, and they cut me a check for $120 for a Body Shop to fix it. My local mechanic did it for $40, it was an old car, and didn't need a perfect fix. Seriously, report it, and let the guy's insurance fix it and penalize him for it. It's obvious the guy hasn't learned a thing. Even minor damage like that, will need fixing sooner or later; you shouldn't have to pay a dime for something that was his fault.

GeorgiaBulldawg wrote;

[Q= said: SweetClover]Her insurance company sent an agent out to look at my car, and they cut me a check for $120 for a Body Shop to fix it.


You got your car fixed at this Body Shop? I would have never guessed it would be that kind of shop? Goes to show what I know!
Hmmm? I wonder what they would charge for some small touch-up work or a light buffing?


Guess it all depends on how they'd fix a 'front bumper' whether $120 would have been enough. Looking at the website, touch-up work or a light buffing may be cheaper than any of my local body shops. (Darn FW automatic linking feature...)

MadAnthony said: shopliftinginva said: He can stay the fark in Maryland from now on.

That's OK, VA can keep him. Maryland doesn't want him back. Yea, I've noticed you've got your fair share of bad drivers. I don't know if they just drive bad when they're visiting my area or if they're like that all the time. I usually avoid anyone with Maryland plates because, chances are, they're going to do something stupid.

"It's only a small scratch"

$2000.

shopliftinginva said: MadAnthony said: shopliftinginva said: He can stay the fark in Maryland from now on.

That's OK, VA can keep him. Maryland doesn't want him back. Yea, I've noticed you've got your fair share of bad drivers. I don't know if they just drive bad when they're visiting my area or if they're like that all the time. I usually avoid anyone with Maryland plates because, chances are, they're going to do something stupid.

He's welcome in NY

So, it must be my turn for some car damage. I have an '04 Camry and try to take care of it but came out of Kroger's tonight to find a really nice thick vertical scratch down the passenger door. It looks like someone threw open their door and it hit my car. The damage not only scratched the paint, but contains what I guess I could call hairline dents, so if I get it repainted, the dents will still be there. This sucks! Unfortunately I didn't have a knight in shining armor taking down a license number and tucking it under my wind shield!

I was hit today by a guy in a pickup truck. He started yelling at me in Spanish which I don't know at all so I called the cops. Turns out he has no papers or driving license and no insurance.

Yeah I'm going to have to shell out $500 (my deductible) but I still felt sorry for him as he's probably going to land in jail and he's just a poor guy trying to survive.

momgoingbroke said: mugimba said: Call the cops and report it. If he has done this once, he would have no problem doing it again. In most localities, cops will not come out for a minor scratch that happened in a private parking lot, especially a day after the damage. But you are right that he has probably done this before.

Hit and run and leaving the scene of an accident are both criminal offenses--regardless of whether they occur on private property or a city maintained street. Call the cops (non emergency line) have them come out and give them the story. If they are able to cite this person and the victim in this case is willing to pursue charges it can be done!

dandan123 said: I was hit today by a guy in a pickup truck. He started yelling at me in Spanish which I don't know at all so I called the cops. Turns out he has no papers or driving license and no insurance.

Yeah I'm going to have to shell out $500 (my deductible) but I still felt sorry for him as he's probably going to land in jail and he's just a poor guy trying to survive.

Surely you jest? I don't have issues w/ immigrants being here--but when they can't do it legally and don't abide by the laws of this country then boot their ass back to wherever they came from.

I know lots of "poor" guys trying to survive--but they manage to have a drivers license and insurance on their vehicles.