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- 2020 CX-5 Signature Azul Metalico
Well in the two years or so I've had my CX-5 I haven't had any accidents with other cars but I've now been to the Mazda collision center three times. One incident was my fault. I was on a very narrow stretch of dirt road when suddenly I was confronted with a very big truck coming my way. As he got closer i kept pulling over to the right little by little not wanting to scratch the car with all the shrubbery that lined the road. As I inched forward the truck driver held up his hand telling me to stop. It turned out there was a cement culvert that was I was so close to I hadn't seen it...and I had inched into it creasing the front bumper. I backed up to a wider point where he could pass and didn't realize I had damage until hours later. Ok so into the shop the car went for a new bumper as Mazda said they couldn't repair the crease. Expensive of course.
Two weeks later I'm driving along in the left lane of a four lane when a damn moto (motorcycle) decides to pass me by going between me and a car next to me in the right lane. They do this all the time only this time he calculated wrong and whacked my new front bumper I assume with his foot peg knocking it loose and damaging the rubber molding as well. He wobbled but didn't go down and of course kept on going. They always do. I was relieved though because had he gone down it would have been along afternoon with the transit police. Any way of course they don't stop because they don't want to pay for the damage. All cars and motos are required to buy government subsidized basic liability insurance but it only covers human injury not any vehicle damage. Half the time motos evade that law and risk having their vehicle impounded if they are caught in a police stop and can't show insurance coverage. If you are hit by a moto you can absolutely forget about them paying for the damage as there's no way to make them pay and they always run if they can. People with newer cars like myself also carry a private insurance plan that does cover vehicle damage but just like in the US if you use it your rate goes up. Fun.
Two weeks later I'm driving along in the left lane of a four lane when a damn moto (motorcycle) decides to pass me by going between me and a car next to me in the right lane. They do this all the time only this time he calculated wrong and whacked my new front bumper I assume with his foot peg knocking it loose and damaging the rubber molding as well. He wobbled but didn't go down and of course kept on going. They always do. I was relieved though because had he gone down it would have been along afternoon with the transit police. Any way of course they don't stop because they don't want to pay for the damage. All cars and motos are required to buy government subsidized basic liability insurance but it only covers human injury not any vehicle damage. Half the time motos evade that law and risk having their vehicle impounded if they are caught in a police stop and can't show insurance coverage. If you are hit by a moto you can absolutely forget about them paying for the damage as there's no way to make them pay and they always run if they can. People with newer cars like myself also carry a private insurance plan that does cover vehicle damage but just like in the US if you use it your rate goes up. Fun.