Mazda wrecked my MSP.

[Quik89Si]

Mazda wrecked my MSP *added pics!!*

Great way to kick off the weekend! I had my MSP at my local Mazda dealer for some warranty work - exhaust repair and rear lip falling off. I went to go pick it up after work today. They asked me to wait outside for my car, and then my service advisor heads over and tells me...

"Did you see that pile-up down the street? That's your car in the middle."

Of course, I thought he was joking. You know, b/c people are assholes like that.

So I looked down the street. Sure enough, that's my MSP turned around in the middle of the street.

We walk down there, and it's my car, smashed up in the front, and a black BMW, smashed up in the front as well. I stand there in disbelief for a minute as the dealership's general manager runs around like a chicken with his head cut off.

They told me the chick that was driving it out of the lot to bring it to me was pulling out of the driveway, turning left onto the two-lane road that the dealership is on, and they "thought" that the BMW drifted over into the bike lane and hit my car as it sat halfway out of the driveway. I find this hard to believe, as my car was directly in the middle of the road, facing east (she was turning to go west on the road).

Either way, my MSP is ******, and I'm stuck driving a rental for now. I'm glad I wasn't driving, because at least my insurance won't be affected. The bad thing is that now, my MSP is no longer "unmolested" or "clean". I will now think of it as a "rebuilt" car...ugh. I hope they total the ******.

I'm waiting to get a copy of the police report, and hopefully Mazda will give me some of the pictures that they were taking while I was there.

Alex

 

[Mr. 4500 RPM]

omfg....damn get a free new car! demand it!

 

[Quik89Si]

For now, it all depends on whose insurance it's going through, which basically hinges on the police report and how they say the accident happened.

 

[mp3moose]

Is it totalled? I guess, give an idea of how bad it was.

 

[36Crazyfists]

omfg....damn get a free new car! demand it!

**** yeah, get an insurance payout and demand a new mazda!

 

[toucci]

wow man that sucks! was it at john hine where the accident happened? people go kinda fast on that road there...

 

[Quik89Si]

Airbags did not deploy in either car. The whole front bumper of my car was pushed to the passenger side by probably a foot or so. The hood was smooshed up into the air. The pass side headlight was dangling but the contact was on the front driver's side. I doubt it's totalled, but I guess we'll have to see. No damage from the front fenders back. However, there were fluids all over the road...I love the smell of coolant on hot asphalt.

 

[Quik89Si]

wow man that sucks! was it at john hine where the accident happened? people go kinda fast on that road there...

That's exactly where it was. John Hine was out there with us...I think he was directing traffic around the accident.

 

[k-lea]

niiice.

 

[Dr.Sound]

s***
my previous car was stolen from a dealership....if that helps

 

[ChopstickHero]

time to get a good deal on an RX8

 

[WetsuitxNinja]

Airbags did not deploy in either car. The whole front bumper of my car was pushed to the passenger side by probably a foot or so. The hood was smooshed up into the air. The pass side headlight was dangling but the contact was on the front driver's side. I doubt it's totalled, but I guess we'll have to see. No damage from the front fenders back. However, there were fluids all over the road...I love the smell of coolant on hot asphalt.

Sounds like the damage to mine, after everything said and done, parts + labor ~6 grand, I didnt get totalled. everything replaced from bumper to header, header survived by about 1\2 inch. I do look at my car differently now, just not the same. sorry to hear about your loss, I would have gone postal if someone crashed my car... good thing I have no guns. Push for a insurance buy out like was mentioned earlier if you want. and insist on a higher end rental, its THEIR fault, and they should basically be sucking you off due to that alone

 

[ONRAILS]

holy s*** bro... that's pretty ****** up. like they said in the previous posts, get a new car. There is no way in hell, if it were my car, I would drive it again. Get a deal on a new car.

 

[Quik89Si]

I wish I had seen it happen. If I saw the girl driving my car pull it out right in front of the BMW, I probably would have gone postal on her. If I saw the BMW dip over and hit my car, I would have not gone so postal, since the same thing probably would have happened if I was driving the car. But I did not see it happen, so I have to rely on the witness to provide a good description of the crash to the police.

Once I get the police report, and hear something from the insurance companies, if they determined that the Mazda driver is at fault, you better believe I'll be pushing for a new car.

 

[Matthew]

damn youre screwed now, cause once a car gets wrecked, its a damage magnet. on a side not, ONRAILS your sig is enormous.

 

[Quik89Si]

I hope to get out of this car as quickly as possible once this is over...so I don't know if the "damage magnet" voodoo will affect me.

 

[macklum]

Your car even if it is fixed has lost a major amount of value , it will never be "right". As it has been said the dealership owes you a new car or at least one that is in the same shape as yours was when it was brought in . You need to get a lawyer it will be worth the money spent on legal fees for the advice .

 

[Quik89Si]

The part about the car never being the same, and losing value, I fully agree. Honestly though, if the BMW driver is deemed to be at fault, why would Mazda owe me a new car? I guess that is what the legal advice would be for. Anyway, I've been told to NOT inform my insurance company that this even happened, even though there would not be a claim going through my insurance. I was thinking that if they needed to, they would fight for my side...thoughts?

 

[macklum]

The part about the car never being the same, and losing value, I fully agree. Honestly though, if the BMW driver is deemed to be at fault, why would Mazda owe me a new car? I guess that is what the legal advice would be for. Anyway, I've been told to NOT inform my insurance company that this even happened, even though there would not be a claim going through my insurance. I was thinking that if they needed to, they would fight for my side...thoughts?

Being told not to inform your insurance company make me believe that just maybe their employee is at fault. By the way take lots of pics of your car from adifferent angles . you need a complete record of the damage ,also get a copy of the police report from the police . This will incude statement from the parties involed aswell as any witneses .

 

[SilverBulletES]

Wonder if the chick still has a job?




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