2012 Prius w/SPORT Package SMASHED in Accident

Thanks - I don't know what is happening with the case - as long my mom's medical expenses are covered there is not much else that could be done.

I work in education and the county sheriff's office always did a presentation for kids in the spring on texting and driving and drunk driving. The texting stories were always sad... the messages sent just before a fatal accident.

Not to steal the thread but one last note - back a few years ago there were five girls in an SUV going to celebrate graduation and summer at one girl's lake cottage in upstate NY. The driver was texting, crossed into the oncoming lane and crashed into an 18 wheeler. The SUV exploded and burned and the girls could not get out. My oldest's sons friends were following the truck and tried to help... a teacher I worked with was a first responder and he called me because one of the girls went to school with my oldest. No phone call or message is worth that. I know it made the national news and this story happened a mile from my house.

Hope you get the situation with your Prius cleared up... it's bad enough to have to go through the accident part without having to deal with the hassles you are going through. Best wishes....

 

Just a FYI my BMW was rear ended a few years ago and it pushed me into the car in front of me. Both air bags were deployed. The car that hit me was a Mazda 3. My BMW cost about 9K to repair and they had it about a month. The car was OK and I kept it a few years than when I was trading it in to the dealer the car fax report came back. I had to haggle with the dealer on the trade in value since a few dealers said since the car was hit it would be hard to resell on the Used car Lot and the car would need to go to auction. Just a FYI. It cost me about $2,000.

 

The trade is value was 2K less that the fair KBB Trade Value. That was with haggeling with a few places. I did not have the heart to sell it private party since the car had problems.

 

At the end of the day I got 12K for the trade, and 3K off the MSRP of a new 33K car purchase. I took 6K in a check and paid a bill with it and 6K as a down payment. It was a good deal since my BMW was starting to cost me dearly for tires, tune up, maintenance and with 110K miles on it stuff will start to go wrong.

 

When a car is hit that hard it loses it's safety and it will crumble like a tissue on the next hit. Tell him you don't feel safe in this car and your wife and children will not get in the car. Ask him to do the right thing and buy the car. It would not hurt to call a lawyer and get afree consultation and listen to what he tells you to say to the Insurance Adjuster.

 

The solar roof operates on solar power. When the outside temperature exceeds 70 degrees the blower circulates air. It keeps the inside temperature the same as the outside thus avoiding the greenhouse effect. Great feature for the summer. That upgrade is also bundled with the upgraded stereo and larger nav screen. Worth it.

 

I call it my "hot flash detector." Nothing like coming back to the car after a run and you sit down, close the door and the air kicked on without any prompts from me. I have said before the only thing the Prius doesn't do is fetch my slippers... I heard I can get a Keurig installed so that takes care of the coffee...

 

I'm sure some nice guy wouldn't mind getting your slippers every day

 

If you stop by the Toyota Dealer and grab the Prius Brochure. It offers good information of models and options. The Bigger screen is maybe 2" (Don't quote me for acccuracy). If you see the screen you will think the smaller screen is not big enough to enjoy the nav and all the data points displayed. I originaly looked at the IV without the solar, bigger screen and upgraded radio and decided not to purchase. When I went back and looked at the upgrade I made the purchase. It was worth it. The stereo is more wattage and more speakers. It is good, but I'm sure some audiophile will think it is inadequate and upgrade with a aftermarket power amp etc. the upgraded stereo is a nice feature with the Sirrus and Streaming Bluetooth. The solar roof also gives you HUD (Heads up Display) it can put on your windshield in a green graphic the MPH or the MPH and Eco Meter. Nice to have. After a while you don't notice it.

 

Sorry about the crash...my BP 2012 Prius 5 with Plus+ body kit was also recently in a collision with only 3038 miles. the other party's insurance--farmer's--wanted to put on a reconditioned bumper from a totaled car and change the door skin only, and perform paintless dent repairs. Fortuneately, the body shop encouraged us to refuse their cost-cutting approach.

I have a question...how well did the blizzard pearl white blend?

 

First, I am no lawyer. But from what I understand about US law:

The 3:1 medical to personal injury is just a ball park. It could be nothing with one and lots on the other or the other way around. If you suffered a medical injury that is life long or sustaining, or even disfiguring, the bill might only be a few hundred dollars, but the personal injury may be orders of magnitude more. Also keep in mind that if you have insurance, and you went to the hospital and paid a $100 copay, and the insurance company paid $5000 to the hospital, you can collect $5100 in medical expenses but must pay the $5000 to the insurance company. Keeping it is fraud and they would go after you. So don't try to game anything.

You don't get lost wages most of the time. Especially for getting estimates or going to court. If you hit Bill Gate's car, and it takes him an hour to get an estimate for the damage, and he could sue you for that, you would be bankrupt. Everyone is treated equally meaning just because you are a neurologist and not a walmart greeter you can't collect more.

Gas reimbursement should be possible. They will probably use EPA numbers. So if you were hypermilling before and getting 60mpg, and now you get 30mpg, they won't give you 30mpg difference.

Dogs are property, not beings with feelings and pain in the eyes of the law. As with all pets. So no pain and suffering is possible. No loss of enjoyment or anything like that. Carting a dog around to a dog park is not an expense you can claim. Dogs as property do not need entertainment. They only need the basic staples of life and as long as they are not being abused or neglected, there's nothing more that can be done. If (a silly example) the rental car disallowed you to transport dog food in the vehicle, then you would be entitled to the cost of arranging alternate transport of shipping of the food for the dog because the dog is required to eat. Just a silly example to show a point.

And a lawyer will take any case that you pay for. The lawyers that work for free and only get paid when you do, are going to be the personal injury lawyers who don't really know much about the law other then getting people to call them and they run the same game every time. If you want someone capable of thinking, you will need to actually hire a lawyer. They will usually take any case, as long as they get paid by you. In some cases if you win, you are entitled to reasonable lawyer fees. Some contracts (like insurance companies) say that no matter what, they won't pay for your lawyer. Something to look into. Another avenue if your claims are less than your states statutory maximum for small claims court, is to take them to small claims yourself. Usually a $30 - $50 fee for filing, and then nobody is allowed to be represented by a lawyer. You represent yourself. If suing the insurance company, they will probably send a lawyer, but they are a lot more lenient and forgiving.

 

Awesome thought but no takers to date.

Plus I don't think I want to share my Prius.

That and real horsepower in the backyard scares the faint of heart away. And I mean, real, horse, power.