Prometheus bites the dust

The accident is not my fault (I wasn't driving my car...) nor is it the fault of the driver of my car-- the other person was attempting a left on a green light where we had the right of way through the intersection. There were three witnesses that told this to the cops on the scene as well. I got contact information for one of them.

Might not look like much, but, the frame is bent... I've got a fuse cover from something somwhere under the hood and one of my fog lamps as well. whatever plastic containers that are under the hood in that area are shattered...The passenger side door is bent to the point where it doesn't open that well. (that one pic btw, is not me in the front seat, its my younger sister) fire fighters LEANED on it hard to just move it to get my sister out after they moved stuff in the front (the side panel)

they moved it 5 feet to get it out of the intersection and the front passenger tire just kinda decided to tilt in on the car and not move anymore. I was screaming mad at this point and then they weren't going to flatbed it... and started looking like they were going to monkey with stuff under the hood.... made 'em stop and told them they could be killed if they touched the wrong thing (I was nervous at this point)

My laptop (loaded with the GPS software for the GPS unit)... is broken. my desktop was in the car as well, as I just returned this morning after being gone a week, thankfully my bike was left out where I was. My sisters computers might be in equally bad shape, we were headed out to a presentation where she was supposed to be talking... her Ibook, at a minimum is damaged (the latch is broken on the cover) from the blow.

While I won't say my dad isn't at fault... he owes me. He was driving my car at the time of the accident. Funny thing is, I told him right before I bought it that I knew somehow, some day he was going to be the one to ruin it.

as far as we're all concerned... do you think they'll total it out for the damage thats done to it? At this point I don't want it back-- the seatbelts up front didn't lock at all... if the airbags would have gone off both my sister and father would have been SOL, and he was doing about 20-30mph on impact.... well below the posted speed limit.

The place that towed it claimed to have worked on them all the time (collision revision in Joilet, IL) and they were "master techs of it" can I see your toyota certification? "we're not certified by..." "Don't you dare TOUCH MY CAR for repairs" PC educated me well in knowing what to ask.

... and they then claimed they worked on them all the time, yet, one of the people there didn't know that the flat fob was the key. They were helpful in the rental car, and getting me directions to the hospital, setting things up with statefarm, but I want to make it clear that they aren't touching anything else in my car as far as that goes, and statefarm is NOT to order them to work on it, or release anything to them without first getting ahold of me.

*sigh*

depending on the outcome of things will depend on what action I take. I ultimately am hoping that I don't have to wait to long to find things out, cause if I need a new one I want to get the ball rolling asap... I didn't want to deal with this.

I still don't want to deal with this. I had an interview scheduled for next week that I ahve to cancel... or postpone at the very least. Just as things look up... *grumble grumble*


I guess the brightside is the possibility of getting an '06... but paying several thou for it....
Amy

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(efusco @ Apr 8 2006, 08:27 PM) [snapback]236947[/snapback]</div>

don't let the innocence of my sister fool you... shes on the phone with the family lawyer, and writhing in pain.

last thing she remembers is just how bad it felt and ... "feeling like she was falling into the sky" when they took her out.



Gah. I'm glad this place exists... without I'd be lost....

and yes, they got the car part way up on the stupid hoist on the tow truck.. I was demanding they NOT do it, they weren't listening to me. I finally was cussing so bad they put it down. I'm worried damage was done though, b/c of the different action of the hoist to lift the car.... bah.

I hate the rental car. Its a stupid Dodge neon... the mirrors are all wrong, the engine isn't right, and its just STICKY all around. I want the prius back, and I want it now.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(galaxee @ Apr 8 2006, 09:33 PM) [snapback]236979[/snapback]</div>

I immediately called my mom cause their prius was hit by a shopping cart, I knew the name of the place, but I didn't have a phone number or addy, this place works VERY closely with the dealership. So body work could be done there, otherwork under the hood, I'd like it done at Toyota themselves.

StateFarm is gonna have a bitch of a field day with this one... costwise if it gets expensive to have everything genuine toyota... I'll demand it, and have no problem with it, but when the work is said and done, how do I check to ENSURE tahts what they actually used? Part numbers/serials/stamps on there that say genuine toyota?


I just called my ssiter... her laptop (apple Ibook) that was in the car is also damaged like mine, the bulb is broken, and her HD in it is running raunchly. *GRRR*

Amy

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(galaxee @ Apr 8 2006, 11:13 PM) [snapback]237012[/snapback]</div>

ok... yeah I'm not going out tomorrow... and the verdict on the damn rental car is that I'm going to toyota to rent a car monday morning, and taking this hunk o junk back.... its odd! I don't like it, and yes my insurance will cover a toyota rental.

 

well I had to go out yesterday and buy a new laptop. friends told me that its gonna cost something around $1,500 if I wanted a new screen (called the company even, same thing) I'm taking off weds. and need to know where I'm going... so my gps has to work...

my sister called crying yesterday and we went over to get her, and she bought a new one as well. It couldn't wait, she uses hers for class work, and would be lost without it...so I'm holding on to reciepts, and paperwork for the new ones, copies of the accident reports, and listing everything that I have/can for "pain and suffering" its unreal how much you learn from being in just one accident.

insurance will cover them under personal property. I'm sure the cops will remember me screaming about the expensive equipment I couldn't leave-- my desktop computer is worth well over $2g so I couldn't leave it. I modified it out myself... so its the initial purchase, new vid card, new sound, card, memory, power supply, hdds, keyboard, mouse, etc. I'm really glad I didn't have to replace it. The Bf did something smart for me and strapped it before I left his place. Without him doing that it would have been ruined.

I'm stopping by toyota this morning with the rental car, and going back down to Joliet (its an hour drive in a gas guzzling neon) and off to deal with the insurance adjusters, making sure they know what went wrong and whats damaged on the car-- Statefarm in my area doesn't see many Pruis, so they're going to be surprised at whats listed as being damaged/in need of repairs and inspections.

*sigh* this whole thing is a mess... and it has to be taken care of by Wed, or at least well on the way to being done.

Amy