Prometheus bites the dust

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(hobbit @ Apr 12 2006, 03:07 PM) [snapback]238645[/snapback]</div>

thanks hobbit... I wish I had gotten the chance to do that.

As for the other poster... I already know what in the heck I'm doing. I have a lawyer, I have the claims started on both ends, and I might only be posting the bad things for a reason. Despite how helpful you want to sound, its coming off as rude on my end. I've got claims on the homeowner ins. moving along, or about to be started for everything else that isn't covered so far.

I've gots lists, and contacts and numbers out the wazoo for talking to people. Its day... what.. 4? since the accident. I won't be nice to the person that hit me. She's not my friend. She didn't think about it before she did it. Her lawyers/insurance company... same thing. They get the stubborn side of me, and you know what, they have to put up with it.

As far as the body shop goes, I've got limited options there. My car is staying there... despite the fact that the adjuster/inspector was SMOKING in my car, and I had polietly told him that he wasn't to do so (Sir, you can't smoke in my car is as polite as I'll get) its staying there.

No one in this is my friend when they can potentially take gain from what I'm going through. I won't make it difficult, but I'm going to stubborn in explaining things and making it a point that the prius is not just any other car off the street.

and squid... you'd be happy to know I'm in a toyota corolla. Still STICKY, but better than the gas guzzler that I had to rent on Saturday.

yeah.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Mystery Squid @ Apr 12 2006, 03:32 PM) [snapback]238661[/snapback]</div>

Squid thats truth there. :lol:

I hate to say it but way back when, in another accident other lawyers tried to be buddy buddy with a friend of mine b/c it was her vehicle that was damaged, and it wasn't until she took a hostile attitude towards them that they freaking got off their duffers and got to paying things back for her.

I guess I'm repetitive. I've told them about the sks being damaged and the driving/shifting issue enough that Its not in the estimate, but they know.

the only reason the cops "rushed it" was as a result of us being in the middle of an EXTREMELY busy intersection...

infact the cop was the one who told me they were hoisting my car-- and asked the tow truck driver to stop doing that.... not everything is as bad as its painted, nor does everyone have all the details except those that are there.

 

its been a while since an update so here goes:

I called the autobody shop April 25th to check on things after leaving the car there un-attended, un questioned for a while. (my dad did stop by once and take pictures when they had everything torn apart in the shop)



so after everything is said and done, they got my car put back together and all pretty. It was supposed to be done yesterday afternoon, so I was busy, and am out of town (I'll explain) I let it slide til mid this morning, call back and find out that the ins has to come back out and re-inspect the car.

I called the 'rents and told them that, and they were like "we were told about the sks not working properly".

I told the body shop this when I brought them my car.

Apparently thats why statefarm has to come back out and inspect it. The sks is near dead. When I saw my car out in Joliet, before the big move out to where its at now, I was unable to make it function even with the key in my hand. I was even able to lock the sks fob in the car on the drivers seat. The only way for me to unlock the door was to hit the unlock feature on the key.it still works that way, but its a PITA, and not the way the sks should work.

I've looked on here for an answer, only thing i could conclude is leaving the key in the car drains the sks fob battery, but I have to be home to take the second key out there to see if its drained, or tell them to buy another cr XXXX battery and replace it to see if that fixes the problem. I don't know which is worse, knowing that my car is fixed besides that problem, and almost ready to go or the fact that I am a stubborn jerk and took off for a 6 hour drive on the wed following the car accident.

I got out to where I was going, and a friend was driving the rest of the way, so without much else, I pulled the rental into the garage and left it. I ignored my headache up til this point chalking it up to stress... three days with no answer on the car/quote on the work/other problems/family having health problems... a week later I still have it, its way way worse, and I'm to the point where I've been advised against driving myself home. I can't stand to even sit in the car for long periods of time without getting sick to my stomach and more dizzy. I went to the ER just to make sure nothing was completely wrong. Its even better when they mention CAT scan and you're not to fond of small places. they got it ok, but it left me shaking like leaf and a little more hostile towards actually going back to the ER for any other procedures. Its not their fault, but I was cleared medically nothing wrong at that point.

Its a fun fun time. I'm itching to get my car back, I want the sks to work though, so it can wait.

I'm wondering how much other damage might surface when they dig around with the sks problem.

so... thats where I'm at up to this point... anyone else with sks problems, perhaps soemthing I didn't find in the search?

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(efusco @ Apr 27 2006, 02:45 PM) [snapback]246211[/snapback]</div>

Efusco... THANK YOU. I sent what you told me to them-- I hope you don't mind. They tend to work closely with toyota but they don't see too many wrecked Prius coming in, so the techs might have missed something... meaning they're gonna have to work it over again.


<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(SW03ES @ Apr 27 2006, 04:21 PM) [snapback]246248[/snapback]</div>

No, I'm still pretty much an donkey, just not to these people. I took a tone with the first body shop, and her insurance agency telling me how much of the damage they're gonna cover. No, shes at fault, shes insured with you, thats the reason she has insurance, you will pay my insurance company back, no excuses.


and Bob Allen, thanks. I've had one statefarm agent LIE right to my face b/c he wanted more money from me for my ins. policy. (they told me for the multi line discount my parents name had to be on the title of my car) Its why I switched agents about 2-3 months before this. I'd been there once, and when I walked in they knew me by name, and we had a very pleasant conversation.

*sigh* so I guess I sit and wait now, hope they find out quickly whats the problem.

 

So I have HAPPY news...

I got Prometheus back last FRIDAY! (I've been absent at ACEN- anime central, yes I still watch cartoons at my age :-P)

There was about $8,000 of damage to him, and I'm STILL not done getting him fixed up. Unfortunately there is a big 'ole problem with my windshield wipers. They are not spraying as high as they should be, or as strong, and they are replacing the nozzles first. (I do not know, but I don't think it will fix the problem). I've been back twice, they had it working normally yesterday, but when I used them today they weren't working again. *grumble* The parts are on order and should be installed by this weekend.


Besides that, he drives like new, looks like new, I replaced the chasis stiffening plate, Brian is a WONDERFUL guy to talk to on the phone, my insurance probably won't cover it-- they said yes in the begining but changed their mind without inspecting it, or taking it off the car even, but what the heck, I can't be to careful with things.


I'm going be gone again for a while getting insurance and court date things straightened out, getting life back to normal.

I'm also looking at buying new seat covers when I start working again, my prefrence is right now for the wet okole neoprene ones. something compatible with the airbags, which I didn't realize what they'd do to the seat covers until now.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(efusco @ May 11 2006, 12:11 PM) [snapback]253464[/snapback]</div>

thanks Efusco!


Ah yes, that problem... it was shut off. I don't understand how it was, because NO ONE was under there at the scene of the accident/nothing flew into it.



As far as I can tell they just turned it back on. I'm thrilled that nothings was smashed up there.

As soon as its not raining I'll be washing and waxing him and taking new pictures for you all.

Amy