My RX-7 got hit-and-run: the final chapter!
06-27-07, 10:39 AM
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this is stupid, he recieved compensation and like it was said before they settled outta court...who cares why or how they just did. this stuff happens all the time and it's not illegal at all. cases are settled everyday out of court because of the silliest reasons, how is this different? maybe he was a lil shady but so what it's not like the kid wasn't or the law wasn't more power to him.
good work and this doesn't make you a shady person you just took justice in your own hands.
-ColdSeven
good work and this doesn't make you a shady person you just took justice in your own hands.
-ColdSeven
06-27-07, 10:50 AM
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I fully agree with the way Wompa handled this. Kudo's. The guys son avoided prosecution and the law. There was no other recourse and wompa was civil (and smart) enough to not exact equal damage on his sons truck.
Way to go, that guy got what was coming to him. I highly doubt his father is letting that debt go unsettled with his son.
Way to go, that guy got what was coming to him. I highly doubt his father is letting that debt go unsettled with his son.
06-27-07, 01:06 PM
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why are you guys criticizing the way wompa "scammed" him when 99% of other people would have already 1) f**ked up the guy's truck 2) f**k him up with a 2x4 or baseball bat or 3) shoot him? you know you would have... 
06-27-07, 03:09 PM
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Because this is the kills section... it's no place for commonsense and I must ask you to leave.
06-27-07, 03:43 PM
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It's moot that we disagree. Morals however are never moot.
Wompa lost his only recourse when the justice system failed to fulfill their civic duty. Theres nothing wrong with wompa taking this issue and handling it himself. It shows a great deal of character to be able to deal with his problem on his own.
The father was not obliged to resolve his sons problem. The father could have said at any point "Not my problem, I'm not legally liable, good luck with your lawsuit." However he chose to resolve the issue on behalf of his son. Wompa is not morally wrong for the fathers decision. He's a good (or poor depending on how you look at it) father to his son.
Insurance didn't just cover his repairs. They covered and re-evaluated his insurance premiums. During the life of his policy the insurance company will more then recover the price paid to repair his car.
Wompa lost his only recourse when the justice system failed to fulfill their civic duty. Theres nothing wrong with wompa taking this issue and handling it himself. It shows a great deal of character to be able to deal with his problem on his own.
The father was not obliged to resolve his sons problem. The father could have said at any point "Not my problem, I'm not legally liable, good luck with your lawsuit." However he chose to resolve the issue on behalf of his son. Wompa is not morally wrong for the fathers decision. He's a good (or poor depending on how you look at it) father to his son.
Insurance didn't just cover his repairs. They covered and re-evaluated his insurance premiums. During the life of his policy the insurance company will more then recover the price paid to repair his car.
07-03-07, 09:11 AM
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It's moot that we disagree. Morals however are never moot.
Wompa lost his only recourse when the justice system failed to fulfill their civic duty. Theres nothing wrong with wompa taking this issue and handling it himself. It shows a great deal of character to be able to deal with his problem on his own.
The father was not obliged to resolve his sons problem. The father could have said at any point "Not my problem, I'm not legally liable, good luck with your lawsuit." However he chose to resolve the issue on behalf of his son. Wompa is not morally wrong for the fathers decision. He's a good (or poor depending on how you look at it) father to his son.
Insurance didn't just cover his repairs. They covered and re-evaluated his insurance premiums. During the life of his policy the insurance company will more then recover the price paid to repair his car.
Wompa lost his only recourse when the justice system failed to fulfill their civic duty. Theres nothing wrong with wompa taking this issue and handling it himself. It shows a great deal of character to be able to deal with his problem on his own.
The father was not obliged to resolve his sons problem. The father could have said at any point "Not my problem, I'm not legally liable, good luck with your lawsuit." However he chose to resolve the issue on behalf of his son. Wompa is not morally wrong for the fathers decision. He's a good (or poor depending on how you look at it) father to his son.
Insurance didn't just cover his repairs. They covered and re-evaluated his insurance premiums. During the life of his policy the insurance company will more then recover the price paid to repair his car.
07-03-07, 09:58 AM
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It's moot that we disagree. Morals however are never moot.
Wompa lost his only recourse when the justice system failed to fulfill their civic duty. Theres nothing wrong with wompa taking this issue and handling it himself. It shows a great deal of character to be able to deal with his problem on his own.
The father was not obliged to resolve his sons problem. The father could have said at any point "Not my problem, I'm not legally liable, good luck with your lawsuit." However he chose to resolve the issue on behalf of his son. Wompa is not morally wrong for the fathers decision. He's a good (or poor depending on how you look at it) father to his son.
Insurance didn't just cover his repairs. They covered and re-evaluated his insurance premiums. During the life of his policy the insurance company will more then recover the price paid to repair his car.
Wompa lost his only recourse when the justice system failed to fulfill their civic duty. Theres nothing wrong with wompa taking this issue and handling it himself. It shows a great deal of character to be able to deal with his problem on his own.
The father was not obliged to resolve his sons problem. The father could have said at any point "Not my problem, I'm not legally liable, good luck with your lawsuit." However he chose to resolve the issue on behalf of his son. Wompa is not morally wrong for the fathers decision. He's a good (or poor depending on how you look at it) father to his son.
Insurance didn't just cover his repairs. They covered and re-evaluated his insurance premiums. During the life of his policy the insurance company will more then recover the price paid to repair his car.
07-03-07, 12:52 PM
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The real dick move would be to hand over his information to the insurance company so they could persue payment for the claim from the son. (Which I would do cause I'm a very bad, vindictive person.)
07-03-07, 03:04 PM
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I agree, he should have asked for more money. As stated above, his insurance premiums will go through the roof because of the claim and will pay far more then 5000 out of pocket for the rate increase over time.
The real dick move would be to hand over his information to the insurance company so they could persue payment for the claim from the son. (Which I would do cause I'm a very bad, vindictive person.)
The real dick move would be to hand over his information to the insurance company so they could persue payment for the claim from the son. (Which I would do cause I'm a very bad, vindictive person.)
07-05-07, 08:14 AM
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I think that getting money from the father to not pursue the issue would be totally fine....unfortunately that is not what happened here! The dad would have probably given you 2 or 3 k just to leave things alone, and then there wouldn't be this whole discussion. Alternatively the insurance company would have been highly motivated to recover their dough. That prolly would have worked too.
I think 5 k is not an unreasonable sum, just maybe the was that it was obtained (ie 100% definitely a scam) in the wrong manner.
I think 5 k is not an unreasonable sum, just maybe the was that it was obtained (ie 100% definitely a scam) in the wrong manner.
07-07-07, 03:16 PM
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haha very nice ....theres some dick heads here in dallas some guy in a big black truck ran me off the road an i bent one of my rims ....im pissed ...that also sounds just like dallas cops
07-13-07, 10:34 PM
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there are about 3 or 4 people that have posted in this thread that have a clue what they are talking about with regard to insurance
if your company raises your rates because of a not at fault accident, then you need to find a different company, because none of them will unless you live in new jersey or mass because they have retarded ******* tiering systems
i do this for a living and have had it happen to me, so trust me, im right.
im not here to argue for insurance companies, although 99% of the people that think that the companies are scammers dont understand how insurance works and sure wont cry when their 300$ a year policy pays out 500,000$ to cover the guys neck they broke when they took their eyes off the road for a couple seconds....
but if you are going to commit blatent fraud and extortion, for ***** sake, dont post about it on a national ******* forum like this
one phonecall to the posters insurance company would have him in a world of ****.. all it takes is one vindictive ******* seeing this thread to figure out who he is and do it.
thats the part i care about and think is ultra retarded
if your company raises your rates because of a not at fault accident, then you need to find a different company, because none of them will unless you live in new jersey or mass because they have retarded ******* tiering systems
i do this for a living and have had it happen to me, so trust me, im right.
im not here to argue for insurance companies, although 99% of the people that think that the companies are scammers dont understand how insurance works and sure wont cry when their 300$ a year policy pays out 500,000$ to cover the guys neck they broke when they took their eyes off the road for a couple seconds....
but if you are going to commit blatent fraud and extortion, for ***** sake, dont post about it on a national ******* forum like this
one phonecall to the posters insurance company would have him in a world of ****.. all it takes is one vindictive ******* seeing this thread to figure out who he is and do it.
thats the part i care about and think is ultra retarded
07-23-07, 10:17 AM
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It happens all the time, You guys act like he's the only one doing it. ******* did that to me with rental car he used for "25 days" even though it was more like 3 days. If I was wompa you bet your *** I would have done the same. Life is about the guy who comes out on top, if you sit an take it you'll be down an out before you know it. Good Job man and I'm sure his father won't let a bill like that slide anytime soon.
07-23-07, 01:12 PM
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A hit and run/theft is paid out by YOUR insurance company. They will increase YOUR rates because of it.
When you are in an accident and the other driver is at fault, their insurance company pays your claim. Or your insurance company pays the claim and then goes to court over the matter with the other insurance company to recover the money paid out in the claim. In this case your rates will remain unchanged.
Why? Because you are considered at a higher risk. The justification the insurance company uses is "You live in a high crime neighborhood".
but if you are going to commit blatent fraud and extortion, for ***** sake, dont post about it on a national ******* forum like this
one phonecall to the posters insurance company would have him in a world of ****.. all it takes is one vindictive ******* seeing this thread to figure out who he is and do it.
thats the part i care about and think is ultra retarded
According to the police Wompa didn't even have enough evidence to arrest the guy. Thats a pretty big factor in the insurance company finding the other guy at fault.
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07-30-07, 11:14 AM
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For all the guys who thinks this is fraud..you guys are idiots...well your thoughts on this subject are. The kid had absolutely no right or reason whatsoever to need to smash into the kids car..not to mention he prolly laughed about it afterwords. He deserved everything he got plus some. You guys must live in a small secluded world...a world where when people(like the lady at Mcdonalds a few years back) spilled a cup of hot coffee in her lap bcuz of her stupidity and won a $1,000,000 lawsuit against them. The **** happens everyday. And ill tell you this..I take much pride in my cars..esp my 96 ram air trans am which is the first year they came back out and is one of 2 years with the LT1. The car has 30k original miles...id much rather keep it in its perfection then have someone smash into it, and have it repaired with money left over.. In the end the only ******* out of all of this is the kid who decided to smash into his rx-7.NOT the victim, NOT the father who paid for his sons mistake, not even the friend who wanted him to do it...in the end it was his choice and his choice alone that started THIS problem and lead to a huge snowball effect which ended up in the victims favor.
07-30-07, 01:49 PM
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Not to hijack the thread but the thing about the lady from McDonald's is somewhat incorrect. The lady did spill hot coffee in her lap, however McDonald's was warned several times from the Health people that they were keeping there coffee too HOT (20 degrees warmer or more than allowed. They did this so they did not have to replace the coffee as much. If the coffee was kept at the temperature guidelined by the health people she wouldn't have been as bad off. Since the coffee was so extremely hot, she received severe burns in fact third degree burns on her groin, thighs and buttocks that required skin grafts and a seven-day hospital stay. In reality it seems like a frivialous lawsuit but since McDonald's did not heed the warnings of keeping their coffee to hot, they deserved it. A simple google search brings these facts up. And btw her award was 480,00$ which probably covered most of the medical bills...
07-30-07, 04:02 PM
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I won't debate whether the $5000 was obtained fraudulently. I do wonder if OP will claim this $5000 as income on his federal tax return, if he doesn't then he will have committed tax evasion. You Do Not want to mess with the IRS.
Undoubtedly stupid to post his story on a public forum though. People have theorized about his insurance company seeing the thread, or the police... imagine what is going to happen when the pickup driver sees this? Odds are he will find your car - again.
Undoubtedly stupid to post his story on a public forum though. People have theorized about his insurance company seeing the thread, or the police... imagine what is going to happen when the pickup driver sees this? Odds are he will find your car - again.
07-31-07, 08:30 PM
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Well you made out greatly on your end of the deal, I would be cautious of something like that happening to your car again. I would of sat on that kids tailgate with that folder and be like... lets have a talk. He kept on avoiding the police and they weren't doing anything about it so you had to handle this yourself and you did. Congrats