It was a grim day
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btw thanks for all the help guys. what does totaled out mean? If its repairable, im thinking of changing the paint on it and maybe adding a mugen front lip. eh if not time for a different car. What makes me so mad was that I wasnt driving reckless and I completely lost control of my car even when i tried to save it.
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You can get the court date changed till summer if you tell them you are gonna be gone for school, that will give you time to decide what to do....i put a ticket off like 4 times and they finally gave up on it and i never paid.....otherwise do a plea agreement with the prosecutor to lower the fine or keep it off your record as a moving violation which hurts insurance more.
Or you can plead no contest where you aren't admitting guilt but you aren't going to fight it either....i would do one of those...good luck.
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tjamz wrote:
And of those listed, only bad luck will get you out of the ticket.Shitty tires=Faulty equipment, a ticketable offense.
Different path=failure to properly negotiate the conditions (aka, driving beyond your capabilities) again, ticketable.they might as well give him a speeding, and no seatbelt ticket then too since they can give tickets without them knowing what happened.
Odds are when he goes to court the cop that gave him the ticket wont even show up...and he'll get out of the ticket.
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If the Ins. Company totaled it out then they'd basically be writing you a check for what THEY believe your car is worth (they'll try get that amount as low as possible) and then take your car. You can buy it back for dirt cheap usually but good luck trying to sell it for a decent price in the future.
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damn kenn, that sucks completely. It looks like it will be a nearly total loss on the car. Only way to know is to get a full estimate from a body shop. your insurance company will look at it too and determine a value. if you are lucky, they will wanna repair it (looking at pics, that is going to be a very high dollar amount) and you have the option of taking a settlement check minus the deductable. Take the money and part out the car. You can get a shit load of cash for all those parts.
as for the court stuff, that is a tough one from me due to not having any experience there. sounds like there is plenty of others on here who have delt with it too. Id go with trying to get the date moved due to being at school so far away. appear on the date, tell your story and plea no contest. it is your fault as you are in complete control of the vehicle. if other vehicles were involved with the accident, then there are other factors. you are ultimately responsible on this one. your insurance will help you out a lot. that is what they are there for. lmk what happens k. just so you know, you can get $3-4K for that motor and tranny combo easily.
edit: just looked up KBB for ya and book is approx $10.4K just hope the damage isn't over that. my accident in the civic was valued at $3400 and the cars value was the same. took a day for them to determine to fix it or not. the desided too late as i had just bought the RSX and i took a settlement check instead. got to keep the car too.
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if you hit a car/fence/curb/etc etc your dicked. its failure to have your vehicle under control, written at the officer's discretion. done deal.
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92BlackTT wrote:
if you hit a car/fence/curb/etc etc your dicked. its failure to have your vehicle under control, written at the officer's discretion. done deal.agreed
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97slowgsx wrote:
Odds are when he goes to court the cop that gave him the ticket wont even show up...and he'll get out of the ticket.yeah ok :rolleyes: that never happens.
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StangerBanger96 wrote:
If the Ins. Company totaled it out then they'd basically be writing you a check for what THEY believe your car is worth (they'll try get that amount as low as possible) and then take your car. You can buy it back for dirt cheap usually but good luck trying to sell it for a decent price in the future.I doubt he get it dirt cheap. I tryed buying my car back the other person/persons wanted badder then me. Which is always how it goes.
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gunmaster wrote:
I doubt he get it dirt cheap. I tryed buying my car back the other person/persons wanted badder then me. Which is always how it goes.you always have the option of buying the car back before it goes to auction.. you just have to pay the reserve.
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inspector01 wrote:
You can get the court date changed till summer if you tell them you are gonna be gone for school, that will give you time to decide what to do....i put a ticket off like 4 times and they finally gave up on it and i never paid.....otherwise do a plea agreement with the prosecutor to lower the fine or keep it off your record as a moving violation which hurts insurance more.Or you can plead no contest where you aren't admitting guilt but you aren't going to fight it either....i would do one of those...good luck.
in minnesota, you are only allowed to change the court date once.... this i know... -
when i change court date, do they ask for what would work best for me? or is it completely at their discretion.
question 2: if to repair the car is worth over 10400 (kelly blue book value), then the most I could possibly get back would be 10400 and have to sell my car? If that happens, then I can buy my car back for a discounted price? if i buy the car back, then I can part out the car right. Just making sure i got this all straight...im pretty tired and I cant think straight.
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dont know on the court date.
if the car is totalled the well ussually offer you $X and they take your car and do what ever with it. O else they well give you $Z and you can keep the car.
for instance 10k and they take the car or 7k and you keep the car and you can do what ever you wish with the car.
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hmm so its a matter of if the cost difference between keeping and parting out is greater than selling it to the insurance company for their price
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theoblivious wrote:
hmm so its a matter of if the cost difference between keeping and parting out is greater than selling it to the insurance company for their pricepretty close. but that is all at their decision as in my instance when the cost to repair the civic was nearly greater than book yet they decided to "fix" instead of total it out. only option is to go and get a few estimates and then bring to your insurance company. Do you have State Farm? if so, they will take really good care of you. It took only a day to get things done and over with for me. Accident on Monday after work, contacted insurance company. Brought to insurance company after making an appointment with them on Tuesday and made 3 stops to get body shop estimates before the insurance company looked at it. Found the RSX around 2:00pm that Tues and bought it around 4:00, insurance got back to me around 4:30 and I took a settlement check.
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97slowgsx wrote:
they might as well give him a speeding, and no seatbelt ticket then too since they can give tickets without them knowing what happened.It seems that you're just not getting it. He WAS "not it control of his vehicle", that's why he hit something. The cops know this. He could contest that he was in control, but that would open a whole new case as to why he hit something. They DON'T know if he was speeding or wearing a seat belt, so those ticket don't apply.
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2wheeler wrote:
It seems that you're just not getting it. He WAS "not it control of his vehicle", that's why he hit something. The cops know this. He could contest that he was in control, but that would open a whole new case as to why he hit something. They DON'T know if he was speeding or wearing a seat belt, so those ticket don't apply.Thanks Ethan, that is pretty much what I was getting at.
FWIW, if you do decide to fight the ticket, I'd suggest using whatever lawyer 97slowgsx uses, I hear he can get you out of almost anything........
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