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Old 02-23-2012, 05:57 PM
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Some scumbag slammed into the back of my car last night while attempting to back out of a spot. I saw it happen with my own eyes and thought my entire rear is goin to be trashed.
Enraged, I Ran outside and chased the perpetrator but he got away. I couldnt see the license plate number but can recognize the car if i ever have the pleasure of seeing it again

The results: Only a little scratch on the left side of the rubber bumper.
I was convinced it was f'up bad. Nothing visible. It drove fine today..i will take it to the mechanic to just be sure.
 
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Old 02-24-2012, 10:33 AM
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HAHAH. Glad to hear it was nothing. As ugly as these rubber puck bumpers are, I never have to worry about parallel parking it anywhere. The bumper will save me! Unless the car that hits me is so high up that it misses the bumper altogether...
 
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Old 02-25-2012, 08:46 AM
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I had the misfortune of having to back out of a parking lot into traffic, my view was blocked by a van so i edged out oh so slowly until.. BANG, some lady in a toyota suv clipped the back of my jag, everything behind her back wheel was trashed, the fender, the lights, all mangled. I was dreading looking at what had happened to my baby, but to my surprise, all that was wrong was a small chunk of rubber was missing!!! As ugly as these big bumpers are, they really do an awesome job of protecting the beauty between them!!!!
 
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Old 02-25-2012, 01:26 PM
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i was worried after seeing and hearing what i did...... thought that the scumbag hit the actual body. im going to hunt the ***** down and bring him to justice so no one else has to suffer from the same trauma.
 
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Old 02-26-2012, 09:06 PM
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That guy knew to dip out hitting a jag!..some guy hit my front left fender..cost him 3k.
 
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Old 02-26-2012, 10:32 PM
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Haha, time for a chill pill!!

If you really want to take action, you can call the police to file a report and contact your insurance company to let them know you're the victim of a hit and run. It's probably not worth it if there is no damage, though....
 
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Old 02-27-2012, 06:07 AM
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I called the cops and they did file a report for my insurance just in case there is hidden damage. Im sorry but there is nothing more chicken **** then hitting someones car and taking off.
@ amcdonel86: this is the 3rd time ive been hit and ran since 2000. they got away twice.
 
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Old 02-27-2012, 09:50 AM
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Dang, this is the third time by the same guy???

I've gotten many door dings and nicks on my car(s), but I live in a very urban area just across the river from DC. This sort of thing is the norm out here. (Have you seen some of the bumpers of cars from DC... I bet they're even worse than cars from New York--people park so darn close to each other!) Perhaps not with the Jag (according to my insurance it is only worth $200, and I can't find any collector insurance that will allow me, somebody with maybe 8 years of driving experience, to insure with them for an agreed value (not stated value) policy), but with my other cars I have always protected myself very well with good insurance with low deductibles, so I never have to worry about these jerks. It can lower your blood pressure!
 
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