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08-08-10, 02:42 PM
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Crashed!!
Well it looks like working 2 jobs 7 days a week and in the middle of a divorce finally got up with me. My dad had taken over the lexus from me a few months ago. But last night my sister, who I am staying with untill i find a place, asked me for my truck sense hers broke down. I said sure. I graved the lexus and headed out to work. Had no good sleep in weeks. I dosed off and next thing I know I hit a big tree straight in the middle going 40 mph. I somehow managed to push the phone botton on the wheel and dial 911 from the screen as i went in and out of consiousnus. I really did not feel any pain or anything.. It was more of a deep deep need to sleep mixed with the impact.
Once I got to the hospital I started to wake up. I was tied down to a hard bed with a neck brace and all. i did not feel bad so I keept trying to get up. Later on I was in a room feeling good and just waiting for doctors to release me.. That is until the doctor came in and told me something no one wants to hear... The X rays showed a broken bone in the neck area....
at that point a shiver went true my body and realized how stupid it was of me to have been moving arownd all that time. 
Later on they did a CT or is it CB scan... lucky for me it turned out I was ok.
This morning I got released with a bottle of vicodin
Called insurance and tomorrow my dad gets to go look at the car.. I hope they will let me remove the wheels and the HKS exhaust
What conserns me is the insurance... Sence my dad took over the car I am not in his insurance plan. I have not used the car for a long time until last night. I know full insurance covers this but what im worried about is that the insurance company will start asking questions. Sence I used to have the car every neighboor and person will say that I use it regularly. Then the insurance will not want to cover the insident because I was not in the policy as a regular driver...
Ohh well... One question... does airbag deployment mean automatically the insurance will salvage the car.... the front end I bet is pretty mest up all the way to the engine... so im just wondering if they will try to fix it.
Once I got to the hospital I started to wake up. I was tied down to a hard bed with a neck brace and all. i did not feel bad so I keept trying to get up. Later on I was in a room feeling good and just waiting for doctors to release me.. That is until the doctor came in and told me something no one wants to hear... The X rays showed a broken bone in the neck area....
at that point a shiver went true my body and realized how stupid it was of me to have been moving arownd all that time. Later on they did a CT or is it CB scan... lucky for me it turned out I was ok.
This morning I got released with a bottle of vicodin
Called insurance and tomorrow my dad gets to go look at the car.. I hope they will let me remove the wheels and the HKS exhaust
What conserns me is the insurance... Sence my dad took over the car I am not in his insurance plan. I have not used the car for a long time until last night. I know full insurance covers this but what im worried about is that the insurance company will start asking questions. Sence I used to have the car every neighboor and person will say that I use it regularly. Then the insurance will not want to cover the insident because I was not in the policy as a regular driver...
Ohh well... One question... does airbag deployment mean automatically the insurance will salvage the car.... the front end I bet is pretty mest up all the way to the engine... so im just wondering if they will try to fix it.
08-08-10, 02:47 PM
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Good news is your ok.
As for insurance, its tricky. If your under the household then it might not get covered. Everyone in the household needs to be listed under the policy or so they say. I say its BS because it could bring up your premiums. Also, if you were once under his policy and then removed yourself, they won't cover it. If you have your own insurance, try to go through them if his doesn't cover.
Get well and good luck!
As for insurance, its tricky. If your under the household then it might not get covered. Everyone in the household needs to be listed under the policy or so they say. I say its BS because it could bring up your premiums. Also, if you were once under his policy and then removed yourself, they won't cover it. If you have your own insurance, try to go through them if his doesn't cover.
Get well and good luck!
08-08-10, 02:48 PM
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sorry to hear that, glad your ok though.
Insurance will most likely salvage the car, that is an extremely costly fix (head on collision) especially with a lexus. make sure you get whatever you want from the car though, dont let them screw you.
Insurance will most likely salvage the car, that is an extremely costly fix (head on collision) especially with a lexus. make sure you get whatever you want from the car though, dont let them screw you.
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I was never in the policy... on top of that we changed insurance 1 month ago and the guy made it his point to put my info down as not covered under household.. but i havent been living there for 3 weeks eather... man...
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So they documented that you are not to be covered at all if any accidents happen due to your fault? Usually, they go by license, so if the addy if different and you haven't changed it then your ok but if the agent jacka$$ put it down on paper not to insure you then you might have trouble.
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So they documented that you are not to be covered at all if any accidents happen due to your fault? Usually, they go by license, so if the addy if different and you haven't changed it then your ok but if the agent jacka$$ put it down on paper not to insure you then you might have trouble.
Man this is going to be a PITA
Well its a lease... so it has the so called GAP... mayve the GAP will cover it...
Also wth am i supposed to do call lexus and let them know sense its a lease (question mark key dont work)
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08-08-10, 03:24 PM
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Oh geeze. Glad you are okay. You could have been paralyzed!!
Need some clarification here please.
Dad lives in AZ so....where is the car insured at what address? Where you and your wife lived?
The address on your license. Is that at you and your wife's house or your sisters?
Need some clarification here please.
Dad lives in AZ so....where is the car insured at what address? Where you and your wife lived?
The address on your license. Is that at you and your wife's house or your sisters?
08-08-10, 03:36 PM
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Dad lives in AZ.
Car is registered in NM to were I lived with wife. That is were it sits and were my dad pics it up when he comes to NM.
Car is insured at same place in NM.
Address in my license is 2 houses ago.
I moved out of my wifes place 3 to 4 weeks ago.
Car is registered in NM to were I lived with wife. That is were it sits and were my dad pics it up when he comes to NM.
Car is insured at same place in NM.
Address in my license is 2 houses ago.
I moved out of my wifes place 3 to 4 weeks ago.
08-08-10, 03:40 PM
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You have a bill to your wife's house under your name, right? That's proof that you live there.
The address that is on your license now, is that house owned by one of your relatives? You can consider that (to any insurance co) as your 'permanent' address.
I had my mom's address on my license for the longest time. I moved into an apt but I knew it wasn't permanent so I kept hers on there. That was considered my permanent address and there was never an issue legally having kept it that way.
You can have your dad notarize a statement saying that due to being out of town, he authorizes you to be the sole caretaker of said vehicle until his return. AND...because of that, you are indeed required to drive it every once in a while to make sure it gets its oil changes and services...*wink wink*
The address that is on your license now, is that house owned by one of your relatives? You can consider that (to any insurance co) as your 'permanent' address.
I had my mom's address on my license for the longest time. I moved into an apt but I knew it wasn't permanent so I kept hers on there. That was considered my permanent address and there was never an issue legally having kept it that way.
You can have your dad notarize a statement saying that due to being out of town, he authorizes you to be the sole caretaker of said vehicle until his return. AND...because of that, you are indeed required to drive it every once in a while to make sure it gets its oil changes and services...*wink wink*
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You have a bill to your wife's house under your name, right? That's proof that you live there.
The address that is on your license now, is that house owned by one of your relatives? You can consider that (to any insurance co) as your 'permanent' address.
I had my mom's address on my license for the longest time. I moved into an apt but I knew it wasn't permanent so I kept hers on there. That was considered my permanent address and there was never an issue legally having kept it that way.
You can have your dad notarize a statement saying that due to being out of town, he authorizes you to be the sole caretaker of said vehicle until his return. AND...because of that, you are indeed required to drive it every once in a while to make sure it gets its oil changes and services...*wink wink*
The address that is on your license now, is that house owned by one of your relatives? You can consider that (to any insurance co) as your 'permanent' address.
I had my mom's address on my license for the longest time. I moved into an apt but I knew it wasn't permanent so I kept hers on there. That was considered my permanent address and there was never an issue legally having kept it that way.
You can have your dad notarize a statement saying that due to being out of town, he authorizes you to be the sole caretaker of said vehicle until his return. AND...because of that, you are indeed required to drive it every once in a while to make sure it gets its oil changes and services...*wink wink*
No. its from a place I owned and sold... But i might use that letter thing.. the car WAS due for an oil change..
08-08-10, 04:19 PM
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Dude, sorry to hear about your accident> Glad you're ok. By the way....It's called a CT scan AKA Cat scan. I've totaled 3 or 4 cars and I had to buy 2 back from the insurance to get my parts off of it. It becomes the insurances property once they determine its a total loss. Taking wheels and exhaust is a big job. They may let you take small things if you tell them you need stuff out of the vehicle. I ended stripping parts off of my car and ended selling it back to a junkyard for the rest. Ask about how much they'll sell it to you for. It is a percentage of the value though. Hope this helps.
08-08-10, 05:23 PM
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I got the wheels off the wife's Scion tC at the junkyard since they weren't covered by the insurance. Didn't cost me a thing but some sweat.