I'm LIVID!!!

[sd8683]

:mad2:Tonight on my way home from work I friggin hit a wire in the road! I don't know where it came from, whether it fell from a pole and landed on my car or if it was laying in the road! It happened so fast....... I was probably going 30-35MPH at the time. I pulled over to look at what the heck it was and the wire pryed itself behind my front license plate bracket and wrapped itself around my driver side exhaust tip!
I didn't get a good chance to access the damage but from what I could see my bumper cover is pretty F'dup! Their's scratches running from license plate bracket all the way over to the curve of the bumper just above the foglight. I'll get some pic's up tomorrow when it's light out.

Does anyone know if I can contact the town and get something done to take care of the damage or would I just be wasting my breathe?

Signed..... A very pissed off Sean

[rayjay]

Was it a utility wire from a pole? -or- just a piece of wire laying in the road? If it is the latter you're probably going to have to claim it against your insurance.

[Black_Noise]

you might be better off going to your insurance company

[sd8683]

Was it a utility wire from a pole? -or- just a piece of wire laying in the road? If it is the latter you're probably going to have to claim it against your insurance.


I think it was a wire that broke off a pole that ....... Its pretty windy out.

[Rocknthehawk]

Sean, when was this? after we chatted?

Sometime the deparment of public works can take the fault...unfortunately either way you'll end up claiming on your insurance and paying the deductible.

Get some good pics of it...I know someone thats not too bad with plastic bumper repair.

[sd8683]

Sean, when was this? after we chatted?

Sometime the deparment of public works can take the fault...unfortunately either way you'll end up claiming on your insurance and paying the deductible.

Get some good pics of it...I know someone thats not too bad with plastic bumper repair.

Yup I was at work when we were in chat and it happened on my way home:( You'll get a good look at it on sunday...... Who knows...... maybe it'll buff out(<<<< wishful thinkin)

[TAKEDOWN]

I'm sure the local police/sheriff department could document the damage with some type of report.

[a_d_a_m]

Did you file a police report?

[rayjay]

File a report with the police so there is a record of it. Do it tonight. Whomever the wire belongs to, telephone, cable, power company may be liable for your repairs. The 1st step is to document it with the PD and then contact the owner of said wire. Thats my advice as a command level LEO of 33yrs.

[a_d_a_m]

takedown, ya beat me!

[TAKEDOWN]

I would do it IMMEDIATELY!

[sd8683]

Well I just got back from making a police report...... One of the officer's found the pole that the wire came from so that was good I guess..... Anyone have any idea how I can find out who the wire belongs to? Oh, and there is more damage than I thought :mad2:The roof is sc***** up, the passenger side front door has a scuff mark on it and the top of the grille is has some suffs on it too!:mad2:

[Local Boy]

Sorry to hear, Brutha...

Best of Luck on the repair...

ALOHA

[MM03MOK]

What does the wire look like, Sean? Is there a plastic covering on the wire? Is it bare wire with a twist to it? Take a look at any telephone pole that's supported by a guy wire. See if it's the same wire. In MA towns, poles are either owned by Verizon, Electric or both. Whoever owns them, maintains and replaces them. The DPW may be able to tell you who owns the poles. Write down the pole number for reference. Sometimes the utilities use a code indicating ownership on the pole.

Maybe go back to the same pole during daylight and see if you see anything else. Telco is the lowest attached on the pole, then cable tv, then municipal fire alarm, if there is such, then secondary electric. Primary is at the top. Also, look on the ground around the pole. Is there other debris such as fittings, shavings, scrap metal or wire? Take a picture.

All the attachees to the pole have insurance for property damage.

[Egon Spengler]

Gotta love new england huh Sean!?!? haha... just be glad that yours is still driveable! Definitely sorry to hear though bro... I would search down who the wire belongs to ASAP and see if you can get them to pay for it.

Good luck! I'll see you on the other side of this winter!!!

[O's Fan Rich]

Well I just got back from making a police report...... One of the officer's found the pole that the wire came from so that was good I guess..... Anyone have any idea how I can find out who the wire belongs to? Oh, and there is more damage than I thought :mad2:The roof is sc***** up, the passenger side front door has a scuff mark on it and the top of the grille is has some suffs on it too!:mad2:

Damn, that's rough! Be forceful, demanding, yet calm and polite when talking to the powers that be.

But, maybe now you can repaint it..... SOX colors!.....
Be original, think positive!

[MERCMAN]

Glad I don't have a front licence plate bracket :up: sorry about your weird wired experience. :(

[sd8683]

Here's som pics of the infamous pole with the wire wrapped around it.

http://i364.photobucket.com/albums/oo82/sd8683/003-4.jpg

http://i364.photobucket.com/albums/oo82/sd8683/005-2.jpg

[sd8683]

Some pics of the front bumper and grille damage:(

http://i364.photobucket.com/albums/oo82/sd8683/010.jpg

http://i364.photobucket.com/albums/oo82/sd8683/011.jpg

http://i364.photobucket.com/albums/oo82/sd8683/012.jpg

http://i364.photobucket.com/albums/oo82/sd8683/009-1.jpg

[sd8683]

Rear driver side bumper damage:(

http://i364.photobucket.com/albums/oo82/sd8683/006-1.jpg

http://i364.photobucket.com/albums/oo82/sd8683/008-2.jpg

http://i364.photobucket.com/albums/oo82/sd8683/007-2.jpg

[sd8683]

Roof and door damage:(

http://i364.photobucket.com/albums/oo82/sd8683/015.jpg

http://i364.photobucket.com/albums/oo82/sd8683/018.jpg

[Egon Spengler]

How did you manage that!??!?! It went front the front passenger side, over the top, to the rear driver's side!?!?! That is worse than I was picturing!! Track down the responsible party for that line!!!!

[ctrlraven]

That looks like a cable company style coax cable.

That's some crazy damage from a wire man.

[Egon Spengler]

Nice soap stains! haha... take her through the carwash to assess the damage and snap some pics?

[Hadamustang1]

Wow Just Wow..That sucks....

[Paul T. Casey]

Looks like Cox or whom ever provides cable TV in that area just bought you apaint job. DTV FTW!!!

[rayjay]

Looks like Cox or whom ever provides cable TV in that area just bought you apaint job. DTV FTW!!!

+1 unless they claim the infamous "Act of God" excuse to get out of it. Certainly worth contacting them and filing a claim. I would also notify your insurance company. They can assist in getting the claim moving.

[BAD MERC]

That has to be utility/county property and maintenance issues which make it their legal problem. That's a lot of scratches and scrapes. It might get you several thousand dollars worth of repairs that your insurance company will not have to pay for - by all means keep us posted!!

[FastMerc]

Wow that sucks gonna need some paint work there buddy,track the cable see what house it goes to and ask what it is for and go after them for a paint job!

[Rocknthehawk]

Wow Sean!

Def make an insurance claim...That front bumper looks gouged at the plate bracket? If it is, tell them you want an OEM replacement, and you want that cover back. I can repair it for you, then pass it along as a deal to someone else.

It looks like every spot that got hit has gone down too far to be repaired...It will need repainted. The roof doesn't look bad, althought to do it correctly, like i explained, is not cheap. The door edges will be blended. The rear bumper can be blended, the front bumper looks like it could warrant replacement, along with the grill, possibly that header panel. Didn't see if the hood took a wack?

If they're doing all that paint work I said above, you're looking at at least $1500+....make sure to contact your insurance company ASAP, and have an adjuster come out and look at it.

[sd8683]

Update............ I contacted the eletric company, comcast and verizon.
They said they were sending out crews to see who the wire belongs to. I also contacted my insurance company and put in a claim....... An adjuster is coming to my house Tuesday morning.

I just washed the car and there is even more damage than shown in the pic's....... It's probably gonna be a total repaint!
I'm gonna go see my buddy tomorrow who own's a body shop and see what he say's.

I'll keep eveyone posted.

Sean

[Rocknthehawk]

Sean, It won't hurt to get a couple independent estimates before tuesday. Let them know to write for any parts replaced to be brand new OEM.

What insurance company do you use?

[sd8683]

I use liberty mutual

[Hadamustang1]

Thats a new paint job for sure.. $5500.00 to $6500.00..

[hot-rauder]

did you say you were gunna get it painted this summer Sean? Kinda odd don't you think? Use that spare cash to get in the 12s!

Sucks to see another MA guy down. Hope everything works out.

Howdya like your stereo still?

[sd8683]

did you say you were gunna get it painted this summer Sean? Kinda odd don't you think? Use that spare cash to get in the 12s!

Sucks to see another MA guy down. Hope everything works out.

Howdya like your stereo still?


Yeah I was planning on painting it sometime this upcoming winter, well I guess its gonna be a little sooner than I thought:(

And yes I still love my stereo!

[ImpalaSlayer]

dammn dude how the hell did that happen? was it lying on the road and some how fliped up and ***** your car? oh well at elast it will look brandnew and shiney whens hes back. :cool:

[CBT]

Dang, that is bizzare. But, look on the bright side, new paint job!

[Rocknthehawk]

Sean....I must ask...

were you watching a DVD instead of paying attention to the road?? haha...I'm unhooking that!!

[Bigdogjim]

Thats a new paint job for sure.. $5500.00 to $6500.00..

I priced a re-paint back in '04 at 8K, lowest price it is a big to re-paint a entire car as big as ours.

[BADMERC]

Sean, That is a mess! Make sure you keep us all posted.:bigcry:
Take care, Matt

[Ms. Denmark]

I'm just speechless at the damage. Who knew something like that could be the result of a wire in the road. :eek: I would be physically ill. Probably have nightmares! Anyway, we're pulling for you. :)

[sconut1]

That damage is amazing for a wire! I think bigdogjim is right on the money with his bodywork guess. Around here, a good quality repaint will run about 3-4K with zero bodywork included in that price and that woudn't include that door ding or the front bumper repairs/replacement.

Just my $0.02, I'd avoid involving the insurance company just yet.
Everything they don't know about is better for you I think. I'd talk to the cable company and see what they have to say. From the pics of the pole that you posted and if they just left that wire out in the road, that's their negligence/incompetence/stupidity. They might just own up to it and settle with you.

A little story for ya: Some debris from a garbage truck i was following one time flew out one time and totaly destroyed the glass of an car I had once. I got the plate and unit number and drove to the company and told them what happened and they made good.... no insurance or lawyers involved. Maybe it might work out the same for you?

Crossing my fingers for you...hope it works out ok.

[justbob]

How in the ..............did something like that possibly happen from that little.....wire? Man that sucks, i hope you get this worked out fast and ready for summer.

[sd8683]

Another Update..........
Well I'm glad to say that Comcast is taking full responsibility of the damage on my car....... I dropped the car off at the shop yesterday and hopefully it looks better than new when its finished:)

The bad part is I'm driving a Toyota Camry right now...... What a POS!! I guess I never really appreciated my MM until I drove that thing for a little while...... Its like the transmission doesn't know what it wants to do! When I slow down to take a turn it don't downshift and it stays in 3rd or 4th and you have to mash the gas to get it going again! It sucks!

Sean

[RF Overlord]

Comcast is taking full responsibility of the damage on my car...See? We're not always the big ugly cable company that doesn't care... ;)

I'm glad they're taking good care of a brother Marauder owner. :up:

[O's Fan Rich]

Another Update..........
Well I'm glad to say that Comcast is taking full responsibility of the damage on my car....... I dropped the car off at the shop yesterday and hopefully it looks better than new when its finished:)

The bad part is I'm driving a Toyota Camry right now...... What a POS!! I guess I never really appreciated my MM until I drove that thing for a little while...... Its like the transmission doesn't know what it wants to do! When I slow down to take a turn it don't downshift and it stays in 3rd or 4th and you have to mash the gas to get it going again! It sucks!

Sean

Sorry about the Camry.... make sure you take a long hot shower before you get back in the real car!

Good to see Comcast step up and take care of it!:cool:

[bigjon]

wow, that sucks, but i am glad they are taking care of it for you in a timely manner.

this past fall i had $4k worth of hail damage to my car. i was forced to drive a kia optima for a week and a half. i feel your pain. :(

[hot-rauder]

Another Update..........
Well I'm glad to say that Comcast is taking full responsibility of the damage on my car....... I dropped the car off at the shop yesterday and hopefully it looks better than new when its finished:)

The bad part is I'm driving a Toyota Camry right now...... What a POS!! I guess I never really appreciated my MM until I drove that thing for a little while...... Its like the transmission doesn't know what it wants to do! When I slow down to take a turn it don't downshift and it stays in 3rd or 4th and you have to mash the gas to get it going again! It sucks!

Sean


I drove Kristen's 98 Camry when my MM was in the shop..... I hear ya on the POS comment. It has 185k on it, wont die, but it is amazing how they sell so many of them damn things. Its numb feeling. No reaction to anything and the trannys dont shift, they jam and lunk. lol


Hope she looks as good as she will sound!!;)

[Rocknthehawk]

Sean...the box is glued and screwed...gotta seal it up, put the top on, and run the wires....

too bad it won't fit in a camry :D

[offroadkarter]

The bad part is I'm driving a Toyota Camry right now...... What a POS!! I guess I never really appreciated my MM until I drove that thing for a little while...... Its like the transmission doesn't know what it wants to do! When I slow down to take a turn it don't downshift and it stays in 3rd or 4th and you have to mash the gas to get it going again! It sucks!

Sean

Thats because its a car for bland boring people that only care about getting from point A to point B in the most inconspicuous way possible, not for people who want a drivers car.

Unfortunately the guy in the lowered black camry with tinted lights on black rims i saw this morning didnt get the memo

[sd8683]

Well I finally got the car back today:D I just got back from Missouri a few days ago so I told my buddy at the body shop to take his time. It looks ABSOLUTELY beautiful! Complete paint job, All new gods head badges and some Martyo fender badges:D All I need now is some new SS inserts. I took some pics but I forgot to bring the wire to work to upload them:o So stay tuned for pics!

[Egon Spengler]

AWESOME! Mine still needs to go in for a complete paintjob... unfortunately I will be picking up the tab for some of it!

[ImpalaSlayer]

sweet Sean!