MS3 down!

[alhope34]

Well, it happened to me at 9:30 am this morning, not even 100m from my apartment. I was heading north on Birchmount, I was just accelerating from the light at St Clair. I was in the right lane, and stopped on the right hand southbound lane was a "Recycling Matters" cube truck with the hazard lights on. Well, de decides to do a U-turn right in front of me. I slammed on my brakes, laid on the horn, drove my front right wheel up over the curb at full brake. BOOM! my front left side hit his front right. We stopped, obviously, to exchange info. He started trying to say that I tried "sneaking in front of him" while he "HAD to do a U-turn". I yelled at him "You didn't have to do a U-turn, who does a damn U-turn in the middle of Birchmount?! There are many big enough driveways and even a Shell right there (I pointed to it) that you could have safely turned around in!!"

Well, another guy who he cut off stopped, started yelling at the truck driver with me, and gave me his name and number as a witness to the accident. After all the info was exchanged, the dude left since it was a work truck and he was working. I had alreayd called my dad, so he was walking to the intersection. I picked him up, went to report the collision at the reporting centre right beside Scarboro Mazda. I filed my report, they took pictures, they put the witness name and number in the report. Went home, called insurance. They said they are doing an investigation, talking to the driver and witness to see who's at fault. I explained what happened to the insurance woman, she said a private investigator will contact me Monday for exact details of the incident.

She said if he really was U-turning, he would be 100% at fault and in that case I won't have to pay a cent, not even my deductible. She said his insurance would cover it all and he would have to pay his own deductible for the collision.

This is the type of truck that hit me...

http://www.insurancebyweisman.com/images/cube%20truck.jpg


Now, this is my damaged car...

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[Thrizzl3]

sorry to hear allan how fast were u going tho??

[optiklenz13]

ouch!!! that sucks Allan. i hope you have 'er fix soon, and glad to see you're ok..

[Flagrum_3]

That sucks Al!! Atleast you have a witness prooving he pulled a u-turn, which definately puts him at fault 100%.....and now you can get your hood painted to cover all those chips :chuckle


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[alhope34]

sorry to hear allan how fast were u going tho??

Was going about 40-45 when i slammed on my brakes, probablky hit at 10-15k/h. Sorry but at that point in time my speedometer needed the least attention.

[tweak_s]

Sucks Al.... Hope everything works out for you ! Drivers today :flaming

The passenger side didn't look bad til I saw the drivers side.

[alhope34]

That sucks Al!! Atleast you have a witness prooving he pulled a u-turn, which definately puts him at fault 100%.....and now you can get your hood painted to cover all those chips :chuckle


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Haha, I dont think my hood is damaged! but at least my bumper won't have black dots all over it anymore for another 10,000kms or so. hopefully the shop paint is better than mazda paint.

[alhope34]

I'm still going to the fall tour tomorrow with my car, despite the damage. Not going to let it ruin my fun!

[Zoom Zoom Boy]

Sorry to hear Al. That said, it could have been worse and glad you walked away without a scratch. The car can be fixed. :)

Yes, if you have a witness who saw him doing a U-Turn, he is completely at fault and his insurance will pay for everything in the end, inclduing your deductible. Good luck guy...

[Fobio]

sorry to see that al...I take the time now to consider options...autoexe front bumper? and that rim can easily be repaired.

[Darkfrosty7]

oh no allen... good luck with everything

[Mazda3X2]

Sorry to see this Al. Good luck with the repairs.

And like you mentioned, the new paint will most likely be better than the OEM stuff anyways. :)

[GHANNAH86]

Sorry to hear about your car. I am sure you will have it fixed in no time. Good thing you have a witness to make it easier to proove it wasn't your fault.

[alhope34]

Thanks everyone for the encouragement. Vince, I can't really afford anything at all right now so OEM is all I want on it, but I had the same thoughts as you. I think I'm finally realizing what happened. I went from angry to depressed lol.

[DumpInfo]

Holy dude that's crazzzy! Thank God you had a witness and hopefully the insurance sees it your way. I know how you baby your ride so I'm definitely feeling this :bang

[-cj-]

Dude! I feel your pain. It doesn't look too bad and you didn't get hurt, so cheer up things could be worse. =)

[fatsock]

I love the fact that car manugfacturers have designed cars to disintigrate the second they touch anything solid. Remembers when bumpers served a purpose?

[Scottobot]

Wow man.. sorry to hear.. the pics are painful. I hope it all works out quickly.

[SSmoked]

wow that totaly sucks the large one. hopefully everyhting works out in your favor. damn stupid drivers these days and there stupid decisions.

btw i know this isnt the right time to ask but would u sell me your front emblem? CIH :)

[cwp_sedan]

Damn! That sucks. Hopefully things get fixed quickly and painlessly.

[alhope34]

wow that totaly sucks the large one. hopefully everyhting works out in your favor. damn stupid drivers these days and there stupid decisions.

btw i know this isnt the right time to ask but would u sell me your front emblem? CIH :)

I broke the tabs off my emblem and it is stuck on with double sided tape and needs to be re-painted. I'll do you one better, I can take yours off and bleach it and paint it for you. Will take about a week. Then just pop it back on. I did Phil's and Diego's emblems, and I know Diego was really happy with his. Hope I spelled your name right...

[optiklenz13]

^can you do mine too, if somebody decides to get theirs painted?

[alhope34]

^can you do mine too, if somebody decides to get theirs painted?

I can do it for sure. Just provide two big jugs of bleach (both 4L or more). I think I saw you today BTW. At Eglinton and Lebovic. you were at the light going stright on Lebovic through Eglinton. I was in the right turn lane waiting to turn right on Eglinton. I beeped and waved but don't think you/they saw me. Was with my busted ass car lol.

[Noisy Crow]

I love the fact that car manugfacturers have designed cars to disintigrate the second they touch anything solid. Remembers when bumpers served a purpose?

Like this?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xwYBBpHg1I

[sauga_kid]

Wow Al, sorry to hear man. Hope everything works out with insurance and all and everything goes smoothly. Keep us updated.

[optiklenz13]

I can do it for sure. Just provide two big jugs of bleach (both 4L or more). I think I saw you today BTW. At Eglinton and Lebovic. you were at the light going stright on Lebovic through Eglinton. I was in the right turn lane waiting to turn right on Eglinton. I beeped and waved but don't think you/they saw me. Was with my busted ass car lol.

cool. i don't think i saw you, but i think i saw a red speed 3 when i was coming out of party packagers, it was going to the lot where the cinema is, was that you?

[alhope34]

cool. i don't think i saw you, but i think i saw a red speed 3 when i was coming out of party packagers, it was going to the lot where the cinema is, was that you?

Yea, I think so. You didn't even notice my bumper falling off? :chuckle

[optiklenz13]

no, i only saw your behind, and stock wheels. :chuckle

[alhope34]

no, i only saw your behind, and stock wheels. :chuckle

I had snowflakes. Just put my winters on today. 17" snowflake rims are my winters.

[optiklenz13]

i don't think that was you then.. this guy had stock MS3 wheels, and for some reason, i didn't see a wagon mafia sticker, so yeah.

[alhope34]

i don't think that was you then.. this guy had stock MS3 wheels, and for some reason, i didn't see a wagon mafia sticker, so yeah.

I took all my decals and vinyls off. I just have the black emblems, and I also removed the Mazdaspeed3 off the hatch.

[optiklenz13]

I took all my decals and vinyls off. I just have the black emblems, and I also removed the Mazdaspeed3 off the hatch.

ok so maybe that was you. :P

[-RJ3-]

I hate and always hated cube trucks... For some reason they are the careless ones in the street... He had his hazards, and attempted a u turn... 100% his fault atomatically...

Hope you get something out of this after your car is repaired...

Damn careless drivers!!!

[fatsock]

Like this?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xwYBBpHg1I

touche!

[alhope34]

Got a call from insurance today. I am not at fault! Nothing is going on my license, my insurance is not raising because of this. I don;t have to pay my deductable, my insurance waived it. The other dude will have to pay his, though. I'm also covered for rental while my car is in the shop. I'm taking it to tip-top on Danforth and Pharmacy. My insurance has life time paint and body work warranty for their preferred shops, so I just decided to go there.

[DumpInfo]

Awesome dude great news!

[laksman91]

Awesome man! I'm glad it was a problem-free process. Try asking tip top for an autoexe bumper ;) haha never hurts to ask

[alhope34]

Awesome man! I'm glad it was a problem-free process. Try asking tip top for an autoexe bumper ;) haha never hurts to ask

I'll just be glad to get an MS3 bumper again. I have a feeling they have never worked on an MS3 before and will order the MZ3 bumper then realize afterwords that it doesn't fit.

[cosic]

Your fault or his.. a lot of damage or not.. there is NOTHING worse than getting in any type of accident with your baby. She's never the same.

I feel your pain man. Sorry it happened.

[aris]

That sucks man

[bunchi]

I am so sorry to see that happen to you Al, and glad it all worked out fine in the end. Damn those careless drivers who even had the balls to say it's your fault.

[stormin84]

oh man i thought you blew your engine after you took of everything...

[Zoom Zoom Boy]

oh man i thought you blew your engine after you took of everything...

LOL. I thought the exact same thing when I first saw the thread title...

Al, glad the accident and investigation turned in your favour, as it shoud have. At least some consolation on that and the fact the car wasn't written off and you are healthy...

[alhope34]

Well, I took my car in and got my rental today. It's a 2l Mazda 3 sedan. It was either that or yet another Kia Rio, so I took the MZ3. It's of course auto and its sooo slowwww. =[

Oh well, my car should be fixed soon. The rental place deals with them a lot and they said this body shop generally doesn't take very long.

[stevenma188]

Man sorry for the loss, but you lucked out. A year ago, I hydroplaned around an intersection about 100m from my house, and ended up going up on the curb. Because I had the wheels turned and the car was sliding, the front wheel ended up hitting parallel to the curb, snapping the drive axle. Hopefully all the insurance and fault stuff will be sorted out for you soon.

[alhope34]

Man sorry for the loss, but you lucked out. A year ago, I hydroplaned around an intersection about 100m from my house, and ended up going up on the curb. Because I had the wheels turned and the car was sliding, the front wheel ended up hitting parallel to the curb, snapping the drive axle. Hopefully all the insurance and fault stuff will be sorted out for you soon.

It has, car went in today, I'm not at fault.

[stevenma188]

Ah thats good to hear.

[She_Prime]

Oh wow, just catching glimpse of this now Al! Majorly sucks but at least your baby is getting fixed up nicely now!

[Speedy2008]

Oh brother! Hope to see your car looking sharp once again. Cool that you get to toss around a MZ3.

[alhope34]

Oh brother! Hope to see your car looking sharp once again. Cool that you get to toss around a MZ3.

Lol yea. Apparently the rev limit on the 2l is around 7200rpm. Don't ask how I know... :chuckle

[starscream]

Sorry that happened to ya Bro.

If you need any help in sourcing parts or something lemme know, i'll give you a hand.

[Rob23]

damn that sucks man, it always happens so fast. then you have to deal with so much bullshit.

[alhope34]

I got my car back today!! Looks amazing again!!

[stevenma188]

So glad to hear that!

[Scottobot]

Great news! Gratz!

[-RJ3-]

I got my car back today!! Looks amazing again!!
you weren't kidding man... That was fast.

How much can they paint a bumper?
message me.

[Zoom Zoom Boy]

Good stuff. Now we need pics of the new car. :)

:ttiwwp

[alhope34]

you weren't kidding man... That was fast.

How much can they paint a bumper?
message me.

Really not sure. My insurance dealt with the quote. $2843 was the grand total on the parts, labour, and new rim/tire from Allen.

[TheMAN]

looks like $3000 of damage... but consider yourself lucky that the bumper took the brunt of the damage... I don't see any damage on the hood or broken headlights :)

sucks it happened

I hate those stupid box truck drivers

[alhope34]

My headlight was cracked on the bottom and the reflector came off inside the headlight, lol.

[crystal8484]

That breaks me heart. </3

Glad you're ok, and gave that a-hole a piece of your mind.

[FoXy]

Sucks to hear about this buddy, at least it wasn't THAT bad. Glad you are ok tho!

[alhope34]

Thanks everyone!


SOOOOOOOOOO glad to finally have my car to go to work and back in today. I had an MZ3 GX as a rental, so I can't say too much about it. BUUUUUUUUTTTT I'm glad I can finally turn the radio past 1/2 without it distorting like nuts, glad I can finally actually move when I press the gas pedal, and I'm glad I don't have a stupid automatic gearbox that always needs to shift into 2nd below 10km/h when rolling and never go back to first even if I full throttle it.

Lets just say, my MS3 seems even more worth every penny right now. =)

[Zoom Zoom Boy]

Good to hear Al. You know what they say, 'absence makes the heart grow fonder'.

[alhope34]

That it does. =D

[Thrizzl3]

good job al...you should come to paloma tomorrow and show off the new glory of your 3.:chuckle

[alhope34]

I might. I'm all chromed up now with a new front emblem. Can't wait to make it black again.