hi, just as well u havent got a sticker on your car saying " the only good cop is a dead cop" .......
or get a sticker saying " i love police, they are always 100% right all the time, and are grossly underpaid, and have my heartfelt grattitude for the trials and tribulations they have to put up with every day " maybe then theyll get stuck right up that bmw driver. mark k ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jeremy Levartovsky" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, January 18, 2002 2:41 PM Subject: RE: To FLY-16H CRASH!!! :( > Thanks for the words of encouragement :) > > yeah, well, in those five seconds alone, my car can reach 100km/h, I was > going up hill, so maybe not quite so quick. But he clearly hadn't checked > his right within the last 3 seconds or so of pulling out into 2 lanes of > traffic. > > The Summernats entrant stickers on the windshield probably won't go in my > favour when the cops decide on who to charge. :( > > I haven't had any insurance on my shitbox cars over the last 8 years, only > on company cars and my motorbike cause it was so cheap for 3rd party. > During that time I have had three accidents that were other peoples fault. > > The first two both in my previous Datto 1600 involving women drivers running > up the back of my car, within 6 weeks of each other! That was after I had > paid deposit on an incoming SR20DET from SSS Automotive, before it had > arrived! The car was written off after the second hit. The body was pretty > average, and was due to be panel beated and sprayed after the engine > conversion. So insurance only paid out $2000 plus I kept the wreck. > > The last one I had involved some old guy changing lanes into my KB Laser, > causing $1500 worth of damage. I was pretty happy about that one cause it > wasn't worth more than $1000, motor was smoky High Km/s, A/C didn't work, > and other problems. I wasn't going re-register it. I had to fight a little > with his insurance company to get them to find him at fault, but in the end > they saw reason, after I sent them a drawing.... > > I figured out that if you deny fault until the end, and put in more effort > than they could be bothered refuting, they'll pay. It might take a > different approach because of the high cost of repairs, for both cars this > time, but I'm going to make them pay even if I have to take them to court > over it. > > I really meant to get insurance, but I loaned a friend a large amount of > money before Christmas that I only just got back today. That was what I > intended to use for insurance. Besides the fact I wouldn't have been able > to get an evaluator out to look at the car until this week.... > > - Jeremy > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Julian > Sent: Friday, 18 January 2002 1:53 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: To FLY-16H CRASH!!! :( > > > Sorry to hear what happnes but it just proves that you have to assume that > everyone else on the road is a total airhead and always account for anything > and > everything they might do. > > It just sucks that you were obviously giving it a fair bit of stick and the > guy > probably looked, saw your car ages off, then bammo you were up to speed (or > whatever it shouldn't matter.. the cops can do 100ks down 60 zones with > just > their lights on and it seems that is allowable..?!!?!? it still doesnt mean > you > will take any more notice of them if you dont have a clue anyway) and he > pulls > out where it was safe 5 seconds ago. What ever happened to looking right, > then > left, then right. > > Its bs but when you are driving enthusasticly you have to watch for anything > and > assume the other drivers won't do what they should. > > Anyway I hope you can work it all out. Its a shame your car looks really > nice > but its the obvious "hoon-mobile" which wouldnt have earnt you many points > with > the white collar stuck up pricks on their way home from work.. > > - Julian > > > > Jeremy Levartovsky wrote: > > > Yeah, what a waste of a 000 call. It's not like I was running down the > > street in the opposite direction! People die because wankers like him > don't > > think about tying up lines with needless phone calls. No one was even > > slightly injured, no damage to cabins space, and not even one of god knows > > how many air bags (in the BMW) went off. > > > > Everyone's a critic, but I don't think he can really pass judgement > driving > > his $100,000 car like a taxi driver drives a 500,000km Ford. > > > > Yep, that Beemer got a mouth full off Datsun knuckles ;) > > > > I'm kinda glad that I've got an all metal body, cause I had a friend with > a > > Datto with Fibreglass guards that had a similar accident a few years ago > and > > the guard just popped off and the left inner guard crumpled all the way to > > the firewall, even compressed the p/s footwell 15cm or so. The metal > guard > > didn't come off at any of the mounting bolts and probably saved damage > going > > further back. > > > > Coppers said they'll call me later and probably charge me with something > > cause all these damn witness came off the street and even one out of a > > building to tell the coppers that I was hooning. I said to the cops, I > > wasn't speeding, maybe I chirped a bit off the line, maybe there was > another > > chirp into second (like a couple of witnesses said) but I didn't exceed > > 60km/h. I also said that the witnesses qualified to judge speed like the > > police have to be training. But one copper pointed out that having 6 > > witnesses (at last count) all volunteering (everyone was walking home etc > in > > North Sydney), they'd likely give me a ticket and if I wanted to take it > to > > court, that'd be fine, and they'd call the witnesses. > > > > later, > > > > - Jeremy > > http://datto.tweakit.net > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Sandejas, > > Ignacio > > Sent: Thursday, 17 January 2002 9:40 PM > > To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' > > Subject: RE: To FLY-16H CRASH!!! :( > > > > Yeah I heard the Beemer guy say that he dialed 000 the moment he backed > out > > of the 2nd lane of the Pacific Hwy and then begin to criticise your > > driving!!! > > > > I tell you what though you did a good job on the Beemer!!! > > Bits everywhere!!! > > What did the coppers say? > > > > Let us know how you go with it. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Jeremy Levartovsky [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Thursday, January 17, 2002 9:13 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: RE: To FLY-16H CRASH!!! :( > > > > Hey Iggy (guys), > > > > Yeah, mate I'm not very happy about it... > > > > That dude in the brand new BMW 530 pulled out from a side street, and > stuck > > his nose in the 2nd lane, MY LANE!! It was a pretty hard hit, enough to > rip > > his bumper off and smash it against my bonnet, p/s pillar next to the > > windscreen, take off the mirror, all while crumpling everything from the > p/s > > headlights back to the strut tower. > > > > His nose (bumper, grill, lights, thermos, part of radiator) hooked it self > > just above the bumper and below the bonnet on the Datto just as I applied > > the brakes. He wasn't looking when he pulled out, so it's his fault as > far > > as insurance goes. > > > > Although six eye witnesses (READ, DO GOODERS) claim I was speeding, but > that > > should only mean I get a neg driving ticket or similar from the Cops, I > can > > live with that. :) > > > > But I only just got the car engineered and Rego'd after a five year > build-up > > 17 days ago, so I'm being quite restrained when I say, I'm a little upset > > about the damage. > > > > I reckon there could be $5-8K to my car, and I'm a little underqualified > to > > estimate how much it'd cost too fix a $100K Beamer without a front end > > (lol). > > > > The Tow Truck driver said that even IF I was speeding it is still > classified > > by insurance as his fault as he didn't negotiate the turn safely. Has > > anyone else had any similar experience with an accident that can calm my > > worries about mortgaging the Datto to pay for a BMW front end? > > > > Anyway, thanks for the words of kindness Iggy, I might end up coming out > to > > the Sydney Datsun Club meeting this month, but it'll have to be in a Mazda > > :( > > > > cya l8r, > > > > - Jeremy > > > > http://datto.tweakit.net > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Sandejas, > > Ignacio > > Sent: Thursday, 17 January 2002 6:51 PM > > To: Ozdat (E-mail) > > Subject: To FLY-16H > > > > Jeremy (?) > > > > I was at North Sydney and saw your car and the Beemer. I however only > heard > > it and didn't see it actually happen. I was going to say hello but thought > > the time was probably inappropriate. Anyway good luck with it. It really > > hurt to see your car like that. Ouch. :( > > > > Iggy Sandejas > > Sydney Aust > > Datsun 1600 FJ20t > > > > > --membersozdat------------------------------------------------------- OZDAT Mailing List Please Note:- Send (un)subscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send submissions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] No unauthorised redistribution of this email http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/index.htm http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/listindex.html http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------
