That's what I was thinking but was too embarrassed to write. On May 22, 2018 5:00 PM, "Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes" < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
Unless he is willing to give you about $500 in cash for something you can fix yourself for about $100. Sent from my iPhone > On May 22, 2018, at 3:42 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > Thanks. So no one thinks there is anything to be gained through private > negotiations with the a**h*le who did the damage? > > On Tue, May 22, 2018 at 2:51 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >> This is why I have insurance and an insurance agent. >> >> At this point (if it were me) I would call my agent and ask him how I >> should proceed. Your deductible may play into this, so before you call you >> might want to get some parts prices and see what they’ll cost to replace. >> Reinstalling the rubber bumper strip on those pumpers is a PITA and to do >> it correctly involves removing the bumper, if I recall correctly. >> >> -D >> >> >>> On May 22, 2018, at 2:36 PM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes < >> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>> >>> (1) Make a police report immediately. Would be nice if the police got >>> statement(s) from the witnesses. >>> >>> (2) Contact your Insco and let them collect from the perp. >>> >>> (3) If that fails, either lawyer-up or take him to small claims court. >>> >>> ------------- >>> Max >>> Charleston SC >>> >>> On Tue, May 22, 2018 at 2:27 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes < >>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>> >>>> I went to pick up my car at lunch today, which was parked right in >> front of >>>> a Funeral Home on the corner of Wisconsin Avenue and a side street in >>>> northwest DC. To my horror, the front bumper was knocked off that is, >> the >>>> rubber strip was detached and the side rubber cover at the Left End of >> the >>>> bumper was torn. There was a note on my windshield from the funeral home >>>> however. Turns out some older lawyer guy took a shortcut through the >>>> funeral home driveway to avoid a light, and in so doing scraped his car >>>> against my bumper. He tried to drive off, but a couple of dudes from the >>>> funeral home chased witnessed the accident, chased him down him down and >>>> forced him to turn over his personal identification. The guy from the >>>> funeral home and I try to reattach the strip but ended up just tying it >>>> down with a piece of twine. My question is, should I contact contact >> this >>>> lawyer guy privately or should I go through my insurance company? The >> whole >>>> thing could probably fixed for $100 but it is a hassle to go to my tech >> or >>>> do it myself. Any creative ideas out there? >>>> _______________________________________ >>>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>>> >>>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>>> >>>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>>> >>>> >>> _______________________________________ >>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>> >>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>> >>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>> >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> >> > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
