Rock Chips Magnet
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Rock Chips Magnet
It seems that the lowered E300 is a rock chips magnet. It doesn't help when the freeways in my area are falling apart and in a constant rebuilding state. I hear the pings against the windshield on the regular basis and the front end of the car is showing the brunt of wear and tear in just 10 months.
I got hit by a fairly sizable pebble on the freeway earlier today that left a 3/8" starburst in the windshield. The uncovered truck that spewed out the rock debris would not stop when I tried to flag him down. A quick Google search resulted in discouraging news in term of filing a claim against the owner of the truck. How should I handle this unfortunate event?
It has been a bad week. I wad bumper tapped by a guy who was preoccupied with his phone. The impact left a couple of deep dimples and the outline of his license plate on my rear bumper. Arrrggg!
I got hit by a fairly sizable pebble on the freeway earlier today that left a 3/8" starburst in the windshield. The uncovered truck that spewed out the rock debris would not stop when I tried to flag him down. A quick Google search resulted in discouraging news in term of filing a claim against the owner of the truck. How should I handle this unfortunate event?
It has been a bad week. I wad bumper tapped by a guy who was preoccupied with his phone. The impact left a couple of deep dimples and the outline of his license plate on my rear bumper. Arrrggg!
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We feel your pain bro!
Looks like you're going through that spell when everything seems to come at once - we all get that from time to time.
Keep the faith!
Looks like you're going through that spell when everything seems to come at once - we all get that from time to time.
Keep the faith!
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It seems that the lowered E300 is a rock chips magnet. It doesn't help when the freeways in my area are falling apart and in a constant rebuilding state. I hear the pings against the windshield on the regular basis and the front end of the car is showing the brunt of wear and tear in just 10 months.
I got hit by a fairly sizable pebble on the freeway earlier today that left a 3/8" starburst in the windshield. The uncovered truck that spewed out the rock debris would not stop when I tried to flag him down. A quick Google search resulted in discouraging news in term of filing a claim against the owner of the truck. How should I handle this unfortunate event?
It has been a bad week. I wad bumper tapped by a guy who was preoccupied with his phone. The impact left a couple of deep dimples and the outline of his license plate on my rear bumper. Arrrggg!
I got hit by a fairly sizable pebble on the freeway earlier today that left a 3/8" starburst in the windshield. The uncovered truck that spewed out the rock debris would not stop when I tried to flag him down. A quick Google search resulted in discouraging news in term of filing a claim against the owner of the truck. How should I handle this unfortunate event?
It has been a bad week. I wad bumper tapped by a guy who was preoccupied with his phone. The impact left a couple of deep dimples and the outline of his license plate on my rear bumper. Arrrggg!
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Unless you have proof that the stone came OUT OF the truck and was not merely on the road and kicked up into your car by the truck, I doubt you will win the case. You only want to go the small claims route when your case is pretty much a sure thing.
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Forget about having the truck owner pay. That's a lost cause. If you have a high deductible, try repairing the windshield. It's only $50 or $60 and most of the time it is barely visible. Also, if your roads are that bad, you should have the front of the car wrapped.
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Anyone can recommend a good windshield repair kit?
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Yep. It looked like a gravel truck. I saw the stone coming from the direction of the truck, but not particularly from the truck's uncovered top. It'll be a "he said/she said" case but no hard proof.
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I'm in CA so things might be different. A friend worked for an insurance company told me once that all calls for a potential claim will be logged in the system; whether the call will result in an actual claim or not.