Totaled GL450
12-03-2009, 07:44 PM
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I wished the police would come. We called them twice; it was late at night. Unless someone was in critical condition, they would not come. They told us to call a towing company. That's normally how it is with accidents that don't involve serious injury. By the way, the insurance company decided to "total" my car so I think I might glide away from buying a new GL since there is so much maintenance (I had to change tires after 28,000 miles and brakes too!)
12-06-2009, 01:39 AM
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12-06-2009, 09:59 AM
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I wished the police would come. We called them twice; it was late at night. Unless someone was in critical condition, they would not come. They told us to call a towing company. That's normally how it is with accidents that don't involve serious injury. By the way, the insurance company decided to "total" my car so I think I might glide away from buying a new GL since there is so much maintenance (I had to change tires after 28,000 miles and brakes too!)
28,000 miles?? That should give you a clue as to how this guy drives.I have seen worse though.
12-06-2009, 11:17 AM
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This car is meant for off road driving and can take some bumps and what not in the road. Still, even my 2008 S class which I barely drive (only on the weekends) has 16,000 miles on it and I have to change the brakes too! Brakes rarely depend on driving rather than the mileage and even if it does depend on brakes, I think Mercedes really needs to get more resilient ones as well. I have NEVER heard of a similar car that goes 28,000 miles and needs brakes. Even the BMW X5 goes more than that and my old 2001 Honda Odyssey (I hated the car) went 75,000 miles before brakes and I drove it the same way. haha
12-06-2009, 01:44 PM
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I've got over 60,000 miles on my brakes. I should be able to get another 10,000+ out of them. However, 28,000 miles on the tires is really good for this vehicle.
12-06-2009, 02:30 PM
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This car is meant for off road driving and can take some bumps and what not in the road. Still, even my 2008 S class which I barely drive (only on the weekends) has 16,000 miles on it and I have to change the brakes too! Brakes rarely depend on driving rather than the mileage and even if it does depend on brakes, I think Mercedes really needs to get more resilient ones as well. I have NEVER heard of a similar car that goes 28,000 miles and needs brakes. Even the BMW X5 goes more than that and my old 2001 Honda Odyssey (I hated the car) went 75,000 miles before brakes and I drove it the same way. haha
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THIRD PARTY INSURANCE CLAIM
Its my belief that the posting above by the attorney is essentially correct with one exception and that being the loss of value which could be significant. At least in PA action can be taken to recover this amount not from your insurance company but by theirs. Here a suit must be filed against the other party with substanciation of the amount of the suit. It must be taken after the car is returned to you fully repaired. If they take this claim to their insurance company thats up to them. If not they will be responsible for any amount awarded. An expert specializing in this field is usually hired. With regard to the rental car why not just rent what you want/need and pay the difference out of your pocket, thats what I do and the amount is insignificant.
The third party insurance carrier denied the claim as an act of god due to heavy rain on the day the parking lot flooded.
My carrier may or may not subrogate against the third party carrier.
The repairs required the replacement of the wiring harness. I am concern about future electrical problems like the vehicles that were flooded during the Hurricane Katrina. The water level reached the lower level of the door and there was mud on the seat tracks. Is there anything I can do about the future problems if something occurs six months or a year later?
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I wished the police would come. We called them twice; it was late at night. Unless someone was in critical condition, they would not come. They told us to call a towing company. That's normally how it is with accidents that don't involve serious injury. By the way, the insurance company decided to "total" my car so I think I might glide away from buying a new GL since there is so much maintenance (I had to change tires after 28,000 miles and brakes too!)
