Wow, like drex said i would have never expected something like that to happen there. I actually have a good friend living right next to there and it's a very nice community. Stuff like this makes me scared cause I drive around in such places all the time.

Glad you are ok.

I have known two other folks who were in somewhat severe accidents, and they both gave me the same advice. Get a good lawyer and don't be in a hurry to settle personal injury suits with the insurance companies. You could have (but I hope not) some issues for several years, and if you settle too quickly you are SOL. One didn't settle yet, (been six years) he just had another back operation that the insurance company had to pay for. He is very happy he didn't settle. (They tried to settle with him years ago right after the accident for $16k and he refused. Very smart move on his part.)

damn, lucky to be alive. one less customer for me is o.k. ! ((( ( j/k/) i'm involved in the funeral buz. ))))
i have a pix for you. this is seriuos firearm, works well in mercedes, try it, get on. ! stay well ! <<<<<< SOME PEOPLE CALL THIS ,"THE COWBOY!"<<<<<<<

that is a crazy story man...so sorry for you and your cls!!!

Take pics of the bottom dwelling scum and post it.

that sucks, dont worry about the car, at least ur ok.
metal can always be replaced, thats what my parents told me until i crashed 1 2 many :p

what can i say? u gotta love LA

What a terrible story. Like the others, I am glad you're okay and I hope this guy gets the most extreme penalty possible.

I'd be just upset as you when someone takes away what is rightfully yours. I was in an attempted car jacking almost two years ago - punks ruined my Camry (first car, bought the day I turned 16 - paid in full through a lot of hard work). I never did get anything out of the a$$holes that rammed my Camry - stolen car, a$$ho!es fled the scene and the cops did nothing. However, a few months later I stepped up into my C.

Not sure how it works going after the Miata's insurances. If you do, I hope it does not negatively impact the owner of the Miata - since he had his car destroyed as well.

Reading stories like this make me heavily consider purchasing a gun.

Good luck with your recovery (physically and financially).

thats an amazing story. glad to hear your okay. best wishes on a speedy recovery and sorry about the car.

why would somebody carjack a miata?

I'm just speechless. Sounds like a scene from a movie. Glad that you doing okay.

In some states the insurance company is liable to reimburse you for any diminished value after the car is repaired. You might want to check with a lawyer in your state to determine if you can make such a claim before the insurer decides whether to have the car repaired as opposed to totaled.

This reminds me of what happend to me about 3 years ago. My wife was leaving the mall(uncommon for her) and Wamho! A 98 OLDS hit her dead in the fender in the parking lot in her 2000 Lexus ls400 platinum edition . He was traveling about 40mph. It did $5300 damage.. Fender/ xenon headlight hood bumper wheel etc.. Anyway she called me and told me what happened and I asked what kind of car hit her.. She said"its a 98 olds." I was like 98 oldsmobile they probably have insurance no big deal..
Well it turns out he had no Drivers liscense and of course no insurance..The car was borrowed and was illegally registered(stolen plate) The police called his home and the guy who owned the car answered he said he did not know he had the car out and it was not supposed to be on the road. Then the police officer does a check on the guy and he has a warrant for not serving time for something minor(public intoxication I thiink) The officer asked why he was at the mall flying sideways thought them mall parking lot and he replied" I came to get a Magazine" he was holding a copy of CARCRAFT. His car was towed off to the impound lot and ours to the body shop. Now get this, the cop gave the guy the OPTION to turn himself in within the next 7 days to jail. What the hell, I would have been under the jail if I had did 1/3 of the **** this guy had done. That is total bullshot, what idiot is going to turn them self in when they already have a warrant. My wife called me back and said he did not have insurance. Next I said what on a 98 oldsmobile she said No its an 89 olds ninety-eight. I was like damn.. My supid *** did not have unisured motorists coverage an I was **** out of luck. I got it fixed for 3500 after buying a used headlight off of ebay. Live an learn, insurance of all kinds is a must because its usually not what you do to yourself..


Sorry for the novel, just reminded me and I wanted to share..

Damn! Glad you OK.

If i were you and i have a minigun or something, i would get the guy to eat 2,000,000,000,000,000 bullets of the gun!

VelocitE55 - have you had time/been well enough to take pics? I am curious to see the damage.

I have been having trouble with the program I use to make the files smaller. I will try again today and if it doesnt work, someone will just have to host them for me. Sorry for the delay, Im trying!

Man, that is really an unfortunate event. Sorry you had to go through all of that.

I've got a 3 forms of defense for these types:
1. 150 DB Train Horn

2. FN FiveseveN in the day planner next to me

3. Krebs KTR-03S 5.45 AK-74 in the trunk (2nd from left)

This combo has served me well thus far. Nobody has endured passed level 1.

I wish I was in a place where I could legally have fired on the guy. I would have taken his head off after the second hit. If it was legal here in So.Cal, I would have my Sig P229 in the car with me at all times just like I did when I was attending Univ in AZ.

Wow thats crazy. Hope you recover. Any pcis of your car?

Wow... I'm speechless.... I'm glad to hear you're ok after going through such an ordeal.

If you still need help getting the pics re-sized and hosted, let me know. I can resize them in photoshop and upload them to my server.

My email is mr.mcphail@gmail.com if you want to send the pics.

Cheers!

DaIm.... That is an amazing story, But probably god is here to punish velocity for his sins, including the funds that he got probably illegaly to own his car Moreover, I just founded out that there are like 3 threads about some nonsense that happen all at the same time. This than the guy get his car taken away by ganstas, than the guy have his rims taken off..... This makes me thing, something is rotten in the state of Mb world.... Prob they are lying or something?

I am too scared to drive outside now.
Maybe I should have gotten a hummer.

Someone needs to be ostracized from here. Last thing VelocitE55 needs is crap coming out of your mouth.

Do you think a moderator could change your status from "almost a member" to "not a fuccking snowballs chance in hell of ever becoming a member?"

VelocitE55

He needs to lie a bit less

Rock
That little message is the last thing I care about...

it must be tough to wake up and be you every day. I'm sorry for you.

--David

First and foremost I'm very glad to hear your recovering well from such an ordeal, our prayers are with you buddy!!!

I know that area well and live wthin 15-20 minutes away, in fact I had dinner with the family two nights before Thanksgiving at Benihana on Ventura Blvd, living in the valley for 27 years it has changed for the worst. I try to keep the Desert Eagle very close for peace of mind.