Contour Enthusiasts Group Archives Forums Branches Northwest Portland Auto Show, Jan 26-29

Yeah, fortunately she had insurance. I just talked to her insurance company yesterday, and mine for the last few days. An adjuster's supposed to look at it today (Friday), so we'll see what they say.

Hopefully the weather'll be decent for a few days and I can wash my car -- it's filthy!

Marty

It's good to hear that everything is going okay so far.
As far as the dirty car goes, I gotta clean mine too. What time were you going to go to the Auto Show? Does my idea about parking at Lloyd Center sound okay?

-Aaron

Yeah, Lloyd Center sounds fine, just the same place as previous years should work. I'm guessing it opens around 9 or 10, but if we meet at 10 or so, that should give Toby enough time to drive up without having to get up at the crack of dawn. Maybe meet around 10, hang out and talk some, then go in?

I got a call on Friday saying the ladies' insurance company is investigating to see if she had a valid policy at the time of the accident, so that blows. At least I have uninsured idiot coverage on my policy.

Marty

The same spot sounds good to me, & around 10:00 should be perfect too.

Insurance sure is a joke . If the lady didn't have a "valid policy" at the time then she should at least get a ticket for driving without insurance. I would also think that checking something like that should take a couple of minutes. Someone should be able to tell you immediately if she's covered or not. Sorry about the rant but a buddy of mine was reacently hosed in a he said/she said accident where his insurance company totally dropped the ball, & he's still fighting with there "prefered shop" about the bill. -rant off-

I hope your situation goes better.

-Aaron

Groovenerd: double check that you DO have UMPD coverage for the property damage, which is optional in Oregon, and not simply UMBI for bodily injuries, which is mandatory in Oregon. Many people confuse those coverages. Every time a prospective client tells me "I had full coverage, my agent says so" I ask them what that means exactly, and they go blank.


I may be able to pull off going to the show this year, instead of just showing up at the pre-show meet. Two car nut friends and I are talking each other into going. One's having the blower pulley changed on his 03 Cobra SVT this weekend.

Well, that sucks. I just looked, and I only have BI and not PD coverage on my Escort. (I have both on my SVT though.) That's nice. I sure hope that lady's policy was up-to-date, otherwise I guess I'm just outta luck. Grrrrr. Thanks for the heads-up, Bob, and hopefully we'll see ya this weekend!

Marty

Off the Auto Show topic: You can still go after her individually, without a carrier defending/paying her judgment. Granted, small claims court filing fees may be good money down a hole if you did not find her employer or bank to garnish, for after you get your judgment on her. You could first see if she wants to discuss an installment plan, and while discussing that, find out where she works. Then ask her where she has a bank account, you want to see if she could write you a first check against what she owes you, maybe she'll blurt out where her account is. And you can threaten her with having her license revoked. Sometimes that gets their attention, but sometimes they're just deadbeats and already suspended.

Do you have a repair estimate from a shop? Any tow/storage bills? And mailing a demand under ORS 20.080 only costs about $5 for the certified mail/return receipt routine.

I don't have an estimate or anything yet, other than that the adjuster said it's totalled. Hopefully her company will conclude that she did have coverage at the time. Thanks for mentioning some other options!

Marty

I will just be arriving at the show itself at about 11 a.m., so I will keep an eye out for you once inside.

BTW, if Woogieman is a bears fan (did I remember that right?) congrats on a fine season and the new qb.

BTW2, has anyone around Portland/Vancouver any experience w/ a shop "Fast Specialties"?

Hey all, unforchantly i will not be attending this meet. My throttle body is still on its way and i have no S2K. Damn, i really wanted to come, next time for sure. Take some pics!