gcivic

i was cruissin by bathurst just pass st. clair and all of a sudden i struck a silver benz. there was no scratch or any signs of damage but the guy took my info anyways. the next day he called me and said that he want $500. I told him it was bs and i'm not payin. he said he's gonna call my insurance but would he be able to make a claim. by the way i have a witness that saw the accident and the rear bumber. Is this guy triyin to rip me off or something?

Jugglez

If there's no visible damage then he's got nothing on you. Plus you've got a witness. Don't worry about it.

I suppose he could always mess up his bumper himself, and say that it was caused by the accident.

imported_SumAzunGuy

if the guys a d!ck he will mess his own bumper up but then again i think hes trying to rip you off

imported_JookSingKid

Looks like you've got yourself some trouble.

I would talk to this guy, but you were in St. Clair and Bathurst and this guy had a Benz... was it late model?

Its one of 2 things, you're screwed or you're not.

If he contacts insurance, theres a good chance you're screwed, your witness won't mean sh*t, because he has your information which you "volunteered" to him. Afterall why would you "volunteer" your information to anyone, unless there was some incident.

Give the guy a call and ask him what he wants and mention it around, and get some ideas before you figure out what to do.

imported_SumAzunGuy

cbc you got a good point there yo dang i never thought of that hehe

OverKill

Here is my take on things...

A) He wants 500$ cash... he wants this cash so he can spend it on whatever he wants, not on his car. Why would he mess up his own bumper if he wanted disposable money... Not logical unless it was just to prove a point and add a little revenge for hitting him.

B) He is legit and there is some damage to his vehicle which wasn't initially apparent in which case you should step up and let your insurance cover it.

I would do as instructed.. Call him up, ask to see the damage on the vehicle, then get it appraised etc.

If he IS trying to rip you off, make him sweat it out man..

If *I* were a bad guy I would use EVERY delay tactic in the book.

Look at it this way, if you gotta pay you gotta pay, but you can have fun with him along the way.

Consider this your own private showing of hell... You pay 500$ to watch this guy jump through your hoops.

Regards,
OK

Dreggs

I like the way you think man

imported_JookSingKid

There's no doubt in my mind that this guy wants a quick pay out.

You need to dance with him a little to figure this out.

If you want, call him bluff and he probably won't call insurance, but its a gamble.

You could always do the "my cousin's, brother's, uncle can fix that" trick

Good luck

imported_SumAzunGuy

theres a trick to this? how does that work?

Cantonagod

If there was any damage to his car he may call your insurance company. If like you say there wasn't then he is just trying to get a few bucks out of you, He wouldn't mess up his own bumper because he comes out of it no further ahead.

imported_Tmak

Did he give you his information as well?

gcivic

he did not gave me any info except for his name and phone number. He only called me once and hasn't called back yet and so is my insurance company. And by the way its not even his own car

gcivic

one more thing, would my insurance notify me if the guy actually called or would they just go ahead without letting me know

imported_JookSingKid

Yes, you would definately be contacted, and more than likely expect your rates to go up if they do.

imported_canttx

ask for an estimate.period...

if he comes up with an estimate and its legit then u are entitled to pay.

I got rear ended and it didnt look like anything(raining and car was dirty) but once i got it cleaned there was visible damage, took it to a body shop got an estimate to repair it(repaint the bumper) and now i gotta notify the person and she better pay.

Ask to see the car and an estimate.

[1sL0CiviC]

doesnt that make it ure uncle too??
LOL
j/k

Jugglez

Or it could be his dad.

Also if you think about it, wouldn't your cousin's brother also be your cousin as well?

PULOVR

I couldn't help but wonder if the owner of the car has HIM on his insurance? Do you know where I'm going with this? If he's not on the insurance, then the car should not have been on the road. Put 2 and 2 together.....

[1sL0CiviC]

........and you get 4

AzimuthX

Damn ya, I was going to post that.

Cousin's brother = your cousin as well, and their uncle may be your dad.

You could just say your cousin's brother's sister's mom's brother.