forgottentaco420

forgottentaco420 OP t1_jcy7cpr wrote

To clarify I parked in the same spot that I always do, on the tiny side street next to my house. I was literally an inch from the curb lined up with the car in front of me, and enough room behind me for another car.

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forgottentaco420 t1_ja0n2h9 wrote

I just got a new car for the first time in my life. I was driving a beat up 2005 Mazda that was falling apart by last week. My biggest concern is theft honestly. Parking isn’t usually a huge deal in my neighborhood, my partner has a nice 2018 Honda that’s gotten a few scratches here and there but nothing that can’t be buffed out or fixed. At least a new car comes with a warranty should anything go wrong, and it’s nice to treat yourself.

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forgottentaco420 t1_iwxw6by wrote

Where this is true, I was in a very bad place financially at the time of the accident because my hours got cut at work, I lost my car and three weeks of work so I didn’t have the money to take a kid to court to teach them a lesson. In a perfect world, trust me I would have.

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forgottentaco420 t1_iwvlmfd wrote

This happened to me too, two summers ago. Except my car was completely totaled and I had a concussion and neck injury. 18 year old boy with a car full of friends ran a red light on market street going 50mph and t-boned my car that I had JUST bought. My partner came and took all his information, the police came two hours later. He called me two days after (my mom helped submit the claim for me because I was concussed and I guess it got back to him) and told me that he doesn’t actually have insurance anymore and threatened me if I took him to court it would be “pretty bad” for me. People are actually real pieces of shit.

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