My Yaris was attacked by a Honda!

[mryaris]

Sigh.....everytime I buy a new car it gets smacked within the first 2 months.

First it was the 1995 S-10 I bought in late '94. Within the first 3 weeks I had a dented fender. That was casued by some idiot who decided to turn left on a one-way street from the far right lane (it was a major street that is 4 lanes wide at that point).

Then there was the '04 Civic EX coupe I bought in late '03. It was a month old when some kids shot the door with a BB and only 2 weeks after that it was hit by an out of control car (in the snow) while it sat parked, off the street.

Now it's my '09 Yaris hatchback. I thought I was going to make it......I've owned it for 3 months and 11 days now, so I thought I had broken the curse. Nope. I had just turned 3600 miles when a '95 Accord exiting a freeway decided to merge into the lane I was in. No big deal.....I saw her in plenty of time and moved over to the inside lane so she could merge. What happened next was fun.....she decided that she really wanted to turn left and proceeded to attempt a U-turn and ran right into me. I didn't even have time to touch the brake pedal before we collided.

Luckily the damage is relatively minor, but still ~$1850 to repair. The fender and the wheel took the brunt of the force. Even more lucky for me is that she actually had valid insurance (it's a crap shoot sometimes) and it was clearly her fault (was issued a ticket for failure to yield). Also since it is a brand new car there should be no issues getting a settlement (no nitpicking any prior damage, etc.).

Anywho.....here are a few pics of my once pristine Carmine red Yaris.

http://myfiero.com/uploads/16985_.jpg

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[Justin220]

So sorry to hear that, but it's lucky that everytime you yourself is OK! Look at the bright side! Be careful man!

[id3379]

Lucky compared to mine

[SailDesign]

Some curses are hard to break. Glad it was only the car....

[Bob Dog]

A shopping cart in a walmart parking lot nailed my 6 week old 1999 neon. I do know that sickening feeling.

[auxmike]

So sorry to hear this!:frown:
You're a hubcap away from the wheel lookin' like new. The rest dos'nt look to difficult to patch up either.
Please keep us posted and show off some after pics!

[PHXDEMON]

:femaledrivers: :laugh:

[Yaristrocrat]

That really sucks. I'm sorry to hear that. I live in constant fear that somebody's gonna cram my Yaris. I always make sure to either park it away from everyone else in the lots, or park next to one of the parking lot medians so at least only ONE side will get dented if some gigantic SUV parks next to me and feels the need to swing its door wide.

Hope you get your Yaris back to brand new asap.

[yaris-me]

Look on the bright side, now you can enjoy your Yaris.:smile:

[1NZYaris1]

Look on the bright side, now you can enjoy your Yaris.:smile:

:laughabove: :bellyroll: he was enjoying it before this happened .:laugh:

[PEneoark]

Wasn't it her fault? Insurance?

[highwaypass]

Some curses are hard to break. Glad it was only the car....

yeah,i agree

[YarisDude]

Bummer, between parking lots and goofy drivers, I almost want to take a ball-peen hammer to my new cars. At least I have the pleasure (privilege) of putting the first dent on her (in an inconspicuous place).

As SailDesign says, Glad it was only the car,

[BDD]

Bummer, between parking lots and goofy drivers, I almost want to take a ball-peen hammer to my new cars. At least I have the pleasure (privilege) of putting the first dent on her (in an inconspicuous place).

As SailDesign says, Glad it was only the car,

I have a few friends who put a scratch under their car and behind the passenger dashboard so they could be the first!

Sorry for the damage done to your car... I'm glad you're OK and I hope everything works out.

[mryaris]

Yeah.....I'm also glad it's just minor damage. It could have been worse, but it still amazes me how I can go for years driving a 10+ year old car and never come close to an accident, but when I buy a brand-spanking new one I get whacked.

Anyway, her insurance will be covering the damage. I just got a call from her adjuster and they will be doing their inspection later today. We'll see how close they come to the estimates I've gotten so far.

I would have been far more upset if this had happened in my '59 Austin-Healey, so in that respect I'm glad I was in the Yaris. I'll let you guys know how it goes.

[Sparks Toyota-TRD]

OH NO! That is no good.


Tim

[IllusionX]

WTF... i hate this man.. That cop must be a real dumbass. Why give a ticket for failure to yield when clearly you were trying to let her merge. I'd contest that off as he had not seen what happened.

take care~

[prelude]

that sucks man im driving the yaris now dur to some dumbass who ran into me while trying to cut me off in my prelude i was so pissed i was going to get major body work done to her that same weekend and i had to cancel.hope you're ok


before
http://i730.photobucket.com/albums/ww310/b20unknown/ang-1.jpg
after
http://i730.photobucket.com/albums/ww310/b20unknown/2.jpg

where other guy rolled back
http://i730.photobucket.com/albums/ww310/b20unknown/2-1.jpg


a year an a couple of months barely 13k

http://i730.photobucket.com/albums/ww310/b20unknown/6.jpg

[marcus]

you should drive a truck..lolz.

[mryaris]

WTF... i hate this man.. That cop must be a real dumbass. Why give a ticket for failure to yield when clearly you were trying to let her merge. I'd contest that off as he had not seen what happened.

take care~

Just to clarify.....I didn't receive a ticket at all. The driver of the Honda that hit me did for failing to yield to me. I had the right of way, she had a yield sign and although I switched lanes to allow her to merge, she turned into me in a really bad attempt at a U-turn.

I'm the one who called the cops, so I would have been very PO'd if I wound up getting the ticket! :)

[GeneW]

I saw her in plenty of time and moved over to the inside lane so she could merge. What happened next was fun.....she decided that she really wanted to turn left and proceeded to attempt a U-turn and ran right into me. I didn't even have time to touch the brake pedal before we collided.

I've been really lucky in that regard, in that I try to give people lee way but sometimes they do incredibly stupid stuff too.

Sometimes it's true; no good deed goes unpunished. Especially when you act like a gent, yield, and someone decides to change their minds at the last minute.

Gene

[ddongbap]

OH NO! That is no good.


Tim

Best response I've ever seen about everything.

[mryaris]

Just an update......the insurance company has inspected the car and cut me a check yesterday. I just need to set up an appointment with the body shop to get it all done. I plan on taking a mini vacation to vegas in a couple of weeks, so I'll just have them fix it while I'm gone. I'll post pics of the "after" when it's finished.

[Polar]

Ha, it looks like Prelude hit you Mryaris.

[Jem_hadar]

Ouch. That hurts. Sorry to hear man.

[RedStickHam]

Sorry to hear you got hit. I hope you're OK.

Back in February, my 2003 Hyundai Accent got hit from behind by a Dodge Truck. The whole rear end was smashed in and the insurance company declared it a total loss. I used the money to put a nice downpayment on my brand new Yaris. They also had a rebate available, plus a good rate from my credit union, I'm not paying much more for a new car than I was paying for the used Hyundai(which had been paid off 3 months before).

I had back and neck pain for over a month after the accident and had to see a doctor and a physical therapist, as well as take pain killers and muscle relaxers.

Hope you can get your Yaris fixed soon, good luck.

RedStickHam

[highwaypass]

my side mirror just got "slapped" by a honda jazz(fit) this noon. Fortunately,mine was okay while the honda got his mirror totaled :biggrin: