My mint 1GB got rear ended today...

1G_DSM · 03-04-2012

I was at a complete stop at a redlight today and some guy in a mini van rear ends me out of no where. Now I'm worried that my car insurance will go up. I didn't even do anything wrong. I was at a complete stop at a red light. The guy who hit me had no DL or proof of insurance. I'm depressed....

Kevin 1G Drummer · 03-04-2012

It's always the people with no insurance or shitty insurance who are the dumbasses that crash into you. Sucks to hear about this, but your rates shouldn't go up since you're not at fault.

93gtpeater · 03-04-2012

Did you call the cops? I would of called the cops. How bad is the car? Pics?

DSMINMN · 03-04-2012

My question would have to be, WHY were you driving the car to begin with?

b00sted_spyder · 03-04-2012

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My question would have to be, WHY were you driving the car to begin with?

+1. My exact first thought. Now it's not as mint as it was before!

1G_DSM · 03-04-2012

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My question would have to be, WHY were you driving the car to begin with?

...because its my car and I want to drive it. Why can't I drive my car? lol

1G_DSM · 03-04-2012

The authorities did come out. Minneapolis PD to be exact. It doesn't look that bad to be honest but I was going to work to work a 12 hour shift so I havnt had any time to really look at it yet :'(

93gtpeater · 03-04-2012

That sucks. I do frame and body work so if you have to pay out of pocket I can help you out.

93gtpeater · 03-04-2012

Whats the point of having a car and not driving it. Lol. Theres alot of mint cars out there that have been smashed. Just repaired a brand new corvette that was totaled.

DSMINMN · 03-04-2012

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...because its my car and I want to drive it. Why can't I drive my car? lol

Can you quick quote my post and highlight where I SPECIFICALLY said "You may not drive your car."? Oh wait...

My reasoning would be as follows: We live in Minnesota. It is winter. This car is a rare color. It has less than 50,000 miles on it. There are a lot of idiot drivers on the streets. Winter = ice, ice + roads = sliding.

Even if the person who rear-ended you did not slide on ice, sliding would have been on my mind.

(My GS-T is in storage with 160k miles. My TSi AWD is in storage with 118k. It has seen the winter twice this year. Both times were with little snow.)

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Whats the point of having a car and not driving it. Lol. Theres alot of mint cars out there that have been smashed. Just repaired a brand new corvette that was totaled.

A new Corvette is far from rare. Mint? Meh'. Its new so, yeah... But a 1994 with less than even 30k on the clock? No...

**Goat Blower** · 03-04-2012

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My reasoning would be as follows: We live in Minnesota. It is winter. This car is a rare color. It has less than 50,000 miles on it.

A new Corvette is far from rare. Mint? Meh'. Its new so, yeah... But a 1994 with less than even 30k on the clock? No...

Uh no, it's far from a rare color, I've had at least five of them in that color. And yeah, it's a low mileage car in great shape, but at the end of the day it's just another nice DSM. A new Corvette on the other hand, is a technological wonder, I definitely wouldn't be driving that in the winter.

At-Least-It's-An-Evo · 03-05-2012

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Uh no, it's far from a rare color, I've had at least five of them in that color. And yeah, it's a low mileage car in great shape, but at the end of the day it's just another nice DSM. A new Corvette on the other hand, is a technological wonder, I definitely wouldn't be driving that in the winter.

Exactly, it's just a DSM, low mileaged or not. Yea, it sucks you got hit, but you can still get him for something even though he had no DL or insurance.

DSMINMN · 03-05-2012

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Uh no, it's far from a rare color, I've had at least five of them in that color. And yeah, it's a low mileage car in great shape, but at the end of the day it's just another nice DSM. A new Corvette on the other hand, is a technological wonder, I definitely wouldn't be driving that in the winter.

From what I have seen it is a rare color. To each their own.

**Goat Blower** · 03-05-2012

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From what I have seen it is a rare color. To each their own.

If you want to see a rare 1G color, find me another Laguna Blue 1G.

1G_DSM · 03-04-2012

It wasn't snowing or icy out today. The road was bare. I understand where you're coming from but I bought the car I love so I could drive it. The other guy on the other hand had no DL, no proof of insurance, and the car wasn't even his. I was also at a dead stop and there was plenty of road between us. The guy just didn't brake. He even admitted it to the police officer. To each their own but I'm just saying it wasn't my fault. I just wanted to enjoy my car and I got hit by some jerk who wasn't even suppose to be driving.

tehehodi · 03-04-2012

Why do you care, it's his car. It's just a DSM...

If you care so much about it, why didn't you just buy it? Or maybe pay for his storage fees and give him a car to drive?

Sh*t happens. Hope your okay dude.

1G_DSM · 03-04-2012

Yeah I'm ok. No one got hurt or nothing but I wish he wasn't driving. He didn't even have a DL smh... Probably why he shouldn't have been driving =\

Constant_Project21 · 03-04-2012

Man that really is a bummer man. I'm glad you were out enjoying the car, and that is a really unfortunate way to mess up a nice car.

To those who think a talon is some sort of rarity, need to keep in mind, they're not that damn rare. Take a 2012 GTR. Id say one of those may be as rare to see here as a talon, and most would rather die than drive theirs in the winter. But I see a beautiful dark blue GTR (my personal favorite) almost everyday going to work. He drives it everyday, no exceptions. Whos to hate on that guy for enjoying a car he prob spent his hard earned money on, and by the looks of it, cleans religiously? Just saying, don't hate on the man for enjoying his talon.

Hope it can be fixed easily, best of luck!

**cmspaz** · 03-04-2012

How did you not just lay the guy out?

1G_DSM · 03-04-2012

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How did you not just lay the guy out?

I just didn't need that on my record. Plus I'm trained to keep my cool. I'm actually a law enforcement graduate and I'm trying to become a police officer. I actually have two interviews this month with two different police departments.