Re: My Scirocco is essentially trashed.

["Randy B" <sirocco@telocity.com>]

Steve wrote:
"So, anyway, that taught me to treat all other drivers on the road like
they are out to get me, and if the situation happened again, i'd assume
that the saturn lady was gonna cut me off and brake earlier."

Steve,
You said it!!!!
This is absolutely THE BEST advice for keeping our Scirocco's in one piece.
Even tho' I drive briskly (ok, so I drive FAST) I live by the following
statement.
Always expect the unexpected.

Zack,
My condolences on your Rocc, I hope it is repairable and you can get back on
the road again.
Best way to deal with cops, at least out here in CA, Yes Sir, no Sir, I
would never do that Sir...LOL.

Randy





> On Wed, 5 Dec 2001, Zack LeGrow wrote:
>
> > cop and said he'd been there for about a minute and I just plowed
> > into him. I'm only 20 years old and he was 56. THe cop mostly
> > believed him. So now I have no car, and one hell of a bad ticket. I
> > may be able ot get it down to a 3 demerit following too close, BUT I
> > WASN;T,
>
> What is it about sciroccos that a) nobody ever sees them even if they are
> bright red and b) the police always think its your fault (cuz they are
> sporty looking?)
>
> My 87 16v was "totaled" when I was driving in the left lane, another lady
> in a saturn was in the right lane, and a semi pulled out and blocked both
> lanes...
>
> wet pavement & i had plenty of braking distance, but then the lady in the
> saturn cut me off and my braking distance got cut in half! i had no way to
> avoid hitting her... as the truck was pulling away his rear wheel scraped
> my rim and my fender on the passenger side.
>
> In the end my insurance company was some percentage responsible, and the
> truck drivers insurance was some percentage responsible for the saturn
> damage and my front end damage, his wheel hitting my fender was a separate
> accident and I was paid 100% for that.
>
> So, anyway, that taught me to treat all other drivers on the road like
> they are out to get me, and if the situation happened again, i'd assume
> that the saturn lady was gonna cut me off and brake earlier.
>
> So, your situation sucks, but the moral is:
>
> Police are biased against sciroccos, people wont see you, and its a given
> they are morons, so drive defensively :) as even if its not your fault the
> man will pin it on the guy in the sportscar :(
>
> my condolences, but on the bright side I fixed my "totaled" scirocco
> myself, and it is running and driving still (they total roccos because
> they quote like $800 for a used hood and crack like that, not becasue of
> any unfixable damage...)
>
> take care,
>
> Steve
>
>
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