another tale of woe....

[soltwede@privateI.com (Night Shadow)]

Depends on the State....varies from one to the other.  Some states
insurance isn't even mandatory!  Colorado, starts out with a slap on the
wrist...but if you get caught multiple times, you loose your license, pay
tons of fines and eventually jail time.

Eric


On Tue, 30 Jul 2002, Ben Beacock wrote:

> What's the fine for not having insurance in the States?  Its an
> automatic $5000 here.
> 
> Ben
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: scirocco-l-admin@scirocco.org
> [mailto:scirocco-l-admin@scirocco.org] On Behalf Of Jason Adams
> Sent: July 29, 2002 7:55 PM
> To: psycho 16v; scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> Subject: Re: another tale of woe....
> 
> That sucks. Sue his ass, or his parent's rather.
> 
> seven years ago some a$$hole w/o insurance & a suspended driver's
> licence
> wrote off my car.  Insurance company sued and they had to worry about
> collecting the money, in the mean time the company setteled with me...
> 
> jason.
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "psycho 16v" <vwscir88@hotmail.com>
> To: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> Sent: Monday, July 29, 2002 3:56 PM
> Subject: another tale of woe....
> 
> 
> > well, the '88 is supposed to be painted next week, so you know what
> that
> > means. i was at a stop light on the corner of 306 and rt20, the light
> turned
> > green and the kid in daddy's tahoe in front of me put it into reverse
> and
> > stepped on the gas. bam! nothing i could do, nowhere to go. just
> mashed on
> > the horn hoping he would stop, but alas; it was not to be. damaged
> isn't
> all
> > that bad. the drivers headlights are gone, grill gone, euro bumper
> scuffed
> > and turned down slightly, hood a lil' bent, and the worst part: the
> rad
> > support where the headlights screw in i slightly crumpled. kicker, the
> kid
> > has no licsense and is specifically excluded on his dad's insurance so
> i
> > guess i'm stuck. i have a spare hood, lights, and grill and i can
> repair
> the
> > bumper; but it looks like my paint money is going to go toward
> > straighteneing my rad support and a lil' body shop frame straightening
> to
> > get my bumper sitting back the way it should. damn!
> >    hit
> >
> >
> >
> > So Sayeth The Hitman
> > <http://www.techography.net:82/brettsgarage>
> >
> >
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--
Eric
Northglenn, CO

76 Honda CB400F Super Sport (400cc, 4 cyl, OHC 8v, 10k RPM redline *grin*)
80 Scirocco (FOR SALE $500) 
81 Scirocco S (2.0 16v swap and complete restoration in holding pattern)
81 Rabbit Truck LX Diesel (Waiting for BAE Turbo Install) 
87 Suzuki Samurai JX Hardtop (Soon to be VW Turbo Diesel Powered)
91 Cabriolet (2.0 Crossflow 8v swap and mechanical rebuild in progress) 

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