EdamAnchorman Posted February 6, 2009 Share Posted February 6, 2009 so here's the deal. last fall i had 2 people hit my car at different times, one on the side and one on the rear bumper / trunk. the one on the rear bumper was covered by the other driver's insurance, the side was "nobody's fault". » Click to show Spoiler - click again to hide... « we were both backing out of parking spots, i saw him first, stopped, and honked. he kept on going and hit me. since nobody had the right of way, it was "nobody's fault". fuck that. i cashed the insurance check for the bumper and trunk work and took it to a body shop to get everything fixed. in the end, the bodyshop made an error and only charged me for the trunk and bumper work (which was covered), leaving me $600 in the clear for the work they did on the side. of course i didn't say anything at the time, its $600! so now, over 3 months later, i get a voicemail on my phone saying they realize they didn't charge me the $600, and i can kindly send them a check or give them my credit card over the phone. yeah right. so what should i do? obviously i am not going to make it especially easy for them. is there some time limit? i really don't want to pay $600 if i don't have to. any legal things here i should know?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
autopilot Posted February 6, 2009 Share Posted February 6, 2009 Tell them to come pry the money out of your cold, dead hands and they should leave you alone without incident. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Panoptimist Posted February 6, 2009 Share Posted February 6, 2009 Fuck that its their fault. Your money broski. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdamAnchorman Posted February 6, 2009 Author Share Posted February 6, 2009 i guess i am wondering if they could take legal action against me if i don't pay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Franklin Posted February 6, 2009 Share Posted February 6, 2009 i think they could def. hold you legally responsible dude --- but im not a lawyer. i would bet my next pay on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdamAnchorman Posted February 6, 2009 Author Share Posted February 6, 2009 i think they could def. hold you legally responsible dude --- but im not a lawyer. unfortunately, thats what i thought too. sure, i had $600 at the time, but "in these tough economic times..." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ward Posted February 6, 2009 Share Posted February 6, 2009 just tell them you payed them what they asked for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdamAnchorman Posted February 6, 2009 Author Share Posted February 6, 2009 just tell them you payed them what they asked for. if i have to talk to them i am going to say "i thought i paid for everything, i have the quote, the receipt, i thought i was all set" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ward Posted February 6, 2009 Share Posted February 6, 2009 yeah, and then explain how you don't see it's your fault, blah blah blah. are you currently working? you'd easily get away with this in england. of course, we don't tend to sue each other for not laughing at a joke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capsaicin Posted February 6, 2009 Share Posted February 6, 2009 If you got the recipt/quote, show that to them. That should be enough. should Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdamAnchorman Posted February 6, 2009 Author Share Posted February 6, 2009 are you currently working? yeah i got a good paying job, but i am saving every penny right now for a wedding in September. fuck, weddings are expensive! If you got the recipt/quote, show that to them. That should be enough. should but the thing is, i got two separate quotes for the work, the first quote was for the side work which i would have had to pay for. i didnt get it done right away because i am lazy. a month later, the other idiot hits me and then i take it in, they take a new quote for just the trunk / bumper and i tell them i want the side fixed too and that they should have the old quote in the system. what i think happened is that they only looked at the newest quote when they charged me. although i still have the new quote and receipt. although they did fuck it up a bit, the insurance paid for a rental car but the body shop told them my car was done when it wasnt, i had to give the rental back, take my unfinished car home, bring it back to the body shop the next day, have them finish it, pick it up that night. i was a good sport about that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capsaicin Posted February 6, 2009 Share Posted February 6, 2009 For some reason I was under the impression that you got hit by two cars simultaneously Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdamAnchorman Posted February 6, 2009 Author Share Posted February 6, 2009 happened about a month apart. the first one was "nobody's fault". funny thing is, i thought "wouldn't it be great if someone else hit me in the meantime and i could get this one fixed for free" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capsaicin Posted February 6, 2009 Share Posted February 6, 2009 lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneToThirtySix Posted February 6, 2009 Share Posted February 6, 2009 happened about a month apart. the first one was "nobody's fault". funny thing is, i thought "wouldn't it be great if someone else hit me in the meantime and i could get this one fixed for free" Careful what you wish for. It's been more than ninety days. I don't think they can hold you responsible, but if they can, tell them you can do installments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keltoi Posted February 6, 2009 Share Posted February 6, 2009 tell them to suck your cock » Click to show Spoiler - click again to hide... « and describe the flavour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest blicero Posted February 6, 2009 Share Posted February 6, 2009 i'm guessing they are contacting you because they heard from the insurance company and that reminded them that they under charged you... so perhaps they could contact the ins company and get you busted for fraud? to sum up: get a job, hippie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beneboi Posted February 6, 2009 Share Posted February 6, 2009 how is this in any way your fault? they undercharged you, thats their problem. my advice is to tell them to fuck off, although i was recently verbally assaulted by an auto mechanic and my partner had a truck battery thrown at his head. so i dunno. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdamAnchorman Posted February 7, 2009 Author Share Posted February 7, 2009 i'm guessing they are contacting you because they heard from the insurance company and that reminded them that they under charged you... so perhaps they could contact the ins company and get you busted for fraud? there were no insurance companies involved in this one, i had to pay for the 600 on the side myself, and the insurance company sent me the check before i even chose an auto body place, so they were completely out of the picture. they charged me exactly what the insurance company quoted for the work that they covered. to sum up: get a job, hippie. i have a very good job thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Franklin Posted February 7, 2009 Share Posted February 7, 2009 maryland statue of limitations i think this is a statute of limitations thing... maybe a verbal contract to pay for services rendered? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdamAnchorman Posted February 8, 2009 Author Share Posted February 8, 2009 wow, thanks. so basically it looks like my only hope is that they forget about it. it would be easy for them to prove that they did the work but only charged me for part of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCM Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 send them a bill for $600 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Franklin Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 wow, thanks. so basically it looks like my only hope is that they forget about it. it would be easy for them to prove that they did the work but only charged me for part of it. no problem! ya i would keep putting the payment off in hopes that they forget. i dont think that there's any harm in that. or do what bcm suggests to lighten the mood! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdamAnchorman Posted February 10, 2009 Author Share Posted February 10, 2009 send them a bill for $600 lol bastards called today threatening legal action blah blah blah... called them back, told them i would send it to them in a couple installments even though i could probably swing it all in one shot. i don't think it is worth the possible bad credit rating to keep fighting it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 277: 930-933 Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 You should give them their 600 dollars, and restore the damage to your car. Then find a newspaper dated whenever you originally had the car fixed and take pictures. Now get your hands on some of their stationary and build up a whole bunch of fake correspondence about how you paid them upfront, waited for weeks to get your car back from them and ended up being forced to pick it up without it being repaired and them not giving you back your money. Just make up both sides of the story. Now find a lawyer that will sue the bastards for taking your money and not fixing your car and how you suffered enormous emotional damage from the whole ordeal and spent months trying to just at least get your money back from them. If you do this right it could pay for your entire wedding plus honeymoon. When you return from your honeymoon sugar the repairshop's owner's gastank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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