Volvo Saved My Life : Illegals Ruined My Car

[S40T5TurboGT]

Yesterday as I was driving home from work I was hit in the driver side rear QP by a 95 or so Saturn SL2 Wagon, with chrome rims, lowered piloted by 2 illegals. They changed lanes into the rear end of my car as I was braking to get behind them to get into the left turn lane, as I was in the middle lane.

The hit was mainly just after the rear tail lamp and where the rim is. It spun me all the way around counter clockwise, where I slid and stoped, facing East west across the lane, front end jacked up on the curb, in the southbound lane with traffic staring at me and the other car. I go to get out and call the cops, but the 2 illegals in the Saturn do a u turn and ran. Turning down the nearest road. I closed the door, got back in the car and chased them, they turned down a residential side street. I fallowed them hearing this loud thumping noise figuring they hit me pretty much in the rear and my bumper was dragging. Well I chase them for 30 seconds till the road the idiots get down ends in a circle. I pull my car across the mouth of the circle and block them in. I am trying to get 911 on the phone but it keeps ringing busy. I finally get a hold of them and get outa the car to go scream at them, they both get out and start running down the street. I couldn't keep up and they got away. I finally got a hold of them police and they sent 2 cars. 5 min later 1 cop came and the other I guess was looking for them. I gave them a description but they didn't find them.

I finally had time to look at my car. The rear sub frame is ripped literally out of the holes that hold it in on the driver side, the rim is scratched so deep i dunno if its salvageable. The tire is flat. The wires for the abs and AYC and DTSC and STC are screwed and so says the lights on the dash. The rear QP is punched in almost 6-8 inches, enough that I can fit my fist between it and the rear bumper with room to spare. The whole rear qp is severely warped. The tire got pushed into the front rocker panel and the front part of the rear QP wheel arch, deforming that. The rear bumper needs to be replaced as its falling off and cracked. The rear bumper trim on the bottom. The rear door wont close right. It sits out closed a good inch from the QP. The inside of the door, you can see how it deformed and twisted in the door jamb on the floor. Inside the trunk there is a giant crease in the middle of the load floor and the spare tire cant even pry out, the well is deformed. The trunk is dented where the qp hit is, and took off some paint.

The I get around to the front. Well the car flying up on the concrete curb has done whats happened oh so often, cracked my front bumper, and the oil pan has a crack and is now leaking. All the lights are on in the car, I have 13 urgent messges, from DTSC, to ABS, to Engine to lord knows.

The cop said there isnt much they can do. They checked the tag and it is valid and some one owned the car, but its doubtful they have ins. I have a huge deductible on my INS because I never expected to be hit. I called the Ins company and the lady I spoke to was a miserable oh yeah!, and I got her name and Id so I can complain about how rude she was.

I really am so sick of illegals after this, that I'm really pissed. If there is some benefit to them living tell me now, because right now I wanna kill some one.

Here are shitty night time hand shaking pix.

Any one have a concept of if its totaled, It doesnt look bad till you look under the car and see how twisted the metal is in the DJ and Trunk

The saturns front end

The tag of the dude or owner. Can any one look it up and give me his info? The accident report I cant get till Monday or Tuesday.

How it used to look

I am ok, but super sad. I loved this car. It was my world

Ok INS called me, they arrested the 2 people driving, they where illegal from PR.

Edited April 28, 2008 by S40T5TurboGT

[(n)A-GAME]

sorry about the car and glad you're ok. how did you know they were illegal? Are you just assuming that because they ran they were not legal residents? Might want to be careful how you frame things.

[TM850R]

Damn man, you have some bad luck in your Volvos. First the loaner car, now this one. Hope everything works out for you and they catch the driver that did this.

[Zulu]

They're illegals because they were spanish?

[Chilled man]

They should make a hunting season for Illegals I would bag a few hundred if not thousands

And that sucks about your car , I view if people run from a acciednet you should be able to shoot them to keep them from running :)

[(n)A-GAME]

even with your edited post, I think you are still coming off quite prejudiced. If they were Asian or white and did the same thing, would you have singled them out as "Illegals?" Probably not. I understand that you are pissed about the car - I know I would be fuming also. And it sucks because you don't have someone to take responsibility for it, because they ran away. But for all you know one of them had a warrant out for arrest or they had drugs on them, and that's why they ran away. And while you might be right that they are illegals, some circumstantial evidence like they said "no police" and had non-US IDs hardly proves that case.

[Mesoam]

that was a nice looking s40, IBTL

p.s you people are idiots, your attitudes would be a lot different if it was your car that got totaled

[JHEIII874T5M]

Dam man, sorry to hear about that. That's really, really shitty.

They should make a hunting season for Illegals I would bag a few hundred if not thousands

And that sucks about your car , I view if people run from a acciednet you should be able to shoot them to keep them from running

I've often wondered how that works out legally. You could probably say they charged at you with their car and you just blasted them. Just drag their body back into the car after you shoot em.

[Chilled man]

Dam man, sorry to hear about that. That's really, really shitty.

I've often wondered how that works out legally. You could probably say they charged at you with their car and you just blasted them. Just drag their body back into the car after you shoot em.

I dont know but if there illegaly you should be able to shoot them since there not here on legal reasons so they should have absoutley no HUMAN RIGHTS.

Come here leagaly I dont care come here illegaly ................ B)

[Kibim]

Sorry to hear man!

Re Damage to the car, trunk damage, even the underside is not structural. So long as the frame is still straight underneath, you should be okay. When I spun my car and hit a wall, i twisted the whole rear of the car, and they just repaired it (on a much older car, less value) So I'm sure it's not totaled. Suspension work, providing the mounting point aren't damaged is just bolt-on again. Same applies for all those sensors.

Sump leaking, prolly just took a knock, and broke the gasket. Worst case is new sump, shouldn't set anyone back that much. Check engine mounts while you're in there tho.

[Dmsee]

Wow that totally sucks. Keeps us updated

[FastWagon95]

This got locked? Seriously?

Sorry about that man, I would be extremely pissed off.

[ErikS]

I'm sorry to hear abour your car. But remember, it is just that, a car. I drive everyday in fear here in Houston, as it is the capital of un-insured motorists. No way I'm gonna get full coverage on an $8000 car. So I take a daily risk, like you.

There is a huge distinction between "illegals" and "the un-insured". Don't get the two confused, just because one stereotype is over represented.

If your car is your baby, learn from this lesson, and get full coverage next time around.

[TM850R]

even with your edited post, I think you are still coming off quite prejudiced. If they were Asian or white and did the same thing, would you have singled them out as "Illegals?" Probably not. I understand that you are pissed about the car - I know I would be fuming also. And it sucks because you don't have someone to take responsibility for it, because they ran away. But for all you know one of them had a warrant out for arrest or they had drugs on them, and that's why they ran away. And while you might be right that they are illegals, some circumstantial evidence like they said "no police" and had non-US IDs hardly proves that case.

Anyway you looks at what you just stated, something illegal was influencing them to run. Yes, calling anyone that looks Latin American an illegal is prejudiced but something was making them run from the situation.

[PharmD]

Man, that sucks so bad :(