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[Jstpssng]

Which type of forum attracted folks with that cute mindset?

It was based around an old NPR program "Cartalk" and was phased out years ago. A pat on my own back ... in response to a poster who said they felt that all automobile bumpers should be the same height I said "I agree, small car bumpers need to be a lot higher."

 

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Apparently it's the medical claims and not property damage that is such a huge expense for the insurance companies.

I did something really stupid with my truck in the spring. Less the deductable, the insurance company happily paid for a lot of damage without asking many questions. Maybe it helps that I pay annually and early. Maybe not. But I am sure, they will get their money back out of me. I thought I might have a small dent, but these POS plastic and tuna fish can vehicles cannot take any impact at all. The bumpers are just for show. On a truck called HD, it's a joke! Just a little six thousand dollar dent!

On most cars and trucks today you could have a dent that winds up costing $6,000 to repair and you could barely see the damage.


TBS

 

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That galvanized pipe laying there unsecured could do some damage on its own, even if the strap doesn't break. Losing the whole kit and kaboodle could nasty though.

Yes the pipe could slide out but it was far enough under the tool box that it might have had a 'el' or something on that end that was mostly preventing it from sliding freely. I was actually going in the same direction he was but moved over so as to not be directly behind him.



TBS

 

[ultrarunner]

On most cars and trucks today you could have a dent that winds up costing $6,000 to repair and you could barely see the damage.


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Porsche Cayenne was tapped in the back... saw the damage and it looked very minor but it crumpled something underneath in the uniboday... car was 9 months old with Diesel bought to tow a 20 toy hauler.

$32,000 to repair and 5 weeks.

The explanation is the Porsche is a high performance vehicle capable of very high speeds and too much liability for a quick cosmetic fix...

 

[robertsa]

It was based around an old NPR program "Cartalk" and was phased out years ago. A pat on my own back ... in response to a poster who said they felt that all automobile bumpers should be the same height I said "I agree, small car bumpers need to be a lot higher."

Car Talk is still on NPR with a new episode every Saturday morning! I listen to it on the way home from my Saturday morning cycling club rides; I look forward to it all week. It is a very entertaining show for anyone interested in car repair or just general automotive comedy.

The puzzler is on summer break at the moment, but that doesn't stop the show

 

[DavesTractor]

Yup, we've got a car that's on the high side of 5 figures, however since it's one of the safest cars on the road(they broke the rollover test machine when first tested) the actual insurance was less than our '03 Subaru Outback. Asked the agent and they said it was due to medical costs being much lower in a car that's safer.

It is interesting how they crunch the numbers. Sometimes you do get a very expensive car with cheap premiums. Not sure if the insurance companies are brilliant or just guessing sometimes!

Not to bore you all with insurance stuff, but your premiums are based on various coverage aspects that are added together to come up with your total premium. A car that is really safe might save the insurance company money for occupant injuries, so the premium for medpay and UIM or GBI would be less. But if you rearend someone, that someone may still get injured, your 21 different airbags do not help them. That same car might be super expensive to repair, resulting in a higher collision or comp premium. Some cars are more frequently stolen and so forth. That car might also have exceptional brakes and resistance to rollover, yet it may also get in accidents more often as we tend to run a performance car harder than the aforementioned Outback. A lot of factors, and I sure don't understand it all.

 

[PhysAssist]

It was based around an old NPR program "Cartalk" and was phased out years ago. A pat on my own back ... in response to a poster who said they felt that all automobile bumpers should be the same height I said "I agree, small car bumpers need to be a lot higher."

That was the first place I ever heard/saw the law firm Dewey, Cheatem, and Howe used.

I said the exact same thing you did- that the problem is low vehicles, not the height of the standard stock truck or SUV.

In my [poor, old, and somewhat jaundiced] opinion, monster-truck wannabes with high-lifted, non-stock vehicles are an other consideration entirely though....

 

[Fallon]

Car Talk is still on NPR with a new episode every Saturday morning! I listen to it on the way home from my Saturday morning cycling club rides; I look forward to it all week. It is a very entertaining show for anyone interested in car repair or just general automotive comedy.

The puzzler is on summer break at the moment, but that doesn't stop the show

Tom died in 2014. :-(

Tom and Ray Magliozzi - Wikipedia

So there really haven't been any new episodes in quite a while. Just continued use of old (albeit often unaired) footage.

The were funny, smart & quite helpful.

 

[Travelover]

..............In my [poor, old, and somewhat jaundiced] opinion, monster-truck wannabes with high-lifted, non-stock vehicles are an other consideration entirely though....

Yea, these guys need a little blue pill and some heel lifts. :laughing:

 

[PhysAssist]

Yea, these guys need a little blue pill and some heel lifts. :laughing:

Too right!

Although, I have seen that there are also some pretty girls people like to take pictures of climbing in and out of them....:thumbsup: