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02SilverStroke

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Hoss, that truck with ZERO miles would be a good deal. Sounds like the deal my son got last year when he hit the light pole with his 2005 F150 Super Cab that he'd had for about 3 months and had about 4,000 miles on it. He got a 2006 F150 SuperCrew that was identical, down to the keypad on the door (except a SuperCrew instead of a Super Cab), and his payments are about the same as before.
 

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I don't want to sound like a sniveling weeny or anything but OH MY GOD do I ever ache and hurt all over. 4th day after the accident is no fun, amigos...
 

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You lawyers and insurance guys out there, I just gave my statement to the other guy’s insurance company as to what happened. After the statement, he seemed to admit his client’s responsibility, and said that we would be reimbursed for medical bills, rental, repairs, etc.

Then, he said something that has me a little curious. He said he was thinking that they would give money to me, personally, for what he called “pain and inconvenience.” I’ve never heard of anything like this (outside of a lawsuit), and I’m thinking this may be tied to a ploy of some sort to get me to sign away rights to future claims if they give me a couple hundred bucks.

I don’t know much about personal injury and auto insurance, my knowledge of insurance revolves mainly around construction, so I guess I’m looking for personal knowledge and experience here. Is this what they are going to do, offer me some money to sign away my rights to future medical claims, or is this an honest to goodness attempt to make things right for the inconvenience and pain I’ve been through for the past couple days?

It just seems odd to me, and I’m hoping one of you can help me out. I’m not planning on suing, but I’ve been told that it can take months for injuries to surface after an accident, and don’t want to sign away my right to have them pay for any trips to the hospital that me or my wife may need later on.
 

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I had State Farm try this with me. I went to their building to get some paper work signed for a rental car from them. There just happend to be a lawyer in the lobby where they were talking to me and he steped in and talked to me about it. What you are describing is exactly what they were trying to do so I could not get medical bills paid for later or file any further claims over the accident.
 

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bad_bad_bubba said:
I had State Farm try this with me. I went to their building to get some paper work signed for a rental car from them. There just happend to be a lawyer in the lobby where they were talking to me and he steped in and talked to me about it. What you are describing is exactly what they were trying to do so I could not get medical bills paid for later or file any further claims over the accident.
See? I keep trying to tell you guys that my momma didn't raise no dummy!!!
 

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02SilverStroke said:
Hoss, that truck with ZERO miles would be a good deal. Sounds like the deal my son got last year when he hit the light pole with his 2005 F150 Super Cab that he'd had for about 3 months and had about 4,000 miles on it. He got a 2006 F150 SuperCrew that was identical, down to the keypad on the door (except a SuperCrew instead of a Super Cab), and his payments are about the same as before.
To turn a negative into a positive,


Sounds like he came out purty darn good :D
 

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