• Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    2 months ago

    Someone hit my 10 year old Prius so hard the wheel came off. I was drunk. I wasn’t in it. It was parked on the street. I was playing video games.

    My insurance gave me about 8k USD. I was NOT expecting that. I paid 10k for it years before. I expected maybe 3k.

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      2 months ago

      Some thief broke into my car and stole it. My insurance was like, “Wow, they totalled it. Here’s $5000.”

      I didn’t bother to tell them that the car was hot garbage and was probably a junker after a year or two. So that thief made me money.

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        2 months ago

        Saaaame, my AC was dead and I tried to get it fixed, it just died again. I got all that money towards my current wonderful car that I’ve had for five years and is paid off. I love you, car. Also insurance company… you’re alright.

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      2 months ago

      Honestly I’m just happy for you, myself and basically everyone I’ve ever known just gets scammed by car insurance.

      As an aside, when you had the Prius, would any (non absurdly overpriced dealer) mechanics even touch it, beyond a basic oil change or tire rotation?

      I used to have a Prius C and 95% of mechanics would just go, nope, hybrid scary, me no understand, no touch no fix cuz maybe I break it worse.

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        2 months ago

        I had my AC fixed when it broke, but nothing else went wrong with it. It was a regular Prius. I loved him so much. The AC died shortly after it was fixed. I was thinking of having it (attemptedly) fixed again, when he died.

        My new car is five years old and paid off. I love her so much. I am so thankful for my insurance experience—it’s the only time I’ve dealt with them. I do feel very lucky.

        Quick edit: I hope your experiences are as good as mine in the future.