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    Car engine damaged - oil drain plug missing

    I certainly hope so, and I hope the dealer's insurance pays. i do have a good comprehensive policy with low deductible. Does it make sense for me to have the car towed to the oil change dealer and ask them to diagnose and repair? I was thinking of doing this, but now probably it does not make...
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    Car engine damaged - oil drain plug missing

    UPDATE: I talked to the dealer again. He is changing his story and now saying that whatever hit has caused the drain plug to fall off and is saying its a fresh hit. I am 100% positive I did not hit anything. Any splatter on the underside is old and dried out. He is saying that he has...
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    Car engine damaged - oil drain plug missing

    I am not a mechanic and will try to answer everything to the best of my understanding. Yes, the first time I felt the car decelerating I did not see any lights (I am sure because I checked the speed when it felt like deceleration) . It did start responding again before the 2nd round of...
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    Car engine damaged - oil drain plug missing

    Need to check, but I would think ~1500 miles. So not too small. Manufacturer recommended oil change interval is 7500 miles
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    Car engine damaged - oil drain plug missing

    no shoulders in a construction zone which lasts for almost a mile. I don't know about you but I wouldn't risk anyone rear ending me at high speeds.
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    Car engine damaged - oil drain plug missing

    i got pictures from the dealer and cannot tell from it if the pan threads are stripped. He also says there is some animal carcass splatter on the underside but it should not have caused the damage as it is just splatter. We did run over a dead raccoon carcass that was projected by a car in...
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    Car engine damaged - oil drain plug missing

    lol..nope no enemies.. happy family and good neighbors.. I noticed hyundai recalled my car model for catastrophic engine failure due to metal debris in the engine when manufacturing, the engine may stall. Which kind of happened with me. However, in my case as per the dealer there is a drain...
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    Car engine damaged - oil drain plug missing

    There are some oil stains but no puddle. I haven't driven the car a lot recently so it has been parked on the same spot. A few minutes before the engine losing power, i did notice a pop sound (metallic). There was nothing on the road and I did check my rearview mirror to be sure (road was...
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    Car engine damaged - oil drain plug missing

    I own a 2011 Hyundai Sonata with ~40,000 miles. I was driving on a highway and suddenly there was no response from the engine (i could feel the car decelerating). Then the engine started responding again. A couple minutes later, again there was reduced response but this time I got a bunch of...
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    Someone hit my parked car

    Its 110k miles. Also, does the insurance usually gives an estimated value plus the salvage value?
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    Someone hit my parked car

    It was an 2006 elantra. And they are offering $4000 including salvage, title and taxes. edit: what my insurance company had said was that they will pay me and then go after the other insurance.
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    Someone hit my parked car

    Thanks for the replies guys.. Here is the update: I went through my insurance (I have full coverage), however they have declared it as a total loss, and have given me a low offer. Is it better that I cancel the claim and go after the other insurance company (I am not sure if my insurance will...
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    Someone hit my parked car

    Thanks.... Will the other drivers insurance company be more inclined to total my car? KBB shows a value of $4,000 and I think the repair estimates may be more than that. I don't want them to write it off as a totaled car, as I currently don't have the time nor do I want to spend extra money...
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    Someone hit my parked car

    My car was parked on the street and someone hit it. I came out of the house to find that there was major damage to the car. The driver was there, and the police came in and took a report. How do I proceed with it. Do, I contact my insurance or should I wait for the police report and contact...
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    Cop wrongfully ticketed me for skipping a red light

    Thanks, I will try to find out if this holds good for NJ too.
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    Cop wrongfully ticketed me for skipping a red light

    Have you ever seen a "Delayed Green" Sign? Have you ever seen an intersection where there is a left lane just for one side of the road so that on that side both the left signal and the proceeding straight is green while the other side traffic is stopped. How many years have you been driving...
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    Cop wrongfully ticketed me for skipping a red light

    I dont think all opposing lights are synchronized. Not sure if that intersection is though.
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    Cop wrongfully ticketed me for skipping a red light

    Thanks for the info. The only way I can establish the cops location is by requesting the ticket that he issued right before me (he had just let the other guy go when he pulled me over). If he indeed issue the ticket and it was for running a light, it will have the location where this occured...
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    Cop wrongfully ticketed me for skipping a red light

    If I was 15ft from the intersection, with the intersection being 40-50 ft wide, that means the traffic light was apprximately 60ft from me i.e. 1 sec away from me. Enough time for perception and response. And yes, I was not carrying a measuring tape. I did say I forgot to renew my...
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    Cop wrongfully ticketed me for skipping a red light

    No, I dont have any witnesses. What I am trying to say is, even if the cop was looking in the rearview, he would not see the traffic light on the side of the road I was travelling on since he was already beyond the intersection. He is either making an assumption based on what he saw for the...
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    Cop wrongfully ticketed me for skipping a red light

    He gave me a physical ticket. Since it was along with my other tickets for expired registration and inspection, i did not notice it until the cop went away. The cop was in no position to see what happened as he was stopped ahead of me in front of the intersection. Since he had already pulled...
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    Cop wrongfully ticketed me for skipping a red light

    I was ticketed by the police for running a red light. I was on a highway travelling at around 45 mph around 10-15 feet from an intersection when the traffic light became yellow. There was no way I could stop in time so I crossed the intersection (the light was still yellow when I crossed it)...
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    Carfax report: beware of curbstoner

    Thanks guys... The title isn't in her name and I googled the dealer and can't find any information. I will go and meet her and try to find more about the dealerership and visit them before finalizing.
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    Carfax report: beware of curbstoner

    I found a car on craigslist and ran the carfax report. The report says : " Are you buying this car? Then make sure you are buying it from a licensed dealership. Otherwise, you could be a victim of curbstoning, which is illegal. A curbstoner poses as a private seller to sell vehicles for a...
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    *UPDATE*DEAD*Magic Jack IP Phone $29.99 + $5.99 Shipping

    Did anyone receive their magic jack yet... That website stinks.. They have been showing my order as shipped for since 4/3/08... Then yesterday they gave me a USPS tracking number. Does not look like the post office has received it for shipping yet....
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    Any homework forums?

    People here are usually very helpful IF you explain your thought process and how you approached the problem.
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    ABS and Trac Off lights lit up

    Thanks guys, I will have the wheel sensors checked out...
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    How much alcohol is your average American beer?

    4-5%... And I thought it was higher in other countries...
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    Los Angeles tap water judged tastiest in world

    Taste is relative...
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    If your shopping list for the week looks like this:

    What do you want to fail at, sarcasm or English?... Take your pick....
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    ABS and Trac Off lights lit up

    I did try that, but it did not work... Is checking the wheel sensor an easy job, or do I need to take it to a shop? Sorry, I didn't specify this before. The car has two lights SES (Service Engine soon) and the Service Vehicle soon. The latter one came on.
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    Someone lose a wallet?

    Thats a loan shark getting back his money....
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    the Earth is flat

    :laugh:
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    I think chopsticks are dumb.

    Where's the poll... BTW, I agree
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    Aus wants the F-22, Gates no objections

    New Zealand is their arch enemy....
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    ABS and Trac Off lights lit up

    I hit a pothole at around 45mph and the ABS, Trac Off and Service Engine lights lit up. Is this a major problem or just because of some faulty connections in the dashboard?
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    As a child, I was terrified of the dentist.

    As a child, I was terrified of my dentist............. He was also a catholic priest...