Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2022/05/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Good job paying attention and getting out. Cars and Leicas can be replaced. Insurance companies can be difficult so I would be in contact with the most highly rated lawyer around and talk about mental trauma and ethical issues with the body shop. If it happened to you there is probably past history with the shop. Much like the infamous McDonalds grandmother coffee spill settlement there was a past history that showed negligence. All the best. On Fri, May 13, 2022 at 8:31 PM Richard Man <richard at richardman.photo> wrote: > The long story of the car flamb?: > About 4 weeks ago, my wife Karisu had a minor accident, not even a fender > bender, but apparently the previous owner HAD a major accident, the frame > was bent, blah blah blah, but finally we picked it up last night, and in > fact went to see Dr. Strange. Body shop didn't say anything about having it > checked, just said "byeeeee!" (I had some bad vibe about the body shop but > with the car in their hands already, not much we could do...) > I took today off, planning to decompress by going to the Monterey Bay > Aquarium, and some odd stuff happened, AC wasn't working, but then it did, > accompanying by "VSC Trac" and engine check lights, so I said, hmm, we > should probably have the car checked out on Monday, then a couple seconds > later "let me pull out to the next exit," then a couple seconds after that, > "nope. we are pulling over NOW" Stopped the car, smokes coming out, and we > were like, GET OUT, now. now now > Flames shooting up. It was quite an excitement, more than I ever want to > see, let alone to our car. I left my iPhone and my Leica in there. Daughter > wanted to go back to get her bag, and I was like, "nope, we need to move to > the OTHER direction" > Well, then you saw the video and photos. We just went to the tow place, and > I picked out my Leica brand burnt toast. So in fact, Leica is not > indestructible, despite its reputation. > BUT everyone is alive. It could have happened in many worse ways, I'm sure > the insurance will want to talk to the body shop. I suspect maybe a sensor > or two or three malfunctioned, but who knows. There's definitely NO > evidence left > > > https:/richardman.photo/nPICS/280824095_10217124534264203_6088291997705888193_n.jpg > > https://richardman.photo/nPICS/280968545_10217124531664138_2221344561762196172_n.jpg > -- > "Some People Drive, We Are Driven" > https://richardman.photo > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information -- Don don.dory at gmail.com