My old man had to wait 6 months for a replacement new for old van after a not at at fault write off. Whish I had have known about these mobs.
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Deceiver, I presume it's thru AAMI for the other person. I don't really care. Was a Citroen probably worth nothing except the rego.
So I presume what you guys are saying is that they are somewhat honest with their activities and all I need to do is give them their required documents and most importantly a police report stating the at fault party?
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Pretty much. Police report stating at fault party will help greatly as it's something that will speed up the process. Before I worked out how to get my footage to them, they wanted to apply through FOI to get the statement from the cops to determine it. Supposedly that can take 6 weeks.Originally posted by smellytofu View PostDeceiver, I presume it's thru AAMI for the other person. I don't really care. Was a Citroen probably worth nothing except the rego.
So I presume what you guys are saying is that they are somewhat honest with their activities and all I need to do is give them their required documents and most importantly a police report stating the at fault party?
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Alright, so here's how it played out.
Booked this all a few weeks ago (just after NYD) and was told that the replacement car would be dropped off at the repairer. The bloke handling my case also told me since they don't have anything too similar to a 86, they'd put me into a Audi A3.
Fast forward to this morning. Phone call at 10.30am from the depot saying "we're too short staffed to get the car to your repairer in Rydalmere, have you got any way to come pick up the car from the depot?". Kinda shitty at this point, I responded "no, it's a Tuesday after a long weekend - everyone, including my partner, is at work. Where is the depot?" to which he responded with "Wetherill Park".
For those playing at home who aren't in Sydney, here's a rough guide as to how far that is.
Well, I flipped out and told them to eat a dick, they can pay for a cab. So we organised a cab for 11.30 at the repairer. Cab arrived on time and off we went to Wetherill Park. I'm glad I told them to blow me because the cab fare was $50.
Got to the depot and started filling out paperwork and such with the receptionist girl while the bloke I spoke to on the phone went off to grab me a key.
He comes back and throws the key to a Corolla on the table. "This is a funny looking Audi key" I said. He said "who told you it'd be an Audi?" to which I said "the case manager, Sanjay, who organised the whole thing". He went on a spiel about how they don't book exact cars for exact days and times because it comes down to what they actually have, blah blah blah. I threw it back in his face by saying "but hang on, I thought the whole deal with your mob was you get a similar replacement car to what your own car is? A Corolla is nothing of the sort. The only similar features it has is a Toyota badge". He just shrugged it off and tried to find me something better, but I had the choice of a Rav4 base model, Hilux workmate, Kia Carnival, Aurion ATX, or Camry Ateva.
Having already dropped my car off to a repairer on the other side of Sydney, I resigned myself to the fact that I was driving a CVT Auto Corolla poverty pack for the next few days.
Had I known they were going to shaft me, I would have just borrowed a demo Corolla from work so at least these deceptive pricks didn't make any money.
TL;DR: Nothing but lying pricks.
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List of shit the Corolla does not have, as opposed to the 86:Originally posted by Mr Ed View PostHaving driven an 86 and a corolla a reasonable amount, I reckon theyre pretty similar. I dunno if Id really consider that "getting shafted".
* A half decent motor
* Handling
* Sat Nav
* Smart Entry/Start
* A manual gearbox (CVT goodness!)
* Auto headlights
* Climate control
* RWD
Need I go on?
It's not about the fact they gave me a car without that shit, it's that they promised one thing and gave something totally opposite.
The Nav I actually need as when I deliver cars for work, the nav will get me to the exact address after I find my own way to the suburb. I don't own a cradle for my phone, nor a GPS app for it, or a standalone GPS unit.
The rest of the shit is more of an inconvenience (I know, #firstworldproblems).
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Its an 86, not an Aston Martin, its basically a RWD corolla. Your car got smashed and you have to temporarily drive something else, its not like you swapped cars permanently.
Had they given you another 86 it sounds like youd still find something to complain about with that. (auto, wrong colour, etc)
Granted they prob should have gotten a sat nav for you.#WHOTW award winner #blessed #susanalbumparty
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I knew from the start they didn't have much "similar", so I knew it wasn't going to be something identical, but when they said Audi A3 I thought "yeah, that'll do". I mean, that has Sat Nav, and isn't likely to put me to sleep while driving it.Originally posted by Mr Ed View PostIts an 86, not an Aston Martin, its basically a RWD corolla. Your car got smashed and you have to temporarily drive something else, its not like you swapped cars permanently.
Had they given you another 86 it sounds like youd still find something to complain about with that. (auto, wrong colour, etc)
Granted they prob should have gotten a sat nav for you.
I'm more shitty at the fact they did nothing but lie through the whole process.
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It's a car that is not costing you a cent for you to drive while your other car is getting repaired.Originally posted by Deceiver View PostList of shit the Corolla does not have, as opposed to the 86:
* A half decent motor
* Handling
* Sat Nav
* Smart Entry/Start
* A manual gearbox (CVT goodness!)
* Auto headlights
* Climate control
* RWD
Need I go on?
It's not about the fact they gave me a car without that shit, it's that they promised one thing and gave something totally opposite.
The Nav I actually need as when I deliver cars for work, the nav will get me to the exact address after I find my own way to the suburb. I don't own a cradle for my phone, nor a GPS app for it, or a standalone GPS unit.
The rest of the shit is more of an inconvenience (I know, #firstworldproblems).
It's not like you were given a 1983 auto Sigma wagon.
You've got a clean, late model set of wheels and don't have to pay for car hire. It's a good deal.Smug elitist wanker since 2013.
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So you don't mind people lying to you?Originally posted by id View PostIt's a car that is not costing you a cent for you to drive while your other car is getting repaired.
It's not like you were given a 1983 auto Sigma wagon.
You've got a clean, late model set of wheels and don't have to pay for car hire. It's a good deal.
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Yes. About important things.Originally posted by Deceiver View PostSo you don't mind people lying to you?
Getting a Japanese FWD shopping trolley for free while my car is getting repaired instead of a German FWD shopping trolley is not high on my list of important things.Smug elitist wanker since 2013.
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