*Sigh* I need to have a little conversation with my local Les Schwab

[CrusherCurtis]

All I got was "I'm jealous as fuck that I didn't take the same route OP did". Kick rocks dude you're missing the big picture here.

U jelly, bro?

WTF about his post says "Jealousy." He's right about the op and people like him being the reason why premiums rise.


I think this is total BS as well. Last winter my buddy was helping a lady who broke down on the side of the highway. He was looking underneath the hood when the ladies Accord was rear ended by a 2012 A6. He suffered a broken hand and some bumps and bruises, but nothing that wouldn't heal. The lady had rink dink insurance and the Audi had state farm. He instantly lawyered up and went through therapy etc. Ended up suing both insurance companies. He got his medical bills paid and about $10k. Honestly that was more than fair. He wore cast on his left hand that he probably didn't even need for 3 weeks. He's a student so he didn't loose any money. Also knew a guy who got $6k for whiplash, though and don't know the details of his story to well.

$100k lol. This sounds like the dreams of a broke college student who wishes he could move off campus and drive a skyline to class to impress some bish. Sorry if that sounds harsh, just my opinion. What exactly would a judge be compensating you for by ordering them to pay you $100k dollars?

[LSM3]

Before bashing on the guy, but your feet in his shoes.

You're a poor college student that drives around a $2,500 E30. You probably live in a fairly low class apartment.

You've clearly gone though some troubles in life, either due to bad luck, or poor decisions. But you're looking past that, and looking towards the future.

Now you have a rather large sum of cash given to you.

We're all car guys on this site.

You can't tell me you aren't going to spend that on a decent ride. $25,000 is a little high, but the he can do what he likes.


I say go for it. Live a little and have some fun.

All I got was "I'm jealous as fuck that I didn't take the same route OP did". Kick rocks dude you're missing the big picture here.

I was actually approached by an attorney at the courthouse during my small claims litigation being that he was in the courtroom during the initial proceedings. He grabbed me after the initial court date and told me he could get me 10x what I wanted. I laughed in his face and told him to get a job.

Lol @ jealousy being that one of the cars he wants to buy with his $$ is one I currently own. My route was longer, harder and I GUARANTEE paid off 10x fold.

If you think the BIG picture is teaching Les Schwab a lesson..you are so off. The BIG picture is that this country is in the shitter because of shit like this. People getting $100,000 for $2500 in damage and "what could of happened".

Opinions are just like ass holes right? This is just mine...

[slaterd]

WTF about his post says "Jealousy"


I think this is total BS as well. Last winter my buddy was helping a lady who broke down on the side of the highway. He was looking underneath the hood when the ladies Accord was rear ended by a 2012 A6. He suffered a broken hand and some bumps and bruises, but nothing that wouldn't heal. The lady had rink dink insurance and the Audi had state farm. He instantly lawyered up and went through therapy etc. Ended up suing both insurance companies. He got his medical bills paid and about $10k. Honestly that was more than fair. He wore cast on his left hand that he probably didn't even need for 3 weeks. He's a student so he didn't loose any money. Also knew a guy who got $6k for whiplash, though and don't know the details of his story to well.

$100k lol. This sounds like the dreams of a broke college student who wishes he could move off campus and drive a skyline to class to impress some bish. Sorry if that sounds harsh, just my opinion. What exactly would a judge be compensating you for by ordering them to pay you $100k dollars?

Uh...everything about it? Not to mention the needless showboating where he's trying to make a point that has no substance to even be considered valid. All I got out of that was pure jealousy.

[LSM3]

Uh...everything about it? Not to mention the needless showboating where he's trying to make a point that has no substance to even be considered valid. All I got out of that was pure jealousy.

Showboating? You mean when another poster called me "jelly" and I shut that shit down with my own build and how I work hard for my $$. Oh..ok..

[slaterd]

Pull the razor blades out your ass dude

[LSM3]

Pull the razor blades out your ass dude

HAHA you should read your sig. lol:o

Again, its just my opinion.

[CrusherCurtis]

Everyone who pays for insurance should be against this guy getting $100k for a damn wheel falling off. Its happened me before and I went into oncoming traffic and survived. I was more than happy with just my life.
Besides he's just dreaming anyway, read his post about how he plans on getting an apartment with a view of the water. Get real. I don't have a problem with anybody "coming up", lord knows I've had a ton of "come ups." I just feel like $100k for a wheel falling off is highly unlikely and he's just dreaming and now trying to sale us his dream. A judge will rule that their liable for the damages that they've caused.

This a dream, seriously read this post and tell me the likely hood of this conversation taking place:

Lawyer: "So if you could upgrade your car to something new, what would you get and how much money would you need?"
Me: "Theres an E30 M3 with an LS1 in it for sale for $30K, and a Nissan Skyline R32 GTR for $27K. Somewhere in that ballpark. Or I could get an Evo for $15K. I could find another regular E30 for $5000 or $10000 that would be sweet. Lots of good options."
Lawyer: "Fuck, is that all? You realize we're going to get 6 figures out of these guys right?"
Me: "So a Skyline...and a house?"

[iansane]

All I got out of that was pure jealousy.

Then your reading comprehension is abysmal.

[4Running Daily]

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[LSM3]

Im really not trying to come down on the op (I should probably try harder). I just feel that this situation is representative of a larger problem thats all. I just see shit like this on a daily basis. People get "tapped" and the next thing you know they cant move, they get transported in the ambulance, have "deep tissue damage" and to top it off "their dick dont work no mo" Is this what the op did..NOPE. did he get a ridiculous compensation which IMHO he does not deserve? Yup. Are insurance rates higher because of it. Yup! Does it affect small businesses? Yup! Has it lead to our litigious society? Yup! AGAIN just my thoughts.

[CrusherCurtis]

did he get a ridiculous compensation which IMHO he does not deserve? Yup.

Not yet.

Since you investigate accidents and are familiar with these kinds of situations, do you think that they will be ordered to pay six figures?

[EtaSax]

if this thread is legit, it makes me happy. op wasn't looking for a handout. when he tried to settle things the right way he was told to screw off.
now they get raped. simple as that. makes me happy

Makes me happy too. Those corporate scumbags need to learn to treat their customers right the first time and one of the only ways to do this is through their corporate coffers. Besides its not like this one settlement will negatively affect this company in a drastic way. Sure it might make their profits go down but is that reasonable given their lack of respect and good customer service? I think it's perfectly fair. Everyone rags on OP for whether or not his settlement was reasonable... for him to gain a large amount of money. We are looking at it wrongly here. Les Schwab is far more deserving of this loss of money and seeing as OP lead the charge for this corporate knock on the knuckles he deserves it. This is not a frivolous suit. Lives were indeed at stake here.

Also, no one is allowed to tell another person how they should or shouldn't spend their own money. If it belongs to them (whether earned or in this case legally recognized as theirs) then it is theirs to do as they wish. It sounds like OP is going to continue his college education as well as possibly take some larger business risks with the increased funds and that's commendable. That's investment...that's good. His decision to buy a better car or a better apartment? That's not an investment...it is indeed a luxury item, but again, it's not our place to tell him how to spend or what to buy.

Finally, this settlement was either settled in our out of court so either Les Schwab felt the settlement amount was reasonable in leu of court costs and the like or that a Federal judge ruled that the amount was reasonable. Either way it is considered "reasonable" by all parties involved so let's just drop it.

[LSM3]

Not yet.

Since you investigate accidents and are familiar with these kinds of situations, do you think that they will be ordered to pay six figures?

From what the op is stating there was no actual court adjudication. It seems like it was settled between his attorney and the company. It just seems hard to me that Les Schwab would settle so quickly with little to no investigation on their part. Just seems fishy. ANYONE with any knowledge of this type of proceeding knows that things do not happen this fast. If this were the case people would be going to stores and loosening their lug nuts every day. No investigation, no inspection? Nothing? Just paying out 100k...no questions asked? 100k settlement with only 48 hours between the initial lawyer contact and settlement agreement?

Les Schwab would conduct a thorough investigation solely based on the fact that the wheel came off THE NEXT DAY. Just that fact would make them conduct an investigation.....

Its also weird that the op's attorney would contact the store and speak to the store manager? Do we really think the store manager has the ability to negotiate a 100k settlement? Really. Not the legal department, not headquarters but the local store manager who makes $25 an hour? Would a company with earnings exceeding a billion dollars settle so quickly instead of putting one of their highly paid attorneys and investigators on it? I guess..

But then again the OP survived a gunshot, being hit by a car, a stabbing, being beaten and a crash at 190 mph so I guess anything is possible.

I understand that this is a "feel good story", but sit back and think about it for a second....Does all this seem plausible?

[Roysneon]

Lol the ones who are upset over OP being compensated over what they think is right are probably the ones who brag about not tipping at restaurants.

[Roysneon]