Little Dillema...Wisdom please
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benz's, no matter their age, r not cheap to repair. id say split the cost since he asked/gave u permission to drive the car. your accident is a minor single car accident. u and the owner would be responsible for any damages to the property and injuries to anyone in the car. liability wise u r more at fault since u were driving. had u hit another car and caused damage and injuries u would be more responsible then the owner. all of the occupants used poor judgement getting into that car. that is why there are cabs and others u can opt to call if u r drunk.
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From: Palo Alto, CA
As an answer to your first question....
40 km/h is about 25 mph. But, a lot of what happens depends on the curb's height and shape. I had a friend a couple of years ago who bent the LCA on his Del Sol doing pretty much what you did. Benz isn't a Del Sol, I know, but given a big enough curb and square enough smacking angle it is possible. Best case is if it's a low or slanted curb and you took it head on, so the wheel just hopped over it.
40 km/h is about 25 mph. But, a lot of what happens depends on the curb's height and shape. I had a friend a couple of years ago who bent the LCA on his Del Sol doing pretty much what you did. Benz isn't a Del Sol, I know, but given a big enough curb and square enough smacking angle it is possible. Best case is if it's a low or slanted curb and you took it head on, so the wheel just hopped over it.
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From: Burlington, NC
Originally Posted by tegbooster
in that case... plan to pay for the whole thing and hope that he is a nice guy and offers to pay half b/c he was supposed to be the DD for the night, but drank
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Im just gonna take it to the shop with him, and depending on the cost...then make a full offer or talk to him about maybe splitting. I know this sounds cheap but I think many would choose this route. Friends before money always though, whenver a situation involving money arrises I really do think its better for both to give in a bit more rather than both be blaming.
