My car was hit at the mall...can you figure this one out?

Matt S.

Matt S.

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So I was in the mall yesterday buying my father a birthday present, and came out to find this. I will start by saying that my car had the e-brake fully pulled, and was left in 1st gear...same with the red Acura.

See the spot behind my car?

That's where the red car was parked.

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See the black Lexus SUV behind my friend? That's where I parked my car

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Only thing I can think of is someone that doesn't like me pushed my car from the rear, into the Acura, into the explorer. The front and rear bumpers on the Acura were trashed, the explorer's quarter panel was hit hard and the taillight was broken.

Best part? NO damage to the rear of my car, and the front license plate filler has a dent so minor that you can only see it under certain lighting. So whoever was trying to mess up my car ended up messing up the other cars a lot more...

I'm more confused than mad....there's not the slightest scuff on the rear of my car so I really have no idea how this could have happened.

Oh and there were security cameras, but they don't cover that area. Great system.
 
What a shame Matt. Is that floor as slick as it looks in the pics? Could they have pushed it even with the brake set?
 
The floor was very wet...my car was in about 3/4" standing water which I kneeled down in to jack up that Acura (I jacked it up so it wouldn't come dragging down onto my bumper when I backed my car up). It still would have taken a lot of force to push a car with the e-brake pulled, in 1st gear.
 
OUCH! Who have yo PO'd lately? If the floor was wet, could've hydroplaned if you were moving, but from a parked position I don't think so.

Possible someone tried to steal your car with one of those dollys the tow truck drivers use to move cars out of tight spots, and it rolled, and they scrammed?
 
Impossible. Like I said, the Acura's front and rear bumpers were smashed, and the Explorer was hit hard...my car wouldn't have rolled underneath another car's bumper and caused all that damage under the force of just gravity.
 
Man that sucks! I would have flipped out if that would have happened to my car. Did it mess the tranny up any? Hopefully you find out who did it.
 
Everything on my car is perfectly fine with the exception of a minor dent on the front license plate filler. There's a little scratch on the bumper that I'll buff out, but as far as real damages, there's nothing. When I saw another car on top of my bumper I figured the bumper would be 100% trashed but it's fine.

I didn't really flip out since it was so confusing...it kinda went like this.

Walked out of the mall with my friend Jon...
Jon: do you remember where you parked?
Me: Yeah down this aisle
*walking*
Me: wait my car isn't here
Jon: did someone steal it?
Me: oh wait my car's right over.....there.....WHAT THE ****?!?!?!??
 
did they ticket anyone, or see anything ?? (I presume not) . You might find those other drivers contacting your insurance for coverage especially if it "appears" your car pushed them. Was the car in gear ?? Emergency brake on Corvettes dont work well, theres a bulletin on repair and resetting from the C5 as I remember.
 
Remember that guy you pulled in front of to get that parking space or did your wet sandal slip off of the clutch pedal?:D
 
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It was written up as a hit and run so no one was at fault...and if I really did cause all this to happen, I definitely wouldn't be posting about it! lol
 
Don't be surprised if your insurance company is forced to pay the bill on your car, the Acura & the Explorer (and charge you your deductible). Also, just because there's no visable damage to the rear of your car, make sure your Adjuster/Appraiser allows for the complete assembly to be removed for inspection. What body shop are you taking it to?
 
I haven't really thought about that yet. There's a local shop here in Stuart that has done work on some of my friend's cars, and they've all been very pleased, so I was considering going to them. I'm going to wait a little bit though, to see what happens with insurance.
 
I really think if you had pissed someone off bad enough that they would try something like that you would know about it. Maybe an atempted car theft gone wrong might be a more believeable. Anyway it's good to here your car seems to have minor damage, I hope nothing major shows up under futher inspection. Good luck.
 
killrflake said:
I really think if you had pissed someone off bad enough that they would try something like that you would know about it. Maybe an atempted car theft gone wrong might be a more believeable. Anyway it's good to here your car seems to have minor damage, I hope nothing major shows up under futher inspection. Good luck.
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That may make more sense. They may have tried to tow it from the rear (another reason why it submarined under the red car). They may just did not have enough time and enough room to do it fast enough. If they lift from rear, this will negate the e-brake and leaving it in gear so it could roll.

If they have security cameras, they may be able to see if there were any tow trucks in the area even if they were not monitoring the specific area.
 
If they tried to tow it from the rear, how would that explain the car being pushed 25 feet into 2 other cars?
 
Unless their's evidence of attempted theft (forced entry), I'd believe otherwise. Because the rear bumper cover is so large on these cars, they have a tendancy of absorbing alot of impact. Just because it's doens't appear damaged doesn't mean the rebar, rear body panel and/or floor isn't? That's why I think it was pushed/hit from behind and dragged for several feet. Not just a little tap did this. Plus, your car went under the Acura most likey when it made contact with the Explorer.
 
I almost wonder if some elderly person did the "hit the gas rather than brake trick" while parking or leaving. Then when seeing there wasn't "any" damage (car could be totaled and some elderlys would think it wasn't scratched) to theirs or yours they left. Definetly haven't seen this one before.
 
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