Cascade Crew

305 302eater · Posted: Wed Jun 20, 2007 12:21 am Post subject: Got ranch thrown on my car!!!

Ya its true...Ok get this guys on monday my car had ranch thrown on it while i was in it... Hit it hard... tried to turn around and get them bet they were gone but the person who was following behind them followed them and got there plate number and then found me... I was like **** ya, so i called the cops and they got them and it was some 17 yearold kid. anyways the cops talked to the parents and they want to pay for any restitution on my behalf because i said i wont prosicute. I also made the kid call and appologize... So what do you guys think i should do, take the car to a body shop and see how much it will cost to have the car repainted or what? Not much damage at all, infact u cant even tell because my car has so many chips on it already but i figure that the kid has to learn somehow and maybe paying for a repaint would help a little... Confused

Xophertony · Posted: Wed Jun 20, 2007 1:34 am Post subject:

i would find out how much it would cost to repaint the pannel it hit. if it got on the whole car then by all means find the cost of a full paint job.

but this sis one of those touchy things. a paint job is gonna cost 1000-5000. the parents are not gonna shell out 5000$ without a fight, probably will tell you to get lost. you couled probably get $200-$500 out of them for this.

kinda up to you how you want to proceed. if it was me, i would say something like this:
"well, the body shop estimated [insert estimate here] to repaint the car. now, i don't feel you guys should have to pay all of that, my car did not have brand new paint before the 'ranching' took place; but i do feel some money is due, what do you feel is a appropriate figure?"

depending on how they are handling it with their son will probably determine the figure. what i mean is; if they are making him pay them back for whatever they give you by getting a job, then they will want to give you more, so the kid learns his lesson real good. if they are just going into their own pockets and punishing him some other way (grounding, the belt, whatever) then you will proabably walk away with a few hundred bucks. buy some mods and buy the guy who chased him down and got his plate number dinner. Smile

(for real, that guy is awesome, buy him a meal or a sixpack or something)

so what's with crew cars getting fooded all of the sudden?

91RSVert · Posted: Wed Jun 20, 2007 3:58 am Post subject:

Did it fade the paint or anything?

I would just ask for a very nice detailing at a good detail shop (buff, wax, vac, etc).

Glad there was a nice citizen behind you who helped in your efforts.

DBL_TKE · Posted: Wed Jun 20, 2007 4:41 am Post subject:

I feel your pain buddy. Hey, at least you were able to catch the culprit, right?

Sellmanb · Member Joined: 30 Nov 2004 Posts: 727 Location: Tigard, OR

the kid is probably in enough trouble as it is man. There's no reason why his parents should have to shell out a grand or something because of ranch being thrown at the car, that's just not right.

If you really want to teach the kid a lesson, tell the parents that you want the kid to wash/wax your car and you'll call it even.

Ranch doesnt do anything strange to paint that I know of?

Demon · Posted: Wed Jun 20, 2007 7:01 am Post subject:

305 302eater · Posted: Wed Jun 20, 2007 8:42 am Post subject:

Xophertony · Posted: Wed Jun 20, 2007 10:37 am Post subject:

uhhhh... vehicular man slaughter means accidentally KILLING SOMEONE WITH YOUR CAR. i don't think they would charge him with that.

305 302eater · Posted: Wed Jun 20, 2007 10:47 am Post subject:

they tried with me... and i didn't do what you just said... just trying to let you guys know how much i am actually saving him cause i've been stupid once also.... i think i will get a estimate done and tell them that i want half or what ever they can swing... i think thats fare considering what he would be going through i think...

QwkTrip · Posted: Wed Jun 20, 2007 3:44 pm Post subject: Re: Got ranch thrown on my car!!!

BigDaddyVu · Posted: Wed Jun 20, 2007 5:43 pm Post subject:

they will only fix the spot that got damaged you'll only get a total paint job if the car is within 5 years old and requires full coverage. so they'll problably give you 5 bucks for a rattle can of touch up paint. so i wouldn't bother. its an old car no Insurance run paint shop will touch it.

rjmcgee · The Hammer Joined: 08 Jan 2004 Posts: 2320

Xophertony · Posted: Wed Jun 20, 2007 10:51 pm Post subject:

Jenn · Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2007 7:49 am Post subject:

83Z28BlackBetty · Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2007 7:54 am Post subject:

I don't think this is quite at the level of Danked, but still totally ridiculous. There is no way in hell they would prosecute this kid for vehicular manslaughter and send him to jail for a month because he threw some salad dressing on your car. MAYBEEEEE the reckless endangerment thing, but not manslaughter!! For crying out loud, you drive a 3rd gen Camaro, not a vintage Ferrari. I understand wanting to teach some kid a lesson because he was stupid, but be realistic here man.

~JAKE

Quasi-Traction · Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2007 8:44 am Post subject:

I would be more intrested in this if the story was posted with more than 60% of the words spelled correctly.

Seriously, paying for a paint job and all the crap about pressing charges and whatnot is a little extreme.

The kid has apologized. Make him/and or the parents pay for a detail on your car or a decent wash/wax job on it. That seems plenty fair to me.

Jenn · Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2007 11:44 am Post subject:

Or....

write it off as a stupid prank, he got caught and scared sh**less.

Lesson Learned.

*What goes around, comes around

STEEL · Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2007 6:59 pm Post subject:

Ok, getting caught and screamed at doesnt do shizzle if the kids are stupid enough to do it once.

I am the older brother of a kid that would do something stupid like this. No matter how many times they get caught sneaking out, drinking, or vandalizing, they dont get it. They wont get it till they pay a visit to Juvee.

We are talking about Teenagers here. "It wont happen to me"

82camaro383 · Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2007 9:21 pm Post subject:

My friends and I use to throw sauce from fast food restaurants at both cars and people only a few years ago. It occured all throughout our high school and no one made a big deal out of it. I came out one day and my dads truck was covered with ranch, taco sauce and sweet and sour. I didn't care and my dad didn't care because we knew water would wash it off. This ranch situation is being blown out of proportion.

Sellmanb · Member Joined: 30 Nov 2004 Posts: 727 Location: Tigard, OR