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"Llatikcuf" wrote: Who said the bike shop should replace it? Did you read my post?(clip) ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Did you read MY post? I was not quoting you. I was quoting Colin Campbell. |
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"Llatikcuf" wrote in message
oups.com... Friend of a friend bought a ~$2000 Specialized bike at a bike shop. He walks out to his car (the Audi in the pictures) turns around to see a car jump the curb at high speed (flying at him about waist level -- no joke). He drops the bike and dives for cover. The car (The Chevy) hits his bike and barrels into his car. This all happens in the bike shop parking lot ~20ft from the front door. http://www.bicyclecenter.com/accident/ Bike shop said, "You bought the bike and walked out the door, not our problem." Any thoughts? Sure, it's not the shops fault, but I thought the shop should help out a little - at least give him a new bike at cost. From what I hear we have yet to see what the insurance will do. You have a lot of photos here. Any of the driver? JF |
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Nate Llatikcuf writes:
Clarification to previous post: I am not suggesting the shop give him a new bike at the cost of the shop, that is ridicules. I am suggesting that the shop offer him a replacement discounted to the shops cost. The shop made the profit for their sale, why should he pay it twice? Is this such a crazy idea? I've seen shops offer a crash replacement program, what's the difference? I guess if the insurance is pays it does not make much difference though. What's the difference? With no markup the shop is in effect making an out of pocket gift. It's no different than a handout of smaller proportion. The replacement bicycle needs assembly and service. Jobst Brandt |
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Jim Flom wrote: You have a lot of photos here. Any of the driver? JF No. The driver was a 25 year old woman that hit the gas instead of the brake when trying to make an emergency stop. -Nate |
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I hear lack of beer drives Mormons batty enough to cyclocide.
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"Llatikcuf" wrote ...
No. The driver was a 25 year old woman that hit the gas instead of the brake when trying to make an emergency stop. I do that all the time. JF |
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On 11 Nov 2005 14:39:35 -0800, "Llatikcuf"
wrote: Any thoughts? Sure, it's not the shops fault, but I thought the shop should help out a little - at least give him a new bike at cost. From what I hear we have yet to see what the insurance will do. The bike shop is, as you say, entirely not at fault from the description; what difference would it have made if the bike was crushed 50 miles away? The Chevy driver's insurance company needs to replace the bike, bearing the *entire* cost, at full retail. There is zero cause for the bike shop to give up one penny of profit to the creep who caused the accident or the insurance company that underwrote the coverage. And the insurance needs to replace that helmet, too. If, on the other hand, the insurance company opts to pay the bike owner instead of replacing the bike or directly paying for the replacement, then the bike shop could, at the shop owner's option, give the purchaser a discount which the *buyer* could keep. There is, however, neither cause nor justification for the bike shop to give the insurance company a better deal than they gave the bike's purchaser. -- Typoes are a feature, not a bug. Some gardening required to reply via email. Words processed in a facility that contains nuts. |
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Why on earth should the shop pay for some idiot's actions.......
I suggested the shop help him out and give him the same bike AT THEIR COST! The shop pays/loses nothing. -Nate Nate: There's more profit to be made if the shop sells a bike to a *different* customer than twice to the same one. The guy who had the bike destroyed isn't going to be coming back in for all manner of accessories etc twice as much, just because he had to buy a second bike. And the shop selling the bike "twice" as you believe... they still have to pay to have it assembled, carrying costs (finance charges), freight, etc etc. And if it was a desirable bike that's tough for them to get, they might lose a sale to somebody else who comes in. Ultimately, it comes down to what the shop does with its money. There's only so much of it to go around; money spent on inventory can't be used for something else. Missed opportunity costs, as they teach in economics. And finally, given that this isn't the shop's fault or the customer's, why in the world would you want the person responsible for such an accident to get a break at someone else's expense? This will hopefully be a matter for an insurance company, and that insurance company darned well better be willing to pay up pronto, and in-full. The bike shop's responsibility in this case is to help coordinate things with the insurance company to get the guy back on a bike as quickly as possible. And I imagine they will. --Mike-- Chain Reaction Bicycles www.ChainReactionBicycles.com "Llatikcuf" wrote in message oups.com... Why on earth should the shop pay for some idiot's actions....... I suggested the shop help him out and give him the same bike AT THEIR COST! The shop pays/loses nothing. -Nate |
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ellis wrote: I hear lack of beer drives Mormons batty enough to cyclocide. Mormons are crazy to begin with.... |
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