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Car 101: Tips and FAQ Thread

  • ^singilin mo, wag mo pagamit insurance, pagawa niya dapat agad kinabukasan, tapos sabihin mo bayaran niya ung araw mo ng walang sasakyan na wala kang magamit. If malakas pa loob mo pa shoulder mo na rin ung arawan mo kasi sasamahan mo siya sa shop na pag papagawan. wag mo aregluhin hanggat walang binibigay.
  • kung maliit yung damage, cguro tmas ok na singilin mo na lang siya. pagnagbayad then tapos na. pero pag ayaw magbayad then no choice ka kung di sampahan ng kaso. kung plano mong manghingi ng damages, kailngan mo rin ituloy ang kaso.
  • ^either 1 or 2, hahabulin ng insurance yung nakabangga sayo kapag nilagay sa report na kasalanan niya. kaya nga ang advice ng ibang insurance company eh wag umamin pag nakabangga. nung first time ako nabangga, participation fee lang siningil ko dun sa nakabangga since sabi ko ipapasok ko nalang sa insurance ko (wala siya insurance). pero meron kami police report na nagsasabing kasalanan niya tapos ang conclusion eh agreement between the parties nalang. okay na napagawa ko na kotse ko, may pambayad na din ako participation, pero after 6-10mos ata, kinontak ako nung nakabangga sakin, sinisingil daw sila ng insurance ko,haha! nakakahiya pa since akala ko di na sila hahabulin (mabait naman yung nakabangga in fairness, respectful and professional kausap).

    kung ako papipiliin, areglo na lang on the spot. di naman lalaki premium mo since bababa na value ng oto so okay lang kahit participation lang singilin mo. hassle lang talaga na wala sasakyan habang ginagawa so pwedeng option mo din na humingi ng dagdag para sa abala. kung okay kausap nakabangga, okay nang wala police report, affidavit nalang, abala rin kasi pumunta pa sa police depende sa lugar ng pinangyarihan ng banggaan. madaming oras pa gugugulin.
  • De p***, pag ako nabangga road rage agad! wala ng satsat, pag hindi binayaran sasapukin ko siya. hahaha

    Joke lang dapat kalma lang hehe baka mabaril pa tayo sayang naman ang buhay.
  • sa unang bangga ko, sinunod ko yung tamang process since di ko alam paano gagawin, ayun napa-halfday ako sa office since matagal kami sa precinto. yung ikalawa (sana last na), neto lang november, tinanong ko yung driver sabi ko quits nalang since wala gusto umamin na mali. naisip ko yung hassle saka oras na gugugulin, umalis nalang ako sa lugar ng banggaan, talo nalang ako 2k sa participation ko pero di nako maha-hassle pa na makipag-argue sa ibang tao. di pa ko kinailangan mag-leave.
  • natanong ko kasi binangga yung tito ko... bagong bago yung VW Polo nya.
    sabi nung nakabangga na isuzu trooper naka tulog daw sya. traffic kasi nung time na yun.

    aminado naman. antagal nya sa istasyon ng police.. halos 3hrs.. 7k ang hiningi nya for participation fee at abala.

    pumasok yung rear bumper ng polo, umangat yung trunk then hindi na mabuksan, naipit yata.. wasak din yung mga ilaw sa likod.

    --
    sa police report, pinalagay na may biglang tumawid kaya napa sudden brake yung tito ko bago sya nabangga... so pinawalang sala yung nakabangga sa kanya.

    --
    problem ngayon,. ayaw na gamitin ng tito ko yung kotse habang di nagagawa, dinala nya kahapon yung polo sa VW service sa mandaluyong, ia-assess pa daw, pina uwi din sa kanya yung kotse...
  • ^yung police report naman eh pwedeng yung actual na nangyari ang ilagay, para lumabas na kasalanan nung naka-trooper. tapos sa conclusion part nalang nilagay na agreement between parties para wala nang "hatol" yung pulis. bakit iniba pa statement?

    hindi talaga magagawa agad yung kotse basta-basta, need pa ng LOA nyan from insurance.

    -- edited by requiem_inferni on Jan 19 2017, 04:37 PM
  • ^tama sinabi mo
    first time ko nabangga last 2012 brand new dala ko nun
    tapat lang ng subdivision, inatrasan ako, ang mali ko hindi ko agad tiningnan kung may license kasi mukhang minor
    late na dumating un traffic enforcer, pinalabas na ung tatay ang nag ddrive. badtrip talaga,

    gusto areglo na babayaran nalang PERO hindi papagawan ng police report
    hindi ako pumayag dahil mahirap mag claim ng insurance pag walang report
    ayun hindi ako binayaran talaga 7k participation ko noon

    hindi ko na siningil dahil talaga mag aaway lang
    same subdivision lang kami, sobrang kapal lang talaga ng mukha
  • pag nabangga ka mas madali pag meron kang dashcam
  • @evincar

    abangan mo magpark sa tapat nila lacquer thinner lang katapat nyan hagisan mo sira ang pintura.
  • hindi ako pumayag dahil mahirap mag claim ng insurance pag walang report
    ayun hindi ako binayaran talaga 7k participation ko noon

    di ba affidavit lang katapat nyan? palalabasin na nabangga mo yung sidewalk or something?

    on personal experience, self accident lang tapos bayad ng participation fee tapos pasok na sa casa. additional document yung affidavit.
    De p***, pag ako nabangga road rage agad! wala ng satsat, pag hindi binayaran sasapukin ko siya. hahaha


    -- edited by gen0 on Jan 24 2017, 03:39 PM
  • @projectfile
    binalak ko rin yan dati at brake fluid gagamitin ko sana sarap ibuhos mula top pababa e,


    @geno
    laki ng bangga sakin basag headlights ko wasak bumper at fender ko
    inatrasan ng adventure, solid un likod ng adventure

    tsaka d ko papayag talaga ng ganon, hindi nya papa report
  • same po ba ang dashcam sa action cam?
  • same po ba ang dashcam sa action cam?
    Di po. May magkaibang features yan.

    Tulad ng auto record pagstart ng sasakyan. Sa dashcam lang yan meron
    Same sa heat management. Mas pangmatagalang gamit ang dashcam.
  • thanks sir sa info...dashcam n lng buy ko
  • DI ba yung yung Xiami Yi pwedeng rin gawin action cam? May mga accessories sya na pwedeng gamitin under water. Tama ba?
  • I suggest you get dashcam if you will use inside car. Get action cam if you will use outdoors. This would ensure you can maximize the camera's useful life span. Don't mix and match. Install and forget lang dapat yang mga dashcams eh.
  • I installed Viofo A119 dashcam to my sister's Vios. Install and forget.


  • ^How much and saan mo nabili boss?
    Musta naman? Maganda ba features?
  • Thanks DM. Viofo din target ko talaga. How is it bro?
  • Pahabol na tanong. may swivel ba yang mga dash cams? For example usually nakaharap sila. Then for instane gusto mong mkuhanan yung sa may drivers window. Can you swivel it to the left? Anong mga dashcams ang may swivel?

    -- edited by roceanoz on Jan 25 2017, 12:08 PM
  • Ayos din yung Street Guardian SG9665GC v3.

    DI ba yung yung Xiami Yi pwedeng rin gawin action cam? May mga accessories sya na pwedeng gamitin under water. Tama ba?


    Dalawang klase yang Yi. Isang dashcam, isang action cam. Yung action cam na Yi, umiinit at namamatay pag uminit. Yung Yi dashcam medyo reliable. Yang dalawang model ang uso sa car club namin.
  • @mixmasta

    Naka eon ka din di ba? Ano car club po car club nyo?
  • same po ba ang dashcam sa action cam?


    no.

    1. a dashcam has a much much smaller battery, or even better a capacitor since you expect to only use it while plugged in. capacitor mas maganda kasi iwas sa ganito




    li ion batteries are potentially flammable specially if in a car parked under the sun in summer. all a dashcam needs is enough power to shutdown gracefully without corrupting the last second or two of video

    2. a dashcam automatically turns on and off and records when you start/turn off the car. If your dashcam has a parking mode it goes into parking mode (still using the car's battery) when the engine is off

    #2 is the most important diff
  • Pahabol na tanong. may swivel ba yang mga dash cams?


    depende sa model




    the one on the left (a118) can swivel the camera itself a small amount up and down. The new model on the center (a119) can also swivel a littel left and right. Sa right, up down lang sya




    this one (ddpai mini) can turn on one axis as shown by the arrow. Its mounted horizontally so it can swivel from looking up to the sky to looking down at the dashboard to looking at the inside of the passenger cabin. but it cant do left to right

    -- edited by AmalgamvsAloof on Jan 25 2017, 12:49 PM
  • this one is on a small stem so 360 degrees ang ikot, quick release mount pa with magnets


  • due to the possibility of fire, i highly suggest getting a capacitor dashcam

    why dont I have one yet? my car has tint and I still have not found a good mounting solution that will not destroy the tint.




    Probably will mount it on the dashboard
  • My entire windshield is tinted with a UV/heat blocking tint called LLumar Air 80. It is clear, gives a slight blue look, but legal. Even though it does not interfere with operation I had to cut a small block out so tape would hold. It also pulled the tint free due to the weight.


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  • Re: Viofo A119. It is one of the best dashcams that came out in 2016. Bang-for-the-buck.

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    The camera can tilt up/center/down and swivel left/center/right. You can remove the camera body from the adhesive mount if you want to capture video of other points.

    It is very discrete. Here is photo taken outside. I can't even see where is the dashcam.




    -- edited by dm1179 on Jan 25 2017, 01:13 PM
  • Thanks sir AmalgamvsAloof.
    Definitely no Li-ion for dash cams. I know the dangers of li-ions. Will not risk it inside car.