Invest in a dash cam

Other parties insurance closed case within 3 hours of accident, USAA
My wife drove my Pro today. Only fourth time she’s driven it, got rear ended

 

USAA was fantastic when i totaled my Nissan frontier. I always have my dash cam running.

 

OP, show us the video.

I have Blackvue's setup. Was helpful when a guy rummaged through my truck due to leaving the door unlocked.

 

I have a front one but need a rear facing one for this reason. Was scraped by a teen texting and driving and I have no video proof to pursue charges even tho they just scraped the plasti dip off my rear bumper cap.

 

Yeah I’m running the Blackvue DR900S 2ch with power magic pro 128 card that camera is sweet and worth the expense.

 

Is the camera in back window?

 

I tried to upload the video, but file too large
It’s a 60 second video
I believe 60 frames per minute

 

FWIW
It’s minor damage to rear bumper. No big deal except for being inconvenienced and a car fax hit I’m sure. Since it’s 100% his fault I’m requesting diminished value compensation. Since it’s a new truck with 2K miles I’m pretty sure I’ll be compensated. Insurance uses a third party to arbitrate a fair value.
Always
Always
Request diminished value if it’s 100% the other drivers fault.

 

Can you explain the diminished value thing? I’m not familiar.

 

They give you some extra money noe because the accident could be used to reduce value later if you sell.

 

My dashcam is crapping out after 2 years. Anyone have a suggestion on a good dashcam?

I'm currently using the following

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B06WGR8XWR/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

 

Diminished value correlates to the impact of selling or trading a car that’s been into an accident. All police reports are sent to states DMV and eventually end up on carfax. The diminished value is the difference of a similar truck selling point without an accident. Think about any trades, first thing dealership does is run your vin through carfax
Also any competent dealership will be able to detect an accident.
The accident even after truck is fixed, I’m left with less value to a similar truck due to carfax

 

Thinkware or BlackVue
Top two dash cams

 

i've been meaning to get a dash cam -- does anyone have any preferred suggestions to look into?

 

Thanks! I did happen to catch Andy Dick walking through the middle of traffic to stop cars so his friend can make a left turn... Only in LA

 

I keep going back and forth on getting one for my truck and my wife's vehicle. I had 2 of the blackvue 2 channel setups in my Amazon basket yesterday.

 

How are you guys runnin parking mode for dash cams? The fuse tap power apparently can drain you battery really quick? You can run the auto cut off at a certain battery drain, but it wont record after that, so long parking periods a no go. Additional battery packs are expensive too

 

Currently using a Viofo A119 V3
Footage is really good even at night. (1440p) It's only a single channel though. Has lower bit rate or time lapse buffered parking mode before low voltage cutoff. Good for about 24 hrs I think.

 

How did it crap out. I have same one but it’s lasting longer.

 

$170 Vantrue N2 Pro Uber Dual Dash Cam Infrared Night Vision, Dual Channel 1080P Front and Inside, 2.5K Single Front Car Accident Dash Camera, 24hr Motion Sensor Parking Mode, Support 256GB max

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0742J69SQ/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o08_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1