My car got hit today.

sk8erdude802 · Post by **sk8erdude802** » July 7th, 2006, 11:53 pm

Yeah so I was setting at a red light watching a cop setting across the street and the light turned green. I started to cross the intersection and the f---ing a-- hat in the other lane decided to turn in front of me. Long story short, he didnt yeild and fucked up the front end of my car. Good news is that the cop saw it all and it wasnt my fault.

My question is how much do you guys think it will cost to get it fixed and do you think his insurance will cover it?

hgallegos915 · Post by **hgallegos915** » July 8th, 2006, 12:42 am

well doesnt look that bad, replace fender fix dents and repaint bumoper and new headlight. of and fix hood. ive seen worse wrecks get fixed. like mine lol

mitmaks · Post by **mitmaks** » July 8th, 2006, 1:06 am

is that an SE

mr1in6billion · Post by **mr1in6billion** » July 8th, 2006, 2:24 am

ugg.. accidents are always a pain in the a--..

If it's his fault, his insurance company has to pay for it. It shouldn't be too bad. hood, fender, bumper, lights, paint.

Vanished · Post by **Vanished** » July 8th, 2006, 4:18 am

Yah, and insurance will cover it. If they don't, they will write it off as a total loss and junk it..and boom: 10 grand in your pocket lol

But hoenstly, insurance will cover it. Think of it as new headlight fender hood and paint! for free!

sk8erdude802 · Post by **sk8erdude802** » July 8th, 2006, 9:07 am

From what my dad said they would try to give me like 500 bucks for the car and call it a total wreck. I hope its as fun and simple as you guys say. Oh and yeah thats an SE. I love my car and I hate to see it like this. I dont think I got any sleep last night. Im off to tow it back now.

Steve-O

Hoodzy · Post by **Hoodzy** » July 8th, 2006, 2:25 pm

yah insurance companies are D(#$ they try and give u blue bookblack book whatever it is value... for my car i paid 6300.. as soon as i got it i replaced the timing belt which is another 500 buck easy. so basically my car is worth 6800... i will not find a car in this condition for 5 grand there is no chance in crap... especially a v6 standard fully loaded those are damn rare.

cjthor · Post by **cjthor** » July 8th, 2006, 2:32 pm

Hoodzy wrote:yah insurance companies are D(#$ they try and give u blue bookblack book whatever it is value... for my car i paid 6300.. as soon as i got it i replaced the timing belt which is another 500 buck easy. so basically my car is worth 6800... i will not find a car in this condition for 5 grand there is no chance in crap... especially a v6 standard fully loaded those are damn rare.

Maintenance costs do not add value to the car. Those are things that need to be done to maintain the value of your car. Just because you change your oil doesnt mean your car's value goes up by 29.95

V8KOMX3 · Post by **V8KOMX3** » July 8th, 2006, 7:06 pm

you will prolly get around 2 g's if it's a gs I did. to fic prolly about 1300 if you go to ford.

reaper of souls · Post by **reaper of souls** » July 8th, 2006, 7:17 pm

his insurance has to cover it, the only way your car would get written off is if the a$$ damaged your frame to were even if it was straighten it wouldn't be "safe" you don't have to worry about it. when he hit you you should have gotten out of the car holding your neck and had the cop request a ambulance to take you to the hospital then you could have taken the bastard to court and sued him for pain and suffering and possably the loos of usage of your vechical if you can't get a rental.

but the good news it dosen't look that bad if i had pic of my old car i could have showed you bad it was $135 in damage away from being written off entire rear of the car was pushed in to the trunk to the point that my rear seats (lower portion) came unhooked from the floor ( got to just love ford escorts) it was a good thing that the 97 had a air bag recall and mine weren't working at the time if the would have blown the car would have been scraped in a heart beat by my insurance

Reaper
Greg

cjthor · Post by **cjthor** » July 8th, 2006, 7:37 pm

reaper of souls wrote: when he hit you you should have gotten out of the car holding your neck and had the cop request a ambulance to take you to the hospital then you could have taken the bastard to court and sued him for pain and suffering and possably the loos of usage of your vechical if you can't get a rental.

Reaper
Greg

Thats called insurance fraud. This is why insurance rates are soooo high. PS neck injuries are usually from REAR end collisions...

Cy · Post by Cy » July 8th, 2006, 8:56 pm

when you finish your car.. or even install an expensive part or parts..

YOU SHOULD ALWAYS GET AN APPRAISAL...

they might've even valued the car for more then 6800..

sk8erdude802 · Post by **sk8erdude802** » July 8th, 2006, 9:59 pm

I called my insurance people today. They were nice. They are going to pick up the police report for me when it comes out on monday and take it from there. I took pictures of the damage with my dads camera instead of my phone today and They should be ready in the morning. I might post a couple up. Ill keep you guys posted. Thanks for all the info.

Steve-O

*edit* Ive got some PS pictures of how it all happened on my myspace if any one wants to see it.

http://www.myspace.com/fattyfatfat420

Hoodzy · Post by **Hoodzy** » July 9th, 2006, 2:09 am

cjthor wrote:
Hoodzy wrote:yah insurance companies are D(#$ they try and give u blue bookblack book whatever it is value... for my car i paid 6300.. as soon as i got it i replaced the timing belt which is another 500 buck easy. so basically my car is worth 6800... i will not find a car in this condition for 5 grand there is no chance in crap... especially a v6 standard fully loaded those are damn rare.
Maintenance costs do not add value to the car. Those are things that need to be done to maintain the value of your car. Just because you change your oil doesnt mean your car's value goes up by 29.95

well i know it doesnt add value to my car but basically when i go and get a new precidia the timing belt is gonna have to be done and i'm gonn have to add that price to any other mx-3 i'm going to get

sk8erdude802 · Post by **sk8erdude802** » July 9th, 2006, 12:39 pm

So a list of parts Im going to have to replace:

Bumper cover
Fender (maybe ineer fender too?)
Hood
Head light

Am I missing any thing?

Steve-O