Darn snow..... totaled?
03-17-2007, 05:27 PM
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Darn snow..... totaled?
so i slide down a hill sideways (as compared to the perfred hood first methood of driving) in the snow. Hit a curb (hard) right front wheel is just barly hangin on, the screw that comes out of the top of the strut collum is leaning inward significcatly. the rocker panel is disconnected, the front bumber and fender are bent. Right rear rim is bent.
anyone wish to speculate on if its totaled or not ? its a 2006 v6 pony package.
More so anyone know what % of damnage is normally totaled... KBB value is around 17k
THANKS!
(p.s. if its totaled i'm buying a GT)
anyone wish to speculate on if its totaled or not ? its a 2006 v6 pony package.
More so anyone know what % of damnage is normally totaled... KBB value is around 17k
THANKS!
(p.s. if its totaled i'm buying a GT)
03-17-2007, 05:53 PM
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RE: Darn snow..... totaled?
Well, let mejust say this, my car just got ***-ended by some dumb MF,$7,085 worth of damages, including both freakin frame rails, NOT TOTALLED!!! Which is a crock of s**t!! My insurance company requires, at least, 50% of damage before they will total but there are some freakin insurance companies out therethat require upto 80% or more. Its all a big con!! Dont get me started!! lol
Good luck, whatever happens
Good luck, whatever happens
03-17-2007, 06:13 PM
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RE: Darn snow..... totaled?
It's usually 80%. Why would they total at 50%? Pay you $17K when they could pay a body shop $8500? That's throwing away money, and insurance companies don't like to do that (and "customer service" is not in their vocabs).
No way to tell on the internet whether your car is totalled or not...but if not, given what sounds like massive suspension and unibody/undercarriage damage, it might be time for a trade in after you get it back from the body shop....
It may take some time to be fixed; judging by the amount of carnage that I saw drving from Washington to NY last night (dont ask), body shops (and insurance adjusters) at least on the eastern seaboard will be quite busy for a while.
No way to tell on the internet whether your car is totalled or not...but if not, given what sounds like massive suspension and unibody/undercarriage damage, it might be time for a trade in after you get it back from the body shop....
It may take some time to be fixed; judging by the amount of carnage that I saw drving from Washington to NY last night (dont ask), body shops (and insurance adjusters) at least on the eastern seaboard will be quite busy for a while.
03-17-2007, 06:13 PM
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RE: Darn snow..... totaled?
hey man lets see pictures, one more thing, dont drive the stang in the winter if u can and especially not up or down hills when its snowing or snow covered, very stupid! mine doesnt move when the roads are covered because every block leadin out from mine has a hill so i rather not mess up my car, how bad is it? i bent my two driver side rims, i think from a pothole lol
03-17-2007, 06:20 PM
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RE: Darn snow..... totaled?
ORIGINAL: 6xStang
It's usually 80%. Why would they total at 50%? Pay you $17K when they could pay a body shop $8500? That's throwing away money, and insurance companies don't like to do that (and "customer service" is not in their vocabs).
No way to tell on the internet whether your car is totalled or not...but if not, given what sounds like massive suspension and unibody/undercarriage damage, it might be time for a trade in after you get it back from the body shop....
It may take some time to be fixed; judging by the amount of carnage that I saw drving from Washington to NY last night (dont ask), body shops (and insurance adjusters) at least on the eastern seaboard will be quite busy for a while.
It's usually 80%. Why would they total at 50%? Pay you $17K when they could pay a body shop $8500? That's throwing away money, and insurance companies don't like to do that (and "customer service" is not in their vocabs).
No way to tell on the internet whether your car is totalled or not...but if not, given what sounds like massive suspension and unibody/undercarriage damage, it might be time for a trade in after you get it back from the body shop....
It may take some time to be fixed; judging by the amount of carnage that I saw drving from Washington to NY last night (dont ask), body shops (and insurance adjusters) at least on the eastern seaboard will be quite busy for a while.
but just hope u have a good insurance company and enough damage to declare it totaled, you wouldnt want something right in the middl, like it happen to the stang that was reended and still had alot of damage done to it
03-17-2007, 07:06 PM
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RE: Darn snow..... totaled?
ORIGINAL: edgespeeder06
hey man lets see pictures, one more thing, dont drive the stang in the winter if u can and especially not up or down hills when its snowing or snow covered, very stupid! mine doesnt move when the roads are covered because every block leadin out from mine has a hill so i rather not mess up my car, how bad is it? i bent my two driver side rims, i think from a pothole lol
hey man lets see pictures, one more thing, dont drive the stang in the winter if u can and especially not up or down hills when its snowing or snow covered, very stupid! mine doesnt move when the roads are covered because every block leadin out from mine has a hill so i rather not mess up my car, how bad is it? i bent my two driver side rims, i think from a pothole lol