wrecked
S197 Section Modder-ator
Joined: Sep 2007
Posts: 13,373
From: Orlando FL
RE: wrecked
USAA is the best in the Country...
Second is AMICA Mutual.
Some of you guys are talking out of your @sses too...
First of, a car gets totaled when the cost of the repair hits more than 75% of the value, few exceptions like classic and exotic cars.
So if your car is worth $30K, they will fix a $21K damage. Past that, it goes to the junk pile.
Second, when you're not at fault, your premium won't raise nor is your deductible applies.
If the other Insurance is a joke, you get yours involved to fightfor you.
It helps expediating the process and if there's a law suit, let your Insurance suing the losers instead of you. They have more weight.
For personal injuries, don't play around...
Go get checked ASAP and don't sign anything until you know what's wrong with you.
I have the feeling thatyour car won't get totaled, judging by those pics.
They used to allow clipping cars (rear impact only)but after a few law suits, the Insurance companies were forbiden to go that route.
In your case, it would have been the perfect candidate.
Would have taken less than a week.
Make a clean cut right before the quarter panels and below the roof line,then put another half from a salvage yard that you trim cut the same way and weld it flush.
I did this a lot back in the days but now, you can't clip anymore.
You have to buy every single part that is mangled and play Lego with the car.
Cost a lot more...
I hope that you won't have any residual health problems from that wreck.
Good luck man.
Second is AMICA Mutual.
Some of you guys are talking out of your @sses too...
First of, a car gets totaled when the cost of the repair hits more than 75% of the value, few exceptions like classic and exotic cars.
So if your car is worth $30K, they will fix a $21K damage. Past that, it goes to the junk pile.
Second, when you're not at fault, your premium won't raise nor is your deductible applies.
If the other Insurance is a joke, you get yours involved to fightfor you.
It helps expediating the process and if there's a law suit, let your Insurance suing the losers instead of you. They have more weight.
For personal injuries, don't play around...
Go get checked ASAP and don't sign anything until you know what's wrong with you.
I have the feeling thatyour car won't get totaled, judging by those pics.
They used to allow clipping cars (rear impact only)but after a few law suits, the Insurance companies were forbiden to go that route.
In your case, it would have been the perfect candidate.
Would have taken less than a week.
Make a clean cut right before the quarter panels and below the roof line,then put another half from a salvage yard that you trim cut the same way and weld it flush.
I did this a lot back in the days but now, you can't clip anymore.
You have to buy every single part that is mangled and play Lego with the car.
Cost a lot more...
I hope that you won't have any residual health problems from that wreck.
Good luck man.
1st Gear Member
Joined: Feb 2008
Posts: 113
From: Canada
RE: wrecked
Man i would have gone ballistic on that kid. same thing happened to me about 10 years ago and i almost died.Guy was doing 160 km/h when he saw trafffic stopped ahead left about 50 feet of brake marks and slammed into my ***. I woke up at the hospital and lived through painful hell for 6 months . My car at the time was a Hyundai Accent and i had just dropped off my daughter at daycare..Her baby seat was shoved through the front windshield.
Count yourself lucky man its just metal....but i know the feeling of getting something you take care off getting fudged up by an idiot.
Count yourself lucky man its just metal....but i know the feeling of getting something you take care off getting fudged up by an idiot.
2nd Gear Member
Joined: Oct 2006
Posts: 156
From: West Palm Beach
RE: wrecked
ORIGINAL: Maverickaf17
Don't you have GAP Warranty?
Don't you have GAP Warranty?
5th Gear Member
Joined: Nov 2006
Posts: 2,935
From: Alabama
RE: wrecked
That is sooo totalled.
Don't let insurance pull some stunt like NOT totalling it.
That ride is ****ed.
I have a feeling that was much faster than 40 mph too.
I got hit at 35-40 mph, same deal as you, except I only got visible damage to the bumper (lots of damage behind it) and the exhaust. I was hit by a car though, so that mightbe the reason... and she went under me. Her car was totalled and she was injuired.
Still though, that looks like a 55 mph hit IMO, look at the way the whole back of the car is sitting way higher than the front (in the last pic).
Sigh, and now you're gonna have your eyes glued on the rearview mirror for the next year. [&o]
Don't let insurance pull some stunt like NOT totalling it.
That ride is ****ed.
I have a feeling that was much faster than 40 mph too.
I got hit at 35-40 mph, same deal as you, except I only got visible damage to the bumper (lots of damage behind it) and the exhaust. I was hit by a car though, so that mightbe the reason... and she went under me. Her car was totalled and she was injuired.
Still though, that looks like a 55 mph hit IMO, look at the way the whole back of the car is sitting way higher than the front (in the last pic).
Sigh, and now you're gonna have your eyes glued on the rearview mirror for the next year. [&o]
2nd Gear Member
Joined: Jun 2007
Posts: 264
From:
RE: wrecked
ORIGINAL: pascal
USAA is the best in the Country...
Second is AMICA Mutual.
Some of you guys are talking out of your @sses too...
First of, a car gets totaled when the cost of the repair hits more than 70% of the value, few exceptions like classic and exotic cars.
So if your car is worth $30K, they will fix a $21K damage. Past that, it goes to the junk pile.
Second, when you're not at fault, your premium won't raise nor is your deductible applies.
If the other Insurance is a joke, you get yours involved to fightfor you.
It helps expediating the process and if there's a law suit, let your Insurance suing the losers instead of you. They have more weight.
For personal injuries, don't play around...
Go get checked ASAP and don't sign anything until you know what's wrong with you.
I have the feeling thatyour car won't get totaled, judging by those pics.
They used to allow clipping cars (rear impact only)but after a few law suits, the Insurance companies were forbiden to go that route.
In your case, it would have been the perfect candidate.
Would have taken less than a week.
Make a clean cut right before the quarter panels and below the roof line,then put another half from a salvage yard that you trim cut the same way and weld it flush.
I did this a lot back in the days but now, you can't clip anymore.
You have to buy every single part that is mangled and play Lego with the car.
Cost a lot more...
I hope that you won't have any residual health problems from that wreck.
Good luck man.
USAA is the best in the Country...
Second is AMICA Mutual.
Some of you guys are talking out of your @sses too...
First of, a car gets totaled when the cost of the repair hits more than 70% of the value, few exceptions like classic and exotic cars.
So if your car is worth $30K, they will fix a $21K damage. Past that, it goes to the junk pile.
Second, when you're not at fault, your premium won't raise nor is your deductible applies.
If the other Insurance is a joke, you get yours involved to fightfor you.
It helps expediating the process and if there's a law suit, let your Insurance suing the losers instead of you. They have more weight.
For personal injuries, don't play around...
Go get checked ASAP and don't sign anything until you know what's wrong with you.
I have the feeling thatyour car won't get totaled, judging by those pics.
They used to allow clipping cars (rear impact only)but after a few law suits, the Insurance companies were forbiden to go that route.
In your case, it would have been the perfect candidate.
Would have taken less than a week.
Make a clean cut right before the quarter panels and below the roof line,then put another half from a salvage yard that you trim cut the same way and weld it flush.
I did this a lot back in the days but now, you can't clip anymore.
You have to buy every single part that is mangled and play Lego with the car.
Cost a lot more...
I hope that you won't have any residual health problems from that wreck.
Good luck man.
5th Gear Member
Joined: Aug 2006
Posts: 2,460
From: Cumming, GA
RE: wrecked
Good luck getting it totaled ... I'm in Georgia and tried to get my 2006 V6 totaled last year with $11,000 in damage ... they wouldn't total it ... they (Progressive) said damage repair bill needed to be 75% of value of car ... they used NADA.COM for value .....
