Accident

[Knipps]

So guess who got in an accident on their last day of spring break?

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kinda feel bad for the other guy, something had to have busted there was fluid all over the street & he had his wife & 2 kids in the car

i on the other hand had just passed my parents going the other way & had the gf in the car

[Rich189]

sucks man but least you and ur girl are alright coulda always been worse

[Jersey_TA]

Atleast everyone was ok. That really sucks though.

[GP99GT]

i had a dream last night that someone ran into the back of my car. weird. that sucks though

[alexm]

as everyone has said atleast everyone is ok, cars can be fixed. But that is some way to finish spring break......

[maroman88]

your lucky, doesnt look like the quarter panel got to effed up, and now you have an excuse to do a berger panel :)

glad your ok but ya gotta look at the bright side, you car can get some new paint for free. my 88 camaro was hit in so many minor accidents when it was my DD that like 85% of the car ended up with new paint lol bad driver FTW

[79CamaroDiva]

is that brake fluid under his car? kinda looks like it.. im not sure that trying to swerve around to the left of you was the best idea... if he didnt hit you he could have gone into on coming traffic. but im sure its tough to think about stuff like that as it happens. glad everyones ok.

[Knipps]

your lucky, doesnt look like the quarter panel got to effed up, and now you have an excuse to do a berger panel :)

glad your ok but ya gotta look at the bright side, you car can get some new paint for free. my 88 camaro was hit in so many minor accidents when it was my DD that like 85% of the car ended up with new paint lol bad driver FTW

i told my dad to ask the body shop to paint the panel flat black if possible :twisted:

is that brake fluid under his car? kinda looks like it.. im not sure that trying to swerve around to the left of you was the best idea... if he didnt hit you he could have gone into on coming traffic. but im sure its tough to think about stuff like that as it happens. glad everyones ok.

the fluid started leaking after the accident, there was a huge splatter from where he hit me and then after he hit me his car kept rolling like it clipped me so when he stopped there was another nice puddle

he didn't swerve to go around me, i was pulling into a parking lot with a rather narrow entrance and stopped to allow the car that was already there to pull out. when he hit me i was angled to pull in, he said he never saw me stop & this is the result

[qwikz28]

i got a taillight for you.

[Knipps]

other guy has to pay for it so i'm letting a shop take care of it all

[baddest434]

damn ryan that blows. but like everyone said you guys are alright thats what matters.

[Knipps]

gf had a sore neck for the day but says everything's ok now
she didn't want to mention it at the scene because she said she didn't want to complicate things... she's also a softball pitcher [start of practices], SATs that morning, & state testing during the previous school week so she couldn't deny it was partially stress related

everyone's fine though as far as i know
i reported it to the insurance company [& the other guy has the same one]
NJ Manufacturer's

we'll see what happens guys, & thanks

[JL8Jeff]

My brother's car got rear ended pulling into a parking lot in Dec. People follow too closely and then don't estimate correctly how far you have pulled off the road. That sucks. I bet he was distracted by someone in his vehicle.

ps - it looks like his vehicle is leaking some blinker fluid! :)

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[trashman01]

glad ur alright, he prob broke his washer bottle.

[Brando56894]

wow that sucks man, good to hear you 2 are ok.

[Knipps]

car was appraised and they said it was totaled :cry:

[Tru2Chevy]

Damn, that sucks man.....are you gonna buy it back?

- Justin

[Knipps]

Damn, that sucks man.....are you gonna buy it back?

- Justin

don't know...
they haven't given me any numbers yet, they're going to cal my dad when they have them

[1_Hot_SOM_WS6]

car was appraised and they said it was totaled :cry:

Awwww.....I am sorry to hear....why was it totaled? I feel your pain though. :(

[Jersey_TA]

Oh man, that sucks :(

[V]

usually you can buy back for 10% of the payout. dont hand over the title to anyone until you are 100% set on what you are going to do.

[maroman88]

holy crap thats all it took to total it?!? im glad i dont have ur insurance co/appraiser lol i woulda had every car ive had totaled

buy it back and fix it

[ted gerlach]

i have a brand new back bumper, tail pannel, rear renforcement and both taillights, ithe were all new gm parts on a car for 3 weeks untill it hit a cable vishion van at a red light, parts are black,

[1_Hot_SOM_WS6]

i have a brand new back bumper, tail pannel, rear renforcement and both taillights, ithe were all new gm parts on a car for 3 weeks untill it hit a cable vishion van at a red light, parts are black,

seriously...thats all the car looks like it needs....is there any other damamge other then what is shown in the pix?

[Knipps]

seriously...thats all the car looks like it needs....is there any other damamge other then what is shown in the pix?

not really, the trunk lid's a little scratched up..
idk if you can tell from the pix but the "CAMARO" panel busted right through

[j0n]

even if the car got put back together it'd still be a "hit" car and will never drive the same

personally id put it back together myself and sell it but that requires time, storage, and work

[Knipps]

even if the car got put back together it'd still be a "hit" car and will never drive the same

personally id put it back together myself and sell it but that requires time, storage, and work

it's an idea, i don't think my parents would kill me for having it sit in the driveway for a while :lol:

i have a brand new back bumper, tail pannel, rear renforcement and both taillights, ithe were all new gm parts on a car for 3 weeks untill it hit a cable vishion van at a red light, parts are black,

how much would you be asking for all of it?

[Frosty]

seriously...thats all the car looks like it needs....is there any other damamge other then what is shown in the pix?

It needs more than that. The way it was hit there is probably rear body/floor damage

[Frosty]

Ryan, do you have a copy of the estimate? I'm curious to what exactly they wrote.

I'm an auto damage appraiser, I do this stuff every day. If you need any help PM me.

Glad everyone is alright :)

[Knipps]

Ryan, do you have a copy of the estimate? I'm curious to what exactly they wrote.

I'm an auto damage appraiser, I do this stuff every day. If you need any help PM me.

Glad everyone is alright :)

thanks Frosty, i thought i remembered someone mentioning that..
when i get the quote from my dad i'll be sure to forward the information to you

i called yesterday and he said that they had only told him it was totaled and requested the mileage on it.

[NightRydaSS]

hey, no one was hurt, be thankful for that. i had a '90 Trans Am GTA, show room condition, ram air hood, flowmaster exhaust, ect...and was rearended at a stop light by some 17 yr old kid. car folded up like an accordian, but i wasn't seriously hurt.

cars can be replaced man, ppl can't.

[99TA]

that sucks

[Knipps]

according to my dad the insurance company said i keep the car [still totaled]
and i'm getting $4,012 to fix it.

[BonzoHansen]

according to my dad the insurance company said i keep the car [still totaled] and i'm getting $4,012 to fix it.That usually means a salvage title. Are you going to fix it or part it out? If you are parting it out, will they give you more if you don't keep the car?

[Knipps]

That usually means a salvage title. Are you going to fix it or part it out? If you are parting it out, will they give you more if you don't keep the car?

i don't think they're going to give me more if i don't keep the car, i think i'm going to fix the bumper/panel/taillight and throw it on the market

there's enough 4th gens parted out on here :lol:

[BonzoHansen]

You might ask. I had that happen. Well, they offered $1000. When I asked to keep it, I got the car & $600.

I have no idea, but will the salvage title hurt your attempt to resell it? I thought NJ was tough on those.

[V]

if you dont turn the title over to insurance and the tow yard gets the job of disposing the car, you can usually buy the car back easily and youll still have a clean title.

if it does become a salvage title, getting it street legal here in NJ is easy. i bought a salvage motorcycle a few years back and went through the whole process first hand. No trouble at all, worst part was waiting for the scheaduled inspection date at morristown.

DO NOT FIX IT TO RE-SELL. (fix for yourself is fine) fixing it with plans to just seell it is a huge waste of money. to fix it enough and properly it will cost more than you think and you will not be able to sell it for nearly what you want. take the 4k, sell the car AS-IS and be done with it.