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Frosty

07-19-2016, 11:22 AM

I don't even see the point of owning anything nice nowadays because people just mess it up. Driving home on Street Road Sunday night...in the left lane...an elderly guy who had no business having his license just flat out stops for no reason on a 45mph road...I slam on the brakes, almost come to a complete stop(still had room to stop) when a new Pathfinder towing a boat slams into me doing 50+mph....I give up....I really do. Didn't even make my first ****ing payment...1484 miles on her.

I don't think it's gonna be enough to total it and quite honestly I don't want the car back....the value is now completely destroyed and the car will never drive the same....so sad. :(

At least the old **** got a few tickets and may have to take his driver's test again...I hope he fails.

Frosty

07-19-2016, 11:23 AM

:( :( :(

WildBillyT

07-19-2016, 11:25 AM

Sucks about the car for sure, but did you come away OK?

Jersey Mike

07-19-2016, 11:29 AM

Yeah, I don't know what to say to that one. That's ******. Sorry, Tone. And agreed, I'd imagine that's nowhere near totaled .

Frosty

07-19-2016, 11:30 AM

Sucks about the car for sure, but did you come away OK?

Numb on my left side, most likely a pinched nerve. Gotta get tests

jeff wilson

07-19-2016, 12:24 PM

That F'n blows

NJ Torque

07-19-2016, 12:39 PM

Sucks brother. Glad your OK....

noboundreez2345

07-19-2016, 12:56 PM

That sucks but glad your ok.

Blackbirdws6

07-19-2016, 01:27 PM

Ughhhhhhh. This is one of my fears. Get a new car, everything is good and then wham. Hope nothing serious is wrong with you.

Jersey Mike

07-19-2016, 01:27 PM

Tow that bitch to Duke. :rofl:

(Too soon?)

unstable bob gable

07-19-2016, 03:07 PM

Sucks all the way around. Nice looking Camaro has to be subjected to that bs.

elle

07-19-2016, 03:29 PM

Horrible, hope it all works out

Featherburner

07-19-2016, 03:50 PM

That sucks! Sorry Tony.

Frosty

07-19-2016, 04:12 PM

Tow that bitch to Duke. :rofl:

(Too soon?)

lol, I got a chuckle out of it lol.

I'm still waiting on the estimate, I really really don't want the car back, it'll never be the same but the car stickered in the high high 40's...it's gonna take a lot to total it...hopefully they can look at the damage and deem it a constructive total loss.

07-19-2016, 07:48 PM

That sucks, sorry to hear.

I always fear the first door ding, this is a little more... ouch.

For some odd reason if it does get fixed and you can grab that damaged front bumper, Id like it. I have that prototype headlight from the '16 camaro(was listed on ebay before the car was revealed) and I'd like a front bumper to mount it to my garage wall with, kinda like the car broke though the wall, lol.

Punkmaster 98

07-19-2016, 08:18 PM

Sorry to hear, hopefully it all works out

sweetbmxrider

07-20-2016, 06:52 AM

Sucks man. Going off of the pics, it looks very repairable. It also looks mostly cosmetic with minimal structure damage. If you take it to a good body shop, you shouldn't have a single issue with the car post repair. My buddy likes to pull cars into better than factory spec :lol: The biggest problem will be getting parts since it is brand new. Maybe they'll find a couple kinks in the roof or frame rails and it will total ;-)

edpontiac91

07-20-2016, 07:55 AM

SUCKS would be not enough for most of us:evil:. Hope no side effects on the health side. It would tough bullet to bite, but if it not totaled, trade it back in after repairs are made and see what the Dealer cost would be to replace it. You also now have a CARFAX stamp on the vehicles record that will follow it around and will hurt its resale value.

sully91rs

07-20-2016, 11:42 AM

Terrible. Makes me not want to take my car out of the garage even more.

Maybe look into "Diminished Value" property loss. Sounds like it exists for this exact case, brand new car get significant damage, no way to return it to pre-accident value when factoring in accident history.

IROCZman15

07-20-2016, 06:25 PM

wow man, that is a complete tragedy. so sorry for you . sucks big time

3.4 grape of wrath

07-21-2016, 02:04 PM

Wow that sucks! Hope it all works out OK for you.

maroman88

07-22-2016, 12:23 AM

what.the.****.

Frosty

07-22-2016, 06:27 PM

$19k in damages...still fixing it. It's actually not as bad as it looks, the parts are crazy expensive. I still don't want it back but the car stickered for almost $50K, it would take a lot to total it.

Yes, already lawyered up, going after lost wages, diminished value, I just lost at least 20% on the value now with a ****** CarFax. I'm still out of work, seem like it might be a pinched nerve in my back.

This is such a ****** situation. I hope the elderly **** has to retake his test and he fails miserably.

NJ Torque

07-25-2016, 10:37 AM

So ******. His insurance picking it up, I hope?

qwikz28

07-25-2016, 10:48 AM

sweetbmxrider

07-25-2016, 11:02 AM

Sorry man, that really stinks. :(

My sister recently crashed her SUV. The value was about $45k and the damages were estimated at $20-25k. Geico still totaled the car out as they figured the car could be auctioned in its current state for about the difference in value so it didn't make fiscal sense to repair it. I wonder why they didn't do the same for you since that car, with that motor, could still fetch a pretty penny at the auction.

Depends on the company. They all have different thresholds etc but the same motivation....

http://rlv.zcache.com/dollar_sign_eyes_sticker-ra34da77665d243eea60412a5dc1a3aed_v9waf_8byvr_630. jpg?view_padding=%5B285%2C0%2C285%2C0%5D

Frosty

07-25-2016, 12:37 PM

It's not even at 50% of ACV, it's not near the total loss threshold.

They're tearing down the front today but probably won't find much. I'm torn, I love this car, I can swap out the exhaust since the factory is $2400 so I can pocket some $$$ there, we're going after diminished value on the car so I can use that to pay some off or pay off other bills....but on the flip side the car very well may never be the same...and if they total it at least I wouldn't have a car payment for a while until I decided what to do.

I don't know...just super frustrating right now.

Frosty

07-25-2016, 12:49 PM

So ******. His insurance picking it up, I hope?

I'm going through my insurance(USAA) for the repairs, I'll let them go after the other insurance company for reimbursement, then my lawyer is going after his insurance company directly for lost wages(still out of work), medical bills that will exceed my policy limit, diminished value, loss of us, etc.

sweetbmxrider

07-25-2016, 01:22 PM

Hope this doesn't come across wrong but there's no way the pathfinder impacted you at 50+mph with a boat on the hitch. Its probably closer to half that, maybe a good bit less since it seems like it went over the top of your reinforcement bar in the rear and didn't do as much damage as I would expect/have seen. But I guess since you hit into the old guy some energy had to accelerate you again. I wonder, did the pathfinder end up jack-knifed? I tow mva's etc and spend too much time in a body shop so this **** interests me :lol:

Your pinched nerve/numbness is no joke though and I feel bad for you there. Hope that is just temporary and heals quickly. Did your air bags deploy?

Frosty

07-25-2016, 01:38 PM

He said he was doing 45-50mph. There a bunch of damage on the floor that can't be seen in the pics, he hit me good...maybe not 50 but definitely not 25mph.

He didn't jackknife to my knowledge, he ended up stopping what I would guess is a few hundred feet up the road. Air bags did not pop.

sweetbmxrider

07-25-2016, 06:44 PM

Thanks for the response. Wish you the best with your recovery!

Frosty

07-27-2016, 01:39 PM

Car=totaled....$33k in damage.

Blackbirdws6

07-27-2016, 01:42 PM

Wow. Well that's what you hoped for. You going to get another one or something else? I'm sure your first priority is getting better though.

Frosty

07-27-2016, 01:50 PM

Getting better is priority one, possible spinal cord issues, gotta get an MRI. I'll worry about another one of these cars later

WildBillyT

07-27-2016, 01:53 PM

Saw on FB. Hope the medical stuff gets better quick!

Jersey Mike

07-27-2016, 03:41 PM

Ooof. Sorry to hear about the spinal cord stuff, Tony. Hope you heal up quick!!

So what else did they find that took it from 20-25k to 33k in damage?

Frosty

07-27-2016, 04:56 PM

Ooof. Sorry to hear about the spinal cord stuff, Tony. Hope you heal up quick!!

So what else did they find that took it from 20-25k to 33k in damage?

A ton of suspension damage, damage got into the cradle. The parts prices killed it, out of that $33k 20k was parts...crazy.

sweetbmxrider

07-28-2016, 06:28 AM

Damn man, hope you turn out ok....That is scary stuff.

Frosty

07-28-2016, 07:22 AM

I'm just angry right now but it's life. You deal with it and move on I guess.

zraffz

07-28-2016, 11:56 AM

This actually makes the gears in my head start spinning. Like you said, the resale value on that car has just dropped tremendously... I'm not saying you are the type of person to do this but would it be possible to sue somebody for the depreciation of it?

Sure, his insurance will fix it but it's not worth what it previously was.

Edit:
I missed page two of this.

ThoR294

07-28-2016, 02:36 PM

Jesus man. I'm glad you're recovering. That is my fear too driving any of my prized possessions around (bird, vfr). Yours is just a lot more expensive!

qwikz28

07-28-2016, 04:27 PM

I hope you feel better, man. What's the status with the spine?

Jersey Mike

07-28-2016, 05:56 PM

Diminished value claims are very much real.

Frosty

07-28-2016, 11:34 PM

I hope you feel better, man. What's the status with the spine?

MRI on Monday

Frosty

07-28-2016, 11:34 PM

Diminished value claims are very much real.

They are but since it's totaled it doesn't matter now.

chemicalstylez

07-31-2016, 12:22 PM

i know the feeling. My WS6 has been hit twice in the last 3 years, once parked and the other on RT 45 in jersey when some guy in a mini van blew a red light and took the nose of the car right off. Been debating on selling it myself.

Hope you have a speedy and easy recovery, but a rear end accident at that speed is brutal on your back; i can attest to it.

Frosty

08-06-2016, 04:05 PM

MRI should have just said "you're screwed" on it. A few ruptured discs, a herniated disc and a fractured one(but not letting any of the fluid out) which is causing major compression on a few nerve roots. Lost my new job over this too. All I know is that this better break the limited tort threshold so my lawyer can lawyer the hell out of everyone else involved. Needless to say I won't be in the car game for quite a while, hell unless I can get disability I maybe not even have a home in a few months....but this is life and you just gotta roll with the punches.

Did I mention I hate elderly people that can't drive?