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Old 10-11-2002, 11:39 AM
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Goodbye CLS...

this is what happens when u loan your brother your car.





dont know what i'm gonna do.
Old 10-11-2002, 11:40 AM
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Sorry to see that man--As long as he was OK, thats what insurance is for!
Old 10-11-2002, 11:41 AM
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oh no, i'm going to :'( :'(


That's why nobody touches my car......

Do you have insurance, what did they say?
Old 10-11-2002, 11:42 AM
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WOW


That sucks

I'm sorry for you... was it a younger brother??
Old 10-11-2002, 11:44 AM
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older.. he's 28... i guess he thought he was driving his 740 in the rain

insurance is good... now i know why i pay so much
Old 10-11-2002, 11:46 AM
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Oh, my aching ass? Was he drunk?
Old 10-11-2002, 11:46 AM
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nooooooooooooo

sorry man
Old 10-11-2002, 11:47 AM
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Man, that sucks...

Hope he was ok.

What happened???
Old 10-11-2002, 11:48 AM
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COMPLETELY totalled?!

What did he hit?

Sorry dude!
Old 10-11-2002, 11:51 AM
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Sorry dude.

Be prepared to bend over and take it from the insurance company on that one. NJ insurance sucks to begin with. God forbid you get a ticket or get in an accident.
Old 10-11-2002, 11:52 AM
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he would never drink and drive.. he was sober
he hit a wedge barrier on an offramp...
Old 10-11-2002, 11:54 AM
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Sorry dude.
What happened?
Old 10-11-2002, 11:59 AM
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Man that sux. I hope you get things worked out.
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may she rest in peace.....i hope he pays your detuctable for you at least!! and any other cost you have due to this, id be like "dude, your my bro, and i love you, but YOU are paying for every CENT of my insurance increase!!!"
Old 10-11-2002, 12:05 PM
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Damn Moses, that really sucks

right after you got your Satellite radio installed too...

best of luck deciding on a new car man...
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dude, sell me your navi system!! ill give you all the parts from my car to convert yours to a "non-navi" car!!
Old 10-11-2002, 12:35 PM
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Not a good idea...

If the car is totalled, it becomes property of the insurance company. Combine that with the fact that they probably have on file that it's a NAVI CLS... Not a good move if you ask me.
Old 10-11-2002, 01:46 PM
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u guys think its totalled? i went to go look at it this morning i almost threw up....

does my sound system become part or the ins comp property too?
Old 10-11-2002, 01:51 PM
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This sucks man. Hope he is ok.
I think its prolly not totalled but there is about 11 grand of damage here. All the audio stuff is yours to keep, insurance wont have much to do with it unless you they knew b4 hand it was in the car.
Old 10-11-2002, 01:57 PM
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i say strip as much of it as u can.

get those hids out and sell them too

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Old 10-11-2002, 02:03 PM
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I hope your Bro is OK.
It's sad to see any car like that especially a Cl.
1. Use this as an excuse to never let anyone drive your car again. (Especially your brother)
2. Use Zaino it is supposed to repel everything including off ramp rashes - trying to "rub off" a little humor
Old 10-11-2002, 02:19 PM
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Originally posted by YuppieCL
u guys think its totalled
Yes, that is SAD to see Moses.

It’s probably totaled because I’ve seen pictures here of cars that didn’t look THAT bad and they ended up being totaled.
A hit like that to the REAR would probably be fixable, but that looks terminal.

Of course we’re all guessing and that’s up to the “professionals” to decide.

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Old 10-11-2002, 02:37 PM
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fuck.... so youre telling me that i have to get all my car stereo equipment out of my car or else it belongs to the insurance company?
Old 10-11-2002, 02:40 PM
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Damn Moses... sorry to hear that. As long as everyone's OK... however, sorry about the car....
Old 10-11-2002, 03:12 PM
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Not unless your stereo equipment is not worth prying out and is worth less than 1,00o dollars.
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Originally posted by YuppieCL
fuck.... so youre telling me that i have to get all my car stereo equipment out of my car or else it belongs to the insurance company?
Talk to the insurance company before you do anything drastic.
Old 10-11-2002, 03:19 PM
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theres about $2600 worth of audio stuff
Old 10-11-2002, 04:12 PM
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Take any of it out that's still in working order. Either sell it or keep it for whatever car you get next.
Old 10-11-2002, 06:26 PM
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Damn dude, sorry about the accident. Hope your brother was alright...just a car, right?

My GSR was totalled and while working with the insurance, they basically told me that the car will still need a radio and wheels and tires and all that, but I was free to go there to swap things out or take things back that weren't on the list of how they priced things out. I mean, you will have an argument on the settlement if you can prove what all the equipment cost in the car. I wanted to grab my Clifford alarm and they told me to go ahead since it wasn't on the settlement list, but I left it 'cause the car was in LA and I live in Phoenix. I actually got more than what I thought they'd give me, but it was still less than what I think I should've got if I sold it myself. But my car was pretty much stock.

Dude, if it's not totalled, the car will never be the same. I mean, looks like there is probably some engine damage.

My guess is that, unless the frame was tweaked, this car won't be deemed a "hazard to drive". But in anycase, pick a good place to fix it if they can. If it's totalled, argue with them for the settlement price...my uncle successfully argued for an extra $1000 for his minivan before. I wasn't successful on my GSR though. They say they will reimburse you "market value" which means they will check around to see what others bought their cars for (used, similar model). My agent told me to check the AutoTrader to get an idea of what I should expect. But if you added a ton of stuff into the car, keep that in mind and be ready to negotiate with them. But if you take something off the car, they will need something to replace it with...like if you take your wheels and tires, be sure you bring back the old crappy ones.

Once again, sorry to see this tragedy, but at least everyone is alright.
Old 10-11-2002, 06:53 PM
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I'd go rip out the stereo because they think(unless your paying more for a custom system) your rolling with stock. but I'd try to salvage as much as possible
if they total it. I'd basically "clean the car" rip out the seats,rip out the Navigation system,rip off the wheels, take as much as you can MAKE SURE YOU GET THE Acura symbol so some ricer civic can buy it on e-bay . but you'd be surprised at some of the stuff you could get on e-bay.
because if it's totalled they are required by law to send it to the junkyard and eventally crush it.
Old 10-11-2002, 07:08 PM
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rip it out and put in the non navi stuff!! seriously, they wont care as long as the other stuff is there.
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because if it's totalled they are required by law to send it to the junkyard and eventally crush it.
ummm..sorry to break the news to you Water-S, but that is not true.....they are no required by law to crush it...did you ever hear of a salvage car????
Old 10-11-2002, 10:20 PM
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Sorry sight on the eyes, at least everyone was alright. Any updates on the insurance end? Seems like a few CL/TL has bit the dust lately...
Old 10-12-2002, 03:11 AM
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Accident happens. Car is a dead thing, as long as the person is okay, you can get a nicer car later.
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why wasnt he driving his 740i???

Also, practically anything with damage to the major front end, intruding into the engine bay is totalled. THE ACL has most of its money there, the tranny 1 k, the engine 10 k, chassis/structure 4k

Remember there are always labor costs as well...

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Old 10-12-2002, 06:34 PM
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Damn........Atleast everyone is OK. Hey can I buy your road lamps from you?
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i didn't feel like reading all of the posts, but can you file under his insurance?
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sorry to hear about your car. thank god ur bro is alright. good luck with the insurance & a new car.
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Another smashed CL-S!?

What's up with smashed silver CL-S's this week?

First YuppieCL's ride, and just this morning I passed an accident scene around 10:00 on Route 46 West in Wayne by Willowbrook where it splits off into 46, 80 and 23. Damage was very similar to YuppieCL's, smashed front end. Hope everyone was ok.
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