Damn...that thing is crazy!

OP..that is some shitty ass luck!

 

Shop is telling me it might be a total.

Didn't think it would come to that...how would they come to that?

 

when the parts and labor cost more than half of the cars value. when they take the piece off to get a better look it shows a lot more.

 

There is no other person, he took off... The insurance company has nobody else to pay for this, but themselves.

 

wow people are really idiotic. sorry OP

 

Dang this might be a total...estimate is around $6800. Parts alone was about $3800. This sucks if it's a total loss, never expected I would lose the car.

 

Good news, State Farm's gonna cover it; not deemed a total!

I still have an Acura!

 

sweet. u making it to the april meet

 

Is this thing even legit? They spelled Safety wrong...

 

hey w/ all those weird engine problems like the "bounce" and the strange idle sound, I figured you would have wanted a total.

may want to consider using the money for another car and selling the way it is.

 

You know, I did think about that. But deep down inside (and after having this rental for a week), I realized that I really like the TL even with those problems. I'm more of a problem solver than a replacer, if that makes sense, so it kinda feels good to debug/diagnose. It's like computers - if someone I know has a virus/malware, I like trying to get rid of it myself vs. using some tool that does it for you, or even doing a complete reinstall of Windows.

Sometimes starting all over is nice, but there's no fun in that!

And also, I don't wanna have to deal with trying to find a new car and all that other stuff, especially at this time. If they did total it, I would've just deposited the money in the bank, and if I decided on buying a new car, it wouldn't be a luxury car - something basic / not more than $3k.

Rajca, I still plan on making the meet.

 

sorry to add this pain but if you were in Miami and you came to my shop this is what it would look like

- Rear right door - dont know i have to check
- Front right fender - $135
- Front right headlight - $100
- Front right foglight - $120 for the pair
- Front Bumper - $260
- Hood - $300
- Right-side paint job - $750

These prices come from a few TL's we've fixed from the auction and shipped to the bahamas, puerto rico or any eastern Caribbean island

 

What the heck, now they're saying it is a loss and need to establish its value!!?!??! This is ridiculous.

Is there any way to convince State Farm that it's not a loss?

 

Retail on your car is only ~10K. That probably explains State Farms view on things. Estimate was ~6800, theyre probably not going to fix it based on retail.

Hope all works out for you..

 

Well, it was fun while it lasted guys.

Time to move on...estimate came out to over $8k. Based on what they've offered, I don't end up losing that much.

Hate to go, but hey...it's just a car. Good thing I don't mod.

 

^

Get a 3G TL duuuude!

 

^ lol. I'm buying a car for under $4k this time.

 

NOOOOO. nver take thier first offer!!!! and part out what you can!!!!

 

how does the amount they're offering you compare to other tl's in your area listed for sale? there could be significant room to negotiate and get more money.

 

i pay 103.00 a month for full coverage

you get alot of tickets?

 

buy the car back from them and then fix it with the money they give u


or buy my 03tl-p for the money the insurance gives u i take very good car of it, unlike my tl-s

 

State Farm told me due to state law, I can't buy the car back...if I would've had an '00 or earlier, I could've. Regardless, I wouldn't have bought it back just to part out or get it fixed anyway - don't have the time or patience.

The number they gave was more than what I paid, but if you add the maintenance stuff (105k & other stuff), I lost a couple hundred, so to me that's not that bad.

Rockstar21, I have 1 ticket on my record (no seatbelt).

 

you cant buy it back? what are they going to do with it? thats BS! i'd get it back and part it out. especially since you know the market for acura parts will be good with you being a zine member and all.

 

Ridiculous that this happened and people wanna run after hitting someone elses vehicle.

 

Yup it's state law. All they do is sell it to the salvage yards (be on the lookout Illinois people!).


http://www.carinsurance.com/kb/content38270.aspx
...which validates their claim that if I had an '00 model, I could've been able to.

 

Anybody need the Helm manual, some O2 sensors, intake resonator, mid-muffler, or a defective '02 air box you can fix, hit me with a PM...or check the BM soon.

 

helm manual, what car and year?

 

o wait disregard my post in the other thread new person

 

For the 99-2003 TL/TLs.

They're the ones from the pictures in this thread.

 

how much?

 

$65 shipped. I'll do a local exchange too.
BM Thread

 

better hope the right frame isnt bent i had a collision at low speed my headlight was trashed along with hood and fender at first it was a little over 2k to fix then they discoverd my frame was bent and that brung the tottal to 5500. allstate insurence went up 75 bucks.

 

dannnggg how many miles did you have on the car? my car was hit back in march of 07 had 65K miles on it. 13K worth of damage and after labor total cost was 16K! and they didnt even declare it as a total......

 

That sucks man...but im really not surprised that the estimate was that high. A lady pulled out in front of me, i managed to swerve and just get scraped (minor to the point that when the car is wet you can barely see them) on the drivers side doors and rolled the fender a bit, and the estimate was 715 bucks.

But like you said, its just a car, and you were able to walk away from it. Thats the important thing

 

I had 121k miles on it when it happened.

 

whats goin on with the car? if the thing is still in your name start ripping stuff out. whats your is yours. i need some parts here and there. see if i cant make you some extra cash during this horrible situation. mode motor for sure!! i'm tired of not having defrost!!!

 

Already got my check & already bought a new car. The TL is long gone.

 

off topic, but what car did u buy?

 

Infiniti I35. I like the TL better though.

 

I had a similar accident in my 07 TL-S w/ 24K miles. Insurance estimate came up to $14K (~4500 parts, remainder in labor).

My insurance had to pay the bill since the other driver changed his number the day of the accident.

Since it wasn't my fault, they said they wouldn't raise my rates; however, 3 weeks later I got a letter saying my rates were going up due to a speeding ticket I picked up 2 years ago.