DarkBlue

I was headed south on MO 367 approching Halls Ferry Circle.
Some chickenhead driving a 90 Blazer jumps the median. BAM!!! Drivers side from the front to the middle of the rear door.
I'll post pics in the morning...

4u2nv

damn man, sorri to hear, at least ur aite? righ? good luck tho with eveything else

NYZGREATST

ouch, sorry to hear man.

whatwasthat

damn, sorry to hear man. good luck bro w/ everything, i think that's the worst place to get hit.

ayethetiense

yikes! sorry to hear that.... maybe your insurance will total your car and you can join us over on the 3Gen forums

t0ast

as long as you're ok, man

subtledreamer

glad to hear you are fine man... as painful as it is to see your car get whrecked, nothings as bad as bodily injury and... well, you know what im referring to.

and hope things work out soon enough!

chris_222

Women , kids who just got their license , and peeps over 75 should stay off the road , THEY JUST CAN"T DRIVE!

Comet2404

Sorry to hear about this. Yes, there are some non-driving fools out there. Hell, they dont even need to be in a car. I hit this damned pedestrian last year. He jumped in front of my car wanting an insurance claim. hehe, he didn't see the cop 2 cars behind though, and he went to jail for jaywalking and something else. I just ended up with a scuffed rim, a blown tire, and a huge dent in my hood. Dammit all.

Dtls

Damn bra, sorry to hear about your loss. I know that intersection (roundabout) your talking about (native son), shit happens there alot. I think they're worse here in Colorado. My '92 Max was rearended 3 times, '97 I30 rearended 3 times, and my baby '02 Type S was hit in a parking lot with $900 damage to the rear passenger side door 5 months after I got her. This Aug will be a year The jacked-up thing about it is I know who did it, but I have no witnesses, his word against mine. I have a feeling that street justice will prevail in my matter, or could it be just a hunch i'm having.

aaronnn

damn.. i hate stupid drivers. they should all just stay off the road.

DarkBlue

So, how bad is it? Here are the pics:











The body shop picked it up today.

Bareback

Ouch!

55M2G7L

how much is that gonna set you back?

Comet2404

Oh hell no... Dumbass non-driving fools. You should have gotten out and beat him on the head several times with a blunt object!!!!! grrrrrrr

fsttyms1

bummer!

DarkBlue

Does it make sense that a body shop wants a signed auth. to start repairs but haven't prepared an estimate? Its a CARSTAR franchise.
I'm not a body mech. but the last time I had a wreck, I got an estimate BEFORE I had an auth. form to sign.

What's the deal?

03CoupeV6

I wouldn't sign anything without the estimate in writing on the same sheet.

Comet2404

TOTALLY agree!

DerrickM

Oh man, that sucks! I know the feeling though--got rear-ended a few months ago.

Make sure you get a referral on the body shop--you want a good shop.

Is the other party's insurance covering everything?

DarkBlue

I have Allstate. So far the have been somewhat proactive with everything. They recomended the shop, which I ddidn't have a problem with since I did business with them before (another vehicle).

The other insurance company (Traders Ins.) called the day before and tried to imply that it may have been my fault.

I 'm like - " She came over a 5 - 6 ft wide median, and broadsided me! How can you ASSume that I was unobservant or negligent?"

I want to now if its a total, 'cause from what can see its like this:

1.) Front bumper - $295.00
2.) Drvr Side fender - 285.00
3.) Drvr Door (complete)- 850.00 est.
4.) Drvr rear door (com) - 1000.00 est.
5.) Headlight Assembly - 360.00 est.
6.) Mirror - 210.00
7.) Hood (if cant salvage)- 600.00

Total - $3600.00

This is just my estimate based on what I can see is wrong.
I haven't factored in the frame rack time, or other damage, paint or labor.
So It may end up about $5k - 7k job.

Kelly Blue book gives me $9100 in good condition w/ 127K miles, owing about $6400 on it.

So peeps, give me some commentary on my assessment of the situation...

geauxcubs

I got tagged on the last six inches of the rear bumper of my '01. Mountaineer doing 50 in a 25 in the rain. Slight tear in one spot of his bumper cover and $8800 + in damage and both frame rails ripped off the bottom of the TL. Allstate says he just hit the sweet spot on the end of the structural bumper. Considering the damage, I barely felt it. Thoughts?

03CoupeV6

Darkblue:

If your TL is a 1999 with 127k miles, the damage it has is probably enough to consider it a total loss.

DarkBlue

Well, the body shop called today...
$5500 for the repair but...
The car had been in a prior accident (previous owner) and the cheap beeyatch
did not do a full and proper repair according to the shop.
Verdict? - $4700 to repair that damage.

Body shop won't do the current repair w/o doing the prior damage repair first (supposedly due to some liability issue on their part.) Ins. co. is only going for their part ($5500).

All I wanted was to drive my baby, now it looks like I am well and truly f#cked...
I have no idea what to do next.

Okay, commentary (I doesn't matter what kind)...