Crashed TLX Type-S 6 days ago...
#41
This is yet another reminder that Acura is a premium brand and not luxury. There's no way the Germans would allow this to slide (pun intended)!
#42
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Welcome to NYC.. It's such a mess over there. 1010 WINS has been reporting drivers are speeding more than ever before since Covid and accidents / deaths are on the rise. For the life of me I don't understand why anyone would spend their hard earn money to drive their vehicle beyond reckless like that.
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This all comes from driver inexperience. Cars can only make up for so much of you being in over your head.
If I had had the power that comes standard in almost all vehicles today when I was 17, I would be dead.
I tell my stepkids all the time, the reason I'm a decent driver is from driving like an asshole and knowing how the
car will react, knowing to look ahead and always know your path or back the fuck off. The main one that I've
gotten better at with age though is, if you have to weave, it ain't the time to drive like that. Emotion and testosterone
are a deadly combo. Back the fuck off and turn the Manilow up.
If I had had the power that comes standard in almost all vehicles today when I was 17, I would be dead.
I tell my stepkids all the time, the reason I'm a decent driver is from driving like an asshole and knowing how the
car will react, knowing to look ahead and always know your path or back the fuck off. The main one that I've
gotten better at with age though is, if you have to weave, it ain't the time to drive like that. Emotion and testosterone
are a deadly combo. Back the fuck off and turn the Manilow up.
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#45
I feel for you man. Shitty bit of luck that is. Hope you’re not without the car for too long.
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I don’t know what the threshold is with collisions before frame damage can occur but I’d think the frame should be fine. However, in my mind, I keep thinking what if it’s bent and I need a new car. Getting my hands on a Apex Blue w/ Red interior Type S is going to be a nightmare. In my mind this is the car I want and if it needed to be replaced it’s the only car I’ll accept. So we shall see.
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I don’t know what the threshold is with collisions before frame damage can occur but I’d think the frame should be fine. However, in my mind, I keep thinking what if it’s bent and I need a new car. Getting my hands on a Apex Blue w/ Red interior Type S is going to be a nightmare. In my mind this is the car I want and if it needed to be replaced it’s the only car I’ll accept. So we shall see.
it doesnt look like a hard hit to where it completely crumpled the unibody frame.
it will be pulled back out to factory specs and you will be back in the car! hopefully!
the impact completely missed the crash beam bumper.
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if the unibody frame is tweaked, it can be pulled out back to factory specs.
it doesnt look like a hard hit to where it completely crumpled the unibody frame.
it will be pulled back out to factory specs and you will be back in the car! hopefully!
the impact completely missed the crash beam bumper.
it doesnt look like a hard hit to where it completely crumpled the unibody frame.
it will be pulled back out to factory specs and you will be back in the car! hopefully!
the impact completely missed the crash beam bumper.
it doesn’t look too bad. I just can’t drive it until it’s fixed due to the sensors going off randomly due to them being lodged in the bumper.
#50
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I'm so sorry for you! That seriously bites! Did the person who hit you stop and stay for the police report? I got rear-ended once, and the guy fled the scene like a bat out of hell.
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#51
Thats what I’m thinking. It wasn’t too hard honestly. I barely moved and I was doing 25 in a 25 and she, coming out of the same turn I did, slammed the gas and slammed right into me. She had no bumper damage other than her plate falling off but her car was smoking and leaking fluids.
it doesn’t look too bad. I just can’t drive it until it’s fixed due to the sensors going off randomly due to them being lodged in the bumper.
it doesn’t look too bad. I just can’t drive it until it’s fixed due to the sensors going off randomly due to them being lodged in the bumper.
Hope you get your car back soon!
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Also, I’m okay. Her car had no bumper damage but her radiator was gone and her car was smoking. Not even sure how that happened.
My damage appears to be trunk area and bumper. I had to struggle to open the battery compartment because it’s slightly pushed in but I got it open. That foam for the tire fixer was wedged in a bit. Doesn’t look too serious but still frustrating because body shops are telling me it will be about a month before it even gets started for repair.
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A few images attempting to show the damage within the bumper area. It looks to me that the trunk was only pushed in slightly so I figure that’ll be a swap out with a new bumper. Trunk lid looks okay but they’ll be the judge of that. It may need to be repainted due to some scratches that may be a bit deep.
The passenger rear quarter panel chipped about an inch line on the inside where the trunk lid meets so I figure that’ll need a repaint also as touching it up would be easy to see.
Beyond that my car is telling me my Traction Control system and other systems are disabled and need service. But that may be due to disconnecting the battery to shut the puddle lights off as those weren’t triggered before disconnection. I realized I should have just pushed the trigger switch in the trunk so the car thinks it’s closed. No big deal though.
I wish I could get better photos but it appears this should be a quick fix once the car gets into the shop. I’m told it’ll be a month before they can work on it though. 😩
The passenger rear quarter panel chipped about an inch line on the inside where the trunk lid meets so I figure that’ll need a repaint also as touching it up would be easy to see.
Beyond that my car is telling me my Traction Control system and other systems are disabled and need service. But that may be due to disconnecting the battery to shut the puddle lights off as those weren’t triggered before disconnection. I realized I should have just pushed the trigger switch in the trunk so the car thinks it’s closed. No big deal though.
I wish I could get better photos but it appears this should be a quick fix once the car gets into the shop. I’m told it’ll be a month before they can work on it though. 😩
#56
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Those are likely from having the battery disconnected. Happened to me when I had it disconnected when installing the door trim pieces. They cleared after driving for a minute or two.
Sorry to hear about the accident. Glad you're okay and hopefully the car gets repaired soon.
Sorry to hear about the accident. Glad you're okay and hopefully the car gets repaired soon.
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Those are likely from having the battery disconnected. Happened to me when I had it disconnected when installing the door trim pieces. They cleared after driving for a minute or two.
Sorry to hear about the accident. Glad you're okay and hopefully the car gets repaired soon.
Sorry to hear about the accident. Glad you're okay and hopefully the car gets repaired soon.
also, any way to find my radio code? It said I can hold down power for 10 seconds to access radio which I did but I assume it’s temporary. There’s no code in my manual so I assume the dealer has to tell me? Not that it’s important as I won’t be driving it until it’s fixed.
As for time frame. Won’t be in the shop until the third or fourth week of September.
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#58
For sure. The lights weren’t on after the accident. They came on after disconnecting the battery.
also, any way to find my radio code? It said I can hold down power for 10 seconds to access radio which I did but I assume it’s temporary. There’s no code in my manual so I assume the dealer has to tell me? Not that it’s important as I won’t be driving it until it’s fixed.
As for time frame. Won’t be in the shop until the third or fourth week of September.
also, any way to find my radio code? It said I can hold down power for 10 seconds to access radio which I did but I assume it’s temporary. There’s no code in my manual so I assume the dealer has to tell me? Not that it’s important as I won’t be driving it until it’s fixed.
As for time frame. Won’t be in the shop until the third or fourth week of September.
As for the radio, I know with my old CR-V, I took it to the dealer and the service writers just ran the VIN and were able to get my radio code. They wrote it down for me on a business card if I ever needed it in the future, which I did since any time the battery was disconnected the code needed to be re-entered.
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Glad you're ok. Hopefully they can repair it to looking like new again with no discernible signs it was ever in a collision.
As for the radio, I know with my old CR-V, I took it to the dealer and the service writers just ran the VIN and were able to get my radio code. They wrote it down for me on a business card if I ever needed it in the future, which I did since any time the battery was disconnected the code needed to be re-entered.
As for the radio, I know with my old CR-V, I took it to the dealer and the service writers just ran the VIN and were able to get my radio code. They wrote it down for me on a business card if I ever needed it in the future, which I did since any time the battery was disconnected the code needed to be re-entered.
#60
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For sure. The lights weren’t on after the accident. They came on after disconnecting the battery.
also, any way to find my radio code? It said I can hold down power for 10 seconds to access radio which I did but I assume it’s temporary. There’s no code in my manual so I assume the dealer has to tell me? Not that it’s important as I won’t be driving it until it’s fixed.
As for time frame. Won’t be in the shop until the third or fourth week of September.
also, any way to find my radio code? It said I can hold down power for 10 seconds to access radio which I did but I assume it’s temporary. There’s no code in my manual so I assume the dealer has to tell me? Not that it’s important as I won’t be driving it until it’s fixed.
As for time frame. Won’t be in the shop until the third or fourth week of September.
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Sorry for the unfortunate accident but most importantly, you're OK. After my wife's accident nearly two years ago, which she is still suffering from pain to this day, things can always be worse and change in a blink of an eye. I'm sure insurance will repair the vehicle. Be patient and keep us posted. The process can be a pain in the ass.
#63
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If it makes you feel any better, I’ve been rear-ended four times: once in my black NSX, twice in the R8 V10, and once in the TLX A-Spec. Cars can be fixed. Good thing no one was hurt in your unfortunate accident.
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New bumper, pushed out or new trunk (the metal is bent in slightly), repaired or new trunk lid, repainted quarter panel (the inside edge has an inch long of paint chipped. I can't imagine anything short of a respray would look perfect given how this Apex Blue paint looks and anything less than perfect would be unacceptable.
I'm taking it to my preferred shop tomorrow for them to look at it and write up an estimate and schedule my time slot. They put a reserve in for me when I called but I need to make it official.
Sorry for the unfortunate accident but most importantly, you're OK. After my wife's accident nearly two years ago, which she is still suffering from pain to this day, things can always be worse and change in a blink of an eye. I'm sure insurance will repair the vehicle. Be patient and keep us posted. The process can be a pain in the ass.
A car can be replaced even if it was totaled although I'd have been without a car for months due to the fact I'd have to order another one. But that's nothing compared to suffering bodily injury so I'm grateful for that. It's just easy to get upset over things like this -- especially when the one who caused the accident did so by continuing to accelerate despite a large car being in front of them. It's just that much worse when the car is so new that repairing it seems like a slap to the face.
Sorry to hear about your wife. I hope it becomes more manageable as time goes on.
Glad you're ok. Hopefully they can repair it to looking like new again with no discernible signs it was ever in a collision.
I don't see why not.
As for the radio, I know with my old CR-V, I took it to the dealer and the service writers just ran the VIN and were able to get my radio code. They wrote it down for me on a business card if I ever needed it in the future, which I did since any time the battery was disconnected the code needed to be re-entered.
I don't see why not.
As for the radio, I know with my old CR-V, I took it to the dealer and the service writers just ran the VIN and were able to get my radio code. They wrote it down for me on a business card if I ever needed it in the future, which I did since any time the battery was disconnected the code needed to be re-entered.
I'll definitely be contacting my dealership to get the code. The one thing I am unsure of is why was I able to hold down the power button and bypass the code? It told me I had both options so I used the one I could at that moment. I assume it's a temporary fix and it'll ask me for the code in the near future?
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Officer came to my house to give me the accident information.
She was DUI with the smell of alcohol and they found marijuana in the car too. She is uninsured and the car wasn't registered and she was arrested. She refused to take a blood/urine test at the scene or at the department (of course...) so there is that.
She was DUI with the smell of alcohol and they found marijuana in the car too. She is uninsured and the car wasn't registered and she was arrested. She refused to take a blood/urine test at the scene or at the department (of course...) so there is that.
#67
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If you need to get your radio code, you can use this site: https://radio-navicode.acura.com/
You have to go into the system settings to get the serial number. Just used it to look up mine for future reference.
You have to go into the system settings to get the serial number. Just used it to look up mine for future reference.
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I don’t know when I’ll get a rental. They say it’ll be once the car goes in but I told her I’d need it now. I guess it depends if they deem the car drivable until it’s in the shop. I told them that even if it’s drivable, which is it, the trunk doesn’t close and even tied down water and dirt will enter and ruin the brand new car. She notated that and I’ll stand by it.
im not crazy, right? I’m not letting water build up in this cars trunk… the cabin will smell awful on no time
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Only issue is I don't see how the premium doesn't go up. An incident, even not at fault, is an incident. Auto insurance companies track this since they know the frequency of accidents for any given area.
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My deductible is $250 all around so I used my uninsured coverage.
I don’t know when I’ll get a rental. They say it’ll be once the car goes in but I told her I’d need it now. I guess it depends if they deem the car drivable until it’s in the shop. I told them that even if it’s drivable, which is it, the trunk doesn’t close and even tied down water and dirt will enter and ruin the brand new car. She notated that and I’ll stand by it.
im not crazy, right? I’m not letting water build up in this cars trunk… the cabin will smell awful on no time
I don’t know when I’ll get a rental. They say it’ll be once the car goes in but I told her I’d need it now. I guess it depends if they deem the car drivable until it’s in the shop. I told them that even if it’s drivable, which is it, the trunk doesn’t close and even tied down water and dirt will enter and ruin the brand new car. She notated that and I’ll stand by it.
im not crazy, right? I’m not letting water build up in this cars trunk… the cabin will smell awful on no time
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If my rates go up and I'm held responsible for being a safe driver just because someone was drunk, high and driving uninsured there is a major problem.
I'm also being told she has no home address and has been staying at a hotel. She claimed to have a job but later retracted that and says she doesn't work at all and has no income. The cars VIN number isn't even showing as registered from what the Officer had told me too. Literally the worst type of person to have an issue with as there isn't much I can go after her for.
#72
This is my biggest concern.
If my rates go up and I'm held responsible for being a safe driver just because someone was drunk, high and driving uninsured there is a major problem.
I'm also being told she has no home address and has been staying at a hotel. She claimed to have a job but later retracted that and says she doesn't work at all and has no income. The cars VIN number isn't even showing as registered from what the Officer had told me too. Literally the worst type of person to have an issue with as there isn't much I can go after her for.
If my rates go up and I'm held responsible for being a safe driver just because someone was drunk, high and driving uninsured there is a major problem.
I'm also being told she has no home address and has been staying at a hotel. She claimed to have a job but later retracted that and says she doesn't work at all and has no income. The cars VIN number isn't even showing as registered from what the Officer had told me too. Literally the worst type of person to have an issue with as there isn't much I can go after her for.
You may want to avoid driving that part of the road from now on unless it's a major street you can't avoid.
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At the end of the day, the insurance company has no one to chase so you'll be left holding the bag. As everyone said, you have your health which is the best you can hope for in such an accident.
You may want to avoid driving that part of the road from now on unless it's a major street you can't avoid.
You may want to avoid driving that part of the road from now on unless it's a major street you can't avoid.
It's not a dangerous road. She was just an idiot.
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#74
Cheer up and keep making the right decisions to bring your baby back good as new!
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Officer came to my house to give me the accident information.
She was DUI with the smell of alcohol and they found marijuana in the car too. She is uninsured and the car wasn't registered and she was arrested. She refused to take a blood/urine test at the scene or at the department (of course...) so there is that.
She was DUI with the smell of alcohol and they found marijuana in the car too. She is uninsured and the car wasn't registered and she was arrested. She refused to take a blood/urine test at the scene or at the department (of course...) so there is that.
This is my biggest concern.
If my rates go up and I'm held responsible for being a safe driver just because someone was drunk, high and driving uninsured there is a major problem.
I'm also being told she has no home address and has been staying at a hotel. She claimed to have a job but later retracted that and says she doesn't work at all and has no income. The cars VIN number isn't even showing as registered from what the Officer had told me too. Literally the worst type of person to have an issue with as there isn't much I can go after her for.
If my rates go up and I'm held responsible for being a safe driver just because someone was drunk, high and driving uninsured there is a major problem.
I'm also being told she has no home address and has been staying at a hotel. She claimed to have a job but later retracted that and says she doesn't work at all and has no income. The cars VIN number isn't even showing as registered from what the Officer had told me too. Literally the worst type of person to have an issue with as there isn't much I can go after her for.
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I looked up the name of the offender who hit me and found out in May 2020 she was arrested for driving while intoxicated, obstructing justice and 2 counts of resisting arrest.
That’s great.
That’s great.
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Just doing a little investigating.
This thread reminds me that all cars have a history as soon as they hit the streets (and sometimes on the dealer lot).
Annoying as heck but it's great that OP is getting it sorted out.
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