Wrecked my car. Long story
07-02-2013, 12:06 AM
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Wrecked my car. Long story
I was not hurt just stiff and sore from it. It all happened in a middle of a right hand turn at a red light. The light was green, as I was making my turn I did not see the sand in the road. Well when I hit it as I was making my turn my back end came around on me. I was running 26 miles per hour by my hud.
I had all the traction controls on. I went nose first into a bank of dirt and then it flipped around and went in backwards into the bank.
I was on a run with my vette club when all of this happend. Anyway, the adjuster sent it to one shop and they could not fix it. Now they are wanting to send it to another one.
When I tried to put my top back up the windshield was laying back a good 4 inches. There was no way to latch the top down.
It took the radiator out,the front nose was gone , radiator fluid was every where. All 4 rims now have some kind of damage to them.Broke the bead on the rear two tires.
They gave a estimate of 6k in damage. I donot see how they came up with such a low figure. I know there is more than cosmetic damage done. I guess time will tell.
I had all the traction controls on. I went nose first into a bank of dirt and then it flipped around and went in backwards into the bank.
I was on a run with my vette club when all of this happend. Anyway, the adjuster sent it to one shop and they could not fix it. Now they are wanting to send it to another one.
When I tried to put my top back up the windshield was laying back a good 4 inches. There was no way to latch the top down.
It took the radiator out,the front nose was gone , radiator fluid was every where. All 4 rims now have some kind of damage to them.Broke the bead on the rear two tires.
They gave a estimate of 6k in damage. I donot see how they came up with such a low figure. I know there is more than cosmetic damage done. I guess time will tell.
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07-02-2013, 12:41 AM
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07-02-2013, 01:42 AM
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sad for car - good for you that you weren't seriously hurt.....
it would KILL me to wreck my car.....
it would KILL me to wreck my car.....
07-02-2013, 02:08 AM
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07-02-2013, 02:45 AM
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07-02-2013, 03:08 AM
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Sorry to hear about your car but at least you are OK. Let me ask are both doors opening and closing properly? I'm hard pressed to understand why the windshield would be bent backward did the air bags deploy by chance? Let me tell you now to replace all four wheels and tires alone its going to cost 4 grand so whom ever gave you that 6 grand figure has there head up there a$$. Don't be surprised if they total it once they get to crunching the real numbers. I'm going to guess just from what I can see a repair bill somewhere in the $15-18K range. Usually most underwriters will total only if the damage costs are within $3K of wholesale value of the car.
I feel the same way you do that they should replace rims and tires.
I got a feeling this is going to be a long process.
07-02-2013, 03:10 AM
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The airbags didnot deploy. The door opened ok as far as I remember. I was sort of out of it. It broke the beads on both rear wheels. I just dont see them just putting the cosmetics back on and giving it back to me.
I feel the same way you do that they should replace rims and tires.
I got a feeling this is going to be a long process.
I feel the same way you do that they should replace rims and tires.
I got a feeling this is going to be a long process.
07-02-2013, 06:38 AM
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hope you are ok.
07-02-2013, 08:56 AM
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Sorry for your misfortune. I don't see anyway that the windshield moved at all based on what I see from your pictures and it's surely not totaled.
