:icon14: painful to see glad you are ok though :tup:

glad it's getting restored :tup:

and be prepared for the new insurance rate on the next renewal... :wtf2:

as for headlights.... stick with the OEM.

tires.. check with the bodyshop to see if they suggest they should replace all four for safety reason

:iagree: probably best to get all 4 new rubber :tup:

$24K in total damages and it's not totaled??? It's must be trashed and sorry to say but that thing will never be/drive the same. Hire a thug to go by and burn that bitch.

I would have begged to have that thing totalled out, welcome to te world of rattles, thumps and creaks. I'd trade it, no way I'd want that back. So glad your safe though.

Damn, how much is a 2010 now in Canada?

A few things.
I know you're in Candia and you gotta pay import taxes and such, but the shop is having a laugh getting you a quote for 1500/wheel and 700/tire.
And what kind of jenky áss insurance is this? How much did the damn car cost you to begin with? What can you realistically buy another one of what you have right now? In January 2012, brand new 2010 MBlue verts that were sport touring were selling for $32k.
Also, make sure they give you a devaluation check.


And don't mod it. Sell it immediately. Go trade it in for a new one. I wouldn't drive that thing ever again
I can't believe you'd even let them fix it

yeh 24k and not totalled... theres something fishy going on...

just saying.....


370z Roadster....

That's the estimate for damage. Did your insurance contact you about this estimate? I doubt they'll fix it and will write it off. The car is not worth much more than that wholesale.

We don't get anything for devaluation.

That's auction is in US, unfortunately it doesn't count :icon14:

This is from the Canadian black book which is similar to KBB
http://img836.imageshack.us/img836/6550/vy56.png

lots of Canadian import their cars, including Z, from US...

Yah i'm actually glad they didnt write it off!!! I didnt want to see my car go :(

I think one of the main reasons is because the air bags didnt go off....

And besides even if I got the money for it - which I would assume would be around 35K , I wouldn't be able to buy a Z back for that price.... at least not a blue roadster.... took me a long time just to find the one I did!

Anyways thanks for your help everyone - I will follow your advice and stick with all Nissan Parts and nothing custom....

But maybe I should look into buying an exhaust since they will probably do the install + labour for no cost since they making so much money on this project....

As for the car not driving the same... I am keeping my fingers crossed.... they said its mostly cosmetic stuff anyways.... but I will stay optimistic

Since I am getting two brand new rims - is there anything really I can do with the old ones? I mean looking at it they still look good with the exception of some small scratches...

I will check the forum threads to see what ppl recommend for exhausts.... in particular those with convertibles.... that way the noise isn't annoying with the top down and u can still enjoy the ride!

So went back to the shop ... they said my car should be ready in about 2 weeks...

Here is some pictures I took from before - lol doesn't look like much progress

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https://fbcdn-sphotos-d-a.akamaihd.n...03571242_n.jpg

https://scontent-a-ord.xx.fbcdn.net/...18478228_n.jpg

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Also, I am getting my car fully painted. Do you think I should get the bodyshop to do a design at the bottom and the front and back?

Before I plasti dipped the front and back - but does it make sense now to get it painted?

I was looking at these cars and it looked pretty slick....

http://www.the370z.com/members/mblue...sse-forged.jpg

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-g48TqnIKnO...VVSCV2_3ed.jpg

Thoughts? Also should I be telling the body shop anything specific after painting the car? Like put on clear coating or something like that? (LOL I dont know any of this stuff as you can tell!)

Hey OP,

There is nothing really specific that I know of that you can ask them when they paint the car. Unless you are really going custom colours, finish, etc.

Otherwise the painting and finishing process are all pretty standard, unless you go to Maaco or whatever then you'll have some problems.

by the way the VOSSEN car is Vinyl Wrapped in satin blue, or whatever colour they call it at RESTYLEIT