Mine came out to 8k.. :(( car's been gone for almost 2 month now!!
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Good to know that you are ok. They bodyshop will get you car taken care of. Just make sure that they thoroughly check the suspension, diff, and other moving parts under the vehicle before you accept the car back.

Well. They called and told me my suspension got damaged ..:(( 2more weeks to get my z back!!:shakes head:

At least you're all right. Rear end accidents can be really bad for you neck and back.

Did you get a rental car out of his insurance company at least?

U r looking at 10k-12k.
File diminished value claim!!!

First of all, thank you for the incredible support that i got from you guys.

Yeah i am on a rental, Benz C300. Not a 370 but it will do for now.

You bet man, im working on that right now. it cost a lot of money in Atlanta, GA to get that appraisal done. But its in the works. I think the max that they can do in GA is 15k. I dont know how much of that i will get. I will keep you guys posted.

Thanks again for the support, it means a lot

Watch Out!
 

Here is my cautionary tale....

I too was rear ended a couple of years back. I knew I'd been hit hard enough to bend the frame, but the body shop assured me the car was repairable. Since I had dealings with the shop before and they have a sterling reputation, I accepted what they told me.

And the repaired car seemed to be fine: drove well and did not show odd tire wear (scrubbing). So all seemed well, so I thought. Then I went to trade the car in.

Of course I told the dealer about the rear-end accident, but when the tech put the car up on the rack I was screwed. Because the frame had been straightened the dealer claimed the car had much less value. Even, he said, possible liability--it could be dangerous.

Now I'm not saying I totally believed the dealer, but I can tell you that the rear end cost me $1500 in trade-in value. If I had known that when the accident happened, I might have taken the responsible party to small claims court to recover the $1500 decrease in value.

I wish you better luck. At least you're not injured. And forewarned is forearmed. Maybe.

I'm glad that you weren't hurt OP.

I 85 is pretty crappy.

Hate the traffic on it... especially around 5 pm.

---AB:tiphat:

Yeah, i know what you mean. I am going to take the car and put it up on a lift. They tell me that the new 370z dont have an "actual frame", they have something called the uni-body. it consist of multiple panels that come together and make the frame of the car. those panels can be replace and technically there is no frame damage. I am going to look at the carfax report to see if it says frame damage on it. I am filing a diminished value claim but i have to wait till i have the final estimate from the shop.

Thanks again for all the support.

stay positive bro. dont think of your car got smashed. think of your life being spared. trust in God my friend. all will be well!

Oh i do man dont get me wrong, i thank god every day for everything i have. But i cant just let me mind off of things and not take care of them you know. But yeah i hear you man, thanks for the support! once again everyone.

Now i hate it even more!!!! you live in ATL?

Ive worked at a couple of shops and technically they are to report the frame damage whether they replace the panels or not. It's no different than if you had a front end collision and they fixed the bumpers, lights and fenders. It is still reported as a front end collision even though they replaced all the parts. You may get lucky though.

thanks for the heads up.