Sorry for ya. It's one thing if you did it. But for another is BS. It's not totaled. Hope it all goes smooth.

I fix cars like that every day at work,it's bad but no where near total just find a reputable body shop and it will be as good as new.

Now (SPOHN)Chris car that's a different story.:eek:

You sure know how to make me feel good.

I want to add my sympathies to what has already been posted here, so you know how much support you have. We all feel for you.

When I went to trade in my rear-ended car a couple of years ago, I was told it was worth about 20% less because of the accident. This was in spite of a frame-straightening repair that the shop promised was "as good as new". Be aware of this before you agree to any settlement!

Best of luck.

;):hello:

That's why you get diminished value after your car has been wrecked.

Actually, what I got was screwed. Diminished value was a few bucks...not the $1500 I lost. I consider it the cost of my education, which I try to pass on as best I can. :)

What a kick in the nuts.. sorry to hear

You didn't get beat by the insurance co.on diminished value you got beat by the dealer when you traded it in.

Diminished value is based on allot of things some of them are which parts were replaced,which were repaired,how many structure pieces got replaced and so on.

It doesn't matter what insurance co. you have diminished value is figured out by a odd formula they all go by,they look at the repair bill and it is calculated by that.

Definitely sue the guy if he was under the influence. That car looks totalled to me, but if for some reason it's not, sue him for the depreciation of the car plus for the pain in the ***. I'd get a new car for sure, that thing looks jacked up.

So sorry to see this! I can't imagine my baby getting crushed. Then again you can (and likely will) always buy another one :)

dam that sucks, you should sue him for life.

Bad luck for me too, i already curb rashed my wheels.. Only 2000 miles on a LEASED car..

Not sure that would be worthy. You go to court at your own, get a lawyer, win the case and the kid's parents (Idiot's minor) end up not being able to afford the costs, file for bankruptcy protection. now what? You got to pay the lawyer...

Please correct me if I'm wrong but I believe one could sue insurance only in the event there is more than property damage involved.

It is honestly the worst feeling to see your brand new car that you worked to hard for smashed in like that by some punk kid that is speeding in a 35 mph zone.. I just had put the viynl on the car few days before and was going to install test pipes on Tuesday :( so much for that plan... Twin turbo time? Haha

sorry to hear about that. buy i feel your pain. had a little old lady hit mine in a mall parking lot. i hadn't even changed the oil yet it had about 2500 on it.

but nowhere near as bad as yours.... do you have gap insurance?

A kid, July 4th party, 11:30 at night. Uh...yes.

Wow 18... And drinking ... I'm sure his insurance will be up there even more so than say... It was before ..

Not only did cause the accident .. But DUI and under age drinking ..... It's just a shame ..

Need to throw this kid a Doc Martian stomp party

Hate to say but that car is definately repairable! There's a very good chance your insurance will pay to fix that, although, it would be smart to file a DV claim as others are saying and sell that thing shortly after its fixed.

My god this sucks... so sorry man. My guess is that it's very unlikely they total it. Most insurance companies won't total a car unless it's about 70% (or more) of the value of the car to repair it.

I dunno man... those unibodies are pretty easy to destroy... 3 wheels, full suspension, frame, rear, driveshaft (i'd assume), rear body (you know the trunk is all screwed up so new plastics and metal there), as well as what appears to be airbags if I am seeing it correctly which could mean new seats... that is getting awfully damn close. Maybe not in part value but labor is gonna be up there. They may total it out. Looks like there could also be some front end/undercarriage damage from going up the curb... prob needs a new air dam, splash shield and whatever else ran across that curb.

For OPs sake I hope they do total it.

Also in when I had a small accident, I asked my insurance company about diminished value payment and they said they don't do that... I am sure that is standard response but it wasn't worth the fight.

If that were my car, I would want it to be totaled.

Even with the sophisticated digital frame machines and high tech whatever, that Z will never drive or be the same.

Take the loss, be grateful you weren't in the car when it happened, get paid by insurance, and buy a new car.

I have to admit, it doesn't look great. That kind of damage has probably destroyed the rear subframe and possibly the chassis frame rails. If it's not a salvage title, have body specialists seam weld the entire chassis and place reinforcement everywhere. A friend of mine wrapped his WRX around a tree, got a salvage title, then went to the body shop and basically told them to slap on a hundred pounds of reinforcement. Car drove as stiffly as a road racer.

That said, hopefully that kid gets what's coming to him. What an idiot. Hitting a parked car?! Seriously?

I just went to go look at the car again at the yard its being held at to check out the damage in detail more. All I have to say is I do not want this car to be fixed the!! I looked under the mats and stuff in the trunk at the floor is all twisted... He hit my car so hard that he knocked my rear springs off! My rear springs were in the front seat of the car along with what looked like my control arms and camber arms. Can you guys tell me what will happen with my exhaust? I bought it off a fourm member so I dont have a invoice or anything for it. Do you think insurance will pay for a new exhaust system?

I would say I would beat that kids ***, but judging from the picture it looks he flipped his car.

Are you even allowed to park on the shoulder of that road? That could hurt you in terms of what you pay for insurance after you get settled.

dunno what to tell you about the exhaust but if what you are saying about the car is true (and i don't doubt it), it's probably totaled, or should be

Yes where I parked was completely legal.. The entire block was filled with parked cars, but I was the only one hit lucky me

Not all states allow you to claim this.

Hey guys I have a quick question.. So I need to take off my top speed pro1 exhaust off tomorrow (full exhaust with ypipe) my question is what size socket and reaches do I need ?

That's hard to say. Every kit could be different. I know mine is 14mm. But take 12mm through 17mm. I think you will be safe.

Thank you ! Wd40 should come in handy also right? Shouldn't take more then 2 hrs right?

:iagree: just by the pics alone it looked like a total. Now with the description of the twisted floor. I'm 99% positive it will be totalled out. If not? Get new insurance. My car had similar damage but to the front. I had over $22000 in damage due to the frame being bent. My car was totalled out. Then I went and got an 11 Z 4 months later.

Good luck bro.

some insurance will cover the aftermarket parts if you send them the receipt. might as well just get a new unit since the exhaust could be bent out of shape.. especially the hangers.

I bought the exhaust off a forum member here so I wil not get the full amount for a new exhaust.. So I will try my luck with the old system

ahhh, in this case definitely get it off the car. GL with getting the Z totalled so you can get a fresh undamaged one. :tup:

You guys have no clue how much it sucks going from a car like the Z to driving a Altima :(.. Never realized how long some cars take to get to 60mph

Altima is better than the Versa I had to drive when I was waiting 3 weeks for the steering lock mechanism to show up.

believe me we all have been there at some point or another, i know when i went from a hyundai Accent to the Z, the difference was substantial. and when you suddenly dont have that..AGAIN, its nothing but fnamfnafgoafobadfb [adf'baodfbadfoafoo'!!!!! all over again.

we feel your pain brotha. we feel your pain.

rented a ford focus for week :smh:

Death to all ford focuses :shakes head::gtfo2:

Wow this sucks. Can't imagine how you feel.