I drive a Brown Cube....

How do you say that to people without laughing your A$$ off ?

But someone buys them, otherwise they would not make them..

You at least got it as a Rental, so you are off the hook, because you are the Deer Hunter, and you have one kill under your belt, well, on your car, but you know what I mean...

Will you add a deer sticker to your quarter panel like a Fighter pilot, when you get your car back...5 Kills and you are an "Ace".

Technically speaking, the deer hit me and not the other way around although I suppose it does count as a confirmed kill.

Been wondering what to name the Z since I bought it and I think "deerslayer" will do nicely.

or maybe kamikaze I dunno.

I guess you are right, he was a suicide Bomber...

And the pictures that you posted ? Oh man.....You are secure in your manhood, that is for sure..

Well done.

:icon18:
Hahahaha-the truth comes out! The Brown Cube is the deers way of "tagging" the human! :bowrofl:

The cube is being returned today. It will be missed~~

oh wow... that would be the ultimate :rofl2:

someone in my neighborhood just bought a cube. I came home from work the other day and the guy had some of his friends over and he was showing the car off to them. I immediately thought of this thread as I drove by and couldn't help but laugh.

So what did you end up getting on diminished value? $2000 seems pretty low to me. I'd ask for $4000 and see what the insurance company comes back with.

I got $2000 for my 2006 350z without any negotiation at all (similar damages but I did have an airbag deploy). I asked for $1500 and the guy said "how about $2000 instead?". I knew I made a mistake right away.

I would be happy with a Cube as loaner car. Atleast I know its newer and probably wont break down on me.... Body Shop loaners at the local nissan dealer are..... 99-03 Ford Taurus', 04-05 Chevy Cavalier and a 02 Hyundai Sonata..... How does that cube look now?

Took the dealer 2 months to fix my old car when I was rear ended. In that time, I had...

Taurus (3 days during estimate process)
Then had to return that. They told me they had no car for me. I went straight to the GM.
05 Altima ( month and a half )
Then I had to return that because they sold it.... (smh)
04 Cavalier for the last week until my car was done.

And they wondered why I didnt buy my Z there was my mom went in for service

I'd rather drive a broken down taurus than a brown cube. Besides, this wasn't a "body shop loaner". I get a free rental through enterprise because my insurance pays for it. Don't most insurance companies do this?

Dialogue upon returning the cube:

Girl behind counter, "Any problems with the vehicle?"
Me, "You mean, other than the fact that it's a brown cube?"
Other guy chimes in, "We call it the bullion cube"

I asked for 5k which is the maximum allowed in the state of maryland. Verdict is still out.

:confused::eek:
It's been fun-goodbye ugly brownish/pinkish Cube....:shakes head:

My insurance at the time did but only up to a certain amount. So it meant paying money out of pocket because it only covered 25 per day and after getting hit with under 24 (at the time) fees and garbage it would cost me 8 bucks a day for a dodge dakota (the cheapest at the enterprise location). So dealing with the body shop loaners it was.

Good call! I hope you get it! That'd be a nice mod budget to have some fun with!

If I get the full 5k which I doubt, I'll add a FI exhaust to my headers and HFCs :)

Looked what the dealership sent to pick me up while the Z was being maintained... the cuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuube. The driver is giving thumbs up too :roflpuke2:

http://i1142.photobucket.com/albums/...1/ffdecd23.jpg

http://cache.gawker.com/assets/image...miata_deer.jpg

Bonus pts for people who get it.

He deserved it!;)

Got back from vacation, went to pick up my car and wasn't totally happy with the body shop so I went to get another rental. My Enterprise location had rented my cube 10 minutes before I arrived so they gave me their 2nd most embarassing vehicle upon my request:

A 2013 VW Beetle. Sadly, it does not have a flower vase but I have gotten some funny looks driving it so far.

Also +rep for cube supremacy.

:bowrofl: love THIS thread!! Long live the Cuuuuuuuube! (god-please dont make me drive a cube-amen!:) jk

Beetle without the flower ????????????????????? :icon18: Hey man, hang in tight, those idiots will eventually get it right, otherwise you just keep getting rental cars and expense gas :tup:
Cuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuube :tup:

You will need to get Testosterone shots soon...They are truly trying to bust your Balls...:nutswinger:

This thread is too funny..:tup:

lol, poor-woman's tt.

wat was wrong with the repair?

3 "issues" I had. Might be nitpicking but the car is 3 months old and was prisitine prior to the accident so:

#1 - Drivers side door sticks slightly on opening. Can't tell whether it's a painting/new gasket problem or something more serious but it definitely pulls on the window when opening the door which I suspect isn't good for that little motor that moves the window in/out when you open and close the door.

#2 - Front spoiler not quite aligned right. On both sides of the spoiler at the very bottom near both wheels there's a small gap between the gray plastic part that makes up the bottom of the spoiler and where the black paint/clearcoat begins.

#3 - They did a shitty job cleaning up the rim scuff. Looks like someone took a blowtorch to it. Finish is rough and does not match the rest of the wheel.

They offered me an altima, a charger (???) or a beetle. I said, "Is the beetle the 2nd most embarassing car to drive that you have here" and the guy nodded so off I went.

It's not even the TT beetle, it's the 2.5l base wheee

You have a right to nitpick, the car is brand new.

#1 - Spray some silicon lubricant spray on a rag and rub it into all the moldings. If the stick feels more mechanical then it might be the striker plate is slightly out of alignment. If the glass is catching on the door trim then try the window reset procedure.

#3 - If it is not to your satisfaction then I would demand they repaint the entire rim.

This is exactly what it felt like. I left the car there - let me do a quick search on the window reset procedure here and I'll give them a call. Had no idea such a thing even existed o_O

Any time power is removed, i.e. battery disconnected, then the windows will need to be reset.

The procedure is simple, put the car to On position (no need to start).
Window down all the way, hold 5 seconds, up all the way, hold 5 seconds and you should get a flash or a beep (don't remember).

:iagree:

Just got off the phone with the body shop writer.

#1 - He said he'd give the window reset procedure a shot.

#2 - Also said the spoiler issue was definitely visible and if they can't fix it, they'll have to replace the whole front bumper which is pretty hilarious and also sad. Said it appears to have something to do with small plastic rivets on that dark gray piece (air flow something) that attaches to the front spoiler but they're fiddling with it now.

#3 - Also he said "the rim looks like sh-t". They're calling the wheel company out to look at it today and if they can't fix it to the point where it looks perfect, they're not even going to bother repainting it, they're just going to give me a brand new wheel.

#2 and #3 sounds good! :tup: not sure if the window reset will fix the sticking feel on #1. as chris mentioned above, i too suggest you put a very light coat of BlackWow or any silicon based dressing on the seal when you get the car back.

if your car's a hobby car and rarely see rain, you can use waterbased products like Aerospace303 and PrimaNero on the seals. that's wat i use, actually on my cars. no sticking windows.

Update:

-Window reset did in fact cure the door sticking issue.
-Wheel is being replaced
...

...

-Aaaaand now it's looking like the whole front spoiler assembly + "air diffuser" piece beneath it are going to have to be replaced. They messed with it all day and eventually called me and said, "so uh, we're going to call your insurance company again".

It's the beetle for me.

ouch.... but atleast you're getting it fixed. :)

They are replacing parts instead of repairing, I think it is the best solution.

GL :tiphat:

Yeah both the shop and my insurance agreed up front that any "broken" parts would be replaced and not repaired with new factory OEM gear. Didn't look like there was any damage to the front-end at the time of the wreck but you'd think they'd have noticed that the two parts weren't mating properly when putting it back together.