So you didn't file a police report?

Good luck getting money from this guy!

To paraphrase... you can't get blood from a (uninsured) turnip.

Glad you're ok at least.

I came in expecting to see the hatch crushed in past the rear axle, and I see a paint chip. Well, I guess you are lucky man. Hope it all works out.

Did he call the police? :confused:

dam just saw this, always sad to hear about a Z being bumped, but atleast you are safe, good luck with the repair process. :tiphat:

File a claim, it should not affect your premiums. Have the offending driver's insurance cover it, not yours. Get the highest repair quote you can muster from the body shop (usually contracted by the other party's insurance carrier). Get a quote from a Nissan dealer for parts --- given the nature of damage (subject to inspection), you should not have to replace anything -- except the foam bumper underneath the shell --- probably.

You can opt to take the cash or have it repaired. If you decide to cash it, get a new bumper = Amuse rep for 600 - 750 bucks.

Dude, go to the doctor and get a checkup on your neck and spine. You may feel fine and experience no pain but something could have still happened inside. Much better safe than sorry, especially concerning your spine.

After talking to the guy, it turns out he does have insurance. He said he was just scared shitless because of how pissed off he saw me. Anywhoo.. I think he said his coverage is only up to 600.. Would i still have to contact my insurance company too?? Or only his so they can take care of it?..

Thanks for all the advice by the way. From everyone. Really appreciate all the support. Love this forum! :)

Check with your insurance to see what portion they will cover. That's BS with respect to the other coverage.

You think hes lying? Or is there really insurances that are that cheap lol
Because 600$ coverage kinda sucks IMO

What is the state minimum for liability property damage? I believe it's $5000 for California. Contact his insurance company.
You better make this sucker pay!! It's the principle. This f**ker should not be driving in the first place. He'll f**k someone else over too. Damn this stuff makes me so angry:mad:

A-type. Calm down Telephone. You might have a heart attack. :icon18:

wow... some people are way overreacting. yes it sucks that he got hit, but i've seen rock chips bigger than that. it's called an accident for a reason. I'm sure the guy didn't go out intending on hitting someone on purpose. OP did the right thing in getting the guy's info and at least the other guy is owning up to it, so it'll all end well.

and another thing I don't get is that on a forum filled with car enthusiasts, i'm surprised how many people don't know the difference between break and brake.:confused:

I was referring to the no insurance part. What if it was 22k worth of damage, what then?

Out of curiosity, is there any "spider webbing" or cracking of the paint? I hit a truck tire driving down the freeway one night. I noticed the next morning that the paint had a webbing or cracked look to it. You couldn't feel it with your hand so I'm thinking it was under the clearcoat. The reason I ask is because cosmetically the bumper looked fine...but when you looked closer...the paint was definitely screwed up.

Glad you're ok man!

Theres actually no webbing, Its as if someone scooped out a small chunk of paint and plastic
Thanks! :)

Haha tell me abt it. And yeah even though he was a bit misleading at first with the whole "no insurance" thing, hes actually very compliant now. So he'll pay >:)

Thank goodness he confessed to having insurance. 22k worth of damages and no insurance! I would've thrown him off the grand canyon lol

I posted this in a previous rear-ender thread:

Warning to anyone who gets rear ended like this...No matter how insignificant the damage looks don't just let them walk away! I swear this Z has a magic bumber that is fantastic for hiding damage.
I was rear ended back in December while stopped in traffic. Some lady smacked into the back of me hard enough to give me a good jerk and throw me against the seat belt. After we pull over to the side of the freeway and I get out to see how bad the damage was I was shocked that there really wasn't any. I found one small abrasion. She was like "well, it doesn't look bad at all" and I was like "well, lets see what the police think" and called 911 to get a cop and a report. Cop shows up and says "well I don't see any damage, do you? In cases like this we just exchange insurance info and don't file a report." I'm like ok, whatever lazy ***. Insurance adjuster comes out and takes some pics and writes an estimate of $450 to touch up the scuff. The scuff was so small I couldn't even get a good picture of it. And I nearly pocketed the $450 check the insurance company sent me. Well, glad I didn't. I take it into the Nissan Collision Center and when they get the bumper off they found the inner bumper was bent, the extension from the frame to the bumper was bent, and the floorboards were bent. New total came out to be $4,800.
So, moral of the story: no matter how minor rear end damage looks get it at least inspected.

good chance you have damage that is not immediately visible.

What!!!!!!!!! Then that means mine mist me just as bad! Crap.. I need to get it inspected then!

How much would theyll charge me to i spect the car??

And how long would it take?

You scared the crap out of me now!

You think id be able to remove the bumper my self and be able to visually inspect it ???

at this point you should really get the insurance company involved. call them up file claim, and send it to shop to inspect. no point for you to do it yourself.

Seems like you have not done what you should have initiated as soon as you got hit. You should have gotten in touch with your insurance carrier before starting this thread 3 days ago.

Even if he doesn't have insurance , your company will pay for the damage. You then need to sue him, so you can reimburse your insurance company or at least get a judgement against the driver

Kinda incorrect info

If he files a claim with his ins?

The ins will pay to get it fixed, And since the other party was at fault

It will go after that parties ins or sue the guy who hit the Op to recover what they paid, And it shouldn't affect the Op's premium being he was the victim.

But again I'm not an expert and I'm just going off of close experience

In most cases your insurance company will not go after the other uninsured driver, even when the pay out is from your company, for minor claims. Most insurance companies only enter the court system when one of the private parties involved bring the case to court on their own.

^^ This!

1. Get his auto ins policy number
2. Call his ins co / ins agent and get a claim number.
3. Bring your car to a reputable auto body repair shop for an "thorough inspection" and get an estimate, use the provided claim number so you are not responsible to pay anything
4. Get a rental car while you car is being repaired, use the same claim for the same purpose

Keep us posted and good luck!

I just read this whole thread and I would recommend getting this to a body shop I own a shop in Philly and we love when jobs like this come in people allways think its just a Lil chip n then we take the cover off and it needs the reinforcement the foam absorber sometimes rear body panel floor damage ect trust me get to a shop immediately

I backed into the passenger door to my sisters g37 last month, left a nail sized scratch right above my license plate, but she needed a new door.