Crashed - Need Advice

nogoodname · 10-04-2009, 02:38 PM

pics ??

frame damage can be repaired, sure it will never be the.... mostly bc if it ever gets hit in the same spot again... it will bend up pretty bad

i leaning towards its not totalled

also, airbag being deployed does not mean the its totalled

kdo2milger · 10-04-2009, 02:53 PM

first of all i hope your ok, are you experiencing any back or neck pains?

make sure you medically document everything regardless if you feel pain now or not...ive been rear ended before when i was younger and didnt feel any real pain at that time...years later now i pay for both physical and financial...

as for the z i need to see pics of all four sides and of the frame area where you struck the guardrail...

either way its just a car and can be replaced...spinal columns cant...take care of yourself first!

JoeD · 10-04-2009, 03:11 PM

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Originally Posted by nogoodname

also, airbag being deployed does not mean the its totalled

Not in and of itself, but enough damage to cause the air-bag(s) to deploy and the cost of a new SRS system on top of all the other damage needed to be repaired helps significantly. More often than not, if the air-bags go off...there is frame-damage.

nogoodname · 10-04-2009, 03:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JoeD

Not in and of itself, but enough damage to cause the air-bag(s) to deploy and the cost of a new SRS system on top of all the other damage needed to be repaired helps significantly. More often than not, if the air-bags go off...there is frame-damage.

what i meant is that saying right off the bat it's totaled based on the airbag being deployed is not always right.....

that saying came from when airbags are deployed, something is obviously smashed....

Jason · 10-04-2009, 04:22 PM

The car didn't stop and I wasn't going fast. Definitely under 20mph but I hit the rail pretty hard due to how fast the other guy was going. He barely tapped me too (no homo). Car has 3000 miles. The car doesn't look nearly as bad as it probably sounds. I'm saying maybe totaled because I think everything including the airbag will add up quick. I'm sure the car will be nearly perfect after it's fixed but I'd rather get a new one. I only owe $10k so I don't have gap. I think I have new car replacement on my policy so totaled might benefit me. And no, it didn't happen on the 400 mile trip. Lol.

I'll try to get pics later..

DooDooBrown · 10-04-2009, 05:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JoeD

Not in and of itself, but enough damage to cause the air-bag(s) to deploy and the cost of a new SRS system on top of all the other damage needed to be repaired helps significantly. More often than not, if the air-bags go off...there is frame-damage.

That, good sir, is false. As a firefighter in the metro DC area, I can honestly say that there are certainly some wrecks where there are frame damage, but the majority of them do not incorperate frame damage. It only takes 30mph of sudden deacceleration on most makes and models for deployment to occur. Frame damage at 30 mph? Possible, but probably not enough to total the car. Air bags are extremely expensive now because 1). The manufactor has to insure that it will actually work, and there is huge liability insurance that goes into making them... And 2). They use expensive metals to insure the detonation process, and have a very speific mixture of powders that chemically react to actually inflate the bag....

Jason · 10-04-2009, 06:34 PM

hood, bumper, lh fender, chin spoiler, underbody plastic, wheel/tire. the a pillar might need to be repainted on the passenger side since the hood touches it and peeled some paint. the hood latch area is all bent and crap is all over the place on that corner.

rear bumper needs paint, quarter panel needs pdr

not really sure how this happened since there was no passenger. the passenger seatbelt is locked hard, like theres no way to pull slack from it. it's stuck (pretensioner maybe?) it ripped through the plastic and there's a hole in it (note my "wtf" confusion). the plastic cap that goes on the bolt popped off. on the drivers side seatbelt, there is full slack and no way to bring the slack back in.

where the tire ripped a bit and the wheel got some curb damage.

airbag deployed (burned/bruised my damn wrists!)

the fender got pushed back. my drivers side door near the door handle does not line up with the rear quarter panel (the door is a little more popped out and is not perfectly level with the quarter)

10-04-2009, 02:38 PM	#1 (permalink)
nogoodname Lifetime Premium Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Montreal Posts: 22,357 Drives: E46 M3 Rep Power: 1766	pics ?? frame damage can be repaired, sure it will never be the.... mostly bc if it ever gets hit in the same spot again... it will bend up pretty bad i leaning towards its not totalled also, airbag being deployed does not mean the its totalled Last edited by nogoodname; 10-04-2009 at 02:42 PM.

10-04-2009, 02:53 PM	#2 (permalink)
kdo2milger OG Priesthood Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Fargo, ND Posts: 17,859 Drives: NISMO T Rep Power: 61	first of all i hope your ok, are you experiencing any back or neck pains? make sure you medically document everything regardless if you feel pain now or not...ive been rear ended before when i was younger and didnt feel any real pain at that time...years later now i pay for both physical and financial... as for the z i need to see pics of all four sides and of the frame area where you struck the guardrail... either way its just a car and can be replaced...spinal columns cant...take care of yourself first! __________________ Project *NISMO*

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10-04-2009, 04:22 PM	#5 (permalink)
Jason Enthusiast Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Florida Posts: 309 Drives: Nissan 370Z Rep Power: 18	The car didn't stop and I wasn't going fast. Definitely under 20mph but I hit the rail pretty hard due to how fast the other guy was going. He barely tapped me too (no homo). Car has 3000 miles. The car doesn't look nearly as bad as it probably sounds. I'm saying maybe totaled because I think everything including the airbag will add up quick. I'm sure the car will be nearly perfect after it's fixed but I'd rather get a new one. I only owe $10k so I don't have gap. I think I have new car replacement on my policy so totaled might benefit me. And no, it didn't happen on the 400 mile trip. Lol. I'll try to get pics later..

10-04-2009, 06:34 PM	#7 (permalink)
Jason Enthusiast Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Florida Posts: 309 Drives: Nissan 370Z Rep Power: 18	hood, bumper, lh fender, chin spoiler, underbody plastic, wheel/tire. the a pillar might need to be repainted on the passenger side since the hood touches it and peeled some paint. the hood latch area is all bent and crap is all over the place on that corner. rear bumper needs paint, quarter panel needs pdr not really sure how this happened since there was no passenger. the passenger seatbelt is locked hard, like theres no way to pull slack from it. it's stuck (pretensioner maybe?) it ripped through the plastic and there's a hole in it (note my "wtf" confusion). the plastic cap that goes on the bolt popped off. on the drivers side seatbelt, there is full slack and no way to bring the slack back in. where the tire ripped a bit and the wheel got some curb damage. airbag deployed (burned/bruised my damn wrists!) the fender got pushed back. my drivers side door near the door handle does not line up with the rear quarter panel (the door is a little more popped out and is not perfectly level with the quarter)