Got Rear Ended Friday Night!

KMO-II · 05-25-2016, 12:21 PM

Man that sucks.. I feel your pain.. You can see my wrecked, totaled, 2013 NISMO through my album. I was down in the dumps for a week or so until I got another brand new 2014 NISMO.. ;-)

Bonzo · 06-27-2016, 04:05 PM

The body shop turned in the estimate to the insurance company today. $12,000. $6000 is just parts alone. Glad I had OEM parts on my policy, and $1500 in customization that will cover getting my taillights repainted and the FatMat sound deadening put back in.

Good news is only super light damage to the very back end cap of the frame. Said it looked like a small hammer ding. Otherwise it's all cosmetic, and according to him all is going well so far. Since I don't "need" the car, we are taking the time to do it all properly, no rushing.

Thinking when I'm done with this I might try to add more for customization, but I'm not sure they will do that. I have over $4000 in mods I've done.

Definitely upping the wife's Pontiac Solstice to OEM.

Atm121990 · 06-27-2016, 10:02 PM

Someone pulled out in front of me last year and caused $6000 in damages to my 2013 370Z. My insurance was no help with filing for diminished value. I did some internet searching and came across autoloss.com . I read some reviews of them online and they had mixed reviews. I ended up using them and I am glad I did. They made a diminished value report for me and sent it to their insurance company. They helped me thru the process the whole way. Sometimes it would take a week for them to email me back but they always did. They would tell me every step their insurance company would make to try to get me less money. They first offered me $2500 when they said it was around $5000. After 2 months of talking with autoloss and their insurance company they finally accepted my offer of $4750. I got the check in 5-7 days. Hope this helps

370ZBlk · 06-28-2016, 03:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bonzo

The body shop turned in the estimate to the insurance company today. $12,000. $6000 is just parts alone. Glad I had OEM parts on my policy, and $1500 in customization that will cover getting my taillights repainted and the FatMat sound deadening put back in.

Good news is only super light damage to the very back end cap of the frame. Said it looked like a small hammer ding. Otherwise it's all cosmetic, and according to him all is going well so far. Since I don't "need" the car, we are taking the time to do it all properly, no rushing.

Thinking when I'm done with this I might try to add more for customization, but I'm not sure they will do that. I have over $4000 in mods I've done.

Definitely upping the wife's Pontiac Solstice to OEM.

Glad you are okay.. As others mentioned life over worldly things.

12K? That's quite high.. I wonder if the insurance would consider it totaled considering it could be almost half of the car value? That has happened to me where the damage of the car was almost half of the car value and they just wrote me a check. I think Geico allows to add custom aftermarket parts to be added to your policy.

Best of luck with the repairs!

NJZGuy · 06-28-2016, 02:34 PM

I know what it's like to get rear-ended by a careless driver. At least your Z is repairable and most important--you weren't hurt.

Good luck with your re-build--and stay safe out there!

mults · 06-28-2016, 02:48 PM

Sorry for your situation and be glad that the impact wasn't more to the side. That may have really knocked the frame alignment out-of-whack.

Even though it is ONLY a car, I get the attachment we place on our vehicles.

Let's hope the car gets repaired fully and to your satisfaction.

kenchan · 06-28-2016, 07:10 PM

holy crapz bonzo! sorry to hear and see.

git@no · 06-29-2016, 07:15 AM

Looking at the bright side if may be that moment to add a amuse body kit to ur car bro

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Bonzo · 08-05-2016, 09:16 AM

I told the shop to take their time and do things right. I'd rather take extra time and have it done right rather than rush it through. But boy, this is starting to get old. They've had my baby for 10 weeks now and she still ain't done. Attached are the latest pics.

What I still just simply can not believe is the sheer amount of work being done to fix a 5-10 mph fender bender. The entire car is apart from the front of the door to the back. Insane. Makes me totally depressed and sick to my stomach.

JARblue · 08-05-2016, 09:25 AM

Sorry to hear the delays. But progress is good. Good luck with the remaining repairs

Bonzo · 08-05-2016, 09:35 AM

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Originally Posted by JARblue

Sorry to hear the delays. But progress is good. Good luck with the remaining repairs

Yeah, absolutely. My nephew told me I should feel lucky because it appears I chose wisely with the shop. He says by the looks of things they are doing things the right way, not the sloppy quick way. We'll see when I get her back I guess. Fingers crossed.

Bonzo · 08-15-2016, 08:42 AM

Latest pics.

Jayhovah · 08-15-2016, 10:13 AM

I feel like it's going to look better when it's done than when it was new

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Bonzo · 08-15-2016, 12:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jayhovah

I feel like it's going to look better when it's done than when it was new

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Here's to hoping your feelings are 100% correct!!!!

Atm121990 · 08-15-2016, 12:46 PM

Go after his insurance company for diminished value. someone pulled out in front of me and did $7000 in damages. I got a check for around $5000 in diminished resell value. Took me 4-5 months to get it done tho. Goodluck

06-27-2016, 04:05 PM	#2 (permalink)
Bonzo Track Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Ohio Posts: 690 Drives: Finally, a 370Z!!! Rep Power: 3372	Update 6/27/16 The body shop turned in the estimate to the insurance company today. $12,000. $6000 is just parts alone. Glad I had OEM parts on my policy, and $1500 in customization that will cover getting my taillights repainted and the FatMat sound deadening put back in. Good news is only super light damage to the very back end cap of the frame. Said it looked like a small hammer ding. Otherwise it's all cosmetic, and according to him all is going well so far. Since I don't "need" the car, we are taking the time to do it all properly, no rushing. Thinking when I'm done with this I might try to add more for customization, but I'm not sure they will do that. I have over $4000 in mods I've done. Definitely upping the wife's Pontiac Solstice to OEM. __________________ Finally Able To Order 2012 Model 8/24/2011 Delivered Tuesday November 15, 9:57 am!!! 2012, Auto, White, Sport, Kick Plates

06-28-2016, 02:34 PM	#5 (permalink)
NJZGuy Base Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: New Jersey Posts: 29 Drives: 2009 Nissan 370Z 7AT Rep Power: 13	I know what it's like to get rear-ended by a careless driver. At least your Z is repairable and most important--you weren't hurt. Good luck with your re-build--and stay safe out there! Last edited by NJZGuy; 06-29-2016 at 06:50 PM.

06-28-2016, 02:48 PM	#6 (permalink)
mults A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Cleveland, OH Age: 70 Posts: 1,830 Drives: 2010 (40th) #706 Rep Power: 16886	Sorry for your situation and be glad that the impact wasn't more to the side. That may have really knocked the frame alignment out-of-whack. Even though it is ONLY a car, I get the attachment we place on our vehicles. Let's hope the car gets repaired fully and to your satisfaction. __________________ mults 40th Anniversary 'Z', 312.06HP/260.58TQ (Dynosty EcuTek Tune) Build Date/Number: 1/27/2010 #706 Berk HFC + CBE, R2C CAI, Clear Bra, Cleveland Z Club

08-05-2016, 09:25 AM	#10 (permalink)
JARblue A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Austin, TX Age: 44 Posts: 36,450 Drives: 11 Z34, 98 E36 M3 Rep Power: 2684441	Sorry to hear the delays. But progress is good. Good luck with the remaining repairs __________________ 2011 370Z 6MT Sport Gun Metallic \| ARC \| CJM \| Ecutek \| FI \| Fujimura \| R2C \| SPL \| Stillen \| TWM \| Z1 \| ZSpeed \|

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05-25-2016, 12:21 PM	#1 (permalink)
KMO-II Base Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: new mexico Posts: 190 Drives: 370Z NISMO - 2014 Rep Power: 5015	Man that sucks.. I feel your pain.. You can see my wrecked, totaled, 2013 NISMO through my album. I was down in the dumps for a week or so until I got another brand new 2014 NISMO.. ;-)

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Atm121990 Base Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Hagerstown, Md Posts: 52 Drives: 13-nissan370-gun,m6 Rep Power: 13	Someone pulled out in front of me last year and caused $6000 in damages to my 2013 370Z. My insurance was no help with filing for diminished value. I did some internet searching and came across autoloss.com . I read some reviews of them online and they had mixed reviews. I ended up using them and I am glad I did. They made a diminished value report for me and sent it to their insurance company. They helped me thru the process the whole way. Sometimes it would take a week for them to email me back but they always did. They would tell me every step their insurance company would make to try to get me less money. They first offered me $2500 when they said it was around $5000. After 2 months of talking with autoloss and their insurance company they finally accepted my offer of $4750. I got the check in 5-7 days. Hope this helps

06-28-2016, 07:10 PM	#7 (permalink)
kenchan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: N/A Posts: 76,801 Drives: N/A Rep Power: 141521	holy crapz bonzo! sorry to hear and see.

06-29-2016, 07:15 AM	#8 (permalink)
git@no Track Member Join Date: May 2014 Location: garden grove ca. Posts: 506 Drives: 2014 370z base model Rep Power: 12	Looking at the bright side if may be that moment to add a amuse body kit to ur car bro Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

08-15-2016, 12:46 PM	#15 (permalink)
Atm121990 Base Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Hagerstown, Md Posts: 52 Drives: 13-nissan370-gun,m6 Rep Power: 13	Go after his insurance company for diminished value. someone pulled out in front of me and did $7000 in damages. I got a check for around $5000 in diminished resell value. Took me 4-5 months to get it done tho. Goodluck