Wow! $29k? Crazy

It was a sad day.

If they wright it off, try to take all the aftermarket pieces of. At least you can sell them or put it on you new car.

Damn that sucks. I know how you feel. I was hit a month ago.

Sorry to hear, glad your ok though. Hope they total that I would want it after that.

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What was the labor rate?

What was part of the damage?

A top-of-the-line shop quoted this. They are guys who do outstanding body work. I do not know what the labor rate was but just the parts list included:

both front airbags
Seatbelts
Windshield
both fenders
hood
left strut
engine wire harness
front fascia
left headlight
subframe

That's crazy! I gave it to a pretty good shop to repair as well. Hoping for a write off, but none of my airbags came out since it was a full side impact. I will find out later this week what the damages are. If they do total it. I plan on taking all my aftermarket parts and putting it on another Z. Hope they give me a good valuation for my car if it is totaled.


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I still have always been amazed at the Z's saftey and impact resistance.

Got hit today by a negligent driver.
 

True. She was still running after the initial hit, I was able to drive the car into an empty lot and get it out of traffic, with coolant leaking.. Proud of her.


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Got hit today by a negligent driver.
 

Quick update..

The other party's insurance company has accepted all responsibility for this accident. The shop quoted the repairs at 10.4k (All paid for by the other driver's insurance company) which does not make the car totaled because the car is worth around 24k.

The shop assured me that there is no major damages. A lot of the suspension parts were bent because they are made out of aluminum and he assured me that they will ONLY use new parts for the suspension and new parts for other areas of the damages. He also told me not to worry and that he will make sure it'll look like new when he returns the car back to me and to expect nothing less. (good guy)

I will also be filing a diminished value claim (with an individual appraiser who handles these types of claims) after the repairs are done, the shop said that I can expect to get back around 2-3.5k for my cars diminished value.

At that point I have the decision to either trade in the car and get a new Z or keep the car because I already got the difference in diminished value.

What do you guys suggest I do?
Thanks for all the help and support.


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I'd say wait until you get the car back before you make any decisions. If the guy is good at body repair, and since the frame doesn't sound bent, it may be just fine for as long as you want to own it. Me personally, if I could I'd think about just making it a straight up track day car now. Since it's taken damage you can thrash it as much as you want without worry.

Fair enough. Sounds like you've got a good shop working on it. All those suspension parts are bolt on, so it should drive the same once you get it back, just play it by ear.

One thing I would ask is that only Nissan OEM parts are used as most insurance companies like to substitute aftermarket parts to save on costs. When someone backed into my Altima, I asked the shop for OEM parts and they had no hesitation.

I emailed the guy who I've been speaking with about the repairs and he emailed back saying they are using nothing but OEM Nissan parts on my car. Thank you for bringing that up! :tiphat:
I have another 8-10 days until I get her back.. So anxious..

I have a Nissan Altima as a rental (paid for by the other person's insurance). It's not too bad but when I floor it I feel like a turtle... Oh and I also really miss shifting gears. :driving: