I am very sad to hear this. But we are all glad that you're okay. Anything can be replaced but you life or part of your body can not!

As Phil said, "Did you hit the car in front of you?" also, make sure they DO a very good inspection before estimating the damage and DO NOT settle of used or non OEM parts. Ask your adjuster if you can take it to your local Nissan dealer for fix.

I hope there's no chassis damage. It absolutely sucks if you do and they don't total your car. They have machine that "supposedly" straightens your car chassis but it never feels the same again. I was a victim of a "irresponsible" driver as well.

Hope everything works out at your favor and keep us posted. BTW, is this the first 370Z accident reported?

Glad you are OK. Good luck with the insurance and repairs. Make sure they take care of it right.

Second that.

Holy crap sorry to hear that! Glad you're fine. How does one deal with that? First payment barely started and already get hit. One of my friends bought a brand new TL over 3 years ago. Barely 1 month of ownership he got in a fender bender.

You should talk to the lawyer.

mattkim85, man, that sucks. Sorry you got pranged.

I worked on a car from age 14 through age 21 back in the day, working it up from a $75 junker up to a super-clean, everything-new machine. After all that, a girl in a POS rear-ended me at an intersection and totaled the car (and broke my Recaro seat!!!). At least she had insurance that paid in full. Anyway, i feel your pain!

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Good luck with the repairs. At least everybody is ok.

That sucks big time bro. Glad you ok though.

you must check the frame.....i'm sure it's damaged if the suspension needs changing


this is no joke....a bent frame will never be same ever.....so take it to a high rep shop to get it fixed as best as possible and the other person insurance should take care of it

thanks for the reply guys.

yea im alrite physically..
im just really pissed off that this happened..
my lawyer told me to go to the doctor to get some x-rays
to see if everything is ok.

the police did a report and everything but i didnt get a chance to take any pics but the guy in the bmw did. at least he seemed to be sorry.

and "lucky" for me there were no cars in front of me when the accident occurred so the front of the car is fine.. sigh

arghh :mad:

men, at least you are ok.
Hope everything get fixed right and you dont loose the attention of the 370z. What about the insurance?
As Ak said, try to verify if your Nissan dealer could work that for you (body shop) or if they can recommend you loyalty body shop instead of using Insurance "recommended" shops.
Sometimes, recommended insurance shops will do a move of the way job (quick fix, give me the money).
Hope everything got solved easy without any pain in the a....s

Exactly and don't get me started on how they use reconditioned , used or cheap aftermarket parts to fix your car!!! :mad: Try to get a Genuine dealer to fix it. If no good dealer around and there's a really good body shop in your area, have them use ONLY OEM NEW parts.

Also, what insurance company do you have?(Do not feel obligated to disclose this info if you don't want to)

Down but not out, get that thing fixed and back out on the road quick!
Really glad your ok, I'm sure you can get her back together again.

HOLY CRAP!

Man I'm sorry! I bet your stomach has been in knots about this. (That's how I felt when I got into my first big accident.)

Yes, definitely do not setting for anything at all! Have the frame checked and then double checked!

It's like my friends and I always say, "You can't own a nice car in Los Angeles."

OMG. Interesting that your airbags went off even though your front end didn't hit anything.

Anyway, three things:

1. I'm glad you're okay.

2. I commend you for not pummeling the other driver's face into the pavement.

3. Even though you say you're okay physically, definitely follow your lawyer's advice and get a thorough exam. My dad got rear ended years ago, and thought he was okay. Then 8 years later, he started developing back problems which have never gone away. When he started having back problems and got an MRI, the doc said to him 'You got into a car accident a while back, didn't you? Sometimes back injuries can take over a decade to manifest themselves.' It's a frightening thought. Here's the thing -- even though it was already 8 years after the accident, the statute of limitations wouldn't have prevented him from suing, because the clock doesn't start ticking on the statute of limitations until you become aware of the injury. But his mistake was that after the accident, he signed something that basically released the other driver's insurance company from any future liability. Like they told him that if he wanted them to pay for his car repairs, he'd have to sign this release on future liability. He didn't have a lawyer, and just agreed to sign it. Don't let this guy's insurance company dupe you into signing something like that the way my dad did. If injuries show up 20 years from now, you want to still be able to go after them.