Rear ended by a honda

Z_ealot

wow lol, i didnt realize people read this far back into the threads...in any case all ended well for me. other guys insurance coughed up a check real quick after their adjuster saw the damage

sonic370

just one quick thing. make sure the shop gives you a life time warranty
on all repairs......including all painting... we all know about the nissan paint.

Z_ealot

lol, tell me about it, i think ive spent more time buffing and waxing out fine line scratches in the clearcoat than i have driving. picked up some nu finish clearcoat scratch remover and i have to say it takes a little elbow grease to get the scratches out but this stuff really does a decent job of getting rid of minor clearcoat scratches, was actually able to clear up some minor scratches on the rear hatch that i didnt see from the dealer before i took delivery when i first got the Z. as for the rear bumper i decided to just keep it on for now since i was able to take it off and found no damage to the impact foam or anything else for that matter and just put it towards another payment towards getting the Z paid off quicker. cant even tell their is anything wrong with the rear from 5 feet away unless you are really looking so just figured i'd repair it myself later on down the road once i can get ahold of the equipment for it, namely a heat gun and some 2000-2500 grit sandpaper

sonic370

If you don't mind me asking what did you settle for
Sounds like you came out pretty good

Z_ealot

i settled for around $600 i believe it was, which is exactly what the local nissan dealers body shop was quoting me to repair the bumper, not a huge sum of money, but it did help to put a big dent in the principal amount i owe on the Z

RiCharlie

Sorry to hear this accident..

What does this mean "diminished value state" and why would that have been to your advantage?

My wife was hit from behind in her Acura by a girl driving with a suspended license and no insurance!

And when my son was young he was driving a convertable and the sun blinded him and he pulled right in front of an oncoming car that luckily only hit his tail...if he had turned a fraction of a second later it would have been a full head on..
(Honestly, I dont think he was paying attention,..had three other kids in the car...)
Glad your okay..