What happened last night to my car

mjg · 09-08-2011, 12:40 PM

Having really bad luck with my Z (one month into ownership)
and.

I had a major incident happen last night at my development when a tree fell down, and electrocuted the parking lot while cars went on fire. Somehow the damage only effected to my car was due to the tree hitting it, not the cars that had exploded directly behind! Probably one of the scariest moments I've been through since 10 years ago, Lipa took hours to shut the damn power off, firemen and police stood around helpless, while cars began exploding, 2 fires, one that looked like a roman candle, then one that begin in area with cars directly behind me.

13.2k volts, electrical humming, went to sleep thinking my car was done. I wokeup and saw minimal damage (compared to what I expected). Heard chainsawing all night, and didn't sleep much. Workers said they could feel the electricity in the work boots. Everyone came out and watched the cars burn and explode, nice morning!

Please recommend me a body shop in nassau county Long Island, only the best... Want my car fixed perfectly. Only damage that I can see is on the roof of the car and broken Tail light.

Car on Saturday ...

Then all this....

toxik · 09-08-2011, 12:47 PM

damn that sucks

Nick911sc · 09-08-2011, 01:28 PM

Marc,

I'm shooting you a PM now with some information.

MattP725 · 09-08-2011, 01:55 PM

Wow you went to sleep through all this???

Way to dodge a bullet... glad it worked out better than it could have.

Cmike2780 · 09-08-2011, 02:09 PM

Holy Crap! That's a close call.

Never had any body work done to the Z yet, thank God, but I think Performance Motorsports has an affiliated body shop in Smithtown. Good luck with the repairs.

http://www.performancebodyshop.com/

Romulus1 · 09-08-2011, 02:19 PM

I've personally used L.I. Proliner in Medord, unfortunately like 8 times over the last few years between me and my family. Each car has looked brand new after being sent out from them.

I've also heard good thins about performance autobody, the people mike is referring to

delusional · 09-08-2011, 03:20 PM

holy ****

glad only minimal damage was done to your car.

red6spd · 09-08-2011, 03:42 PM

I cant see the pics since I'm at work on a crappy computer but your story sounds crazy. Good Luck man.

mjg · 09-08-2011, 04:06 PM

i didn't really get much sleep, the chain saw noises (and bad thoughts) kept me up. I kept thinking this was a bad dream.

I have to admit I am very lucky, and I think I prefer to look at this that way... If my car gets fixed, and the bs is over I'll be happy. Will keep the thread updated. Thanks guys

Anthony@PM · 09-08-2011, 05:36 PM

Look into Performance AutoBody right across the street from our shop. I had my personal Z in there getting body work and a full new paint job. I am very happy with the outcome. A lot of our customers all go there as well.

dnasty370z · 09-08-2011, 06:33 PM

dam dude I hope your neighbors have insurance

mr_sk · 09-08-2011, 10:00 PM

Holy **** man - glad you weren't in the car or the lot! At least you car didn't get BBQ'd - that's ******* crazy. Good luck w/the body shop.

Hows the oil cooler doing? I still didn't get mine installed - I'm on for 9AM this Sat though ...

mjg · 09-08-2011, 10:51 PM

A guy in my development has pictures of the fire he took on his SLR, I tried to take a bunch of pictures they came out so blurry. This tree branch that fell on my car protected it from the flames...

The car drives fine. There are dents all around the body, and the tail light cracked.. The painted portion of the mirror came loose somehow (was whistling) snapped it on, seems fine heh

Should i get it repainted mint green????

Ben Oil cooler is working... I have no doubts my oil stayed at 220 degrees or less during this entire incident LOL

MattP725 · 09-09-2011, 12:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mjg

ben oil cooler is working... I have no doubts my oil stayed at 220 degrees or less during this entire incident lol

lmao

mjg · 09-12-2011, 08:03 PM

Finally got my car's estimate, and although my plans didn't work out at the first body shop,
my car is now with Performance Autobody.

(Nassau got hosed with Hail damage claims -- had no idea this was an issue)

Anyway I liked the first body shop a lot, was a bit worried I'd be taking a step down, but after seeing this place, I feel confident they will put everything together very well, and the car will take around 3 weeks to fix. Told me it would come back perfect.

Finally some closure on this incident

09-08-2011, 12:40 PM	#1 (permalink)
mjg Base Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: nyc Posts: 243 Drives: 13' GT 500 Rep Power: 16	What happened last night to my car Having really bad luck with my Z (one month into ownership) and. I had a major incident happen last night at my development when a tree fell down, and electrocuted the parking lot while cars went on fire. Somehow the damage only effected to my car was due to the tree hitting it, not the cars that had exploded directly behind! Probably one of the scariest moments I've been through since 10 years ago, Lipa took hours to shut the damn power off, firemen and police stood around helpless, while cars began exploding, 2 fires, one that looked like a roman candle, then one that begin in area with cars directly behind me. 13.2k volts, electrical humming, went to sleep thinking my car was done. I wokeup and saw minimal damage (compared to what I expected). Heard chainsawing all night, and didn't sleep much. Workers said they could feel the electricity in the work boots. Everyone came out and watched the cars burn and explode, nice morning! Please recommend me a body shop in nassau county Long Island, only the best... Want my car fixed perfectly. Only damage that I can see is on the roof of the car and broken Tail light. Car on Saturday ... Then all this.... Last edited by mjg; 09-08-2011 at 12:43 PM.

09-08-2011, 02:09 PM	#5 (permalink)
Cmike2780 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Long Island Posts: 5,059 Drives: slowwww Rep Power: 29	Holy Crap! That's a close call. Never had any body work done to the Z yet, thank God, but I think Performance Motorsports has an affiliated body shop in Smithtown. Good luck with the repairs. http://www.performancebodyshop.com/ __________________ [09][MB][6-Spd MT][Touring][Stillen Gen III][K&N][Borla CBE][Evo-R] [ArchitTEK Photography]

09-08-2011, 02:19 PM	#6 (permalink)
Romulus1 Track Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 691 Drives: '11 370Z Sport 6MT Rep Power: 15	I've personally used L.I. Proliner in Medord, unfortunately like 8 times over the last few years between me and my family. Each car has looked brand new after being sent out from them. I've also heard good thins about performance autobody, the people mike is referring to __________________ 11 SR 370Z Sport 6MT - Sold 03 Escalade AWD - Sold 13 Silverado LTZ Z71 Crew Cab

09-08-2011, 03:20 PM	#7 (permalink)
delusional Track Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: NewYork Posts: 968 Drives: 09 PG T/S/N 7AT Rep Power: 15	holy **** glad only minimal damage was done to your car. __________________ 2009 Platinum Graphite Touring [ Sport Package ¦¦ Navigation ¦¦ 7 Speed Automatic ] [ Berk ¦ H&R ¦ ONEighty ¦ K&N ¦ Stillen ¦ Eibach ¦ Cobb ¦ Ichiba ¦ Hankook ]

09-08-2011, 03:42 PM	#8 (permalink)
red6spd A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Long Island NY Posts: 3,277 Drives: 2010 Z Coupe M6 SPT Rep Power: 21	I cant see the pics since I'm at work on a crappy computer but your story sounds crazy. Good Luck man. __________________ 2010 Base+Sport 6spd: Stillen G3, FI Non-Resonated CBE, FI Non-Resonated Test Pipes, UpRev Tuned, Custom 24R Oil Cooler, JDM Rear Fog-OEM Harness. ???Whp ???WTQ (Will find out come spring time)

09-08-2011, 01:28 PM	#3 (permalink)
Nick911sc A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Long Island, New York Posts: 1,698 Drives: 2010 Nissan GT-R Rep Power: 20	Marc, I'm shooting you a PM now with some information.

09-08-2011, 01:55 PM	#4 (permalink)
MattP725 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2011 Location: Toms River, NJ Posts: 1,904 Drives: 2010 40th Rep Power: 17	Wow you went to sleep through all this??? Way to dodge a bullet... glad it worked out better than it could have.

09-08-2011, 04:06 PM	#9 (permalink)
mjg Base Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: nyc Posts: 243 Drives: 13' GT 500 Rep Power: 16	i didn't really get much sleep, the chain saw noises (and bad thoughts) kept me up. I kept thinking this was a bad dream. I have to admit I am very lucky, and I think I prefer to look at this that way... If my car gets fixed, and the bs is over I'll be happy. Will keep the thread updated. Thanks guys

09-08-2011, 05:36 PM	#10 (permalink)
Anthony@PM Base Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: NY Posts: 223 Drives: 04 350Z Roadster 6mt Rep Power: 14	Look into Performance AutoBody right across the street from our shop. I had my personal Z in there getting body work and a full new paint job. I am very happy with the outcome. A lot of our customers all go there as well. __________________ http://img59.imageshack.us/img59/6234/ddle4y.gif Click Banner to Tour Our Facility Anthony@TheExperience.com www.facebook.com/TheExperienceNY *FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK*

09-08-2011, 06:33 PM	#11 (permalink)
dnasty370z Base Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Miami Posts: 224 Drives: 09' 370z 7AT Rep Power: 15	dam dude I hope your neighbors have insurance

09-08-2011, 10:00 PM	#12 (permalink)
mr_sk Enthusiast Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Brooklyn Posts: 393 Drives: 2011 Z Sport MT Rep Power: 14	Holy ** man - glad you weren't in the car or the lot! At least you car didn't get BBQ'd - that's ***** crazy. Good luck w/the body shop. Hows the oil cooler doing? I still didn't get mine installed - I'm on for 9AM this Sat though ... __________________ Part out thread: http://www.the370z.com/parts-sale-pr...-dynodash.html

09-08-2011, 10:51 PM	#13 (permalink)
mjg Base Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: nyc Posts: 243 Drives: 13' GT 500 Rep Power: 16	A guy in my development has pictures of the fire he took on his SLR, I tried to take a bunch of pictures they came out so blurry. This tree branch that fell on my car protected it from the flames... The car drives fine. There are dents all around the body, and the tail light cracked.. The painted portion of the mirror came loose somehow (was whistling) snapped it on, seems fine heh Should i get it repainted mint green???? Ben Oil cooler is working... I have no doubts my oil stayed at 220 degrees or less during this entire incident LOL

09-12-2011, 08:03 PM	#15 (permalink)
mjg Base Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: nyc Posts: 243 Drives: 13' GT 500 Rep Power: 16	Finally got my car's estimate, and although my plans didn't work out at the first body shop, my car is now with Performance Autobody. (Nassau got hosed with Hail damage claims -- had no idea this was an issue) Anyway I liked the first body shop a lot, was a bit worried I'd be taking a step down, but after seeing this place, I feel confident they will put everything together very well, and the car will take around 3 weeks to fix. Told me it would come back perfect. Finally some closure on this incident

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