Well, some jackass decided it was ok to suddenly brake going 40, but guess he had to make a quick U-Turn and decided at the last minute and didn't think to look if there was anyone behind me. Anyway, I was driving at 40 and saw him brake suddenly, I was able to slow down, but it wasn't enough. I slowed down to 30, but had to swerve, I swerved to the right, which was luckily a street, but, I ended up slamming into the curb, the front left rim is scratched badly, the front bumper is cracked, the left quarter panel is bent upwards, and there's a small dent on the front of the sideskirt. The left rim couldn't even move because it was pushed up against the wheel well and when I would turn the steering wheel, the right one moves (not damaged at all). And when the right one was turned right, the left wheel was still left. So, whatever is connected to the wheel that makes it turn is obviously broken. So, the guy got away, prolly didn't see what happened. There was no cameras around, so can't do anything about it. So, how much worth of damages am I looking at here? I'm afraid there will be some axle damage. But, I don't have any pics, didn't have a camera with me. I called cops and they said I could have gotten a ticket, but the street I ended up swerving into was a private street, so they can't do anything about that. (How lucky, it would have been excessive speeding and careless driving, bull____, but 8 points tho)

So, here are the damages:
1. Scratched up rim
2. Scratched and cracked front bumper, only on the bottom left lip
3. Bent upwards left quarter panel
4. Possible axle damage
5. Small dent on the front of the left sideskirt
6. One wheel stays one direction while the other once can move.

I'm very depressed and it's 5:30 AM, couldn't sleep. But, I've just now looked at other tC's being wrecked here, so that made me feel a little better. My tC is just VERY nice looking for it to happen like this. Seeing it look like that was like some parent watching their 2 yr old kid get run over by a monster truck.

So, I have a question. Will insurance help me out here since they will classify the damage done by me. No proof the other dude caused it, ____ed me off. So, will they help me reimburse it any? I'll TRY to get some pics. It's not that bad really, but I fear the most damage is at the FWD.

Could anyone help me out on this issue? PLEASE!?!

 

I'm glad you're ok. People can be idiots. I hate stupid drivers. Best bet at this point is to get your insurance company involved since it sounds like you have a lot of damage. Just expect your rates to go up... Dramatically since you're 19.

 

Darn. I turn 20 in like 6 days. Haha, but anyway, doesn't seem that bad really, by the looks of it. At least the engine wasn't affected. So, that's a major plus. Also, the air bags didn't deploy. Wasn't expecting it to anyway. So, what's the estimate?

 

$1500-$3000ish

i did the same thign in my old concorde and it ended up being $2000

 

Geez, I hope insurance will take care of it, most of it at least. I'm hoping it'll be around $2,000. But, if I had to pick, I'd be free. LOL. Hey, at least winter is coming up, so I can get my stock rims powdercoated and put em on, so I won't have to worry about getting a replacement rim for a half a year or less.

 

I did the same thing when I was cut off by this woman in a P.O.S. She ran. It costed $5200 and 2 months without a car. I'm still hunting the _____ to this day, since all the witnesses said it was practically a Bondo car, not hard to spot out.

Otherwise i'd still be on stock wheels.
And unless there's frame damage, or you go to a bad shop, it will run like day one. I listened to people on here while waiting for mine to be finished, and got worked up for nothing.

 

HOLY BATMAN!!!!!! SO, list EVERYTHING that was damaged. So, was labor included. Yea, I'm so mad, the person didn't even know. God... I shoulda had gotten the plate, but it all happened so fast, I didn't even think. Ya know?

 

New right side skirt w/ paint and labor
New right fender w/paint and labor
Re-painted bumper w/labor
New right/left cv joints/arms w/labor
New right/left axles w/labor
Steering column knuckle (whatever that is?) replaced
Engine cradle replaced
Countless inspections to find a hidden vibration (knuckle thingy fixed it)
New rims. Stocks were bent/obliterated. Insurance cut us $500 or so, but the package costed $10 short of $1000.

 

Wow, looks like my problem, hopefully, I won't have the axles, knuckles, and CV joints. But, whatever links the wheel to the steering will have to be fixed, whatever that is.

 

when i was in a similiar accident this is what was replaced

both control arms
hub
rim
bearings

basically everything except the axle, which seemed to be ok. same thing with the CV joint and boot.

came out to $2000 with labor

 

Ive hit a curb once and the damage was all suspension, no body damage and the cost was over $10k. Hit sideways a second time and the cost was around $8k.

 

twice lol

 

might have some frame damage as well, going that fast. I would guess it would be between 2 and 5 grand, depending on the severity

 

Wouldn't have mattered. Sad fact of the matter is that it would've been your fault. Was it wet out? Were you following closely (4 seconds or less?)? These type of accidents are usually blamed on the person in the back as they had ample opportunity to respond and stop. Glad to see you're ok but stop being angry at the person that stopped. It truly won't do you any good. Hell if I was driving and braked a little hard and the person behind me hit a tree... I'd just keep driving.

 

No, it wasn't at all, but seriously, if you brake SUDDENLY, it'd be very hard for the other person to counter it. It looked like it had pretty good brakes. And I was about 4 cars behind it. Both going 40 when all of a sudden he decided to brake suddenly.

 

So, that's $18K worth of damage?!?!!?!?!? That's enough to get a new tC and some mods. Geez...

 

Well, it might have been 25, not too sure. It's not something to do to look at the speedo when you're sliding to a curb. I doubt there's any frame damage, but I'll have to hope for the best.

 

I wouldve chosen to crash into the guy's car instead. But laws vary state to state. In VA, if the person in front is 1% responsible for the accident, then s/he is 50% liable for any damages.

 

Rear ending = *almost* automatic blame (see below) to the person hitting the person in front. It truly doesn't matter. If I am going 60 on the freeway and I decide to jump on my brakes at full stop the person behind me has to do the same and if they hit me or hit a tree... not my fault nor problem. It should take them approximately the same time PLUS their reaction time. Thats why if you have approximately 40 feet of distance at the time the person in front of you jumps their brakes then that gives YOU 2 seconds extra time. Google it and it'll probably make sense since there are pretty graphs all over the web.

Now there are exceptions. However they usually apply to multiple car events, debris and for example if the car you rear ended had just entered your lane while you were stopping to begin with. But in most cases, 99% of them, and yours sounding pretty general (Car A brakes -> Car B avoiding Car A) the person to blame is the person rear ending (thus Car B).

 

You lose nearly everytime you rear end someone. I'd say just swallow the jagged pill and not report it to your insurance if you don't want your premium to go up.

It also depends on your deductible. Most people have $500, which is probably about half of your damages. So it's up to you.

Either way, make sure you have some KY jelly and start grabbing your ankles.