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Old Sep 26, 2005 | 04:28 PM
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So I reccently got into an accident, which I am not at fault. Do u guys think my car is totaled?













Old Sep 26, 2005 | 04:35 PM
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i doubt it>
Old Sep 26, 2005 | 04:38 PM
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No way, they can fix that. The damage would have to be, I believe, over 80% of the value of the car. There is no way it would cost that much to fix.
Old Sep 26, 2005 | 04:42 PM
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It'll buff right out.
Old Sep 26, 2005 | 04:50 PM
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can barely tell it was in an accident. anyways, i would buy your wheels if it is totalled.
Old Sep 26, 2005 | 05:14 PM
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thanks for the replies guy, my tire allignment is messed up obviously and so is my roof. The glass pieces aren't alligning too. I know that will be hard to fix. Oh yeah this accident also bent my DC front strut bar, w/o that I think they're would have been more damage.

Do u guys think it will take a long time for them to get all the parts? since our car is still considered to be so new?
Old Sep 26, 2005 | 05:34 PM
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its bad, but i think she'll live
let me post some pics of something ALOT WORSE
had a customer flip her tC 7 times!!!
Old Sep 26, 2005 | 05:57 PM
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Originally Posted by TrafficinLA
It'll buff right out.

Ya, that's just a flesh wound! It'll buff right out!
Old Sep 26, 2005 | 06:07 PM
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For most if not all Insurance companies the amount of damage MUST exceed 50 - 55% of the book value of the damaged vehicle in order for the insurance company to write it off as a total lose..

So therfore the answer to your question is yes she can be healed . Let TrafficinLA buff it out you'll be ok..
BTW where you hurt in the crash and if soo are you ok??
Old Sep 26, 2005 | 06:08 PM
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Keep your head up...What didn't kill her will make her stronger..
Old Sep 26, 2005 | 06:15 PM
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Dave's got some bad pics like he said, also my tC was hurt bad, worse than yourse beleave it or not, all in all it came out to be a little over 5K to fix mine, but far from totaled, as is yours. The parts should take more than a week, two at most I would imagine,
Old Sep 26, 2005 | 06:17 PM
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Originally Posted by ScionBandit
its bad, but i think she'll live
let me post some pics of something ALOT WORSE
had a customer flip her tC 7 times!!!
You've got my attention, lets see some pics.
Old Sep 26, 2005 | 06:20 PM
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be patient....im at work, can't do anything now...
Old Sep 26, 2005 | 06:36 PM
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ive seen cars worth more with less damage totalled, it depends on your insurance company, and your adjuster.
Old Sep 26, 2005 | 08:12 PM
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NOOOOOOOOO the side marker overlays that took a week to get and a day to install. My hard work!!! It sucks to see it in person, dont worry she'll be cool. Stacy and Angellica will be back rolling together soon. I'll pay for ur overlays when its fixed.
Old Sep 26, 2005 | 08:27 PM
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i doubt its a total usually has to be 80% of the value of your whip.... if its even close to 80% usally the adjuster will try to push it over so that way they dont end up being married to the car!
Old Sep 26, 2005 | 08:32 PM
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the car is fine....if u wanna see a totalled car click on my sig!
Old Sep 26, 2005 | 08:56 PM
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seen a worse shaped TC and was restored no problem
Old Sep 26, 2005 | 09:04 PM
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Ok, in all seriousness, it looks like its mostly superficial damage to the sheetmetal and some replacement parts. I seriously doubt they'll total it unless there's frame or engine damage.
Old Sep 26, 2005 | 09:11 PM
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this was the result of my car that was totaled.




not to hijack your thread or anything but it all depends of how much the damage values out to be. the damage you see on my car was a little more than $11,000 so...

anyways what happened?



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