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Post by pureinsanity on Aug 15, 2011 8:13:57 GMT -6
Was at a red light, light turned green, i waited, went, and boom. T-Boned by a Ford Escape. I'll be dealing with the insurance today, and it will not be totaled out, because nobody messes with my car and gets off easy. Its also mostly superficial; the inside of the front door is ok, but you can hear the crash support rattling around, hinge is bent, rear door is just surface, b-pillar is ok, fender is shot, possibly the fenter liner too. It was only about 20 mph at most. This too after I spent ALL weekend tearing apart and rebuilding my door panels in order to get rid of all the rattles and squeaks. I also put dynamat on all the doors and oh man is she quiet! Not a peep from the interior plastics, and barely any road noise.        |
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Post by daydream on Aug 15, 2011 10:37:49 GMT -6
Accidents hurt emotionally and financially  In another way of looking at it the crumple zone saved your health and or from injuries. I like the crumpled metal looks neat (for now!) Hope you can fix it asap when possible. |
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Post by beastboy1976 on Aug 15, 2011 11:17:27 GMT -6
Painful to look at. Sorry to hear about the wreck. I had the same thing happen in my 98 Park Avenue a few years ago. Keep us posted and let us see some pics after she's repaired.
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Post by bobsblue95 on Aug 15, 2011 12:49:08 GMT -6
Ouch! Man that sucks! But it really does look like you were lucky, the chromie's ok and the tinted glass (if you can extract it.) Such a beautiful car. I love to drive my Aurora, but I sure do hate traffic! People are thoughtless and reckless, and the bigger the vehicle the dumber they drive it.
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Post by beastboy1976 on Aug 15, 2011 13:41:02 GMT -6
Thats true. I was T-boned by a Cox truck in my 98 Park Avenue.
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Post by pureinsanity on Aug 15, 2011 14:05:06 GMT -6
Thanks guys! Yeah it wasnt too bad of an impact point, and fortunately its a dense area with low speed limits so the damage wasnt deep. The inside of the door isnt deformed, and im not sure if the window tracks are messed up or not but its mostly skin deep. The B-pillar and door sill are ok, a small section of the lower A-pillar is pushed in because the door hinge pushed into it. I just got an estimate for about $1,850 and thats with used doors (i mentioned the ones i found at a junkyard). Just gotta wait for the claims adjuster and the driver and witness statement. When i called progressive and gave my statement i mentioned aaaalllllllll the work ive done in the last 6 months; from the interior to the engine and everything in between, and i think that'll keep em from totaling it out because they'd have to cover a lot of those expenses.
See this is why i always keep my car clean...its like when your mother tells you to make sure you change your underwear because you never know when you may end up at a hospital. Tragedies arent so bad when things are clean, lol.
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Post by lkraft92 on Aug 15, 2011 20:42:01 GMT -6
i feel sorry for you man. i would be devastated if that happened to me. well, good luck with the repairs. hope she comes out lookin like new again.
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Post by nelson480 on Aug 15, 2011 22:23:12 GMT -6
IF someone hit my car, i would get out and rip their door open ready to hit THEM.
Strange how your wheel cap emblems are gold, but your car doesnt have the gold emblem package?
And how do you get the dash to stop making noise? My Passenger side panel makes noise too.
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Post by pureinsanity on Aug 16, 2011 7:27:31 GMT -6
Meh; ive been in accidents that werent my fault before and ive learned that anger gets you nowhere, accidents are accidents right? The insurance company is great; my car is in the shop, i have a rental, and the check should be written this morning...and thats really all that matters.
My dash has never rattled, but my door panels did. I'll post a how to on how to get rid of the worst of the creaks and rattles with a minimal amount of effort.
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Post by aj on Aug 16, 2011 11:23:45 GMT -6
Wow man that sucks! BUt at least your ok and the car holds up well all on its own I guess this is one of the reasons why we own these masterpieces. I wondered how that Escaped looked liked after they hit your car? Well good luck with getting her all fixed up
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Post by roara on Aug 16, 2011 20:45:57 GMT -6
That is HARSH! But if I know pureinsanity, he'll be golden within 30 days  |
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Post by beastboy1976 on Aug 16, 2011 21:54:57 GMT -6
Its not just Portland drivers. Here in Oklahoma, turn signals are "OPTIONAL" equipment. They are changing our state flower to the orange cone cause the shortest distance between two points is under construction. I swear all a person needs to get a license here is a crayon.
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Post by RCA1186 on Aug 17, 2011 21:45:34 GMT -6
DANG  this makes me sad, almost like seeing my baby hit. Glad to hear progressive is treating you right, thats what I got too! |
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Post by nelson480 on Aug 18, 2011 18:59:19 GMT -6
Glad you didnt lose any of those special caps too!
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Post by pureinsanity on Aug 19, 2011 12:41:25 GMT -6
Glad you didnt lose any of those special caps too! i I have 3 spares ;D |
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Post by beastboy1976 on Aug 20, 2011 9:01:15 GMT -6
Glad you didnt lose any of those special caps too! i I have 3 spares ;D Now you did it, your gonna have everyone on the forum hitting you up for those caps. Do you have any idea how hard those things are to find for 1st Gen chromies. I was gonna try to get some, but I have other plans for my wheels. Glad to hear the insurance company is treating you right. Make sure to post some pics after the repair and to keep us posted on your progress. I know how much it sucks to go through something like this. |
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Post by pureinsanity on Aug 20, 2011 19:05:23 GMT -6
Now you did it, your gonna have everyone on the forum hitting you up for those caps. Do you have any idea how hard those things are to find for 1st Gen chromies. I was gonna try to get some, but I have other plans for my wheels. Glad to hear the insurance company is treating you right. Make sure to post some pics after the repair and to keep us posted on your progress. I know how much it sucks to go through something like this. Haha, Ive actually seen them on quite a few cars out here on the west coast. Its actually turning out to be a pretty good situation. The insurance company has been great, I have a rental, and i even got some extra money because the adjuster felt bad. I also did an online quote and discovered that they're 950 less a year than my current insurer. This is exactly why i bought a high mileage fixer upper, it was cheap and was nothing special in terms of collectability. |
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Post by auroradude on Aug 24, 2011 15:05:19 GMT -6
That sucks. I hate most Oregon drivers too, i drove up US101 from Cali to Seattle, WA and it was nothing but slowpokes in ALL 4 lanes going 55mph. I just said screw it and drove down the shoulder for about 5 miles.
In any event, i think the fact that yours is a 99 helps that its not being totaled. I've got a feeling that if that was my car they would say it is. I'm not sure mentioning how much you got into the car even matters because they usually dont care. I've got $15000 into my Vette and from what i was told, if it gets salvaged i will get around $40,000 for the current value of the car
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Post by beastboy1976 on Aug 24, 2011 15:58:49 GMT -6
Yeah my insurance company goes by the current wholesale value of the vehicle which I think is BS, State Farm gives the current RETAIL value of the vehicle. If I can get all the tickets off my record then I can switch to state farm. They are cheaper than Allstate anyway.
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Post by pureinsanity on Aug 24, 2011 19:19:23 GMT -6
That sucks. I hate most Oregon drivers too, i drove up US101 from Cali to Seattle, WA and it was nothing but slowpokes in ALL 4 lanes going 55mph. I just said screw it and drove down the shoulder for about 5 miles. In any event, i think the fact that yours is a 99 helps that its not being totaled. I've got a feeling that if that was my car they would say it is. I'm not sure mentioning how much you got into the car even matters because they usually dont care. I've got $15000 into my Vette and from what i was told, if it gets salvaged i will get around $40,000 for the current value of the car Im a native Michigander so driving here has been ... different, to say the least. lol Not only does the age and mileage help, but so does months worth of recipts, pictures of work done, and a few stories of hard work and effort. I bet that even if i was around the 70-80% value to payout ratio they still would have fixed it. Also, paying back the last 6 months of repairs would have cost them more than just fixing it. |
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Post by RCA1186 on Aug 24, 2011 19:35:44 GMT -6
Hell yeah, that's what I would have done, I don't understand why they didn't call around places themselves, my experience with body shops is that they try to get things on the cheap
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Post by pureinsanity on Aug 24, 2011 22:03:16 GMT -6
heck yeah, that's what I would have done, I don't understand why they didn't call around places themselves, my experience with body shops is that they try to get things on the cheap He knows im picky and i'm not paying for it so he ordered the new stuff instead of half arsing it. He just got stuck with a bad supplier (these are national distributors). |
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Post by auroyra on Sept 10, 2011 23:08:35 GMT -6
i I have 3 spares ...as am I These caps can always be "restored". The important thing is to have them! |
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Post by auroradude on Sept 11, 2011 11:07:03 GMT -6
I also disagree with what you said about it being nothing in terms of a future classic car. Yours looks like one, from here anyway. It sure is unique.
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this makes me sad, almost like seeing my baby hit. Glad to hear progressive is treating you right, thats what I got too!
