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thill 03-24-2014 03:41 PM
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Originally Posted by GoldDust (Post 1622483)
We shall see how it goes. I may just be biased from the number of people I know that have had problems with the repairs that were done to their car, but I am sure there are body shops that can do a great job.
It is is mostly cosmetic it is one thing. The car would probably drive the same as it did before. If they are repairing the structure and replacing suspension components that is another thing.

I had a Speed3 that got in an accident (not my fault) and the car was never the same and ultimately I had to sell it even though it was never totaled.

_______ 03-24-2014 03:42 PM
Wow kudos to you for letting the Z driver stay alive after that! Would've taken that officers nightstick and beat him down haha!
But seriously though sorry about the damage looks nasty. What a douche that Z driver is. Good luck with everything.

TwinturboCamry 03-24-2014 03:44 PM
What's unibody damage for $15,000, Alex.

twag4 03-24-2014 04:46 PM
Tennessee is a 70% state, unless it changed since 1999. I lived in Memphis for a few years, and my wife's car got totaled by a Memphis driver who decided to make a u-turn from the far right lane of a six lane divided parkway- directly in front of her.

Turbo95eg6 03-24-2014 04:50 PM
:(

Kimsey47 03-24-2014 05:02 PM
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Originally Posted by GoldDust (Post 1622389)
Southeast, actually. Right in the TN Valley.
Ah, cool beans... A TRUE Tennessean! lol Hope everything works out for you...

I feel bad writing this but I hope the car is totaled because I know I wouldn't want to be driving my car had it experienced such extensive repairs. Plus Mr. 350Z would def be paying to provide me some upgrades on my replacement!

5th 86 03-24-2014 05:45 PM
Was looking at the front pic, thinking hmm thats not that bad, just in the weeds, then i seen the back and the back...

FRSure 03-24-2014 05:48 PM
Looks fixable.. Maybe around 9k in damage.

Rampage 03-24-2014 05:54 PM
All Nissan drivers are ass hats!

Disclaimer: I used to own a 350Z. :confused0068:

chrisl 03-24-2014 06:17 PM
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Originally Posted by SirBrass (Post 1622496)
I found my body shop by asking the local FT86ers who they'd recommend, when I got rear-ended a week into owning my BRZ (my car was still very driveable, though... only the rear bumper, backuplights, and stock axleback needed replacing, in addition to the rear safety bar, etc... no frame damage as it never reached there). The work done was absolutely pristine and you couldn't tell she'd been hit. Then again, the parts hit were replaced.

But I'd try asking around and see what shops local 'vette owners would entrust their babies to for automotive damage repair.
This also wouldn't be a bad place to start looking:
https://www.porschecollisioncenter.c...che/index.html

Obviously, some of the places recommended on that site will be Porsche or German car specific, but a lot of them are general body shops too.

extrashaky 03-24-2014 10:40 PM
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Originally Posted by twag4 (Post 1622800)
Tennessee is a 70% state, unless it changed since 1999.
It must have. I have three different sources showing it at 75%.

http://www.carinsurance.com/Articles...hresholds.aspx
http://www.claimsjournal.com/news/na.../05/240841.htm
http://usinsurancenet.com/answers/article/AA-00868

Euro7R 03-25-2014 02:43 AM
Fingers crossed for a new car hopefully. It's never going to be the same again. Hopefully insurance doesn't screw you over and deem repairable lol

Ursam 03-25-2014 08:11 AM
Depends on whether the frame is bent. If that's the case, you don't want to fix it.

gily25 03-26-2014 09:57 AM
How's it look underneath? The rear wheel looks wrong in the well so suspension or something is gone there, I'm guessing. That'll probably make it totaled if there's damage there. By the time they stretch that rear panel out of the trunk...


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