May have totaled my brz
 

I have possibly ended my journey of owning an 86. Yesterday on my way to work on a rainy cold day I was approaching the on ramp to get onto the highway going around 30 miles. Well a lady slammed on her brakes and I didn’t react quick enough so I slid into her rear bumper and pretty much destroyed my front end.

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Her car had a couple scuff marks
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This is my first accident that I was at fault in and the damage looks really bad from my persepective, but I’m wondering if I’m just overreacting? I know the value of my car will diminish and my insurance will skyrocket but I don’t really care I had no plans of selling this car any time soon that’s how much I enjoy it.

To be honest, that looks like its mostly cosmetic. Were any fluid leaking from your BRZ? Any visible damage in the engine bay?

Really? And no leaks! And only the intake was damaged. Also you’re right I basically slid underneath the rear bumper of her car.

I does look mostly like cosmetic damage but you can't know for sure that nothing is bent underneath all the plastic bits until it is taken appart and inspected. Best bet would be to get it to a body shop that your insurance recommends or just any reputable body shop for them to check it out and go from there.

Well, that's too damn bad ......:cry:

Does the engine run OK ..??; is the steering working OK .. ??

If so, your insurance may decide to fix it.

Lesson learned ....... NEVER "assume" that a woman in an SUV, on an on ramp, is going to continue to move forward .........:eyebulge:


humfrz

Yes car runs fine and steering remains excellent and agreed hahahha

For sure! I’m planning on taking it to the insurance and moving into the next step of inspecting it via their recommended body shop

if that's "totalled" then you're in for a rude awakening when they fix it.

Not totaled but that is gonna cost you a cool 10,000

Holy shit. 10 grand? I was thinking 5, maybe 7 tops.

When my ex rear ended a minivan with her Lancer, the bill was close to 10k (after paint, parts, labour and taxes). She needed a new hood, fenders, headlight, radiator and a couple other things.

I wouldn't be surprised if thats over 10k, honestly. There is a lot of parts right there, lots of metalwork and paint, plus all the underside plastics. Sucks to see, sorry man.

Hood, bumper cover, headlights, brackets, intake and a handful of gaskets and fittings. Looks like went over the crash bar so that shouldn't be damaged, rad not leaking so that is OK and at least the passenger fender is not mangled. I am throwing in with the $7K to $8K tops crowd. What is not know is what body shops in the OP's area charge for labour. It isn't the same everyplace.

I was thinking the headlights and radiator(s) had been spared but yeah. It adds up quickly. Bummer.

Right? Fenders and supports look unscathed. Radiator support brackets are cheap. The rest will buff out.

Thanks for the responses guys, I’ve never been in an accident this big and I assumed the worst in my head ‘wow there goes my 86 days’ ‘wow I’m screwed... 05 Corolla here I come’ etc lol. And the worst part is.... I was going to install my UEL headers front pipe and OFT tune this upcoming week :(

There are really only two way it can go. The insurance company will fix it or write it off. Either way you can still be in the car. If they fix it (what I think they will do) then you can carry on with your plans. If they write it off you find an inexpensive used one and still carry on with your plans.

Oh, and big props in taking responsibility for the situation. Far too many would blame everybody in the world but themselves under the same circumstances.

Did your airbag deploy? If so, that can add around $1000 to the bill.

Lol. Love how everyone is telling you the costs from a couple of pics.
Take it in and you may be surprised.

Agreed. They are simply best guesses from what we can see. Sometimes best guesses are right though.

If the radiator is OK and the crumple zones are clear, and no airbag... Its just an expensive repair. Crash beam may have bent down and needs to be replaced.

If the frame needs repair, ... Well, my old car was estimated at 12k to clean out the engine bay so the frame could be straightened, and put it back. No replacement parts, no airbags replaced, no paint work in that estimate.

Hope it goes well for you.

Hey, 86 South Africa ........ ease off ....... we are experienced, certified, registered, keyboard estimators ....... so there ...... :)


humfrz

Hold my beer for a sec.

Radiator seems fine and there were no leaks. No airbags either. Crash happened with me going 30-35 mph. And yea I’m praying the frame doesn’t need work

No way in hell there's frame damage. That was a love tap. Unfortunately you slid under because you were both on the brakes. I bet you would've gotten away with just a bumper cover and the styrofoam insert if it wasn't for the height offset.

The welded seam across the top of the bumper beam may have folded which is unfortunate because that's the only part in this mess that is tagged with a VIN.

I never used to pay attention to that because all my previous cars were lovingly-maintained hoopties. It only matters if you plan on selling.

Superficial flesh wound....You will be back.
Watch where ya goin !! J/K

22R

May have totaled my brz
 

Why would it cost that much if it’s mostly cosmetic damage? It shouldn’t cost that much for a new hood and front bumper. If he wanted to he could just get an aftermarket hood and bumper for far cheaper around $5k-6k.

Ay, that'll buff out! I know a guy!
Important thing is you're fine, we'll not seriously injured..
Little bit of polish, time with a hammer and bada bing... wouldn't even be able to tell it had a scratch.

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