Accident and a question. Ugh.

[ducky369]

If I were you, I would choose to get the quarter panel cut out and have a new piece weld on, new bumper, spoiler, trunk, possible defuser too. then repaint. Get a good shop to do it, you wouldn't be able to tell a difference, would look new and better condition than delivery at dealer!
if no frame was damaged i figure it would cost around 7K for the repair.

[Lonewolf]

Originally Posted by Burrcold

Luckily I can deal directly with my own doctor and his referral for a chiropractor or whatever other specialist I need to see. Even the bodily injury claims adjuster from State Farm told me today to get my neck and back looked at for the exact reason you mentioned. He also said I can make an injury claim up to 10 years after the accident (obviously only if they can relate any pain to the prior accident). Neck and shoulders are definitely VERY tight today but I presume that's to be expected.

I'm hoping you'll be okay...and don't get anything even near what I have in terms of pain/injury...

[Burrcold]

Originally Posted by Lonewolf

I'm hoping you'll be okay...and don't get anything even near what I have in terms of pain/injury...

Thanks man! Lingering injuries are the worst. I've got a few from playing rugby and a f'ed up knee and ankle due to a dumb drunken skateboarding accident back when I was in university and dumb.

[D_Thissen]

Originally Posted by Burrcold

Thanks man! Lingering injuries are the worst. I've got a few from playing rugby and a f'ed up knee and ankle due to a dumb drunken skateboarding accident back when I was in university and dumb.

I think we all have one of those injuries lol. The stiffness will go away. After I was rear-ended on the 401 a few years ago, I found days 3-5 were the worst for stiffness and pain. Glad you went to the doc though.

[daftpunk]

God, I'm so sorry to see this. Recently it seems like there's been so many accidents with the twins in the GTA. If this ever happens to me, I know I could never feel the same way about my car again.. Panel reweld jobs have never worked out too well for me in the past. I hope you get what you deserve from the insurance company.

[Burrcold]

Originally Posted by daftpunk

God, I'm so sorry to see this. Recently it seems like there's been so many accidents with the twins in the GTA. If this ever happens to me, I know I could never feel the same way about my car again.. Panel reweld jobs have never worked out too well for me in the past. I hope you get what you deserve from the insurance company.

Thanks. Yeah if they do end up repairing everything, unless it's damn near perfect I'll probably lose a bit of my obsession with it (maybe that's a good thing). Hah

[Turbo95eg6]

Originally Posted by Burrcold

and a f'ed up knee and ankle due to a dumb drunken skateboarding accident back when I was in university and dumb.

Story time

[Burrcold]

Originally Posted by Turbo95eg6

Story time

Lol I was walking home from a bar with friends (obviously pretty drunk) and I saw a skateboard on the sidewalk about 100 feet up ahead. So I did the most logical thing at the time and ran as fast as I could to jump on it. I landed on it but it flew out from under my feet...ended up tearing my ACL and MCL, broke my ankle and tore my achilles. Totally awesome.

[Burrcold]

UPDATE: So the car is going to be repaired. Most of the damage was taken by the crash beam in the rear, so obviously all of that has to be changed. Surprisingly, there was no frame damage at all. The guy missed the frame rail by an inch!

So the bumper, trunk, tail lights, spoiler, rear diffuser (being replaced with an OEM one...silver lining? lol), and obviously they are going to repair the quarter panel (it's just sheet metal damage that they are 110% confident that will look perfect after).

The owner of the shop knows how anal I am about the car and repairs and he's been a long time friend so I trust his judgment on this one. There was $10k in damage but that's obviously far under the write-off amount, so I'll just have to live with it. I will be out of my car for 6 weeks, but I don't mind as the miles aren't being put on it and it's eating into the winter months.

So I'm hoping that everything is okay and maybe this will encourage me to keep the car longer since the trade in value will definitely take a hit. Meh. Fuck. Meh lol

[RobertPaulson]

Originally Posted by Burrcold

Lol I was walking home from a bar with friends (obviously pretty drunk) and I saw a skateboard on the sidewalk about 100 feet up ahead. So I did the most logical thing at the time and ran as fast as I could to jump on it. I landed on it but it flew out from under my feet...ended up tearing my ACL and MCL, broke my ankle and tore my achilles. Totally awesome.

HOLY SHIT MAN, that's just too much to deal with in one shot.

[Braces]

Originally Posted by Stewie

Former insurance adjuster. The buckle in the rear quarter means that they will have to put your on a rack ("frame alignment device") measure where everything is at currently and then apply force to pull everything back into spec. Once they've done that they can assess if the rear quarter can be repaired or if it would need to be replaced. If it needs to be replaced they will cut it off the car and weld a new quarter panel in.

Getting it "pulled" by a good shop is going to be the key here. If the shop doesn't do a good job, the trunk won't align properly and you could end up with a leaky trunk. Check the trunk with a hose while at the shop,after repairs.

THIS! There is definately unibody frame damage. There is probably unseen damage to the rear drivetrain. This can be fixed, but it takes a talented body shop. Then you have to match the paint. BTW: This is what my dad did for a living. I saw him chain the cars to the frame rack and do his thing. Usually ... he would have to pull the affected frame the opposite direction to get it aligned. Very difficult to do properly.

As for you. Go see a doctor immediately .... even if you feel fine. Document your bills. Just in case. Skip the attorney unless you get screwed by the ins co.

Good luck and thank god you weren't hurt.

[Burrcold]

Originally Posted by RobertPaulson

HOLY SHIT MAN, that's just too much to deal with in one shot.

It was quite the ordeal to say the least. Put a "limp" in my year from a partying perspective for sure. I was probably lucky though in that I was drunk enough to not completely realize how much pain I should have been in (considering my foot was fully facing in the opposite direction and that I didn't know it until I tried to stand up).

[Turbo95eg6]

Originally Posted by RobertPaulson

HOLY SHIT MAN, that's just too much to deal with in one shot.

For real. I've bailed numerous time like that on a board, but hard to picture sustaining that much damage to the knee by having it fly under you. Skating and drinking never ends up well lol.

[RobertPaulson]

Originally Posted by Turbo95eg6

For real. I've bailed numerous time like that on a board, but hard to picture sustaining that much damage to the knee by having it fly under you. Skating and drinking never ends up well lol.

Neither does running 4 miles home when nearly black out drunk. thankfully i only rolled my ankle 200 feet from home.