Think this will buff out?

[aznatama]

Will turtle wax work or do you think I should splurge on some Meguires?









Summary of what happened:

2 left turn lanes, me on the outside, CRZ on the inside. Light's green, we make our turns through the intersection. Ok, no problem there. I'm passing her in the middle lane, where I'm supposed to be, while she's in the inside lane, where she's supposed to be.

Next thing I know, I see her drift into my lane through my left rear view mirror. I immediately hit the brakes. She then end up flooring it, running into me some more, and doing a burnout... O_O panic maybe?

So okay, I'm at 4% cell phone battery... good thing I had a backup phone in my glovebox. Pull that out, call police and insurance. When I finally exit my car to take pictures, I notice her car is STILL ON, but also leaking fluids everywhere (no oil, probably washer fluid and/or coolant). I tell her to turn her car off, then police arrive and we pull off to the side. Now my car is sitting at the local dealer's body shop.

Time to gather all my docs for all the mods I have on it so I can file a diminished value claim when the time comes.

At first glance, damage looks to be about 7-8k+
Rear 1/4 replacement
Rear bumper
Trim under bumper
Rear body panel
Maybe bumper beam
Left tail light
Paint + blend
new left rear wheel and maybe 2 rear tires

Time to put some miles on a rental car...

[dpgfunk]

Should buff right out with Meguairs...not sure about the turtle wax though

[Negative1]

Ouch that's sucks dude I hope everything works out for you.

[swarb]

I'm glad you still have a sense of humor after all that. Why is she still in her car like she is still driving? Crazy old lady.

[aznatama]

Originally Posted by swarb

I'm glad you still have a sense of humor after all that. Why is she still in her car like she is still driving? Crazy old lady.

LOL. The way I see it, that's what insurance is for. Also, less miles on my car, more miles on rental, not that I have many miles anyways. She was in her late 60's I think, and either really shaken by the accident or something.

In the larger scheme of things, this is really just a small bump in the road. I got larger things to worry about. =)

However, the one thing I'm concerned about is the diminished value claim, and how much I'll be able to get from that. I know how to file it, and I can have an attorney write the demand letter, but I'd just like to know approximately how much I'll be able to get.

[Turbo95eg6]

How many miles on the car?

[ashtray]

Wait - you saw her coming towards your car and you decided to hit the brakes so she could hit you??

[aznatama]

Originally Posted by ashtray

Wait - you saw her coming towards your car and you decided to hit the brakes so she could hit you??

Meant to put "after she hit me." She initially hit me, which I saw in the mirror, then I stopped, and that's when she sorta hit me again / did a burn out.

Now that I think of it, maybe she feel asleep. How can someone miss a car that's in front of them?? I wasn't even driving fast, just leisurely driving and shifting at 2500.

[aznatama]

Originally Posted by Turbo95eg6

How many miles on the car?

About 6,800 =/ haven't even owned it a year yet.

[industrial]

I was rearended while stopped in behind a bunch of cars at a red light. I'm willing to guess the lady that hit me (and later claimed it wasn't her fault after talking with her husband on the phone which was after she apologized repeatedly right after the accident...lol) was ... on her jitterbug cell phone. Really sucks about your car man, hope your body shop does a good job!

[AznBRZer]

Looks like that CRZ wanted to make a baby with your BRZ.

[Tgionet]

I have nothing to add to this except that your avatar reminds me of the Miku Stomp pedal
[ame]http://youtu.be/aveUEZkcQno[/ame]

[DarkSunrise]

Originally Posted by aznatama

Meant to put "after she hit me." She initially hit me, which I saw in the mirror, then I stopped, and that's when she sorta hit me again / did a burn out.

Now that I think of it, maybe she feel asleep. How can someone miss a car that's in front of them?? I wasn't even driving fast, just leisurely driving and shifting at 2500.

Yeah it always surprises me how many people don't understand how a double left-turn lane works. You have to stay IN YOUR LANE through the turn, otherwise you will hit the car in the next lane over.

You would think this would be pretty intuitive, but without fail I always see people veering out of their lanes like this lady.

[Maximal]

Not sure if I've ever seen someone so OK with their car getting smashed up. Props to you for staying calm and realizing it's not the end of the world. Hopefully everything will work out with insurance/the repairs. Keep us posted!