Got rear-ended today. Totalled or not?

[ScoobySubie14]

any updates?

[PandaSPUR]

Subbed for updates. Sorry that happened its my worst fear as well.

[acetothermus]

Originally Posted by PandaSPUR

Subbed for updates. Sorry that happened its my worst fear as well.

Mine too. With both my cars. I see these asshats coming at me at top speed when I'm at a dead stop, and there I am pumping my brakes like mad hoping they will stop before they rear end me. I don't understand the need to wait till the very last possible moment to even being applying the brakes let alone actually stop. Bad drivers man...

I'm curious about an update as well. Hopefully the damage looked worse than it was.

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by acetothermus

I don't understand the need to wait till the very last possible moment to even being applying the brakes let alone actually stop. Bad drivers man...
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[acetothermus]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

It's funny and sad because it's true. 99.999% of the time I can tell you if a person is on the phone or not while driving just by how they are "driving".

[2013GTRNate]

I would never accept that car back from insurance. I would fight for it to be totaled. I am basing my opinion solely on the pictures.

[carczar87]

In for updates on the outcome. Glad you're OK OP.

[ipsum]

So, as I understand, at least in Washington, insurance first comes up with a rough estimate of repair costs and decides if it's worth repairing the car VS paying off the owner. If they decide to repair, they allow the body shop to disassemble the car and create a detailed work estimate.

Insurance people estimated the repair costs to be $8000 and gave the body shop a green light to start the disassembly. I should have an accurate estimate and a timeline some time mid next week.

Anyway, the car is not totalled (unless the body shop finds some terrible frame damage, I guess); I will be trying to get some diminished value money from insurance.

Will post an update once I have an accurate estimate.

PS. I posted the Gram Lights wheels for sale in the Northwest Marketplace, just in case anyone's interested.

[acetothermus]

Originally Posted by ipsum

Anyway, the car is not totalled (unless the body shop finds some terrible frame damage, I guess)

The doors opened and closed without any issues right? As others have said...it doesn't look like there was any frame damage... Bummer that it didn't get totalled. Hopefully you have some really good shops up there.

[ipsum]

Originally Posted by acetothermus

The doors opened and closed without any issues right? As others have said...it doesn't look like there was any frame damage... Bummer that it didn't get totalled. Hopefully you have some really good shops up there.

Yeah, the doors opened-closed fine; when I talk about the frame in this case, I mean the stuff behind/above the steel rear bumper. The bumper mounting points were definitely bent in. As I understand, that's a part of the frame, not sure how it is repaired - pulled back out somehow? Pr, maybe the rear section of the frame is replaceable?

Anyway, from talking on the phone with one of the guys from the body shop, I hear that the insurance estimate is very much ballpark. It's impossible to tell what's the actual damage without disassembly.

[acetothermus]

Yeah without taking it apart it's impossible to see what really happened underneath. There is still hope... heh

[ipsum]

Body shop estimated damage at $11,100.
The frame has been pushed down very slightly, some millimeters, according to the tech that's completely repairable.
They'll be replacing the right rear quarter panel and will be repairing the rear left one.
The rear end will be all new - bumper, trunk, trunk floor, taillight brackets.
The hitch survived without damage. Exhaust is bent.

Repairs should take about 4 weeks from now.

Just to clarify/confirm: $11k is not enough to total a car in Washington.

[KR-S]

I'm not surprised.

So, I assume you're selling your car after this. What do you plan on getting next, if you don't mind me asking?

[acetothermus]

Originally Posted by ipsum

Body shop estimated damage at $11,100.
The frame has been pushed down very slightly, some millimeters, according to the tech that's completely repairable.
They'll be replacing the right rear quarter panel and will be repairing the rear left one.
The rear end will be all new - bumper, trunk, trunk floor, taillight brackets.
The hitch survived without damage. Exhaust is bent.

Repairs should take about 4 weeks from now.

Just to clarify/confirm: $11k is not enough to total a car in Washington.

Damn. Do you happen to know by how far you missed the dollar value for having it totaled?

I second what @KR-S 86 asked, thinking of selling it once it's fixed?