Will my car be totaled?
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Originally Posted by ssramadan
auto repair shop did a once over and said its going to need a lot of work. the floor board in the trunk has to be replaced (he said this is the frame) he said its going to be "well over 15k to fix." its up to the insurance now i guess....
well then u should start talking about them compensating you for the loss of value.. and you should also speak to a lawyer about claiming those damages from the company of the person who is at fault... lawyer time.. dont get screwed over..
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#35
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The airbag thing only applies when the value of the car isn't too great. In this case, we are talking about $35,000+ here.
But I have to say it's totalled. Not just because of the parts but the extensive unibody damage that seems to have happened. You have the rear crush zone damaged and the front unibody section looks to be tweaked to one side pretty bad. I wouldn't doubt the shop could find some creases in the unibody structure in the cabin area also.
They should just write this one off. What YOU need to do is to make SURE you get compensated enough to buy another new G.
But I have to say it's totalled. Not just because of the parts but the extensive unibody damage that seems to have happened. You have the rear crush zone damaged and the front unibody section looks to be tweaked to one side pretty bad. I wouldn't doubt the shop could find some creases in the unibody structure in the cabin area also.
They should just write this one off. What YOU need to do is to make SURE you get compensated enough to buy another new G.
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#40
Originally Posted by crashnburn
yeah thats gone.. my z wasnt that bad and was totaled..plus airbags usually mean total neway...get an 08 now
#41
probably not
Originally Posted by ssramadan
Hey guys i need advice/ opinions. I was involved in an accident that was not my fault. I have geico and the person that hit me has allstate. Car acccident two days ago. Car spun me into a barrier twice once in front and once in rear. airbags deployed on passenger side seat and in ceiling (front and rear) scratches on 3 rims. front of car was pushed in and my hood is misaligned and wont open neither will my drivers door. if you pop the trunk the metal from the right side rear collision is pushed in against my doughnut. the entire car has scratchs and i believe will all have to be pained (except the rough) rear and front bumbers are destroyed. the alignment is messed up and exaust muflers both smashed in.ps this is the g35 sport. thanks for any advice!!! my concern is that my car with 17k on it is only 8 months old and even if all is repaired it will never drive as it did. please see pics....
To total the car, repairs had to reach in excess of 70% of the insurance companies perceived value. In the case of the Jetta, that was about $17,000in repairs. In spite of the heavily bent frame and CRUSHED rear end, the insurance company came very close to requiring us to repair it.
I would guess that your car's value exceeds 25K. The damage, while ugly, is far less than my daughter's Jetta. Best case it might be $15-16K.
If they do total it, it's value will suddenly plummet by about $8K. Insurance companies don't play fair, and it is all about saving them money.
If the lease is with Infiniti I think they automatically offer gap insurance, that might come into play here too. It might save you some or all of that $4K. You violated the standard rule-of-thumb with leases, put zero dollars into it.
hth,
Jim
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