Bad Accident this morning
#61
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got the police report today. "Estimated speed" of the guy who hit me was between 40-50MPH. In the "narrative" section..."Driver 1 said he reached down for his water and the next thing he knew the airbags were in his face"....toucher never even braked. That's pretty much the only way this car has $40K worth of damage....full speed collision where I get smashed between two cars.
Amazingly...the interior cabin of the car had no signs of collapse. So in essence the car crumbled around me but kept me safe at the same time. I'm definitely a Lexus customer for life!
Amazingly...the interior cabin of the car had no signs of collapse. So in essence the car crumbled around me but kept me safe at the same time. I'm definitely a Lexus customer for life!
#62
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got the police report today. "Estimated speed" of the guy who hit me was between 40-50MPH. In the "narrative" section..."Driver 1 said he reached down for his water and the next thing he knew the airbags were in his face"....toucher never even braked. That's pretty much the only way this car has $40K worth of damage....full speed collision where I get smashed between two cars.
Amazingly...the interior cabin of the car had no signs of collapse. So in essence the car crumbled around me but kept me safe at the same time. I'm definitely a Lexus customer for life!
Amazingly...the interior cabin of the car had no signs of collapse. So in essence the car crumbled around me but kept me safe at the same time. I'm definitely a Lexus customer for life!
#63
got the police report today. "Estimated speed" of the guy who hit me was between 40-50MPH. In the "narrative" section..."Driver 1 said he reached down for his water and the next thing he knew the airbags were in his face"....toucher never even braked. That's pretty much the only way this car has $40K worth of damage....full speed collision where I get smashed between two cars.
Amazingly...the interior cabin of the car had no signs of collapse. So in essence the car crumbled around me but kept me safe at the same time. I'm definitely a Lexus customer for life!
Amazingly...the interior cabin of the car had no signs of collapse. So in essence the car crumbled around me but kept me safe at the same time. I'm definitely a Lexus customer for life!
All of these top 3 luxury brands have incredible safety standards.
#64
"Preliminary" estimate came in....$39,074. He said preliminary because it will be more than that, that's just all that he can see that needs to be replaced. The highest "retail" value I could find for the options and mileage I had was $40,425 on NADA's site. Needless to say I fully believe it is a total loss. They said they had a lot of paperwork to fill out and pictures to take and then submit to State Farm's claims center. Since they're an approved body shop (who they actually told me to take it to) there will likely not be an adjuster that will have to come out.
Looking at the pictures, it's definitely totalled. Glad you are OK.
The insurance company will move quickly to avoid additional rental cost.
Good luck.
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Apparently there was an electrical fire in my engine...shorted out the entire electrical system. How safe should I feel that the sill plates have not been damaged by said fire? If I choose not to go retrieve them...can I expect to get compensated for those parts from the at-fault driver's insurance? (assuming I have the receipts) Also, do I consider the cost of installation with the claim on those?
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anything notice anything about this car that I should stay away from...
http://www.autotrader.com/fyc/vdp.js...id=AT-10F02EA2
deal looks "too good to be true" yeah it's 2008, but it's the 460 with ML, and only 2,440 miles.
http://www.autotrader.com/fyc/vdp.js...id=AT-10F02EA2
deal looks "too good to be true" yeah it's 2008, but it's the 460 with ML, and only 2,440 miles.
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Wow! that was one big accident. I wonder how the civic's front turned out. I'm guessing it's a total loss too.
I've been in a car accident and it's a pain in the butt. Glad to hear that you're fine.
I've been in a car accident and it's a pain in the butt. Glad to hear that you're fine.
#72
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anything notice anything about this car that I should stay away from...
http://www.autotrader.com/fyc/vdp.js...id=AT-10F02EA2
deal looks "too good to be true" yeah it's 2008, but it's the 460 with ML, and only 2,440 miles.
http://www.autotrader.com/fyc/vdp.js...id=AT-10F02EA2
deal looks "too good to be true" yeah it's 2008, but it's the 460 with ML, and only 2,440 miles.
#74
I think your wholesale price is not right. Carmax offered me 36000 for my car this month. Mine is identical to one in ad but has 10700 miles on it and 30 months left on the new car warranty (in service date was May 09)