Hoovey689

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Awe man sorry dude. I sadly agree that looks totaled. That Toyota still looks solid

sarmyth

Man that's rough... Just missed the rear bumper support too Let us know the resolution.

elusive

iTrader: (2)

Wow that's bad. Insurance these days tries not to total cars. The repair ship is going to have to quote the repair probably around $30k to get it totaled. You definitely don't want it repaired (if it's even repairable) because you'll have mismatched paint, misaligned panels, and who knows what else.
Good luck and keep us posted

sam430

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Make sure it's fixed perfectly to your standard. The car will not be the same after an accident no matter how minor... it's like popping a cherry...once it's done, it can't be undone.

puckhead85

Glad your ok... looks like someone's getting a new "14 or maybe a '15

aguyindall

In many states, you can force the other insurance company to pay you for diminished value. The value of this car will be less simply because of the nature of the damage and it showing up on future carfax reports. The value difference is probably about 2500.00 to 3000.00 in comparison to a vehicle with no prior damage.

rominl

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omg really sorry to see that, i hope everything will be fixed soon. and like you said, everyone is ok and that's most important

Abermac

A total loss for sure. Too much damage to the side member that will never be corrected without distortions, paint issues, rattles, and you name it. Not to mention the underbody and overall fit. Sorry to see but glad you are ok!!

lexusk8

Thanks for all the concerns everyone, much appreciated! Here's a quick status update:

• I have been seeing a chiropractor starting today after experiencing some minor back pain from yesterday. He's proceeding with claiming bodily injury from the other party's insurance so we'll see what happens.
• An appointment is made for a claims adjuster to inspect the GS on Wednesday (unfortunately this is the earliest date available thru Geico). In the meantime it is sitting in despair on my driveway
• The GS is a lease, so from what I've been told by others, I don't have to worry about diminished value or if the car were a total loss because I automatically have gap insurance from the Lexus lease. Seems there is light at the end of the tunnel

Will keep everyone posted about this story, thanks!

danolo

How long after an accident can you file for diminished value with another's insurance company?

Infamous3

Crazy right? Didnt know toyotas were build that well. ive seen a couple of toyota sedans get hit and they were minor and they got badly damaged, idk how that truck looks so solid and the GS looks totaled

op really sorry to hear that. This experience isnt fun for anybody

AL13NV8D3R

Its simple physics, energy is built up while larger object is accelerating building kinetic energy and transfering all that energy into a smaller vehicle. Big vehicle always wins. The person doing the punching in a fist fight feels less pain on his fist than the person recieving it in the face. Ive seen many accidents in my life and most of the time the person that is on the recieving end of an accident gets more damage.
I hope they total it out and you can get another lease and experience that new car smell again!

GSTONY

Yupp big car always will and always destroy a little car. I've seen a gs hit a subaru forester and all I saw was a scratch, the gs front end was destroyed

Stereorob

Yep that's insanely ****ty. Looks as bad in pictures as it dose in real life. Those old land cruisers with the big steel bumpers are crazy strong so he must have been flying when he hit you, I see the possibility of it being totaled too now. Glad you're ok man.

Rbradleysd

Sorry to say this but it really looks like a total loss