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Finally Got My Car Back!!

Old 03-03-16, 03:26 AM
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After a long month waiting for my car from the collision center I finally picked it up yesterday, although it looks good I'm probably still gonna trade it in but more likely in 2 years as I'm buying a house so will have to wait. The car def seems like it makes a noise now, and the bumper doesn't look straight to me, but i'm more **** about the way my car looks than anyone else, to bring things to perspective the final invoice was 12 pgs long.









I also brought my car in to my guy to check the coil over and replace it, we found another problem the bushing is broken on the coil over so now we have to wait for another part.









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Once a car has been hit, it will never be the same, that's why I only lease cars so I can just walk away when it's done.
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Originally Posted by ItzFilyO
Once a car has been hit, it will never be the same, that's why I only lease cars so I can just walk away when it's done.
Disagree... depends on damage! Plus nowadays good collision shops have computerized frames + laser technology that could bring everything back together by 0.1mm. I only drive salvage cars for past 12 years and never had problems. Overall I saved tons of $$$ that makes me happy
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Originally Posted by ItzFilyO
Once a car has been hit, it will never be the same, that's why I only lease cars so I can just walk away when it's done.
Yea I agree which is why I'm still looking for an LS crafted Line.
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Glad to hear you got your whip back Black. Sucks about the coilovers and the noise issue, are they related?
Dont know what Id do without my car for so long, did they give you a loaner?

Also I saw another thread where you got new wheels, are they for the GS?
keep us posted

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I've had cars with accident history, if the work is done right at a quality shop the car will perform just like one that hasn't. Trust me I drove one of these for 8 years, the accident happened on the 2nd year of ownership. I see auto damage daily in my line of work. Depends on who repairs it.
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Originally Posted by MEAHT
Glad to hear you got your whip back Black. Sucks about the coilovers and the noise issue, are they related?
Dont know what Id do without my car for so long, did they give you a loaner?

Also I saw another thread where you got new wheels, are they for the GS?
keep us posted

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Yes the wheels are for the GS, yes the noise is based off of that we believe. I had a rental for a month that was about it.

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I've had cars with accident history, if the work is done right at a quality shop the car will perform just like one that hasn't. Trust me I drove one of these for 8 years, the accident happened on the 2nd year of ownership. I see auto damage daily in my line of work. Depends on who repairs it.
The problem is I'm very OCD and **** about my cars like the paint being off and the bumper looking slanted while my other friends cant tell.
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Originally Posted by bigblack06
Yea I agree which is why I'm still looking for an LS crafted Line.
Park Place Lexus has 5 in inventory. My contact there is the internet sales manager, Joel Pechauer, and I know they would be VERY happy to get rid of them.

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Yes, it's not the same if ur OCD, like me too. Once my car's been hit I always know it is damaged, no matter how good the fix is and the only way to really fix it is to get rid of it.
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Originally Posted by Malu59RT
Park Place Lexus has 5 in inventory. My contact there is the internet sales manager, Joel Pechauer, and I know they would be VERY happy to get rid of them.

-Jason
Please pm me there info!

Originally Posted by ItzFilyO
Yes, it's not the same if ur OCD, like me too. Once my car's been hit I always know it is damaged, no matter how good the fix is and the only way to really fix it is to get rid of it.
Yep pretty much!
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I'm the same bigblack, wifes car got hit in the rear all thought it was just a tap, its on the record so I'm not keeping it.
thinking when its time to resell it, it would hurt the resell value.
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Originally Posted by bigblack06
Please pm me there info!
PM Sent, good luck!
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So update car kept dying, since they had the car at the collision center and probably killed the battery. Went to dealer and they replaced the battery, my question, does the battery they supply different from the one that comes with the car, sure looks different. I can not recall weather the oem battery is a Panasonic battery vs the new ones.



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Originally Posted by bigblack06
So update car kept dying, since they had the car at the collision center and probably killed the battery. Went to dealer and they replaced the battery, my question, does the battery they supply different from the one that comes with the car, sure looks different. I can not recall weather the oem battery is a Panasonic battery vs the new ones.


For whatever it may be worth to you, the original battery in my 2013 is a Panasonic 20HR 70Ah CCA 580A D26 (JIS)
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Originally Posted by bclexus
For whatever it may be worth to you, the original battery in my 2013 is a Panasonic 20HR 70Ah CCA 580A D26 (JIS)
Yep that was my guess, Ive heard that the panasonic batteries last longer, damn collision center should make them order one from Japan (just kidding)

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