Totaled?
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From: CA
Originally Posted by gonbad
So what is the adjuster saying?
But on a happier not my shoulders are doing a little better today. Just a bad case of whiplash. If it doesn't go away, I'll go see a chiropractor.
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From: CA
Originally Posted by CaThaFeR
nixie i'm so sorry to hear about your car!! 
those pics are so saddening..brings back memories of when i was in an accident with my camry but anyway, i'm glad that you're ok!
those pics are so saddening..brings back memories of when i was in an accident with my camry but anyway, i'm glad that you're ok!
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From: NJ
Originally Posted by ff_
Honestly, how can you blame a carmaker for an accident caused by cell phone use? .
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From: Ottawa,Ontario
Glad your shoulder is getting better Nixietink. Don’t feel bad about the accident. Everyone makes mistakes. I also rear ended a car once by not fully paying attention of what was ahead of me.
I believe the difference between good and bad drivers are the good ones learns from their mistakes.
I believe the difference between good and bad drivers are the good ones learns from their mistakes.
Originally Posted by phatboyc
Glad your shoulder is getting better Nixietink. Don’t feel bad about the accident. Everyone makes mistakes. I also rear ended a car once by not fully paying attention of what was ahead of me.
I believe the difference between good and bad drivers are the good ones learns from their mistakes.
I believe the difference between good and bad drivers are the good ones learns from their mistakes.
Nixietink, if it makes you feel any better...
... most of us have gone through this too.
My very first auto accident... involved a parked vehicle too. I did even something more stupid and didn't look behind me when I backed up and was too busy talking with my friend in the car. I backed straight into the side of a green Dodge Caravan and crumpled the front driver quarter-panel and driver-side door.
The old addage goes "Learn from your mistakes." For me, that's changed to "Learn from other people's mistakes." But learning from your own mistakes is usually more effective than learning from other people's mistakes.
Cheers,
Kermee
P.S. My accident happened in front of my school's Headmaster too. It was embarassing. I left my contact info and insurance company info on the guy's windshield and took off.
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From: Overland Park, KS
Originally Posted by GArenas11
This accident might prevent a worse accident in the future.
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From: CA
Originally Posted by blaise
Yes, it does cover it. Sorry for your loss. A lot of you people are misinforming.
-Cars are totaled when airbags deploy
-30% of total value = total
-bla.. bla.. bla..
Most of you are tryin to help, but do just that, help. If your unsure, it just leads to more confusion.
-Cars are totaled when airbags deploy
-30% of total value = total
-bla.. bla.. bla..
Most of you are tryin to help, but do just that, help. If your unsure, it just leads to more confusion.
Originally Posted by RshaoKh
This is an online forum. I'm sure we all know that not everything you read on here is 100% correct. My friend "forgot" to mention the word "half" in "half-totaled" (which seems like a pointless word IMO) to me until I asked him recently. Also, we are not the OP's insurance, the OP has the choice of believing whatever we say on here. We are all posting on this forum using what we know and we are trying to help. That doesn't mean that whatever we say here is a fact of life. For example, I think the VDIM disable trick was accidently discovered when someone mentioned something about it with the Avalon manual? Point is, sometimes "unsure" comments lead to solutions and truth. If the OP really wanted to know what the % was for a car being considered "totaled" he could have just called his insurance and gotten an estimate.
The vdim is irrelivent as the first post stated: Totaled or not, that was the question.
Last edited by BLAZE; Jul 17, 2006 at 04:37 PM.
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From: CA
Before the VDIM there are two words.... "For example." I think it's relevant in order to make it clear that "unsure" statements can be of use which in this case COULD be of help to the OP. People should try to understand what a sentence is trying to convey rather than saying that the words IN the sentence are irrelevant. As for the point of restoring a car back to near perfect condition... it's still difficult. I'm not saying it's impossible or if chances are low... it's just that most people don't do a good job unless it's their own car that they're working on. All I can say is I hope you find a good place that can restore your car back to a condition where you won't notice anything misaligned or if the paint isn't as good as it was stock.
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From: NY
Originally Posted by OutlawsX
I've been on so many different car forums, and this is the FIRST time someone has admitted that it was their own mistake.
The more I've been on this forum, the more mature the drivers are it seems when I read posts like these.
Glad you are ok though, there is a % of damage that needs to be done in order for it to be totalled like the other member stated... depends on your insurance company.
The more I've been on this forum, the more mature the drivers are it seems when I read posts like these.
Glad you are ok though, there is a % of damage that needs to be done in order for it to be totalled like the other member stated... depends on your insurance company.
Who else was he/she going to blame it on?
And for the record, is the OP female? Just trying to further perpetuate the female driver stereotypes
JK, glad the OP is doing OK and hope things turn out for the best
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From: NY
Originally Posted by jezza
Ummm... nowhere in any of those pictures is there a frame.
Regardless, airbag deployment = totalled. I've never heard of an insurance co. not totalling a car where the airbags have deployed.
Regardless, airbag deployment = totalled. I've never heard of an insurance co. not totalling a car where the airbags have deployed.
