4th Generation Maxima (1995-1999) Visit the 4th Generation forum to ask specific questions or find out more about the 4th Generation Maxima.

project:maxima gets racked!

Old Dec 22, 2001 | 04:12 PM
  #1  
F5Nikon's Avatar
Thread Starter
Senior Member
 
Joined: Dec 2001
Posts: 135
project:maxima gets racked!

What a day......coming home from work this afternoon, I am pulling into my street and a little punk comes out of a sidestreet without even stopping and rams into the front of my '96 SE Maxima. Wiped out the passenger side light, hood, bumper cover and quarter panel. A rough guess at the damage would be $5,000. Needless to say the project which was going to be a smaller project has now become a BIG project............
Old Dec 22, 2001 | 04:30 PM
  #2  
Weasel's Avatar
Supporting Maxima.org Member
iTrader: (2)
 
Joined: Dec 2000
Posts: 4,396
From: Tampa, FL
Insurance $ = 97-99 headlights, new bumper (maybe from Shadow's new body kit or with Stillen lip if you can find a good price), Z3 fenders if you want them, CF hood.

Turn that frown upside down.

Old Dec 22, 2001 | 04:31 PM
  #3  
F5Nikon's Avatar
Thread Starter
Senior Member
 
Joined: Dec 2001
Posts: 135
Originally posted by Weasel
Insurance $ = 97-99 headlights, new bumper (maybe from Shadow's new body kit or with Stillen lip if you can find a good price), Z3 fenders if you want them, CF hood.

Turn that frown upside down.

hopefully, if I make out ok!!!!
Old Dec 22, 2001 | 07:18 PM
  #4  
gtr_rider's Avatar
192.168.1.1
iTrader: (50)
 
Joined: Dec 2000
Posts: 17,617
From: Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Originally posted by Weasel
Insurance $ = 97-99 headlights, new bumper (maybe from Shadow's new body kit or with Stillen lip if you can find a good price), Z3 fenders if you want them, CF hood.

Turn that frown upside down.

How the heck do you manage to pull that off??? I just dont understand how you can have the person pay for your new mods...
Old Dec 22, 2001 | 07:20 PM
  #5  
NickStam's Avatar
...needs to please stop post whoring.
iTrader: (3)
 
Joined: Aug 2000
Posts: 8,727
didn't you just get the car? that blows.
Old Dec 22, 2001 | 09:42 PM
  #6  
Weasel's Avatar
Supporting Maxima.org Member
iTrader: (2)
 
Joined: Dec 2000
Posts: 4,396
From: Tampa, FL
Originally posted by gtr_rider


How the heck do you manage to pull that off??? I just dont understand how you can have the person pay for your new mods...
When you're in an accident you can have the car appraised at a shop and ask the insurance company to cut you a check for the value of the damage instead of paying the shop directly. You can use that money to buy whatever you want. It's supposed to go to replacing the damaged parts with OEM parts but you don't have to do that.
Old Dec 22, 2001 | 11:14 PM
  #7  
justmax's Avatar
Senior Member
 
Joined: Oct 2000
Posts: 861
Originally posted by Weasel
When you're in an accident you can have the car appraised at a shop and ask the insurance company to cut you a check for the value of the damage instead of paying the shop directly. You can use that money to buy whatever you want. It's supposed to go to replacing the damaged parts with OEM parts but you don't have to do that.
Correction: the money the insurance company pays you is the fair market price to replace/replair any damage to your car (ostensibly with OEM parts and the going rate for mechanical or body labor). It is your choice to have the work done with OEM parts, aftermarket parts, or just spend enough to make the car legal and drivable (pocketing the rest). IT'S YOUR CAR AND YOUR MONEY!!!! DON'T LET THE INSURANCE COMPANY TELL YOU WHAT TO DO WITH EITHER OF THEM!!!!

mmmkay?

Justin
Old Dec 23, 2001 | 06:39 AM
  #8  
F5Nikon's Avatar
Thread Starter
Senior Member
 
Joined: Dec 2001
Posts: 135
Originally posted by NickStam
didn't you just get the car? that blows.

yup. Less than 2 weeks in my driveway. Now I have to drive my Pathfinder for the next few weeks.........
Old Dec 23, 2001 | 06:42 AM
  #9  
NickStam's Avatar
...needs to please stop post whoring.
iTrader: (3)
 
Joined: Aug 2000
Posts: 8,727
ma$$holes.
Old Dec 23, 2001 | 10:19 AM
  #10  
gtr_rider's Avatar
192.168.1.1
iTrader: (50)
 
Joined: Dec 2000
Posts: 17,617
From: Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Originally posted by justmax


Correction: the money the insurance company pays you is the fair market price to replace/replair any damage to your car (ostensibly with OEM parts and the going rate for mechanical or body labor). It is your choice to have the work done with OEM parts, aftermarket parts, or just spend enough to make the car legal and drivable (pocketing the rest). IT'S YOUR CAR AND YOUR MONEY!!!! DON'T LET THE INSURANCE COMPANY TELL YOU WHAT TO DO WITH EITHER OF THEM!!!!

mmmkay?

Justin

sawweeetnesss

Good thing the Fl. Nissan Dealers are dumb they upgraded my rear bumper for me without there knowledge...
Old Dec 23, 2001 | 10:49 AM
  #11  
MaXAnDy's Avatar
Senior Member
iTrader: (1)
 
Joined: Aug 2001
Posts: 327
that sucks
Old Dec 24, 2001 | 05:54 AM
  #12  
Vesaijan's Avatar
Senior Member
iTrader: (1)
 
Joined: Aug 2000
Posts: 460
Re: project:maxima gets racked!

Originally posted by F5Nikon
What a day......coming home from work this afternoon, I am pulling into my street and a little punk comes out of a sidestreet without even stopping and rams into the front of my '96 SE Maxima.............
This weekend (on Saturday) something similar happened to me. Except my Max hit driver side at the joint between the quarter panel and door. I was bumped in a direction of telephone pole and luckily I managed to steer clear of it. My car ended up straddling a gulley on the side of the street with an un-natural looking camber to the front L wheel and God know what all else. I know I should be thankful I am alive, but I can't help to think about how ****ed I am that some punk a$$ 16 y.o. girl could steal so much joy from me.

Officers on the scene told me that the frame on the driver side looks bent. Any of you with a similar accident? Is it reparable?

RL
Old Dec 24, 2001 | 09:01 AM
  #13  
SuDZ's Avatar
Senior Member
 
Joined: Jul 2001
Posts: 7,530
Originally posted by NickStam
ma$$holes.
Didnt you used to be one if us here?

SuDZ
Related Topics
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
mikeg75
4th Generation Maxima (1995-1999)
12
Nov 30, 2015 05:12 PM
fastcarny
5th Generation Maxima (2000-2003)
14
Oct 12, 2015 07:06 AM
06maxima55
6th Generation Maxima (2004-2008)
3
Sep 28, 2015 04:29 PM
Serotta33
7th Generation Maxima (2009-2015)
4
Sep 17, 2015 12:14 PM


Thread Tools
Search this Thread

All times are GMT -7. The time now is 12:28 PM.