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Old Feb 4, 2009 | 12:26 PM
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Another one bites the dust...

Totalled. Hit concrete divider on the interstate on a rainy Thursday (last week).

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Old Feb 4, 2009 | 12:32 PM
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skidded?
Old Feb 4, 2009 | 12:39 PM
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hydroplaned. spun. hit nothing else but the concrete divider.
Old Feb 4, 2009 | 12:54 PM
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going too fast eh
luckily no one got hurt. Feel srry for you loss dude
Old Feb 4, 2009 | 01:08 PM
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That'll buff right out.

Partout???
Old Feb 4, 2009 | 01:10 PM
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is she totaled? at first it doesnt look that bad until you see the bent in wheel and and the doors. at least you're ok
Old Feb 4, 2009 | 01:12 PM
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Damn sad to see her go. At least your ok. You gonna get another 1?
Old Feb 4, 2009 | 05:30 PM
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bummer
Old Feb 4, 2009 | 06:17 PM
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I'll have your HIDS. $50 cash money.
Old Feb 4, 2009 | 06:25 PM
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i'm willing to buy your driver side HID, passenger side fog light and your MAFS if they're still viable.
Old Feb 4, 2009 | 06:44 PM
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sorry, i am not parting the car out. it's owned by the insurance company now. i was only able to get my personal belongings...

i am still shopping around for another car and most likely it won't be another maxima. the 6-speed ones are impossible to find where i live and the one that i was able to find seems to have had the crap beaten out of it. also, i think i want a car that handles and rides better than maxima (se) without having to modify it. this was my second maxima and i think it's time to move on... but i may be back though, who knows.
Old Feb 4, 2009 | 07:37 PM
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New tires may have helped.
Old Feb 4, 2009 | 09:46 PM
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You might want to consider a G35 to replace the Maxima.
Old Feb 4, 2009 | 09:53 PM
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ouch.
Old Feb 4, 2009 | 10:56 PM
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wow, poor car but then at least nothing happened to you
Old Feb 5, 2009 | 04:33 AM
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Originally Posted by 2slow
New tires may have helped.
I was thinking the same thing. That tire looks pretty bald.

Sorry for the loss......but on the G35. A friend of mine just got an '08, but unfortunately the mortgage and the girlfriend keep me from being able to afford one.

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Old Feb 5, 2009 | 04:39 AM
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Originally Posted by denny_1986
going too fast eh
luckily no one got hurt. Feel srry for you loss dude
Until you know all the circumstances, I'd refrain from making assumptions.
Old Feb 5, 2009 | 05:05 AM
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If the insurance company owns it that car will be back on the road.

Yes, it's hurt bad, but some body shop will buy it at auction for a good price and throw it on the frame machine.

Rear door, quarter and bumper and a couple of running gear parts and away it will go to some poor unsuspecting kid.

Someone can fix it right and you'll never have a problem, but more than likely they won't and allot of the stuff underneath will be just patched together and covered with undercoating to hide.

Happens everyday.

And depending on the insurance company it might not even have a salvage title. And the body shops know which ones will do that.

CarFax is the only way to know.
Old Feb 5, 2009 | 05:45 AM
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Originally Posted by SEmy2K2go
Until you know all the circumstances, I'd refrain from making assumptions.
Thank you. I did not even want to reply to such comments.

Yes, nothing happened to me, thanks to everyone for their concern. Let's just say that I have been driving the same route to work for 12 years and that it happend at night and involved standing water. Feel free to make what you want out of that.

I am sure many cars with bent frames get repaired and sent back to auctions. I am not sure how well they can repair the bent suspension mounts in the back because the beam pushed the left wheel out too, but if that happens I hope that whoever buys it stays safe and has better luck with it.

The car had a "new" (34K miles) 6sp transmission put in at 92K miles (about 1K miles ago) and ECU reprogrammed for the new MAF two days before the accident. Never burned a drop of oil. I was going to drive it forever...
Old Feb 5, 2009 | 07:59 AM
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If the insurance company owns it that car will be back on the road.
Um, no. It's worth more in parts to a junk yard then it is to a body shop.
Salvage yards pick up totaled cars, they in turn pay the ins. company for it's value in parts. There is a formula to determine it's value. That car is worth a good $$ in the salvage parts world also known as LKQ parts.
Old Feb 5, 2009 | 08:05 AM
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Sorry to hear that man. Glad you're ok!
Old Feb 5, 2009 | 12:38 PM
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So you must have done a 180 cause your right side got jacked up. Any whiplash? If so feel better Sorry for your loss though.
Old Feb 5, 2009 | 01:43 PM
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I know u said that u don't want another maxima but the new maxima mightchange that. Also I'm sorry for the loss and glad that u are okay.
Old Feb 6, 2009 | 12:21 AM
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Sorry to hear about the accident Glad no one was hurt. Good luck on your next car. I vote for 06-07 M35???
Old Feb 6, 2009 | 03:42 AM
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thats a bummer man. Least it was only the car that got hurt. Good luck..
Old Feb 6, 2009 | 05:10 AM
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Originally Posted by SEmy2K2go
Until you know all the circumstances, I'd refrain from making assumptions.
assumptions are a part of life. People assume to fill in the voids until the truth is heard.

Sorry about your loss. Best of luck with your next car
Old Feb 6, 2009 | 06:26 AM
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Sorry for your loss. Glad your ok.
Good luck on your new auto purchase.
Old Feb 6, 2009 | 09:55 AM
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Originally Posted by SpooledVQ35
assumptions are a part of life. People assume to fill in the voids until the truth is heard.
Thanks for the life lesson
Old Feb 24, 2009 | 03:34 PM
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New ride. Pics.
Stayed in the family :-)
Old Feb 24, 2009 | 03:43 PM
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Very nice!
Old Feb 24, 2009 | 07:25 PM
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nice pickup! hope you're doing alright...my therapy sessions blow from my accident....
Old Feb 24, 2009 | 08:18 PM
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Good call on the G35, enjoy it
Old Feb 24, 2009 | 09:46 PM
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Too bad....what a waste of a Maxima.
You survived, which is what matters.

Sucks that you can't part it out and collect the insurance too!
Old Feb 24, 2009 | 09:56 PM
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glad ur ok....that sucks....new g35?
Old Feb 24, 2009 | 10:51 PM
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sucks about the maxima.. but like everyone said.. good thing you're okay.. it could have been worse.. and congrats about the new car! hope you enjoy it as much as the maxima or even more!
Old Feb 25, 2009 | 05:22 AM
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maybe its just a bent a arm for the tire, fix it and drive it
Old Feb 25, 2009 | 09:23 AM
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Thanks everyone! I have only had my new car for less than 24 hours so I am still getting used to it. :-)
Old Feb 25, 2009 | 11:16 AM
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Old Feb 25, 2009 | 11:58 AM
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sucks to be your max

I just got my max se auto about 2 weeks ago and i noticed that it seems light on its feet in the rain. I got new tires too. Maybe suspension problem?
Old Feb 26, 2009 | 01:52 AM
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wow nice G35. you even got the nice 17s AND the rear spoiler AND 6MT???? luuuuucky (i dont like the other wheels that came on the G35 sedan that year)
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