maxima365

got off work early so i was happy then i got into a car accident.

took out the right headlight, right front fender, and bend the top of my right front wheel in and bent the axle and could have bent the frame. then the other vehicle did some damage to my right front passenger door.

just waiting on the insurance company to see just how much the damage will be.

SmokinMaxSE

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Good luck hope it rides the same. I need a right headlight, Radiator,condensor,cooling fans,support frame,bumper and hood. See if you can avoid carfax report. I got around mine like nothing ever happen.

ddelaud

wow. thats messed up.

I VIK I

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How did you get around it?

1sik4dsc

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sorry to hear that, glad your ok tho

Feldman

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Are shops required to report all work to carfax? is there a $ amount that must be reached? what are the rules surrounding that?

I got rear-ended a few months ago and then again yesterday is it going to look like my car was constantly in and out of the shop. both weren't my fault and both were minor (just took paint off the bumper) but is it going to look like i was constantly running into stuff.

DineroDave

Damn that sucks! hope u can get it fixed BETTER than New!!!

ddelaud

shops dont report it. the insurance company does. it also give a decent explanation of what happened.

and i understand not wanting any reports ofyour car on carfax. but thats just wrong if you ask me..

lblackonblackl

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good luck man... maybe a sign for 6.5 conversion?? [=

Veniality

that sucks BIG TIMe, but thank God your OK...... good luck.

SmokinMaxSE

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True, Insurance company reports it. This will affect the resale value of your car. Also I had an old aftermarket warranty on my old car. Well it turns out they reported everything fixed under warranty. The engine was the biggest thing they slapped on there. Factory or extended factory warranty won't do this.

Liability, Insurance didn't pay for my car, I did. Bodyshops don't care. They will fix a bent frame and let you drive the car going sideways.

PetitFrereMaxima

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Sorry about your accident. But glad you made it ok. I hope you get your car fixed. Though it will never be the same.

Whether your car is reported to carfax or not, when selling your car, be kind to disclose as much as you can to prospective buyer. If you decide to conceal some information about your car and it is a knowledgeable buyer, they might get you to say some stuffs and it will not look too good. I personally feel it is good to report stuffs like, I got a new engine, got new transmission or whatever. I believe it assures the buyer that most parts are new or that parts have been replaced. By the way, I might be wrong, but I think most private buyers do not pull up carfax reports before buying a used car.

maxima365

i do have full coverage with gap insurance as well. plus its still within 90 days of purchasing it so if it is in fact total'd ill recieve 1,000 from my credit union towards the purchase of a new vehicle.

maxima365

just got back from the body shop to sign off on repairs. majority of the damage is cosmetic thank god.

needs a new right headlight (thank god i dont have xenon's, that would be an extra 600 to fix that) new fender and front bumper possibly. right strut and knuckle joint need to be replaced. frame didnt appear to be bent at all and the passenger doors need new "skins" put on.

all total roughly 5-6k in repair costs. thank god for insurance.

NYJOHN

as long as no one got hurt

maxima365

and the grand total in damage is $7,475 and some change. thank god for full coverage.

I3LAZEN

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yea & thank god your ok

dodonik

WOW, that sucks. Good luck with the insurance!

flyanbrian

sorry to hear man, hopefully insurance will come thru for ya

maxima365

there is nothing more irritating than newbies posting and bumping old threads. i know you need some post count so you can start your own threads but for hells sakes there are more than enough new threads to post on that posting on old ones is just plain unacceptable in my opinion.

Merovingian7

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Well at least your ok. Hope everything works out for you.