I was rear ended tonight!
11-09-2008, 08:15 PM
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My rear passenger Quarter panel is hanging off, above that the end of the rear light is sticking out, trunk lid is way out of alignment and sticking up on the drivers side, the rear bumper is pushed in and the underside of the bumper is showing, cracked tail light housings,
She hit me with such impact that I was forced in to another car in front, but thankfully I had the breaks applied when she hit me and the damage to the front may be minor. i know the front panel around the hood line and the pass headlight is out of alignment and the Nissan badge is gone. My power seat mechanism is messed up too and my seat REALLY rocks back and forth now!
Even though I'm very hurt that this happened, her car had airbag deployment! Her Versa was a total loss. She was going at a pretty good rate of speed and was too close to me to begin with. I normally will change a lane if someone is following to close, but this time I didn't have a chance to because of the amount of traffic and people in front were following to close. I wouldn't have hit the car in front if she didn't hit me.
I called Nationwide while we were waiting for the trooper to show and they emailed me all of the repair and rental car info.
I have not had a car accident since I was maybe 17 or 18yrs old and now I'm 40. I never worry about the person in front of me, always the person behind me that may not be paying attention and it finally happened to me.
I haven't had the car a full 2 months yet. I praise Nissan for the safety and integrity of this vehicle.
She hit me with such impact that I was forced in to another car in front, but thankfully I had the breaks applied when she hit me and the damage to the front may be minor. i know the front panel around the hood line and the pass headlight is out of alignment and the Nissan badge is gone. My power seat mechanism is messed up too and my seat REALLY rocks back and forth now!
Even though I'm very hurt that this happened, her car had airbag deployment! Her Versa was a total loss. She was going at a pretty good rate of speed and was too close to me to begin with. I normally will change a lane if someone is following to close, but this time I didn't have a chance to because of the amount of traffic and people in front were following to close. I wouldn't have hit the car in front if she didn't hit me.
I called Nationwide while we were waiting for the trooper to show and they emailed me all of the repair and rental car info.
I have not had a car accident since I was maybe 17 or 18yrs old and now I'm 40. I never worry about the person in front of me, always the person behind me that may not be paying attention and it finally happened to me.
I haven't had the car a full 2 months yet. I praise Nissan for the safety and integrity of this vehicle.
11-10-2008, 02:44 AM
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Had the Versa hit the Maxima this hard from the front, the front bags would almost certainly have deployed. Had it hit from the side, the shoulder and curtain side bags would probably have deployed. But when the full impact of the collision is from the rear, bags often don't go off, as the impact of the 'flying bodies' would be toward the (cushioned) seats, not be toward the front or side of the car where airbags would help.
11-10-2008, 08:31 AM
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Very sorry to hear of your accident. At least the crushable zones built into the rear of the Maxima functioned properly. And you're correct in thinking that the airbags didn't go off from the rearward impact. My elderly mother has a Versa and I'm glad the safety systems in these modern Nissans are very much state-of-the-art.
If you don't mind, I'd be interested in hearing what the damage estmate turns out to be. You were certainly in a serious crash, but I'm certain your Maxima can be reoaired to like-new status.
If you don't mind, I'd be interested in hearing what the damage estmate turns out to be. You were certainly in a serious crash, but I'm certain your Maxima can be reoaired to like-new status.
11-10-2008, 04:13 PM
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First, and foremost, thank goodness you did not get hurt...
Second...(don't assume that I am jumping to conclusions), but was she on the cellphone?
Finally...IT IS TIME THAT OUR GOVERNMENT FINALLY TAKES THEIR HEAD OUT OF THEIR ***** AND BAN THE USE OF CELLPHONES WHILE DRIVING!!!
NO ARGUMENT PLEASE! IT'S RIDICULOUS!
Second...(don't assume that I am jumping to conclusions), but was she on the cellphone?
Finally...IT IS TIME THAT OUR GOVERNMENT FINALLY TAKES THEIR HEAD OUT OF THEIR ***** AND BAN THE USE OF CELLPHONES WHILE DRIVING!!!
NO ARGUMENT PLEASE! IT'S RIDICULOUS!
11-11-2008, 02:11 PM
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Had the Versa hit the Maxima this hard from the front, the front bags would almost certainly have deployed. Had it hit from the side, the shoulder and curtain side bags would probably have deployed. But when the full impact of the collision is from the rear, bags often don't go off, as the impact of the 'flying bodies' would be toward the (cushioned) seats, not be toward the front or side of the car where airbags would help.
11-12-2008, 05:55 PM
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Had the Versa hit the Maxima this hard from the front, the front bags would almost certainly have deployed. Had it hit from the side, the shoulder and curtain side bags would probably have deployed. But when the full impact of the collision is from the rear, bags often don't go off, as the impact of the 'flying bodies' would be toward the (cushioned) seats, not be toward the front or side of the car where airbags would help.
Thanks for everyones concern!!
11-13-2008, 12:13 PM
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any thread that says i was in an accident/crash/etc without pics should be immediately closed with the OP having every next post end up saying 'i fail at making threads' instead of what he types.
seriously.
seriously.
11-14-2008, 08:40 PM
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11-14-2008, 08:44 PM
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He got into an accident, the last thing that is on his mind is let me get pics for Maxima.org so I can prove myself to Torgus.
When he is good and ready and if he cares to share pics he will.
11-15-2008, 10:24 PM
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I was rear ended a few years back in my LS 400. I was hit at maybe 3 mph but it was enough to pop the trunk and bend the frame; the gap between the rear quarter panel and the rear door closed up! The car had to be "stretched out" for about two weeks. It cost $2100 :-o It was a horrible time.
11-15-2008, 10:58 PM
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I was rear ended a few years back in my LS 400. I was hit at maybe 3 mph but it was enough to pop the trunk and bend the frame; the gap between the rear quarter panel and the rear door closed up! The car had to be "stretched out" for about two weeks. It cost $2100 :-o It was a horrible time.
Things can get very frustrating. My wife ordered a special-made truck from Ford, and she had to reorder three times over two months before the computer in Dearborn would accept it. A month after the truck arrived, a woman on a cell phone in a Suburban ran a red light, broadsided my wife's truck, turning it upside down. The truck was hauled to the Ford dealer on January 7th, and on June 17th (over five months and three repair shop managers later), the truck was finally fixed.
Many things happened to that truck during the half-year it sat on the dealer's repair lot, including all the glass shot out in a drive-by shooting, the wheels and tires taken in a theft, a torrential downpour filling the footwells when the windows were left down, and the incorrect panelized stripes (at $625 a set) being applied twice before getting it right. Very frustrating.
11-16-2008, 07:13 AM
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so people go: "oh so sorry for your loss"
pahlease.
if that's the case the thread fails even more.
11-16-2008, 03:24 PM
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I REALLY hope that you don't go through this! You wanting to see pics of MY damaged vehicle so you can get some satisfaction out of it is beyond me. I WILL POST PICS WHEN I FEEL READY! I haven't had my car two whole months! Allow me to deal with it!
To all of the others with the kind comments, thank you! This is not a pass or fail site!!!
11-16-2008, 05:27 PM
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Torgus, I hope nothing like this or any other serious and potentially life threatening situation occurs for you, because your lack of humanity may just be thrown back at you at a time when you need support, be it from people on this site or in your life.
I wish you the best!
I wish you the best!
11-17-2008, 06:33 AM
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Torgus, I hope nothing like this or any other serious and potentially life threatening situation occurs for you, because your lack of humanity may just be thrown back at you at a time when you need support, be it from people on this site or in your life.
I wish you the best!
I wish you the best!
On a serious note i actually like seeing pictures of cars in accidents...
maybe it's just me, but it turns me on seeing a lambo flipped and wrapped around a telephone pole. i also visit stileproject.com which probably has alot to do with my desensitization as well as other things..
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11-17-2008, 10:46 AM
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thank you.
On a serious note i actually like seeing pictures of cars in accidents...
maybe it's just me, but it turns me on seeing a lambo flipped and wrapped around a telephone pole. i also visit stileproject.com which probably has alot to do with my desensitization as well as other things..
On a serious note i actually like seeing pictures of cars in accidents...
maybe it's just me, but it turns me on seeing a lambo flipped and wrapped around a telephone pole. i also visit stileproject.com which probably has alot to do with my desensitization as well as other things..
agreed... also makes me angry that sooo many a holes still drink and drive or drive while holding a phone to their ear...or just dont frakkin pay attention... seeing wrecked cars in pics gives me a certain appreciation for life and ratio of luck to skill when it comes to driving
11-17-2008, 11:30 AM
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thank you.
On a serious note i actually like seeing pictures of cars in accidents...
maybe it's just me, but it turns me on seeing a lambo flipped and wrapped around a telephone pole. i also visit stileproject.com which probably has alot to do with my desensitization as well as other things..
On a serious note i actually like seeing pictures of cars in accidents...
maybe it's just me, but it turns me on seeing a lambo flipped and wrapped around a telephone pole. i also visit stileproject.com which probably has alot to do with my desensitization as well as other things..
11-18-2008, 12:55 PM
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11-18-2008, 08:55 PM
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Had to sterilize my laptop!!!!!!
thank you.
On a serious note i actually like seeing pictures of cars in accidents...
maybe it's just me, but it turns me on seeing a lambo flipped and wrapped around a telephone pole. i also visit stileproject.com which probably has alot to do with my desensitization as well as other things..
On a serious note i actually like seeing pictures of cars in accidents...
maybe it's just me, but it turns me on seeing a lambo flipped and wrapped around a telephone pole. i also visit stileproject.com which probably has alot to do with my desensitization as well as other things..
DUDE!!!! That website made me blind. Good one. You are the
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12-03-2008, 05:10 PM
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I posted some pics of my damage on my myspace page along with some befores.
I hopefully will have the car back Friday. Right now Nationwide is trying to get the girl's insurance (Hanover)who hit me, to take responsibility for the collision, but they are waiting to hear from the person I hit, because they want to try and make it seem like I hit the first car causing the girl to hit me. It's BS. Go to www.myspace.com/drakutis
I called the first person and left them a message to give me or my insurance a call. Since they weren't answering the insurance comp.when they would call, I called myself and I talked to the girls mother and got her cell phone and left her a message to give me a call and I gave the cell phone number to nationwide.
It's over 5K worth of damage. It may not look like much from the photos. Of course all of the parts are new. The only issue now is my drivers seat. I'll probably have to get the dealer to correct that.
I'm almost whole again!
I hopefully will have the car back Friday. Right now Nationwide is trying to get the girl's insurance (Hanover)who hit me, to take responsibility for the collision, but they are waiting to hear from the person I hit, because they want to try and make it seem like I hit the first car causing the girl to hit me. It's BS. Go to www.myspace.com/drakutis
I called the first person and left them a message to give me or my insurance a call. Since they weren't answering the insurance comp.when they would call, I called myself and I talked to the girls mother and got her cell phone and left her a message to give me a call and I gave the cell phone number to nationwide.
It's over 5K worth of damage. It may not look like much from the photos. Of course all of the parts are new. The only issue now is my drivers seat. I'll probably have to get the dealer to correct that.
I'm almost whole again!
12-03-2008, 08:12 PM
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Glad to hear that you and everyone else is fine, it's too bad about your car but what else can I say except "Welcome to the Club". Now I don't feel so lonely.
What is this lately here on Maxima.org, it seems that at least 4 of us have had our cars hit and at least 1 is totalled???
What is this lately here on Maxima.org, it seems that at least 4 of us have had our cars hit and at least 1 is totalled???