Thank God no one's hurt, even the genetic mistake that ran into you. Good luck with the insurance money.

 

dude, sorry to hear.

get yourself checked out immediately! Trust me on this, i've been in my share of accidents and that whiplash kicks in the next day. good luck with the insurance. hopefully you can have a replacement soon.

gl
siler

 

Glad to hear you're ok. As long as you're not hurt...at least a car is replacable.

But why is it that it's always careless driver's that don't have insurance. When I got rearended 2 months ago, the guy didn't have insurance or a license. So my insurance had to take care of it, and they're taking him to court also.

 

Wow Sorry to hear about this dude This stinks, well atleast your physicly ok.


Good luck wiht what ever you buy next. If I missed it.. what do you plan to buy next? Maxima right

 

Matt, do you plan to part any stuff of the Max? Like fenders and trunk lid?

 

sorry to hear about the loss.. at least you are okay.

sue sue sue.. get what you need to get buy and don't lose anything, you are not at fault and you are owed by the person at fault.

i know what it's like to have the maxi all messed up.

 

I'm gonna try and stay Maxima, but it doesn't look good right now. I only work 19 hours a week because I am in school full time, so getting a loan will be really hard. As far as parting out the car, I still owe $11k, so if the insurance pays it off, they will want to keep everything, but I'm gonna pull on the aftermarket parts that I can. Who should I talk to about sueing this guy?

 

sorry to hear about this Do you plan to get another Maxima?

 

I'm serious, man - try Navy Federal - they hooked me up 3 years ago when I didn't even have a job - flat 7% on the loan for a used car - you could get a 97 5-speed with reasonable mileage for the 11k you already had to pay off anyway.

- and I'm only a dependant - with your service record, you're a shoe in. - it's worth a try at least. I'll drive to Silverdale with you to start the $5 saving account that's required.

You just say how much you want for the loan and they cut you a check. That means you can go into the dealership with cash, which gives you more negotiating power.

As far a suing the guy, call around the yellow pages and just talk to a lawyer - they'll tell you your options 99% of the time over the phone, no charge.

Also, go see a doctor!

 

The thing with suing the guy is that if he doesn't have any money, which he most likely does not, then you don't collect anything. When you win the judgement, there's not a whole lot the court can do to enforce it if he's broke.

 

sorry to hear about the bad news - if i were you i'd prolly go for something new no??? maybe go for a used bmw or audi?

 

If money's tight German is not the way to go... best to stick with Japan on this one.

 

 

sorry to hear it bro

and yea.. if the guy is broke there is nothing you can get out of him

I would guess the best thing to do is turn your car back to stock ASAP and buy another Maxima hehe if not, just stay around the board and let us know what are your plans

its only a car (a nice one and quick too ) but you're ok, hope this wont cause you too many problems- accidents just screw up your day your week and sometimes your month...
I know how it is...

 

glad to know you're ok..

As i've said many times in other situations..make that Ford owner put his kids into prostitution if it means getting back to you what's owed. Ok maybe not, but if he has a home, can't he refinance and use that money to pay you... or like can't you get collections on him or something. Make that motorist scum donate sperm for life til he's paid you in full!

Go with the Navy Fed idea...i've heard that they're really good about it. Try finding a salveged 97 or 98 and get the carfax details first. It shouldn't be so bad.

 

They should execute people with no insurance.

Show it on pay per view to make up for the lost funds.

 

Matt, sorry to hear about the accident.

The good thing is that you walked out fine...esp at that speed.

Time to move on to something faster.

 

Just talked to the insurance adjuster... he hasn't done an estimate yet but said he's pretty sure it's totaled... So syki, 1 bar or 2?

 

1.3 bar for now...

 

Just got off the phone with GEICO and they are paying for me to go see a doctor today... and I was talking about for me Synki, but good job!

 

 

We already have an A4, but it's my fiance's car.

 

Sorry to hear that Just remember, a maxima can be replaced but a life cannot! Glad to hear you're ok

 

wow, your accident sounds almost IDENTICAL to mine 3 months ago where my first maxima was totaled. The b*tch made a left turn and i swirved out the way but she didn't stop and hit me at my back door causing me to spin into traffic light....

good thing u were fully covered. Otherwise i would have tried to sue that bast@rd for a new car along with payments on old car.

i'll be watching for your parts 4 sale...

 

Well, as expected, the car was declared a total loss... after my deductable, they are giving me $10,600 for the car... I still owe $11,600 on it, which means I'm out another $1000 and have no extra money for a new car... I'm sooooo freakin screwed right now.... gonna have to drop outa school and go back working full time...

 

That's their 1st offer? Negotiate! Geez, at least get them to pay the balance minue the deductible. Or is your ded $1000?

 

I agree with jeff. you don't have to except there first offer, they will always try and get away with the min possible. dink with them for a little bit. besides that will give you a little more time to switch stuff on the car.

 

Well they came up with a total of $11,200, and from looking around these past couple days, that seems about right... minus the $500 deductable and that's what Ive got...

 

Matt, I urge you to find some retail ads for some local or regional maximas that are advertised for more and resubit those for negotiations. Also make sure to note any recent work/tune ups/suspension/tires/wheels/etc... that you did. If you got aftermarket shocks, just say "new shocks" and put a purchase plus install price etc....

When I totalled my Merkur XR4TI, they lowballed me @$4000. I submitted ads and all the recent work I did and got another $500. Not bad.

Besides, what does it hurt to try?

 

I'll give it a shot Jeff...

 

see about what they'll offer you to be able to keep the car. Didn't meccanoble keep his and then parted it out? im sure theres more than enough org members that need some stock parts.

but that suggestion is only if you have the time and the money.

siler

 

Well tonight Iansw and I went and raped my car. I took off everything I could, and Ian has some new brakes now. The suspension (H&R/AGX) was still in perfect condition, but no one showed up with stock stuff to swap out so I guess it's going to the salvage yard like that. I got a bunch of photos I'll post up when I have time. The crank pulley was shattered...