Wow..... 3 weeks old and already got rear ended
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Wow..... 3 weeks old and already got rear ended
Welllllllllllllllll this officially sucks. I was driving home from work this afternoon and i got hit at a stop light. The chick saw a green light and i guess wasnt paying attention that we were all stopped and slammed into my Z. It wasnt that bad of a hit but she left her front bumper shape dented into mine. Few scratches but nothing worth calling the cops about so I just got her info and she'll pay for repairs. Ughh and the cars only 3 weeks old
Onto the pics (its hard to see the bumps in the pics it looks like nothing happened to it after i cleaned and waxed the bumper):
Oh yeah, The impact also broke part of the rear driver side tail light housing, so im gonna need to change that too
Nothing but the plastic clips under the bumper broke, yet im noticing that the gap between the trunk hatch and the rear bumper widened, even after i tried pushing all the clips back in. Now i was gona go ahead and use the repair money to buy a new kit (dying for powerhouse amuse), but from pics it looks like any aftermarket rear bumper attaches on to the OEM.... which doesnt make much sense to me. For all the aftermarket kit owners, is this true? Or do they (amuse kit in particular) come as a complete piece from top (part closes to the trunk hatch) to bottom?? If it comes in a complete new piece and the OEM is removed completely, then I wont have to change the OEM bumper and can just speed up the kit process.
Any details on this is appreciated, other than that, drive safe and always pay attention to your rear
Onto the pics (its hard to see the bumps in the pics it looks like nothing happened to it after i cleaned and waxed the bumper):
Oh yeah, The impact also broke part of the rear driver side tail light housing, so im gonna need to change that too
Nothing but the plastic clips under the bumper broke, yet im noticing that the gap between the trunk hatch and the rear bumper widened, even after i tried pushing all the clips back in. Now i was gona go ahead and use the repair money to buy a new kit (dying for powerhouse amuse), but from pics it looks like any aftermarket rear bumper attaches on to the OEM.... which doesnt make much sense to me. For all the aftermarket kit owners, is this true? Or do they (amuse kit in particular) come as a complete piece from top (part closes to the trunk hatch) to bottom?? If it comes in a complete new piece and the OEM is removed completely, then I wont have to change the OEM bumper and can just speed up the kit process.
Any details on this is appreciated, other than that, drive safe and always pay attention to your rear
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Yeah, you got to watch these fools now a days when you come to a light. I can't even count how many times Ive had to move up because the idiot behind me wasn't paying attention. I watch my mirrors all the time now, even at a light.
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+1, some people act they are in the biggest d*mn hurry to get somewhere, and i have noticed people with sports cars usually do the speed limit(around here anyways) and its always the 160-200hp engines that seem to be speeding all the d*mn time
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I tried doing the same thing and collecting money outside of insurance and unfortuantly for me it didn't work out as planned. I gave him 2 weeks to come up with the money and he kept giving me excuses that he couldn't go to the bank so I just ended up calling the insurance 3 weeks after the accident and made the report.
If possible try to collect asap and give her a copy of the estimate from a local body shop. Try to avoid insurance as that will lower your resale value.
Best of luck to you, but for my guy I knew he was going to flake from day one.
On the bright side... here is great opportunity for you to get a body kit if you're interested in those
If possible try to collect asap and give her a copy of the estimate from a local body shop. Try to avoid insurance as that will lower your resale value.
Best of luck to you, but for my guy I knew he was going to flake from day one.
On the bright side... here is great opportunity for you to get a body kit if you're interested in those
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Any accident, always call the police and get a police report later. Did you take pics with your camera phone at least with her car's front end damage, her lic plate, and the lady herself in the scene of the accident?
Documentation is always good. Even if they tell you that they will pay you cash from their own pocket, so their insurance won't go up, you still need a police report to back you up.
I hope everything goes well.
Documentation is always good. Even if they tell you that they will pay you cash from their own pocket, so their insurance won't go up, you still need a police report to back you up.
I hope everything goes well.
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Any accident, always call the police and get a police report later. Did you take pics with your camera phone at least with her car's front end damage, her lic plate, and the lady herself in the scene of the accident?
Documentation is always good. Even if they tell you that they will pay you cash from their own pocket, so their insurance won't go up, you still need a police report to back you up.
I hope everything goes well.
Documentation is always good. Even if they tell you that they will pay you cash from their own pocket, so their insurance won't go up, you still need a police report to back you up.
I hope everything goes well.
I personally dont see it in her to bail, but if she tries then I have some cop contacts she cant evade
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you shouldent touch your bumper until insurance takes a look at it. my friend got 2400 off 2 doors on his honda accord when some girl failed at parking.
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I just bought mine less than 3 weeks ago and yesterday I was sitting behind a Camry at a stop sign and he decides without looking that he wants to throw it in reverse. I started blowing the horn as I was shifting into reverse but it was too late. He cracked my vanity plate and bent the plastic bracket. I called the Nissan dealership to buy a new one and when he told me $90 I almost had a coronary.