So, just got a call from my insurance company on the wreck I was in last week...

[Pictures and story]
http://www.flickr.com/photos/aweiler...7601149592569/

They are totaling the car out, since the damages were about 20k and the frame was tweaked.

I'd like some suggestions on what to do with my JWT TT, Stillen TD exhaust and test pipes. Should I just get another Z and put them in the new one? Or should I sell em? meh.

And anyone with experience on what happens at this point, after the insurance company deems the car a total loss, please let me know... I have yet to see the police report, but I am confident that it is going to put the woman who hit me at fault. Does that mean I don't have to pay for crap? Like my cracked intercooler?

P.S. I hate VW drivers. They all seem to be paying more attention to whatever is in their purse than what is going on on the road.

 

ohh man sorry to see that...

 

if you have reciepts of all of your mods...you should be covered. if not kiss tht interfooler good bye lol. imo you should sell the kit and move on to a different project. drive something different ftw, unless you love the Z to death. but it seems the Z is going to become the next civic so watch out .

 

 

I was thinking about selling the kit, but I just freaking bought it (less than a year, anyway) and I don't want all the time and money I put into this car to go to complete waste.

I'm so depressed.

 

Start over. This time, go with a used 350Z and save some money

 

haha... I think I just found my new car:

http://build.nissanusa.com/configurator/en?service=external/Summary&mo=2007:z&bs=350z&tr=_TE_NIS&ec=G41&us=30|50|55&se=1 3|22|30|35|42|50|52|55&pv=27|30|31|33|4|42|46|47|48|49|50|52 |55|56|57|6|7|9&pc=30|50&psel=13|22|30|35|42|50|52&ps=_VP_CA RBONSHIFTKNOB|1&zipcode=92108

 

Or, go with an 07 Nismo. Either way, don't let this get you down.

 

Yeah, I'm trying not to let this get me down... been riding my R1 around a lot, but still wish I had my Z.

 

wow..glad you're ok. did you get ticketed for your tt [smog, etc] by the cops at the scene of the accident?

 

No, they were too busy talking to me about how I was lucky to be alive. Also, one of them was totally hitting on the ambulance driver.

 

unless you reported the mods to the insurance company they are not covered. If you increase the value of the car, the ins co. needs to know about it. A friend of mine lost 10K in mods when his ride was totaled because of this.

 

Good thing you're OK. Keep us updated.

 

sorry to hear about your loss, that hurts me looking at it, justice should prevail good luck to you since its a hassle even though its not your fault

 

glad ur okay man

 

Not sure how that all works but if the car is totaled, the Ins company is obligated to replace what they insured. That means current market value for the make, model & year, mileage, etc. They give you the $$ it would take to replace that car and keep the car and the title. I assume they broker out the car after that.

A friend of mine once totalled his pick up truck. I went with him to the yard where it was stored and we took the aftermarket stereo gear right out of the truck so that he could at least install it in his next vehicle. He never claimed it and knew they would not cover it as part of the loss.

You might check with the insurance company about your options but if they put the car in a locked storage / impound yard you may not be able to get at it without their written authorization. My thought is that as long as you don't claim anything that was not covered (like undeclared mods) they should not have a problem and might even let you get into the yard to pull stuff off if that's an option or desired.

 

Did the officer actually write a police report? When I got t-boned back in June, officer told me that since nobody was injured, the protocol required no police report, and that was with almost $20K in damage. Thankfully the lady was caught in a lie and her insurance company accepted liability - but it still took about 3 weeks. Once her insurance company accepts liability, it doesn't matter what you had insured, they're required to reimburse you for the damages or total out the car. What gets tricky is that your mods somewhat increase the value of the vehicle and thus raise the total loss threshold.

Judging by those photos, your car is in pretty good shape believe it or not.

PS, side airbags wouldn't have done anything in that accident - you hit on the wrong side.

 

sorry... to hear what happened. IS the engine damaged? I would just try to rebuild that engine with the Twin turbo on there and swap it.

 

I hope you get stuff straightened out. I got rear ended becuz some punk kid who just got his license tail gated and didnt pay attention at all. That kids parents were cops. The cops claimed no damage which was BULL ****. The kid had an insurance card and everything but a few weeks later... My insurance company called and said that he didnt have any insurance! THis was bull ****... I ended up paying $500 to get it fixed. Damage was in the $2000 range but was covered.

 

lol . glad that you are okay!