someone cut me off as i was entering the freeway 1 light away from my house going the same speed as always, i tried to avoid rear ending the guy and spun it out into the dirt. there was no curbing during the transition from tarmac to dirt and so i didn't hit any solid objects at all. of course the guy sped off.
this is my first accident ever and of all of my cars, it had to be the nsx! damages from outside looks to be a broken lower half of the front bumper, damaged top bumper, right side skirt broken off and a few tid-bits here and there, front-left fender tweaked in about an inch and a half due, same for the rear right quarter panel but luckily there was no creasing on the metal and so it should be pulled out easily.
anyhow, i brought it to angkor collision, the owner's name is woody and he seems like a nice guy. there were many were other expensive cars in there that were in the shop to be worked on...bmw, mbz s600, also there was a classic 1950's benz in the restoration process. the paint job on those cars were immaculate so i might stay with the same shop for paint and so i feel a little better about things.
upon initial inspection by the shop they said that there's a possibility that the insurance company will total the car because it's a 91' and they feel that high repair bills does not justify the "relative" low cost of the car. anyhow, i now need to mentally prepare myself for what's next. i'm going to try my best to keep the car because i don't think the damages were all that bad and i love that car to death! truthfully, i plan to keep the car forever so a salvage title won't hurt me much.
i have a few question for you guys...
1. if they decide to total the car, how much would they sell it back to me, how do i go about finding this information?
2. i heard ridiculous rumor that once salvaged i can no longer purchase full coverage insurance for it. that can't be true right?
3. if there was any sort of complication about wanting oem parts for my car instead of reburbished/aftermarket parts. how should i go about resolving the problem. who should i introduce my lawyer to... if the situation gets to that point, ins. agent or the adjuster.
that's all of the questions i can think of for now. if anyone else can chime in with any sort of relevant knowledge, please don't hold back, i need to know everything. like i said, this is my first car accident and i'm a bit lost.
on a lighter note, since i was feeling down about the nsx, i needed something to cheer me up and help out with the high prices at the pump...
i bought an 81' diesel vw rabbit for the price of a month's worth of gas!!! still running and everything works. it's slow as hell but it's a funky little ride cruising around town. i get a lot of dirty looks in it for some reason then i realized i may have one of the crapiest looking car around my area, haha.
for those who have met me, i have pretty long hair and i've had people tell me that when cruising in the nsx or the m3, i look like a drug dealer so i'm guessing because of the my lengthy hair and cuising in a beat up vw rabbit, i now have upgraded myself to the level of a dirty hippy, haha. sorry for the lengthy type up but i just need to get this off my chest.
this is my first accident ever and of all of my cars, it had to be the nsx! damages from outside looks to be a broken lower half of the front bumper, damaged top bumper, right side skirt broken off and a few tid-bits here and there, front-left fender tweaked in about an inch and a half due, same for the rear right quarter panel but luckily there was no creasing on the metal and so it should be pulled out easily.
anyhow, i brought it to angkor collision, the owner's name is woody and he seems like a nice guy. there were many were other expensive cars in there that were in the shop to be worked on...bmw, mbz s600, also there was a classic 1950's benz in the restoration process. the paint job on those cars were immaculate so i might stay with the same shop for paint and so i feel a little better about things.
upon initial inspection by the shop they said that there's a possibility that the insurance company will total the car because it's a 91' and they feel that high repair bills does not justify the "relative" low cost of the car. anyhow, i now need to mentally prepare myself for what's next. i'm going to try my best to keep the car because i don't think the damages were all that bad and i love that car to death! truthfully, i plan to keep the car forever so a salvage title won't hurt me much.
i have a few question for you guys...
1. if they decide to total the car, how much would they sell it back to me, how do i go about finding this information?
2. i heard ridiculous rumor that once salvaged i can no longer purchase full coverage insurance for it. that can't be true right?
3. if there was any sort of complication about wanting oem parts for my car instead of reburbished/aftermarket parts. how should i go about resolving the problem. who should i introduce my lawyer to... if the situation gets to that point, ins. agent or the adjuster.
that's all of the questions i can think of for now. if anyone else can chime in with any sort of relevant knowledge, please don't hold back, i need to know everything. like i said, this is my first car accident and i'm a bit lost.
on a lighter note, since i was feeling down about the nsx, i needed something to cheer me up and help out with the high prices at the pump...
i bought an 81' diesel vw rabbit for the price of a month's worth of gas!!! still running and everything works. it's slow as hell but it's a funky little ride cruising around town. i get a lot of dirty looks in it for some reason then i realized i may have one of the crapiest looking car around my area, haha.
for those who have met me, i have pretty long hair and i've had people tell me that when cruising in the nsx or the m3, i look like a drug dealer so i'm guessing because of the my lengthy hair and cuising in a beat up vw rabbit, i now have upgraded myself to the level of a dirty hippy, haha. sorry for the lengthy type up but i just need to get this off my chest.
