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Got into a accident today....a disaster =/

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akshatp

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Disaster? On an old ass Accord with nearly 200k miles on it? Consider yourself lucky, because the insurance co will have to now fork up the value of the car which you can put towards a newer car. That damage is way more than what the car is worth, trust me.

Better than your car dying on you due to engine trouble, and then having to junk it anyway and buy a new car with no seed money from insurance
 

ElFenix

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iirc, sterling is allstate's company-owned repair shop. and once they get a look at it they're going to total it.
 

Shawn

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Originally posted by: akshatp
Disaster? On an old ass Accord with nearly 200k miles on it? Consider yourself lucky, because the insurance co will have to now fork up the value of the car which you can put towards a newer car. That damage is way more than what the car is worth, trust me.

Better than your car dying on you due to engine trouble, and then having to junk it anyway and buy a new car with no seed money from insurance

Eh, those accords are pretty much indestructible. My sister has a 1989 Accord with 255k miles on the original engine and automatic transmission. It runs great.
 

akshatp

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Originally posted by: Shawn
Originally posted by: akshatp
Disaster? On an old ass Accord with nearly 200k miles on it? Consider yourself lucky, because the insurance co will have to now fork up the value of the car which you can put towards a newer car. That damage is way more than what the car is worth, trust me.

Better than your car dying on you due to engine trouble, and then having to junk it anyway and buy a new car with no seed money from insurance

Eh, those accords are pretty much indestructible. My sister has a 1989 Accord with 255k miles on the original engine and automatic transmission. It runs great.

Its still not a disaster. The car is hardly worth anything, and no one got hurt. And my '91 Accord died after 130,000 miles and numerous other problems between 100-130k miles.
 

Shawn

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Originally posted by: akshatp
Originally posted by: Shawn
Originally posted by: akshatp
Disaster? On an old ass Accord with nearly 200k miles on it? Consider yourself lucky, because the insurance co will have to now fork up the value of the car which you can put towards a newer car. That damage is way more than what the car is worth, trust me.

Better than your car dying on you due to engine trouble, and then having to junk it anyway and buy a new car with no seed money from insurance

Eh, those accords are pretty much indestructible. My sister has a 1989 Accord with 255k miles on the original engine and automatic transmission. It runs great.

Its still not a disaster. The car is hardly worth anything, and no one got hurt. And my '91 Accord died after 130,000 miles and numerous other problems between 100-130k miles.

Well I don't disagree. My sister's car only cost us $525 + about $300 to fix it up.
 

compguy786

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well,
we gave them the full description, and said theyd fix it
i think that the car is going to the shop tomorrow
and hopefully they will fix it
the damage isnt major, beside the radiator.
probably the most damage.
 

compguy786

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btw accords last far longer than any american car out there
or any other car.
my car's suggested retail is around $4085
the car is not a beater...it was in EXCELLENT shape, paint, mechanically sound
everything,
 

ICRS

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Originally posted by: Shawn
Originally posted by: akshatp
Originally posted by: Shawn
Originally posted by: akshatp
Disaster? On an old ass Accord with nearly 200k miles on it? Consider yourself lucky, because the insurance co will have to now fork up the value of the car which you can put towards a newer car. That damage is way more than what the car is worth, trust me.

Better than your car dying on you due to engine trouble, and then having to junk it anyway and buy a new car with no seed money from insurance

Eh, those accords are pretty much indestructible. My sister has a 1989 Accord with 255k miles on the original engine and automatic transmission. It runs great.

Its still not a disaster. The car is hardly worth anything, and no one got hurt. And my '91 Accord died after 130,000 miles and numerous other problems between 100-130k miles.

Well I don't disagree. My sister's car only cost us $525 + about $300 to fix it up.

Wow that is one cheap car.

 

spacejamz

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OP, why were you tailgating the car in front of you?? if you weren't, you should have an ample room to stop so you wouldn't have rear end the car in front of you...i hate asshats that ride my bumper on regular streets..
 

JulesMaximus

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So, what the hell were you doing that distracted you enough to rear end the car in front of you? Playing with your cell phone? Fiddling with the radio? Checking out some chick or dude on the side of the road? Or perhaps you were just following too close and just couldn't react quick enough to stop in time?

Either way, YOU were at fault in an entirely preventable accident. Just be glad it was some soccer mom in an exploder and not some guy on a motorcycle or you could have killed or seriously injured someone.

Pay fucking attention when you're piloting 2 tons of steel down the road mkay? :|
 

ICRS

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Originally posted by: compguy786
btw accords last far longer than any american car out there
or any other car.
my car's suggested retail is around $4085
the car is not a beater...it was in EXCELLENT shape, paint, mechanically sound
everything,

I would say that is more than $4085 in damage. My car which has similar damage to yours would have cost over $8000 to fix (it was worth $8000 and declared totaled).
 

Shawn

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Originally posted by: ICRS
Originally posted by: compguy786
btw accords last far longer than any american car out there
or any other car.
my car's suggested retail is around $4085
the car is not a beater...it was in EXCELLENT shape, paint, mechanically sound
everything,

I would say that is more than $4085 in damage. My car which has similar damage to yours would have cost over $8000 to fix (it was worth $8000 and declared totaled).

Not to mention that there is no way the insurance company will value your car at $4085. You'll be lucky to get $3000.
 

compguy786

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i talked to insurance...they didnt say anything
they said theyll fix it....i have full coverage on it...so i guess theyd better.
 

Evadman

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I sincerely hope that this is the worst day of your life.
 

Gibson486

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Originally posted by: compguy786
i talked to insurance...they didnt say anything
they said theyll fix it....i have full coverage on it...so i guess theyd better.

lol....full coverage just means you are protected in various situations. It has nothing to do on whether or not they will total the car. Seeing the pic, your car is toast. expect your check in the mail.
 
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Originally posted by: compguy786
i talked to insurance...they didnt say anything
they said theyll fix it....i have full coverage on it...so i guess theyd better.

Sorry bud, but it takes surprisingly little to total a car. No way are they not totaling that thing.

I don't have facebook but just looking at that one picture that was posted.

Does the car have an airbag?
 

miri

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Sorry to hear about the accident.

But you should use this as a lesson. Always leave sufficient space between your car and the car in front of you and always pay attention when driving. I try and leave enough space between me and the car in front of me that if they slammed on their brakes, I would have enough room to brake and not hit their car.