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GreenAndWhiteRanger · 11-04-2016, 05:49 PM

Just got this car two weeks ago.

Driving around on an abnormally nice Michigan November day with the top down....

AND

Of course some guy decides to pull out into oncoming traffic, officer decided I was not at fault and wrote the other guy a ticket.

How bad would you guys consider this damage to be?
Would my insurance total it?

PalmerGA · 11-04-2016, 05:53 PM

No way it's even close to being totaled. $3-4K is my guess if it's just body parts (no under-carriage damage). Maybe a bit more.

Reaper85 · 11-04-2016, 05:58 PM

Agree. As long as the frame isn't bent it shouldn't be too bad. doesn't look like any airbags deployed. That'swhere it gets costly. Friend of mine got in a minor fender bender barely a dent in his bumper, airbags went off 5k to replace insurance wrote it off (older sunfire).

GreenAndWhiteRanger · 11-04-2016, 06:04 PM

Thanks. That's what I was thinking but I have never been in an accident so no idea. Driver airbag did deploy though.

Kenny Camaro · 11-04-2016, 06:33 PM

Oh yeah, there gonna fix that right up. The insurance should wave your deductible since the other guy was given the ticket and determined to be at fault.

Artifice · 11-04-2016, 06:37 PM

My condolences

some drunk driver hit my parked car last week. Not a pretty sight, insurance says it can be fixed good as new. Keep us posted!

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Gunmetal Speedster · 11-04-2016, 06:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Artifice

My condolences

some drunk driver hit my parked car last week. Not a pretty sight, insurance says it can be fixed good as new. Keep us posted!

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That sucks man, to you and OP. Off topic note; I dig your wheels haha.

christianchevell · 11-04-2016, 06:46 PM

New LF fender, new front bumper and grill,repair hood repaint unlikely; hood has creased and buckled in pic. on right side? hard to tell sideways.... Behind bumpers are usually shock absorbing honeycomb, under the bumper a air dam, fasteners and wiring have to be looked at and the condition of the halos ,and then you should get diminished value so yes it adds up when a air bag goes off that's $. Just think it may need inner fender wells, it may need those fasteners, it may have tweaked or broke something so check everything yourself also as a crash does cause a shock to a car.

Heck I had a ex fly over a embankment and hit a tree in a 65 impala wagon she slid on black ice driving twisties on the way home when she should not have gone that way that fast. Anyway she went off road kind of high centered as she hit a tree...and then it tilted up like crazy as she was oh about ten feet away from a in ground back yard pool....about 20 feet down...Anyway it broke the motor and tranny mounts and that's about it did not even bite the radiator , I just had to replace the front bumper and the mounts. the engine tends to go forward in hard accidents your engine mounts and trans mounts should be inspected also along with the well everything..
exhaust ,suspension......

Tough friggin shagging wagon my grand parents bought in Orchid with a 12 bolt, 327 fuelie heads and powerglide..... Thing was a tank, they took out a horse with it in Mexico on the freeway had to get body work done ASAP as its a crime down there so the story goes, I stripped it to bare metal did rust repair did zero rust undercoating/primer made it candy apple..350/350 oh the memories of that barge..sold it like others but ran it for many years in the stable and they bored that 327 twice driving it so much. Just rambling on here have a good one and get diminished value some to make up for this accident! Good Luck!

8balldeluxe · 11-04-2016, 06:56 PM

$5000 is a good estimate, I see about $3500 surface roughly but I'm adding $1500 for what's unseen just as a contingency.

gen5dewy · 11-04-2016, 07:02 PM

hope the guy had insurance. that really sucks man, hope shes back on the road soon

myold88 · 11-04-2016, 07:27 PM

So many automobile physical damage experts here on camaro5.

Kenny Camaro · 11-04-2016, 07:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gen5dewy

hope the guy had insurance. that really sucks man, hope shes back on the road soon

Michigan is a no fault state, so it doesn't matter if the other guy has insurance, you got to have insurance, your insurance pays to fix your car.

Spec · 11-04-2016, 07:40 PM

Sorry to see guys. :(

Glad everyone's ok.

JLSuperfly · 11-04-2016, 08:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by myold88

So many automobile physical damage experts here on camaro5.

That and the number of engine break-in procedure gurus.

11-04-2016, 05:49 PM	#1
GreenAndWhiteRanger Drives: 2014 2SS Convertible Join Date: Oct 2016 Location: MI Posts: 24	Accident :( Just got this car two weeks ago. Driving around on an abnormally nice Michigan November day with the top down.... AND Of course some guy decides to pull out into oncoming traffic, officer decided I was not at fault and wrote the other guy a ticket. How bad would you guys consider this damage to be? Would my insurance total it? Attached Images

11-04-2016, 05:53 PM	#2
PalmerGA Drives: 2013 SIM 1SS/RS L99 Join Date: May 2012 Location: Southwest GA Posts: 8,755 View My Garage	No way it's even close to being totaled. $3-4K is my guess if it's just body parts (no under-carriage damage). Maybe a bit more. __________________ 2013 1SS/RS Coupe L99, Stainless Power Works LT Headers, SCT X4 Custom Tune from RDP, CAI Inc. Air Intake w/ Apex Scoop, VMAX CNC Ported Throttle Body, Solo Axle-Back Exhaust w/ J-pipes, Apex Catch Can, Husky Splash Guards, Heritage Grille, 3D Carbon Rear Spoiler, Oracle Chrome Turn Signal Bulbs, GM Reverse Light Trim Billets, Gorilla Black Locking Lugs, Emblem Pros Retro SS Badges/Custom Retro SS Kickplates/Under-hood Bowtie, 35% window Tint, Nitto Motivo Tires (6-8-18)

11-04-2016, 06:46 PM	#8
christianchevell old school chevy rodder Drives: 2013 2SS/RS Manual,DM exhaust,CRT Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Oregon Posts: 5,587 View My Garage	New LF fender, new front bumper and grill,repair hood repaint unlikely; hood has creased and buckled in pic. on right side? hard to tell sideways.... Behind bumpers are usually shock absorbing honeycomb, under the bumper a air dam, fasteners and wiring have to be looked at and the condition of the halos ,and then you should get diminished value so yes it adds up when a air bag goes off that's $. Just think it may need inner fender wells, it may need those fasteners, it may have tweaked or broke something so check everything yourself also as a crash does cause a shock to a car. Heck I had a ex fly over a embankment and hit a tree in a 65 impala wagon she slid on black ice driving twisties on the way home when she should not have gone that way that fast. Anyway she went off road kind of high centered as she hit a tree...and then it tilted up like crazy as she was oh about ten feet away from a in ground back yard pool....about 20 feet down...Anyway it broke the motor and tranny mounts and that's about it did not even bite the radiator , I just had to replace the front bumper and the mounts. the engine tends to go forward in hard accidents your engine mounts and trans mounts should be inspected also along with the well everything.. exhaust ,suspension...... Tough friggin shagging wagon my grand parents bought in Orchid with a 12 bolt, 327 fuelie heads and powerglide..... Thing was a tank, they took out a horse with it in Mexico on the freeway had to get body work done ASAP as its a crime down there so the story goes, I stripped it to bare metal did rust repair did zero rust undercoating/primer made it candy apple..350/350 oh the memories of that barge..sold it like others but ran it for many years in the stable and they bored that 327 twice driving it so much. Just rambling on here have a good one and get diminished value some to make up for this accident! Good Luck! __________________ 2021 Wild Cherry ZL1 A10, Sunroof, Data, Carbon, Nav, RotoFab Dry CAI, Elite x2, Borla ATK, Driveshaft shop

11-04-2016, 06:56 PM	#9
8balldeluxe Drives: 2010 Camaro SS Victory Red Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Rosenberg, Texas Posts: 780	$5000 is a good estimate, I see about $3500 surface roughly but I'm adding $1500 for what's unseen just as a contingency. __________________ Speed Engineering Headers w/ Texas Speed HFC's ~ Flowmaster 2 1/2" cat back w/Flowmaster Super 10's ~ Cold Air Inductions Intake w/ Scoop and WW relocate ~ VMAX CNC Spiral PTB ~ Cross Drilled and Slotted Rotors w/Hawk pads ~ ZL1 Spoiler ~ SCTX4 RDP Tuned

11-04-2016, 07:02 PM	#10
gen5dewy Drives: 2015 Black 2SS/RS Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: Culpeper, VA Posts: 163	hope the guy had insurance. that really sucks man, hope shes back on the road soon __________________ 2015 2SS RS Roto-Fab Intake Borla Atak Cat back Drive fast on empty roads with nothing in mind except falling in love and not getting arrested https://www.instagram.com/gen5dewy/

11-04-2016, 05:58 PM	#3
Reaper85 Drives: 2013 2SS/RS Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: Barrie, Ontario Posts: 598	Agree. As long as the frame isn't bent it shouldn't be too bad. doesn't look like any airbags deployed. That'swhere it gets costly. Friend of mine got in a minor fender bender barely a dent in his bumper, airbags went off 5k to replace insurance wrote it off (older sunfire).

11-04-2016, 06:04 PM	#4
GreenAndWhiteRanger Drives: 2014 2SS Convertible Join Date: Oct 2016 Location: MI Posts: 24	Thanks. That's what I was thinking but I have never been in an accident so no idea. Driver airbag did deploy though.

11-04-2016, 06:33 PM	#5
Kenny Camaro Account Suspended Drives: 2013 1LT RS Camaro Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Southeast Michigan Posts: 3,494	Oh yeah, there gonna fix that right up. The insurance should wave your deductible since the other guy was given the ticket and determined to be at fault.

11-04-2016, 06:37 PM	#6
Artifice Drives: 2013 2SS RS Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 117 View My Garage	My condolences some drunk driver hit my parked car last week. Not a pretty sight, insurance says it can be fixed good as new. Keep us posted! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

11-04-2016, 07:27 PM	#11
myold88 Drives: SUMMIT WHITE 2SS/RS CAMARO Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: 2018: Lakewood Ranch, Fl. Posts: 8,116 View My Garage	So many automobile physical damage experts here on camaro5. __________________

11-04-2016, 07:40 PM	#13
Spec Account Suspended Drives: 2010 Camaro 1SS LS3 Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Riverside, CA Posts: 4,018	Sorry to see guys. :( Glad everyone's ok.