I don't know how insurance works up there, but my insurance would probably consider that a total loss. I had about the same amount of damage done on a 3 year old Elantra GT and they totalled it.

That rear quarter will be expensive to fix.

 

If you look at the link of my previous smash, the total bill paid by the insurance was 4000$

That was not including a rear bumber. So now that the rear bumper and all the front components are touched, I really guess it will be totalled...

im crying all over

Hell yeah... I was panning on selling the car and take the money to go back to school... if the car is totalled... I can forget school...

And since it is my second claim within 1.5 years, my insurance rates will be soooo much that I might not be able to afford the insurance of a brand new car later...

As of now, it is a bigger lost than just the car itself...

As I said... I am speechless...

 

im crying all over

 

she's going to be totaled. the whole rear quarter will have to be cut off and a new one welded back on.

 

What a sad day. You are alive and in one piece. You can always go to school, even if your plans are waylaid a bit. I don't know what it is about these cars that makes them accident magnets. Maybe a conspiracy that only tib owners do not know about to take them off the road one by one as 'oopsies?'

Maybe we all have too many distractions behind the wheel these days when there is so much going on outside around our cars. My mom almost backed into mine 2 months after I bought it because she wasn't looking in her mirrors, instead was waving goodbye at us while backing up. She said she hit the brakes when she saw the horrified look on my face.

I know that some other idiot driver or a deer will be the death of my car.

 

What a sad day. You are alive and in one piece. You can always go to school, even if your plans are waylaid a bit.

My deductible is 1000$, but this is only if »I am concidered as faulty, hopefully not.

The thing is that money is pretty tight these days cause of my job, so I was hoping to get the money from the sale as a back up while I was at school.

As I said, I can't tell anything until I heard back from the insurance... I just hope to not loose to much 'cause of this.

 

im sorry to see this happen. i just had an accident a couple of weeks ago and i know how it feels espeically when you're just starting to see some improvement, and then this.
Dont worry bro, keep your head up.

Good luck

 

oh man, im sorry
really hope everything works out and insurance takes care of you

 

That looks like a total...sorry bro

 

Man that sucks big time. If everything pans out for you the diesel truck driver will be at fault and will be responsible for all the repairs. If that is the case you might get lucky....if you can call it lucky. Either way it is looking bad for the Tib since the cost to fix everything is so high.

 

/cry

dude that is aweful news i'm so sorry to hear that, i hope the insurance pans out for the better for you, i know how expensive things can get

 

shoot that is really too bad, im sorry to see this happen! I hope everything works out for the better, keep us updated on the insurance situation!

 

it is a total loss 100%

 

Thanks guys for all the great words.

I went for a 3 hours 150% rollerblade ride to lower the pressure a little. I feel better now!

Haven't received a call from the insurance company, and since it is a long weekend (Québec National Day - Saint-Jean-Baptiste), then I will not hear anything until tuesday.

Took a look at the Canadian Black Book, they say the car is Worth 9000$ at A1 condition. If the car is totalled and since the car was pretty well maintained, I hope they will at least give me 8000$ (which was a little lower than my asking price).

 

That sucks man. Sorry to hear. I would say total loss. Just to replace the door skin is $1500. I would know... Sigh... Parts and labor for that rear quarter panel will push it over the top.

 

Yeah, last time it happened, it has cost 4000$.

Now, the rear quarter panel is way more damaged, the rear bumber is damaged, plus all the front damages... So my gues is something between 7-8000$ and maybe more...

We'll see...

 

geeezus you have some bad luck, but perhaps this will get you what you wanted before when you considered selling it. good luck bro

 

well that sucks dude. I've been there. the front end of my tib was destroyed cyber monday of last year. and then in february, after i spent a lot of time and money it putting her back together. someone hits her again. but on the bright side of things. she's all put back together again and looking better.

total loss or not, i doubt there going to say your at fault. but if it is a total loss. i would check into the possibility of buying it back. take the check and fix it. that is assuming its paid off. but best of luck to yea. it may seem like bad luck sometimes owning a tib. but no matter what there worth it.

 

That sucks..hopefully you can get this straightened out.

 

I know exactly what ur feeling..in April some idiot thought it was a great idea to make a left hand turn in front of me in an intersection when I had the green light. Whole front was smashed in...it's been fixed since but seeing ur car just flashes me back.

Sorry to see/hear what happened..that sucks! I know the feeling all too well tho.

 

darn it Justin I hope that insurance will take care of your costs 100%. I would offer you a consoling hug if we were closer. For now, you must just accept my sympathy

 

I don't care about the hug, what would make me happy is the Z, so drive down here and let me drive it

In the future, if the insurances allow me, it's either a Gen Coupe R-SPEC or a 2 years old 370Z.

Hopefuly by that time they will have "forgiven" the 2 accidents...

 

damn that sucks reminds me of when that women smashed into the side of me.. what has your insurance said? let us know!

 

Still no news from the insurance, they are closed today as is it the Québec National Day. Tomorrow I might have some news... hopefuly...

 

good luck with the insurance, sometimes they can get out of hand though, my sister just had her car stolen and burnt and they are giving her hell

 

If the car gets totalled, I might get a small cheap car (like a 1.6 liters).

What would you guys recommand? I want something strong and reliable, and as much fuel economic as possible.

I was thinking about some Hyundai Accent, maybe a 1999 - 2000 Toyota corolla, Honda (ho crap...), a ford focus...

i wanna stay below 1500$

 

i would say a corolla for that price range. or even an elantra......

i have had both in the past and ran those cars hard and both held up pretty good to this day.

the elantra i got it for 1500
and the corolla i got it for 1800

 

I saw a couple of 2003 and up tibs for less than 1500$... Yes they have 200 000 km and more, but... if they are in good shape, why not?

 

If your car gets totalled you won't get a payout for it or what? Why only buy a $1500 car? Seems like it would be hard to own a corolla after the sexy car you have right now ;( :thumbdown:

 

Btw my first car was a corolla, got it for $200 and it ran for a year and a half before blowing up on the highway haha but they're great economy cars.

 

Small update.

I have been able to contact the insurance guy. The guy that will do the estimate of the damage should show up in the next 24-48h.

Still no replacement car, so I have to take the bus/metro to come to work... thismorning the metro shut down because of a problem so it took me 2 hours to come to work while it was taking me 30 min with my car... ho well...