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So yesterday I was involved in my first ever car accident. You can view the pictures here: www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=140332&id=676432999&l=adeb5b8e78 (the link is public so you don't have to have facebook or be my friend to view them) Basically what happened is the car in front of me stopped to turn left, so i stopped behind them. The car behind me wasn't paying attention and crashed into me at 35mph, pushing my car a good 5 feet forward causing my car to tap the car in front of me. But on the bright side, we're all ok physically. PS: I'd prefer if you didn't add me because I use facebook to talk to friends that I know in real life, not random people on the internet.
Last Edit: Sept 11, 2009 4:07:36 GMT by Benjamin
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I'm gonna start dishing out internet beatings if people keep it up with this 4chan shit, I swear.
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Blimey some bad damage there - that wouldn't have totalled your car! (:
Glad you're ok though! ^.^
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Its good that your okay. It didn't seem like that bad of an accident but the rear end damage looks pretty bad. (oh I sent you a facebook add btw Im justin.  )
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My dad was in an accident very similar to that. Except he was on a highway with a lot of traffic and the old lady behind him didn't notice the paint spill like everybody else.
The person who hit you wasn't an old lady named Nancy by any chance, was it?
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wat
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newfieldgrafix
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The only accident I've ever been involved in is the on directly caused by my own stupidity. I'm glad you're OK, you getting it fixed?
Ohh, can I add you..?
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Nope, she wasn't called Nancy. But it wouldn't surprise me.
And nope, we're not getting it fixed because it's totaled, according to the insurance car inspector guy who came and looked at it today. Which means that my dad and I have the joy of ripping out my audio system.
And sorry, but I'd prefer if you didn't add me, I deny anybody I don't know in real life.
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I'm gonna start dishing out internet beatings if people keep it up with this 4chan shit, I swear.
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newfieldgrafix
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No biggie.
Did it damage the chassis?
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Yeah, I figured it would be totaled by looking at the pictures (looked at them before reading the rest of the thread). A lot of times if the damage will cost more to repair then what the car's worth, then the insurance company will declare it totaled. You were hit hard enough that it removed the bumper, it also did damage to the rear of the chassis. Since it's a unibody car (most are today) that's a major structural issue, not something that can be pounded out, or pulled, and then repainted and have the bumper bolted back on to it. More then likely it broke the bumper bolts.
Major bummer. Good thing you're alright though.
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Actually, it has to be 70% damage or more to be considered "totaled" by the insurance company. Of course, that my differ from one company to the next. I have no idea if it's universal, but my buddy's mom's car got smoked by a drunk driver and it wasn't at 70% of the car's value, so they couldn't get it totaled.
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Actually, it has to be 70% damage or more to be considered "totaled" by the insurance company. Of course, that my differ from one company to the next. I have no idea if it's universal, but my buddy's mom's car got smoked by a drunk driver and it wasn't at 70% of the car's value, so they couldn't get it totaled. 
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Right, but it's not 100% value, only 70% value. That was my point. I was always under the impression that if a car is worth $10,000, there had to be $10,000 in damage to total it. In fact, it would only require $7,000 in damage.
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you should blurr your plates out That was my first thought. I did that when I posted the pictures to the car accident i was in a couple years back. it was horrible, about the same thing happened to us, only, my sister's boyfriend at the time was the one who rear-ended a truck that was stopped, and no lights on at the time. I'm actually quite paranoid in vehicles now. Definitely glad you're okay. Is the one who hit you buying you a new car? haha.
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you should blurr your plates out No reason to blur them. The car isn't in my name, and if someone managed to find out my information based on that, it would list the wrong address, city, and zip. Kay - since the car is totaled we're being cut a check for the value of the car (about $4000). I really want a Kia forte, and the one i'm looking at is about $14k. And my parents will pay half of any car I get. So they pay 5k and i pay 5k. And the insurance "pays" 4k.
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I'm gonna start dishing out internet beatings if people keep it up with this 4chan shit, I swear.
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you should blurr your plates out No reason to blur them. The car isn't in my name, and if someone managed to find out my information based on that, it would list the wrong address, city, and zip. Kay - since the car is totaled we're being cut a check for the value of the car (about $4000). I really want a Kia forte, and the one i'm looking at is about $14k. And my parents will pay half of any car I get. So they pay 5k and i pay 5k. And the insurance "pays" 4k. Kia. <3 I want a Kia Sportage.
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