My Luck Hit And Run* - Page 2

Steven01 · 12-16-2008, 12:56 AM

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Originally Posted by [ion] C2

park on the grass in the rear

our back lane does not have a rear spot to park we have a fence all around the yard then the 2 1/2 garage is rite up to the back ally. And Like i said MY 1973 NOVA is in the garage I would Never 2nd guessse parking that anywhere outside.

Redog · 12-16-2008, 01:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Steven01

AND THE NEWS IS HERE.... THEY WRITT MY ALERO OFF. I had a claim from summer with broken windsheild and door lock was punched that was 950$ They claim thier was 5500 damage this time fender/door skin and paint soo they said it's complete Loss. NOW I HAVE TO GO FIND SOMETHING ELS.... Need a every day vehical

I don't have much time to find another vehical they said they will give me a offer in 5 working days. Hmm 160 000km Fully loaded power seat sunroof just not leather. what should i be looking at?

What!?!?!?

That car's no where near totaled

I'd fight that

bdyman · 12-16-2008, 07:29 AM

5,500 us dollars in damage??? dude what insurance do you have, even state farm wouldnt total that, i dunno whats goin on but something doesnt sound right,

its not that bad, due tell the insurance

Gr1m · 12-16-2008, 07:57 AM

LOL thats like $1000 to fix that tell them to get their eyes checked

AGT · 12-16-2008, 09:44 AM

If they let you keep the car and give you a check for the write off then do it...let them say its a total wreck...then get your check and buy it and fix it and have the entire thing kitted

CactusWill · 12-16-2008, 09:59 AM

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Originally Posted by AGT

If they let you keep the car and give you a check for the write off then do it...let them say its a total wreck...then get your check and buy it and fix it and have the entire thing kitted

Or part it out to us and use the 5500 to buy 2 more aleros that aren't wrecked

Nate's Alero · 12-16-2008, 10:34 AM

lol que

Steven01 · 12-16-2008, 08:11 PM

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Originally Posted by bdyman

5,500 us dollars in damage??? dude what insurance do you have, even state farm wouldnt total that, i dunno whats goin on but something doesnt sound right,

its not that bad, due tell the insurance

Well Im in Canada. Manitoba. We dont get to choise our insurance we have 1 place AUTO PACK. And they say anything over 4000 CND DOLLERS would be pritty much a writt off. The guy that did the estimate didnt look like he was in a good mood. Im sure he put Hole Door had to be replaced and fender. My head light from my step mom when she backed into it was all scrached and front of fender had few scratches Nothing serious that why i never got that fixed and on this estimate he put new head light too.

Steven01 · 12-16-2008, 08:18 PM

I donno I Could belive when they said it was a total loss. I was like are you serious? its a fender and a door, then just a paint job on the hole left side of car. They said monday they will give me a price on My car. If its a nice Chunck then I better take it. Alero is paied off it would be nice to get something new. as i would have to do All struts and mounds on The HO and needs new front bumper few other problems with it.

I have a bank appointment tomorow to see what im aproved for a loan. just in case. But if they writt it off with 6500 that means they will probly only offer me like 4000. I DONNO WHAT TO DO. I dont wanna buy it back and fix it becase it is winter and IVE been to the junker for ever trying to find a front bumper. and i dont want to do this during the winter.

clutch1 · 12-16-2008, 11:37 PM

Tell em to suck a big one and fix it yourself with salvage parts for like $1000 more or less. Should've never even claimed isurance on it in the first place for an accident like that if they pull this crap.

Go to junkyard, find an Alero same color.. door for like $500 and fender for like $300. A fews hours worth of work and you're done

billytheman1188 · 12-17-2008, 12:13 AM

damn. that fender is pushed in pretty damn far. But im shocked that its total loss! The guy probably wrote down to replace the whole door, repairing that would probably be cheaper though..... How many miles do you have on the car???

Redog · 12-17-2008, 12:55 AM

It's not a total.

AbHeLlRaZoR · 12-17-2008, 02:30 AM

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Originally Posted by clutch1

Tell em to suck a big one and fix it yourself with salvage parts for like $1000 more or less. Should've never even claimed isurance on it in the first place for an accident like that if they pull this crap.

Go to junkyard, find an Alero same color.. door for like $500 and fender for like $300. A fews hours worth of work and you're done

exactly what he said. and if necessary you can find a shop to paint the parts to match.

Steven01 · 12-17-2008, 12:30 PM

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Originally Posted by billytheman1188

damn. that fender is pushed in pretty damn far. But im shocked that its total loss! The guy probably wrote down to replace the whole door, repairing that would probably be cheaper though..... How many miles do you have on the car???

Yea my car is 2001 its a 2.4 and just passed 160 000kms.

TheEdgeofSanity · 12-17-2008, 01:05 PM

hmm...i'd say whatever you do, you need to get a better place to park your car. maybe you could get a car lift for your garage? lol

Steven01 · 12-18-2008, 08:57 PM

well auto pack called me today and had a Little chat with them. Lets just say they started it at 4500 *CND DOLLERS* and I said that a little to low for me. soo they asked few questions then asked what I think and I said I was looking for 7000 *CND DOLLERS* cars paid off thats a good chunk for down payment. But they said they where going to do some more research on it and then Tues or Wednesday They will get back to me.. HMMMM :S

meadus101 · 12-18-2008, 11:19 PM

You could buy it back, fix it, and enjoy a profit.

clutch1 · 12-19-2008, 01:01 AM

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Originally Posted by meadus101

You could buy it back, fix it, and enjoy a profit.

Very nice idea. You win the thread. Do that Steve-o

Steven01 · 12-21-2008, 12:14 AM

Yea i gueses Ill ask and see how much the buy back value will be.

bdyman · 12-21-2008, 09:53 AM

well here in the states, previeous damage is also writen in the estimate, when its hit real bad, and i mean real bad, the condition of the car is taken in also, the mileage,

buying it back is not a bad option, but it is bad when you take the car to the shop, give them the money to fix it, and when its torn down, there is always more damage!!!!!!!!

then what?? you dont have enough money to pay for parts and labor, then what?? your car is fixed half assed becasue you dont have enough money to fix it, and then we the tech sometimes have no choice but to fix certain things to make a part fit, pisses us off becasue we dont work for free!!!

on the paint matching, sure we can match to a certain level, we cant match a paint fading thats one thing we cant do we can get the color close enough to blend the next panle, or sometimes we call the customer and ask them to come look at the color if they like it, then we spray it, the customer is always right lol it sucks but its true

blending color is more labor= more money,

i dunno i would fix this all day long its not bad but its your choice