Yaris Accident: How Much To Fix?

[bronsin]

How old was the Honda? Im was thinking possible total too. 2009 30k miles. Perfect condition except for the accident. Been driven from NJ to AK and back but you would never know it.

Will do a blue book. Guessing $10k?


Just got back from the shop. Preliminary estimate they say new door new fender. He thinks suspension dammage. Says wheel is bent. It does not look bent. Car drives OK but steering wheel cocked just a tad to the right.

[nookandcrannycar]

Originally Posted by bronsin

How old was the Honda? Im was thinking possible total too. 2009 30k miles. Perfect condition except for the accident. Been driven from NJ to AK and back but you would never know it.

Will do a blue book. Guessing $10k?


Just got back from the shop. Preliminary estimate they say new door new fender. He thinks suspension dammage. Says wheel is bent. It does not look bent. Car drives OK but steering wheel cocked just a tad to the right.

Glad you are okay. What an idiot. If it isn't judged the other guy's fault, it should be. Just curious what road it happened on (I want to visualize)....one an out of towner who has done a fair amount of driving in New Jersey (surface streets, Interstates, the GSP, and the Turnpike,etc.) would know or a road that is so local only locals would recognize it?

[bronsin]

Originally Posted by nookandcrannycar

Glad you are okay. What an idiot. If it isn't judged the other guy's fault, it should be. Just curious what road it happened on (I want to visualize)....one an out of towner who has done a fair amount of driving in New Jersey (surface streets, Interstates, the GSP, and the Turnpike,etc.) would know or a road that is so local only locals would recognize it?

Google Map Cooper and 3rd street, Camden NJ

[CTScott]

Originally Posted by bronsin

How old was the Honda? Im was thinking possible total too. 2009 30k miles. Perfect condition except for the accident. Been driven from NJ to AK and back but you would never know it.

Will do a blue book. Guessing $10k?


Just got back from the shop. Preliminary estimate they say new door new fender. He thinks suspension dammage. Says wheel is bent. It does not look bent. Car drives OK but steering wheel cocked just a tad to the right.

At the time of the accident the Honda was about 5 years old with 50K on the odometer. On Her's the scrapes to the front and rear doors and the rear quarter panel were bad enough that both door skins would have needed replacing and the rear quarter would have had to be cut off and replaced.

[bronsin]

Originally Posted by CTScott

At the time of the accident the Honda was about 5 years old with 50K on the odometer. On Her's the scrapes to the front and rear doors and the rear quarter panel were bad enough that both door skins would have needed replacing and the rear quarter would have had to be cut off and replaced.

Hmmm Im thinking the rear of the car isnt going to need replacing, just the door and fender.

But there may be suspension dammage and the steering wheel is coked to one side.

[CTScott]

Originally Posted by bronsin

Hmmm Im thinking the rear of the car isnt going to need replacing, just the door and fender.

But there may be suspension dammage and the steering wheel is coked to one side.

The cocked steering wheel is probably just a bent tie rod end. Measure the distance between the tip of the A arm and the rear of the fender well on both sides to see if the A arm is bent as well.

[bronsin]

Originally Posted by CTScott

The cocked steering wheel is probably just a bent tie rod end. Measure the distance between the tip of the A arm and the rear of the fender well on both sides to see if the A arm is bent as well.

Seems like compared to bodywork, the mechanical dammage the car might have will be cheap in comparrison to fix?

I had a thought. The shop isnt stupid. If they make a bill high enough to total the car, they dont get to fix it and therefore lose business/money. So its in their interest to overlook things or whatever to keep the price below the ins company totaling the car.

What keeps them honest?

[CTScott]

Originally Posted by bronsin

Seems like compared to bodywork, the mechanical dammage the car might have will be cheap in comparrison to fix?

I had a thought. The shop isnt stupid. If they make a bill high enough to total the car, they dont get to fix it and therefore lose business/money. So its in their interest to overlook things or whatever to keep the price below the ins company totaling the car.

What keeps them honest?

The insurance adjustor makes an assessment to keep the repair shop honest.

[bronsin]

Just for gins and giggles, here is what happened.

I was driving down Cooper St. Coming in the opposit direction, was a driver unfamiliar with the area. He was looking for an address on Cooper. He realized he went by it. He had to turn around.

He made a left turn right in front of me. At the time I thought he was making a left into a driveway. I thought he had time to complete the turn safely.

Then he stopped.

I swerved to the left violently to go around him. I ALMOST missed him! I just caught the rear bumper of his car down the right side of my car.

We were on railroad tracks for a commuter rail line. The train blasted his horn at us so we moved.

When we got to a safe location, a cop on a bicycle showed up. He said he didnt see the accident, wasnt involved, wasnt writing a report, we had to go to city hall if we wanted that.

We exchanged info and parted amicably. I assumed theres no fault and it didnt matter who caused the accident. Although he did.

I returned to the accident scene the next day. There was NO driveway where he turned! Just a solid curb! THAT is why he stopped. That or he was making a U or K turn.

The only dammage to his car was a smal tear in his rear bumper cover. And a black swipe mark across it.

I have a $2000 deductable. The repairs will be more than that. I hope the insurance company protects me. I dont see the sense of getting a lawyer and pursueing it. It would cost more to do that than its worth. I wasnt hurt, he wasnt hurt.

Am I wrong? Coments welcome!

[edmscan]

Originally Posted by bronsin

Am I wrong? Coments welcome!

Maybe you were too busy pumping the brakes ?

[nookandcrannycar]

Originally Posted by edmscan

Maybe you were too busy pumping the brakes ?