got into an accident with 06 civic

[ATMDC]

if its like my tech center i went to, i wouldnt let some of those kids touch my car

[allstar323]

dang that sucks man. I sideswiped someone with my '02 civic ex...almost 3k in repairs. that's why I'm driving my '89 Civic LX and my dad took the newer one. hahaha. That front end on the girls car looks nasty! i'd hate to call my parents to say I just smashed the entire front end of my brand spanking new honda civic (from the rims, EX) in. and some old civic just rear ended me (i know it wasnt your fault).

[FrodoGT]

Odd how it was 2 hondas..old and new, and you came out better off....then again, if it were you facing that gaurd rail itd be squished alot farther than the front wheels!

[91CRXTC]

well she probably thinks that shes got the bombest car on the road and can wip it all over and be ok, but you gotta have skills to do that. i can tell that he saw her comming and stopped to avoid her but she hit him on the way into the guard rail shown by the skid marks going str8 then angle to the right so at least hes not at all at fault. GL

[maxassassin]

well as for a tech center it all depends really what area your in but there out there. as for the kids in tech centers well unless there highly advanced or trained i doubt they know how to use a frame puller. as for body work well shit jsut have htem order the new panels and call ti a day.

[Hybrid1990crx]

Yeah I would definetly NOT take my car to a tech school/center or whatever you want to call it. I went to tech in highschool and most of those kids are there cause they are just plain idiots and can't handle normal school. I'm going to an automotive college now and still a lot of the kids there have a hard time understanding lefty loosey, righty tighty.

[amy@af]

every state, every ins company is different. however it does look like enough damage to "total" the car.

if they "total" the car they take your car and give you a check. you can buy back the car and they will give you the car + a check minus what they think it is now worth. example:

total, they keep the car = $2400 check
total, you keep the car = $2000 check + car

unfortunatly they will be paying so they decide if it's "totalled" or if it can be fixed for a "reasonable" amount.

it will most likely be "totalled" as even though you can replace some of the parts with used which will bring the cost down....they will still figure paint + shop time. and when they paint a hood it has to be blended into the fenders and so on. some lady backed into our civic with her truck. the trailor hitch left a big fat dent in the hood and a tear in the bumper. her ins. cut us a check for $1200 to cover used hood, used bumper, used filler piece, paint, + shop time......to give you an idea.

[Hybrid1990crx]

i would let someone back into my car for 1200 bucks!

[FrodoGT]

mmmm, Id let them rear end me for 1200, my front end is too valuable...I need something to swap into the new shell.

[amy@af]

generally i probably would too because i would replace the hood with CF which doesn't need paint

however, my brother-in-law had "bought" the car and was friving from reno to pick it up in 5 days....it was the last day we were going to drive it and of course the accident happened in the parking lot at our shop thanks to the lady he never came to pick the car and instead we had to drive it there after it was fixed

[bionictony]

so i'm still waiting for payment. they totaled it... the other insurance AAA said that there was state property damage and can't pay out until they know how much. they also said there might be a liability limits issue also.. i found out my car isn't driveable afterall. the motor/transmission was moved over and ripped the inner cv boot. its just barely holding in there. i'm suprised my a/c still works.

[FrodoGT]

That sucks man..I went over a median after I hit a bump and pulled the cv shaft out some and tore the boot, it sucked...everything was shifted.

[superbluecivicsi]

liability limits issues arrive when she doesnt have enough on her policy to cover the cost of the damages. they most likely are in the process of trying to figure out the rest of the total property damage amount in an effort to figure out what they will pay for each claimants damages not to exceed the amount of what she was covered for in her policy. your car doesnt look like its worth more than $3000. so you may be lucky and get your full payout assuming the damages to other property isnt that much either. if she does not have enough coverage to cover you, then, hopefully, you have uninsured collision coverage or full coverage. if you dont, then, take her to small claims court.

[mrgofast21018]

i know where that is! right before the interchange to the 57 off the ten freeway huh! haha im close to there, if you need any help with the repairs man let me know!

[skotman]

from the tire skid marks in your photograph, it almost looks like SHE hit YOU with her quarter panel. make sense? she's heading at a 45 degree angle crossing in front of you, and basically clips your side. and knocks your car off to the right. see the sharp angle in your skid mark? if anyone gives you crap about whose fault it was just bring attention to the fact that SHE hit YOU.

or something.

i'm sure she didn't mean it and probably feels awful though.