Reapur

Haha, tow trucks and body shops... definitely organized crime

Frank_S2000

3) Estimate will increase as the repairs go on. No big deal for the insurance company, happens all the time.

The damage, if costly, will be recorded in places like Carfax, and other such vehicle information services. This means you will take another (financial) hit when you sell the car. So take lots of pictures before the car is repaired...

kryptonite

Any updates on the situation with insurance? Did they get you an estimate of what its gonna run to fix it ?

ATNCHN

Police recorded the accident, so I'm sure it'll show up on Carfax/Carproof.
What sucks most is how you can't claim for diminished car value due to car accident even though you're not at fault. It's like getting robbed a couple thousand dollars..
My friend's Benz C350 front bumper got crushed at this parking lot. Not only did he have to get a new bumper out of his own pocket due to his high deductible, he also suffered from a couple thousand dollars lost (compared to the average market value) when he tried selling it back even though it has low mileage on it.

But yup, I took loads of pictures that night (sorry I decided to send the pictures out to a handful of people instead of posting them)
Will take more pictures before and during the repair.

For those who wants to see pics give me a pm, just don't want this to go public too soon yet

Insurance company has been closed since the 24th.. Same goes for the body shop.
The appraiser who looked at my vehicle didn't get an estimate yet. He just told me he dropped by and looked at the exterior only.
He still have to take out the rear bumper and jack up the car to do an actual estimate. Which is not happening till after new year

Reapur

Shitty time of year for this to happen

ATNCHN

Exactly.. It really gets me frustrated.. especially because they put all their cars outside in the cold
My car is probably piled up in snow now. I'm not too sure how much support the top can hold.. I hope it isn't crushed by the time the body shop reopens..

Reapur

Hey if there's more damage due to their neglect it just helps your case even more lol

danio

write it off.. move on to another S2000 or another car all together.

myflys2k

I don't think "he" just write it off. It's up to the insurance. Make sure they use all new parts in the repair quote

danio

it's very rare to find wrecked Honda's and Acura's at wreckers as they are usually bought so fast from wholesalers that body shops don't even have a chance. There are also almost no used S2000 parts at the wreckers.

The more important thing here is to have all OEM parts and not reman or aftermarket sources such as keystone replacements.