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[MonsterBOX]

ok im leaving shool parking lot going up a street suv in front stops short....i stop 3 or 4 feet bhind them ....look in rear view and heere comes a mustang gt goin bout 30 look the other way so i braced myself and bam!....knocked me back into the seat and threew my car into the suv in front....airbags go off but dont hit my face...knocks the glass out of the windshield into the sun roof of the suv...the airbags burned the hell out of my left arm and twisted my wrist...the airbag exhaust burned the skin on my kneck..so i jumped out of the car front bumper completely intact little bit of crush??? oddd....??? no hood damage but all headlights gone and rear bumper and hatch completely crushed in...why did the bags go off if front bumper wasnt hardly crushed?? is it worth reparing the car or total it buy another or mr2?? i paid 5200 for it 100k miles

ill post pics soon

[celiracer]

I think but i can't member for sure, but the sensers are on the frame behind the head lights. so if your headlights went that probably pushed the headlight bracket fram back at it, and made them go off. Other wise it was just because of the impact both cars made on your car.

[Jaws4God]

sorry man.. ouch.... glad you weren't hurt too bad....

[Hanyo]

same thing happened to my car. no frame damage.
the jerking of the car made the senser think it was a faster accident, so it blew both airbags.

same thing happened to my car. no frame damage.
the jerking of the car made the senser think it was a faster accident, so it blew both airbags.

[lilsteeg]

use the cash that your gonna get outa the driver of the mustang, you should get more than the cash to fix your car because he rearended you and you had minor injuries, and build the celi or another celica and make it kick ass

[Gatz]

heh might not be worth trying to fix... on my old camry they wanted something like 1600 to replace front airbags... hense i have a celica now... sry to hear bout the accident though and ya get what u can for car/injuries

[dlx742]

get some jdm tails and projectors

and then get a c-one body kit

with the insurance moneys

[Bigmeanbulldog55]

I would keep it and turn it into a race car or something. Buy an MR2 with the money if you want. I'm so worried someone will hit me. Cause I know my insurance company won't give me what the car is worth. I'd be completely screwed.

[CelicaZR]

Sorry to hear about the accident.
Glad your alright though.
I dont know if it would be worth fixing,
but your not paying for it.
So its your choice what you do with their money

[celicarus]

man that brings back memories - sucks being the middle car - imagine the car in the back that hit you was an Ford F-350 - -

that was what happened to me - and boy did it do damage - i got $10k out of it though - the funny part was it was state farm against state farm - so i immediately got a lawyer since i knew i wouldn't have any luck with the insurance people

[j0e_p3t]

ouch, sucks. and you should get more than enough money from the mustang driver. i'd probably say stick the car and fix it up since its pretty much body work. but i dunno, post some pics.

[95CelicaST]

That sucks, but glad you are alright. If I was that mustang driver I would be hanging myself right now. Not only do they had to pay for THEIR car, but now yours and the SUV's. Pretty sure they're going to get dropped. That or pay 2K a month for insurance.

[b1gr3d]

def worth building. especially if insurance pays. only thing that is gonna cost is hatch and headlights. just buy an aftermarket front and rear bumper, if that is what u want and if the price is right. the insurance comp. and body men don't care as long as the parts don't cost more than quoted. we put a cowl hood on a denali becuase it cost the same as the OEM hood...you DO have full coverage right?
and pics would help

This post has been edited by b1gr3d: Mar 2, 2006 - 9:12 PM

[lilsteeg]

it dont matter what he has covered, shouldnt the other drivers company pay for it all, i dunno my parents take care of my insurence i just pay my part

[MonsterBOX]

6800 dollars damage estimate at local body shop........they will prob offer me 6500 to total it..i paid 5200...

[PhillyGuy086]

hah...wow that estimate is a lil reduculus i think...when i wrecked mine a couple years back i had something similar happen well it blew 3 of the 4 lights no hood damage and the bumper looked fine..well when i got home and took the bumper off.....the reinforcement bar had been crushed in and pushed into the ac condenser, the bar mounts that go in the frame were pulled inward and a couple other braces were bent up....i fixed it all myself including replacing the airbags and sensors. ended up costing me with buying a full kit $3000. i didn't have colision insurance on my car, i only had liablity so i couldn't even total the car so i had to fix it. im glad i did....i've put bout 40k miles on it since the accident and no problems at all. good luck with whatever you decide to do

[b1gr3d]

see if they can rule it totaled then try to buy it i know of a guy that did this before

[MonsterBOX]

talked them into $7700 and allowing me take back my 17 inch rims and stereo...so this is what im looking at guys

[gt_driFFter]

That car seems like a pretty good deal. ChrisK motor's are niiiiicee. I'd be highly interested in that car if it were closer. But I'm on the look out for a clean black one.

[pr_caralho]

wow great price, good luck