Wtf, wrecked my car !!
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Wtf, wrecked my car !!
So I was heading to my daughters cheer comp, looked down for one second to grab my vanilla chai and when I looked up I had 4 seconds to react and BAM. And the rest is history .. I think the sales manager jinxed me when I purchased it 2 months ago by saying. "As long as you never get into a accident you'll never have a problem with this car". I'm 36 and haven't had a accident in 14 years and I drive for a living , bummer!!
Btw, these cars don't hold up for nothing in accidents, I was only going 40 mph
Btw, these cars don't hold up for nothing in accidents, I was only going 40 mph
#3
These cars so hold up well, 40mph is pretty fast considering crash tests are done typically around 40mph. I don't know what you expected but everything broken there is intended to break. no steel bumpers these days.
Sorry to hear you wrecked hope it gets fixed soon! just got in an accident myself (rear ended), my car goes in Monday.
Sorry to hear you wrecked hope it gets fixed soon! just got in an accident myself (rear ended), my car goes in Monday.
#6
same thing happened to me, looked down for my wallet and bam hear my bumper and fender crush like alumnum cans, sucks bro, insurance well cover it, is it totalled ? i was luckily only going about 15 mph, 40 mph is pretty fast, the other car has barely any damage.!!!
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#9
Sucks, but be glad you are okay after the incident. Looks like your IS dove under the Altima under heavy breaking, which would be why the rear of the Nisan looks better than the front of your IS. You pretty much scooped the rear of the Nissan. Best of luck with the repairs! I'm dealing with the same issue for my Accord after smacking a tractor trailer tire on the interstate a few nights ago. Sucks, but thankful no one was hurt. Keep it in perspective. So much more is important than the cars that we drive and love.............
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So I was heading to my daughters cheer comp, looked down for one second to grab my vanilla chai and when I looked up I had 4 seconds to react and BAM. And the rest is history .. I think the sales manager jinxed me when I purchased it 2 months ago by saying. "As long as you never get into a accident you'll never have a problem with this car". I'm 36 and haven't had a accident in 14 years and I drive for a living , bummer!!
Btw, these cars don't hold up for nothing in accidents, I was only going 40 mph
Btw, these cars don't hold up for nothing in accidents, I was only going 40 mph
http://www.iihs.org/iihs/ratings/rat...al-crash-tests
I'd say you got off pretty good.
#12
Your car held up exactly like it's supposed to, absorbing the impact for the passenger compartment. As slammer said, looks like your bumper (rebar) dove under his so your hood, headlight, & grille met his steel rebar dead on.
There was no need for the air bag to deploy on that hit. That is be design in case you were worried that your SRS system wasn't working properly.
Glad you're okay!
There was no need for the air bag to deploy on that hit. That is be design in case you were worried that your SRS system wasn't working properly.
Glad you're okay!
#14
I would think if either headlights were damaged they would both be replaced. A good opportunity to upgrade even if you only had to replace one I would think.
Be wary, the LEDs are great but there is a currently bubbling issue affecting though (with a TSB) that doesn't appear to be resolved yet. Upgrading from the 2011s to the 2012s makes no difference. If you search you'll find a couple threads about it. I'm waiting until mine are unbearable before replacing because it's not truly gong to fix the issue.
Be wary, the LEDs are great but there is a currently bubbling issue affecting though (with a TSB) that doesn't appear to be resolved yet. Upgrading from the 2011s to the 2012s makes no difference. If you search you'll find a couple threads about it. I'm waiting until mine are unbearable before replacing because it's not truly gong to fix the issue.