jimbosr1

I can't believe they havent settled on yours yet.Best of luck!

Stu

Sorry to see your car like that. Glad the car did its job and your wife is okay.

jimbosr1

Thanks,If its totaled i will buy another one,may take awhile. the nice ones don't pop up much these days.

Ricklin

I would be looking at a buyback and fixing it. The right bodyman may be able to fix it well. At the end of the day it is an old car.
The most dangerous part of my job is the fact that I drive. Sales rep. Been a rep for over 40 years. Sales and service, 50-60 K miles a year just for work.
You don't drive that much W/O an accident...or 6 no matter how defensive one drives, they will get ya! The two worst wrecks over the years were what happened to you, rear ended hard. I credit my S class Mercedes for saving my bacon. I was rear ended by an F150 pickup @ 45 MPH. Folded that S class up to the back glass I damaged two cars in front of me due to the impact. The other rear end collision was the classic clueless blonde teenage girl not paying attention driving daddies big Buick. She hit the big receiver hitch on the back of my service van. Again, I messed up two cars in front of me, barely damaged my van, it sure damaged me. I had issues with my neck for 2 years after, lots of physical therapy and drugs. Trust me, you want the damage to be the car, not you. The car is lots cheaper to fix. This wreck would have likely broken my neck if not for the metal imprint of the screening of the cargo guard in the back of my head. Low back seats and just had the cargo guard installed a couple weeks prior. I am proof of how energy absorbing crumple zones reduce the severity of a crash. Trust me guys, they really do work.
I am driving the LS because it has lots of protection. The methed out young truck drivers piloting 80 K pounds are a holy terror. And they are on the phone...

razvy

Most of the accidents are caused by using electronics, they have to come up whit a jamming devices factory instaled in the car not be able to use them.
If you pay attention on the highway 1 out of 5 drivers are talking on the phone or texting.

BCT

Totally. Several years ago I was rear ended on by this guy who was fiddling with his stereo system. I stopped at a stop sign and waited for my turn, probably have stopped for 5 seconds, so it is not like I did an panic braking and he could not stop. From my mirror I can see this car coming in and was not slowing down. I yelled at my wife to hang on, and bam we got hit. I really hate how the newer car has even more electronics crap, streaming this and that, checking your emails, text, messages.

Sorry this happend @jimbosr1 glad you wife is ok

razvy

@jimbosr1
The damage on the car is not to bad , try to bay it back from the insurance , that car can be easily repaired for $1200-$1500

LS430FL

So sorry to see this. Reminds me of mine. This was $9500 repair.

razvy

Loks allot worst than jimbosr1 car that car needs : trunk lid, trunk tail light stop , tail light lamp, paint bumper + trunk lid ..
her are same prices I found on Ebay
Trunk lid $400
https://www.ebay.com/itm/2001-2002-2...m1851#viTabs_0
Trunk tail light stop $30
https://www.ebay.com/itm/01-02-03-Le...4AAOSwaOpbkYxl
Tail light lamp $100
https://www.ebay.com/i/183820102491?chn=ps
Labor and paint $600

ThomasGS4

iTrader: (19)

I like your optimism.

LS430FL

please let me know what body shop will do labor and paint for $600 I could really use them. Would be 4x that or morearound here.

smokey6010

I got backed into in a parking lot. This was $1350 in damage

Bsavage

$200 for bumper $350 for labor and respray easy $550

razvy

If you google it the price for respray a bumper cover you see that it takes 2-3 hr in labor and aprox $150 in materials, that's not repairing the bumper in case of damage. It depends how much that shop charges per hr, some $50 same $100, I figure to respray the trunk lid it's less money as the bumper no flex coat involved so add $200 .
This price will not get you the highest quality paint , but good enough to mach the rest of the car old paint .
@smokey6010 in his case the bumper had to be repair he need it new chrome piece, that takes extra shop time .

jimbosr1

UPDATE: Looks like the 19 year old driver is not responding to his insurance company(progressive).So if i dont hear from his insurance co soon i will go with my insurance co.
There isn't a snowball chance in hell the the damage will cost $1500 to repair.The trunk is about 3" pushed in. Also the drivers exhaust is crushed and the drivers quarter panel is rippled.Maybe i could put a new trunk lid on and use some bungee cord to hold it down.LOL