I'll post pictures up later, I need a lot of advice.

What happened was I was turning a sweeping turn in the rain, and I don't know what I drove over, but my front tires slipped and I ended up going pretty straight. My speed wasn't very high (local road, was going about 25 into the turn) and most of the damage was limited to the right front side. The traction control didn't even flash to notify me of the slip (I'm not sure how the TCS works).

The base damage (and pictures to follow) is the right headlight is pretty much crushed, the right front bumper is bent outwards, the hood is slightly dented inwards, the right wheel broke, and my rear wheel flare is dented in. Can anyone estimate how much this might cost to repair?

 

Throw some pictures up ASAP for ballpark guess

 

I will as soon as I can. I'm waiting on phone calls right now at home.

 

need pics man

 

 

All external damage, I see nothing intruding into the damage bay. I definitely would need to fix the front, and the rear wheel flare.

 

Hm....I'd say $1000+ in damage...

 

Def. More. The headlight alone will be $1000 (I know from experience ) A new bumper + fender will be around $800 and a new rim will be around $400 So I would suggest going to insurance

 

insurance for sure. i'm thinking they'd quote you $4k or so

 

Alright. I'm gonna get an estimate from the shop. My deductable is $1000 anyways, so I'm paying quite a bit regardless.

I could purchase a new headlight for $400, and probably install it myself... It's the body that's difficult for me.

 

Ouch, but like I said, the stock wheels and head lights get pricey so you're best off going to insurance.

Sucks to hear dude. I almost lost it a few times this week from the rain. It's been ridiculously slippery from all of the rain.

 

Thank you very much. I'd guess I'll be looking for at least 1-2k above that, considering I have the rear wheel flare to fix as well.

I'm guessing it's the damn paint or manhole cover that slipped me up, it was a very light slope downhill. I just didn't pay attention for one moment, since I never had trouble in the rain before...

 

I would say 3k or more...sucks dude..hope it all works out ok

 

Thanks guys. The car's at the shop now, and it'll be quite a while before I get it back. I've learned quite a lesson driving in the rain.. I've never driven local streets in the rain before (always rains when I'm on a highway or something), so I never experienced this before. Now I know better =\

 

Sorry to hear. I'd say the ballparks are about right or even higher.

What tires are you running? And how many miles do you have on them?

 

If you shop around you could probably do everything for 2 grand if you don't want your insurance to go up or w/e.

I got into an accident with a ditch at 25+ mph and I ended up spending $600-700.

 

Sure you could buy the parts and install them yourself, but what about the side panel which is one large piece? You would need to bondo that and then have the car professionally painted. It would be too much work for you to do....let insurance take care of it.

 

For the work needed. After the $1000 deductible just let the shop get all the necessary parts.

 

Glad you're okay and that the car was not totaled.
Stay positive bro.


Something like that happed to me years back when I was in this wet curve and all was fine until I drove over a manhole cover which kicked the rear out enough and I spun out into a ditch.

 

With that kind of damage, i would est. 5G. Plus your suspension might be screwed up, so factor in some kind of parts for that too by the looks of everything. The rear fender looks pretty bad. Basically, I say your whole pass side needs color blending with the extent to the damage there.

 

Well This was a $3500 fix, so you can pretty much go from there... New Headlight ($350 used from ebay from another 8 that was wrecked) New Fender, New Bumper, New Tie Rod, New Skeleton pieces, New, Fender Liners, Prep& Paint. I have my estimate from this if you want me to be specific. Yours looks a lot worse. I say Part Out and buy a new used 8, Im guessing its gonna be at least a $5k fix.

 

^damn that looks pretty bad too

 

What makes his totalled? The suspension work should be less then $1k imo.

 

I didnt say "totalled, I simply said its going to be around $5k to fix when for $10-12k you can buy a new 8. Lets say his 8 is worth (not crashed) $12k+$5k repair cost=$18 Bondo Filled Machine who's body line and gaps are not going to be the same anymore, let alone the car might not run the same. $12k worth 8 and buy another 8 for $10k = $22k and you get an original condition 8 plus another crashed 8 to use for spare parts (tranny, clutch, flywheel, engine, water pump, oil cooler, radiator, cat, windshields, interior, etc. all which are expensive to replace) then to just get a $18k damaged 8....

 

that makes sense..decisions decisions huh =P