r1stknight
09-27-2004, 09:41 PM
Hi All ... my wife was recently in a bad accident in her RX-8. Somebody ran a light and T-boned her at 50 mph right at the driver side front wheel. Good news is the car did awesome and she is ok, big time sore, but still ok. Thank you side airbags!
The bad news, the insurance company is claiming the car can be fixed rather than totaled. We are obtaining a copy of the estimate with an itemized list of parts they feel need replace. I want to verify their list and add everything they have forgotten.
Does anybody have a technical diagram with a parts list showing everything located along the driver side fender and engine compartment? I saw the car very briefly and noted the front wheel & rotor were completely ripped off, the hood was folded under, fender gone, bumper barely hanging on, and fluid leaking (oil?). I'm curious what major electronic components are located along that side of the engine bay. The adjuster couldn't get the hood open enough to look at the engine compartment but still did his estimate anyway ... what kind of BS is that?
Some background, this was a yellow RX-8 pre-ordered and picked up that first July, so we were one of the early owners. My wife even appeared in the Mazda magazine with her car. Since that time, the car has been hit three times. Once while shopping in Lowes, somebody clipped the corner of the car trashing the rear bumper, tail light, and exhaust trim. Of course it was a hit & run, no witness, and security cameras were not working. After that was fixed, somebody rear-ended my wife ... very light tap that bent the license plate. On the way to the body shop to have it looked at, somebody ran a light and creamed her. You'd think yellow would be the safest color as everybody would see it ... however, we have found that it just improves their aim! haha
Any help with technical info would be greatly appreciated. I can post a pic if it would help anybody. Thanks!
Ron & Jamie
The bad news, the insurance company is claiming the car can be fixed rather than totaled. We are obtaining a copy of the estimate with an itemized list of parts they feel need replace. I want to verify their list and add everything they have forgotten.
Does anybody have a technical diagram with a parts list showing everything located along the driver side fender and engine compartment? I saw the car very briefly and noted the front wheel & rotor were completely ripped off, the hood was folded under, fender gone, bumper barely hanging on, and fluid leaking (oil?). I'm curious what major electronic components are located along that side of the engine bay. The adjuster couldn't get the hood open enough to look at the engine compartment but still did his estimate anyway ... what kind of BS is that?
Some background, this was a yellow RX-8 pre-ordered and picked up that first July, so we were one of the early owners. My wife even appeared in the Mazda magazine with her car. Since that time, the car has been hit three times. Once while shopping in Lowes, somebody clipped the corner of the car trashing the rear bumper, tail light, and exhaust trim. Of course it was a hit & run, no witness, and security cameras were not working. After that was fixed, somebody rear-ended my wife ... very light tap that bent the license plate. On the way to the body shop to have it looked at, somebody ran a light and creamed her. You'd think yellow would be the safest color as everybody would see it ... however, we have found that it just improves their aim! haha
Any help with technical info would be greatly appreciated. I can post a pic if it would help anybody. Thanks!
Ron & Jamie