leighton

Yup, my new Mazda 8 just got banged up today. Some girl in a 1990 Plymouth Voyager decided to enter the intersection without looking and I hit her. No, I didn't have a stop sign, so its her fault. So you can chock up a blue one to the banged up list. btw, does this void my warranty? My brother told me it might.

allmotorRX8

how bad is the dmg?

juikster

That really sucks, getting into an accident. Too bad you had to open your first post with a Bang......

Razpewton

Condolences

RUmble

I never thought about that. Does getting into an accident void your warranty?

BlueRenesis82

lol, hell no.

leighton

From my initial lookaround, it seems like only the front passenger side is damaged with no damage to the hood. Except that the whole body kit is caved in so much that its rubbing against the wheel, making the car undriveable. So I had to have it towed. Still waiting on the other driver's insurance to give me a call and tell me they're going to take care of it...

xrider01

sux to hear that a blue is non-op due to collision

spieder

Getting into an accident may void your warranty, it depends. If the manufacturer can link the failure to the accident then they won't cover it. For example, a girl I know bought a car and it got a sccrap on the driver door in a parking lot. She had the dent pop'd out by a professional company. She had a rattling problem in the door a few months later and Toyota wouldn't cover it. Turns out that the rattling was being caused by a loose wire terminal in the door. It didn't have the clip from the factory like it was supposed to. The company that pulled the dent never actually took apart the door because the dent was so small that they pulled. She had to fight with the service manager for a week to get them to check it out.

Parmer8

Having an accident should no way be related to having your warranty being voided. As for waiting for the other's insurance to call you, don't. Call them. It's your car and you want it fixed now.

Jeager76

Was your car silver? *queue scary music.


Sorry to hear that.

raspyrx7

umm I think blue was mentioned like a half dozen times... tho admittedly that was my first thought as I started reading... lol

Shinka_518

The only way that I'm aware of your warranty being voided is....

If you have electrical damage and the car is repaired by Darryl, his brother Darryl and his other brother Darryl....instead of Mazda. Anything where they have to bother the brain of the Renesis.

Your body kit probably isn't covered by warranty anyway...unless its all factory installed (Not many items are)....If you have to get the replacement body parts painted...they should be covered by the shop in some fashion along with a solid install. If they don't...go somewhere else. Personally, I'd go to a Mazda bodyshop....it may take a while, but you should have less problems getting future problems addressed.....in theory.

Basically, Mazda's not going to pay for anything that could possibly be paid by your insurance or in your case...the insurance of the soccer mom that you ran into. (Prevents double dipping also) Was she a MILF? LOL!

Sorry to hear that you are down for the count right now......Hopefully, you have an adequate rental ride. Nothing brings the joy of an 8! Hope you get your wheels back soon man.

518!

Jedi54

iTrader: (7)

sorry to hear about your blue getting banged up.
Any pics?

Hope you get her fixed soon.

leighton

Its so new, I haven't had a chance to take any pictures. And I didn't even transfer over my disposable camera yet, so no pics of the dmg.

bluesunlion

you should also go after her company for loss of value, since the car is so new.

wombaticon

I don't know where the "[i]f the manufacturer can link the failure to the accident then they won't cover it" theory came from, but under current consumer laws the warranty can't be voided by an accident unless there were existing non-mfgr mods on the damaged areas of the car or the accident can be tied to operator negligence (depending on the language of the warranty). You shouldn't worry about it - assuming there was an accident report and citation issued, you're golden.

leighton

Well, just got a call from the other person's insurance company. They're accepting liability so my baby will be fine! Unfortunately, I called the body shop and they said it might be up to a month!!!!