in traffic this morning, everyones slowing down, i get stuck behind a salt truck and big rig to left and behind, and wouldn't ya know salt driver decides hey imma start salting. well $7900 later and small nics and chips almost everywhere, gotta get car repainted.

bright side may have 2 hid r3 headlamps for sale (with some nicks of course,) both oil coolers and all black plastic on front sigh.

 

I guess you won't follow the salt trucks as close anymore.

 

Huh?

did the truck dump the entire load of salt on top of your car or what!

Damn, that's a steep estimate. Insurance wouldn't cover that?

 

well i wasnt following him, it was starting to snow and traffic had started slowing up and thats where i got stuck, and blocked in.

and we were all driving like this for a few miles and he just randomly turned in on. and i had no where to go just slowly slowed down so i didnt get mowed over by the truck following me

and yes insurance is going to cover it thats my insurance estimate so at least im not boned but my god it is infuryating

 

This thread needs pictures.

 

ask and u shall receive

https://plus.google.com/photos/11713...18836314022257

 

I knew something didn't seem right...


Your first post says:

And I was scratching my head trying to figure out how you already had a damage estimate if it was this morning. The date tag on the images is Feb 2nd.




All makes sense now.

 

actually thats wrong. and just realised my camera is set wrong, and reason i have an estimate and claim already is i am the insurance appraiser. so i made myself a priority =/.

wish i didnt have to fix my baby, but also lights and oil coolers are expensive which jacks up the price, lamps are $1,100 eash and oil coolers are $800 each thats 4k right there almost.

 

Ah

Guess there is a good side benefit to being your own appraiser. We completely understand the cost of repairs though. It's usually a shock to people that aren't expecting it.

 

double post,

but may use this opurtunity to add money out of my own pocket and get the whole thing redone with 2 tone black top hood roof etc maybe trunk not sure gotta photochop some stuff, i really think im gonna after the insurance only about 1500 more to finish the car off (well at my price and my shop lol =)

 

WOW....i'm surprised the company actually allowed you to appraise your own car...seems like it would be a professional conflict or something

 

Is that an R3?

cause i think the factory wheels look better

Glad to hear your car will get repaired.

 

first thing i did was call my contact i usually deal with and let him know, wrote my estimate and called again and explained everything. i am so supper dotting my i's and crossing my t's its not even funny to be honest. i wish someone else would write it, as i have never second guessed my self this much writing an estimate

 

yea it is, those are my snow wheels, i am dying for snow to stop to get my other rims back on

 

haha, got it. That makes sense.

I only have one set of wheels but I got all season tires as a compromise

 

That's a big amount of damage, but at least your car will be repaired.

 

thats all that was keeping me calm is i know it can be fixed, but i was sooo angry

 

but since replaceing oil coolers and having bumper off figured good time for me to buy racing beats condensor and oil cooler screens and thier intake duct =/ =)

 

Wow, salts a bitch. We get alot of salt air here. Cannot imagine it comming from a truck.

 

Definitely a good idea. Wish the original owner of my car had put those screens in before I had to do it. Already a decent amount of damage I can't exactly fix on those fins.

 

i didnt think they were $800 a piece and the screens where so cheap and its all going to be getting taken apart it would be stupid if i didnt get them, also couldnt believe what salt did to them i pray i never get a good rock flying at them