My baby has a dent in her!!!!!!

[Sayjin]

so was down in Hillside NJ, seeing my girlfriend. when out to get a coffee yesterday morning. as i was turning into the parking lot, a chevy truck thought it might be a good idea to hit me....... this is what i got.

http://www.newcelica.org/photopost/data/500/16170DSC00519-med.JPG

http://www.newcelica.org/photopost/data/500/16170DSC00518-med.JPG

http://www.newcelica.org/photopost/data/500/16170DSC00517-med.JPG

so i thought.....no big deal, insurance will cover this, besides he hit me so it's his fault.....not in NJ. Seeing that i had to come across traffic to turn into the parking lot, and though i was already a lane and a half (had my front end in the parking lot already) it's my fault....or so the cop said to me. Now i know here in MA it goes by % of who's at fault. seeing i was already 3/4 of the way across trafic and this guy hit my back end, he should be at fault. But i learned in NJ no matter what oncoming trafic has right of way. Guess i'll find out what's going to happen in the next few days. It doesn't look like they can pull that dent....and i see the rear panel is all one piece hooked into the door, doesn't look like a cheap fix to me.

[evil eye]

I had the same accident in a parking lot. Cept I was parked and they hit me. Yours is worse than mine though because yours is further back. Mine was right before the wheelwell. Same size, and same side. Damn.

In NY its the same thing, %'s at fault. And he did hit you towards the back of your car so I would imagine it would count for something. But I dunno how NJ works with that crap. Good luck bro. Your pics bring back a lot of bad memories.

Oh and they were able to pull mine out. That's not a part the insurance company will pay for willingly. It's a HUGE piece and very costly at that. It will never be 100% though, not unless they buy a new part. It will be 99% back to normal once they fix it. Thats what sucks about accidents. The car is never the same. :(

[Sayjin]

i never looked at how big the back panel was before. lucky i know a "shady type" auto body guy. plan right now is to say "he hit my rim as well as the body and cracked the axle" he's going to re-paint the whole car for me in the color i wanted, audi gunmetal gray :drool: and if not he's just going to get a whole new piece for me. I can for-see the nightmare it will be to take the panel piece off.

[Steve7thGenGT]

Holy Crap!
That is one Huge Dent!
Hope it all works out for you.

[Steve7thGenGT]

Holy Crap!
That is one Huge Dent!
Hope it all works out for you.

[xtccrush]

I know a girl in mass who hit the ass end of her car as she was going through an intersection. They found it to be her fault. So it's a gamble.

[speedeeGTS]

Originally posted by Sayjin
i never looked at how big the back panel was before. lucky i know a "shady type" auto body guy. plan right now is to say "he hit my rim as well as the body and cracked the axle"

if i were you, i'd keep those little secrets to myself. the less people know, the better ;) if you get what i mean. plus, you NEVER know whos reading these forums...

[IllicaCelica]

Good luck to your "shady guy" once the insurance guy goes to see the damage..usually on anything big like a broken axel, etc. an inspector will go down and say what he will pay for....

[TRD StreetRacing]

how the hell is ur fault if some1 hits the rear end of your car?? i think the law makes of NJ were smokin some good-ish when they made their laws :rolleyes:

BTW.....it's better of EDIT'in some of that info bro. like matt said you never know who is readin it ;)

[twistedGTS]

damn that's a big dent, hope it all works out.

[Sayjin]

well, turns out i'm getting a whole new body panel. staying the same color. but it's going to take 3 weeks!!! oh well, atleast it's getting done right. pics will follow

[Viola4ka]

ouchies..i am so sowwy

[evil eye]

Originally posted by Sayjin
well, turns out i'm getting a whole new body panel. staying the same color. but it's going to take 3 weeks!!! oh well, atleast it's getting done right. pics will follow

Lucky bastard. :gap: How did you pull that off? They wouldn't hear me out no matter how much I bitched to them. :(

[Sayjin]

well got her back today, looks incredable. they repainted the whole side of the car, so all matches perfect. i'll have pics up later today. only thing now, the driver side doesn't look as new other.

[EasyC]

should have done what i did. Cut the car in half haha. Glad you got your baby back!

[JCelica132]

ur trying to say that didn't just buff right out?