SSpeed Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 My poor LGT took a hit last night. A taxi was driving WAY too fast for the slick roads, changed lanes, lost control, spun across 3 lanes in to the median and then bounced back and got me. I saw the whole thing happening and couldn't do a thing about it. When he came off the median he headed at me in a diagonal direction, a perfect intercept course, pretty much pinning me against the jersey barrier on the right with nowhere to go. He hit me hard in the left front wheel, rolled the front of my door under and then bounced off me... Cosmetically only my fender, wheel and door look damaged. The car pulls pretty hard to the right though and there are huge chunks of aluminum just gone from my wheel. I'm concerned about subframe damage given the hard hit to the front wheel. If we didn't have several inches of snow I'd crawl under and look. Bummer... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slim101 Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 sucks man, good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adreyna Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 Ouch! Glad your ok. Your best bet will go to an alignment shop to lift it up and measure the underbody frame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSpeed Posted February 21, 2013 Author Share Posted February 21, 2013 Thanks for the advice! Since it's a taxi company they said a damage appraiser out first before I can do anything. I'm going to prop it up on jackstands just for a visual when they arrive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
specialB Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 I really hate cabbies. There's a red light ahead and I'm trying to parallel park my work van in manhattan. Some cabbie tried to squeeze past me as I'm maneuvering and my tire caught his bumper. He got out screaming, told him happy fu**ing new year (early january) and sent him on his way. And he wanted to call the cops! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSpeed Posted February 21, 2013 Author Share Posted February 21, 2013 Yeah, this guy made the claim that someone cut him off so he had to swerve.... umm, no.... Just jacked it up, a quick visual with all the snow looks like the control arm and mounts are straight yet. The camber is WAY off though, huge amount of negative camber on that front wheel, I think the first point of contact was his bumper hitting the top of my front wheel. I can't see why camber is so far off, but it's too snowy to get a great look. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkeylord Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 That sucks! I hope the frame checks out OK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSpeed Posted February 21, 2013 Author Share Posted February 21, 2013 Just did some more messing, the front of my door isn't gone like I thought, it was rolled under... I pulled that out with a prybar so I can open the door now... Door, wheel, fender, paint and whatever is causing the negative camber and pulling hard to the right... I'm hoping around $2k is all, but isn't the limit for recording damage on the VIN something like $500? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cryo Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 Wow, sucks to hear but glad your ok. Dave [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Providing unmatched customer service and a Premium level of Dyno/E-tuning to the Community cryotuneperformance@yahoo.com facebook.com/cryotuneperformance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doccrowley Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 New camber like that: look at the shock/coilover to see if it is bent. Hope it is just an alignment and some body work. I'd suggest you stop prying on things with a crowbar until the inspection takes place. Hope all is well, ASAP! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adreyna Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 Pics? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSpeed Posted February 21, 2013 Author Share Posted February 21, 2013 I'll post some pics... it's really not bad at all considering he hit me direct at 30-40mph... The icy roads surely softened the blow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSpeed Posted February 21, 2013 Author Share Posted February 21, 2013 I don't think it's too terrible... I wonder about driving it with the front tire sitting like that though... Here's the negative camber... http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k62/dil222/20130221_113254.jpg Here's the side damage, it doesn't look that bad... http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k62/dil222/20130221_113302.jpg Here's the wheel with chunks of aluminum missing... http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k62/dil222/20130221_113307.jpg A comparison of the hood line from each side... http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k62/dil222/hoodcomparison.jpg A comparison of the door line... http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k62/dil222/doorcomparison.jpg I suck at taking pictures, you'd see a bigger fender line disparity if I took the pic straight on... http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k62/dil222/bumpercomparison.jpg A little paint chip on the rear door... http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k62/dil222/20130221_124554.jpg Inside the driver's door, paint cracked on unibody... http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k62/dil222/20130221_113337.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adreyna Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 The tire still looks centered, looks like you might some body frame damage. Hopefully it's not, and you just need new doors and hinges. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mnstrmech Posted February 22, 2013 Share Posted February 22, 2013 sue the bastard!!!!! lol........ cab's are some of the most unsafe vehicles on the road.. cheap bald tires, VERY poorly maintained....... i despise taxi's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SubOperator Posted February 22, 2013 Share Posted February 22, 2013 Hope it checks out ok. 2005 LGT Wagon Limited 6 MT RBP Stage 2 - 248K 2007 B9 Tribeca Limited DGM - 258K SOLD - 2005 OB Limited 5 MT Silver - 245K SOLD - 2010 OB 6 MT Silver - 205K Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ragman Posted February 25, 2013 Share Posted February 25, 2013 Damn Scott! So sorry to see this thread! I highly doubt that is going to under $2k. Body/paint repairs are so expensive these days, you can rack up $1000s with the smallest hits. You'd think Denver would have better snow drivers being that we are in freakin colorado and it snows alot. But, nope! Dumbasses still over all the place. Keep us posted! Got a good body shop in mind yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSpeed Posted February 25, 2013 Author Share Posted February 25, 2013 I know huh? One estimate was around $4500. The taxi company is paying 100%, but still... I'm thinking Abra Auto Body. They did a phenomenal job on a car I had a while back... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fahr_side Posted February 25, 2013 Share Posted February 25, 2013 Damn, really sorry to hear this. Obligatory '[URL="http://legacygt.com/forums/showthread.php/2008-gh8-238668.html?t=238668"]build thread[/URL]' Increased capacity to 2.7 liters, still turbo, but no longer need spark plugs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RabidWombat Posted February 25, 2013 Share Posted February 25, 2013 I know huh? One estimate was around $4500. The taxi company is paying 100%, but still... I'm thinking Abra Auto Body. They did a phenomenal job on a car I had a while back... That sounds about right. One of the biggest factors in repair costs is the number of panels damaged, and that basically got an entire side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSpeed Posted February 25, 2013 Author Share Posted February 25, 2013 Does anyone know how aftermarket parts are handled? My control arm is more than likely messed up. I’ve replaced both lower and upper control arm bushings with poly ones. I’ve also replaced the swaybar bushings with poly ones and upgraded the endlinks when one broke. I mentioned them to the body shop and said if a new control arm comes with the bushings that I want the aftermarket ones pressed back in. He told me the bushings are usually trashed if the control arm is wrecked and their objective is to return the car to a “like new” status…. He said they would check them out and try to re-use them if they are ok. I’m not confident that is going to happen even if they are ok and I don’t know what the law is if they happen to be messed up. Is the law to return the car to pre-accident condition or like new condition? My car is so mildly modded, I can’t imagine the stress if I had done a lot of expensive suspension work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ragman Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 Technically, it is your car, and you don't even have to get it fixed. You can take their estimate in check form, and get it fixed wherever and with whatever parts you want....or not fix anything at all if you choose and pocket the cash. You are the body shop's customer, not the insurance company or the taxi company. Make sure you get what you want or go somewhere else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adreyna Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 also insurances usually will not pay more for aftermarket parts that are essential and needs to run except for wheels and aftermarket stereos with proof of purchase of quote to get replaced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSpeed Posted March 9, 2013 Author Share Posted March 9, 2013 Got the car back, all seemed good and it seemed like they did a great job... Backing out of my driveway, turning to the right, it sometimes clunks really bad.... kind of like something is binding and then popping past... It doesn't do it all the time, and sometimes is much worse than others. I have heard it once or twice going forward over a bump, it's not all the time. The initial hit to my car was on the wheel and it bent the strut. Logically I also think it may have damaged the knuckle on the half shaft, I can't think of what else it would be to make a binding clunk like that? Backing out of the driveway it goes down a small incline and the wheel is turning, so the half shaft would have to extend the full travel? Does my analysis make sense or what do you think it could possibly be? I dread trying to get them to follow up on this, especially when it's not all the time... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSpeed Posted March 9, 2013 Author Share Posted March 9, 2013 If it helps the description, the binding/clunking noise isn't anything like end link clunk. It's more of a sound like you ran over a sizeable rock and is felt in the steering wheel. I can't make it do it everytime and the car has to be moving, it won't do it sitting in the driveway just turning the wheel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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