Fireball 440 Posted November 23, 2019 Share Posted November 23, 2019 Hit a deer at 72 mph on my way home from work on Tuesday. Blew the airbag. Waiting on word from the adjusters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 23, 2019 Share Posted November 23, 2019 4 minutes ago, Fireball 440 said: Hit a deer at 72 mph on my way home from work on Tuesday. Blew the airbag. Waiting on word from the adjusters. Did you at least get the backstraps???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fireball 440 Posted November 23, 2019 Author Share Posted November 23, 2019 No but I'll say the Explorer handled the impact rather well. The steering while hardly twitched when I hit that fucker, and drove it up onto the flat bed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 23, 2019 Share Posted November 23, 2019 (edited) I don't think it's totaled. Maybe $4500.00 damage???? Maybe more. Edited November 23, 2019 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member steve from amherst Posted November 23, 2019 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted November 23, 2019 What is it worth? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake Posted November 23, 2019 Share Posted November 23, 2019 Old police cruiser ain't worth $5k. That thing is history. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irv Posted November 23, 2019 Share Posted November 23, 2019 My neighbor just had her smaller SUV written off with a lot less damage than that, but that's up here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
washedupmxer Posted November 23, 2019 Share Posted November 23, 2019 $6000 damage 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irv Posted November 23, 2019 Share Posted November 23, 2019 $8 to $10 G's up here easily. Headlight alone is likely $1000-$1,500+ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XCR1250 Posted November 23, 2019 Share Posted November 23, 2019 Usually when the airbags go off and the vehicle is a few years old, it's totalled. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DriftBusta Posted November 23, 2019 Share Posted November 23, 2019 19 minutes ago, washedupmxer said: $6000 damage ^^^^I’d believe this guy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake Posted November 23, 2019 Share Posted November 23, 2019 36 minutes ago, washedupmxer said: $6000 damage Funny enough, I did the same thing when I hit a rock with my Nytro. Same deal, smashed up one side in front. It was $6400. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DriftBusta Posted November 23, 2019 Share Posted November 23, 2019 2 minutes ago, Snake said: Funny enough, I did the same thing when I hit a rock with my Nytro. Same deal, smashed up one side in front. It was $6400. Snowmobile damage is such a ripoff. Blown motor on my Polaris=$5500. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mainecat Posted November 23, 2019 Share Posted November 23, 2019 Momo could buff that right out. He said he could be over in his chopper this morning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angry ginger Posted November 23, 2019 Share Posted November 23, 2019 good thing is all those parts could be bought cheap at a junkyard if they total it and you buy it back. will still need someone to pull the apron don't think a tree and ratchet straps getting that part straight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irv Posted November 23, 2019 Share Posted November 23, 2019 13 minutes ago, Angry ginger said: good thing is all those parts could be bought cheap at a junkyard if they total it and you buy it back. will still need someone to pull the apron don't think a tree and ratchet straps getting that part straight. A friend of mine does the auction/rebuild thing and makes good money at it. Many new cars that get damaged off the line/while in transport are quickly discarded from all the big manu's so he purchases them at auction and rebuilds them. The damage is minimal, imo, but I guess some of the big manu's don't have the time to deal with them? I've seen practically new vehicles (low mileage) with cosmetic damage, (dented fenders, grills, headlights,etc) be purchased for practically peanuts then resold after he fixes them up. He makes good money at it but he has a ton of connections and has the skill/knowledge to rebuild them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zambroski Posted November 23, 2019 Share Posted November 23, 2019 1 hour ago, Fireball 440 said: Hit a deer at 72 mph on my way home from work on Tuesday. Blew the airbag. Waiting on word from the adjusters. They’ll probably work that baby off to auctions and it will be in a Mexican body shop next week. That’s what happened to my Tahoe years ago with about the same damage. High miles and they’ll toast it. 21 minutes ago, Angry ginger said: good thing is all those parts could be bought cheap at a junkyard if they total it and you buy it back. will still need someone to pull the apron don't think a tree and ratchet straps getting that part straight. Not all ins co’s will do this anymore. They do better sending it off to auction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XCR1250 Posted November 23, 2019 Share Posted November 23, 2019 27 minutes ago, Angry ginger said: good thing is all those parts could be bought cheap at a junkyard if they total it and you buy it back. will still need someone to pull the apron don't think a tree and ratchet straps getting that part straight. And the whole dashboard with all the electronics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legend Posted November 23, 2019 Share Posted November 23, 2019 My wife hit a deer a couple weeks ago in our Durango. Did a lot less damage than that and was $4500. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zambroski Posted November 23, 2019 Share Posted November 23, 2019 I took a fatty out with my tundra a couple years back. Took out the left front and every panel all the way down the side. I actually thought they were going to total it. I can’t remember but it was like 5 digits in damage. They fixed it. I was surprised. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cold War Posted November 23, 2019 Share Posted November 23, 2019 Those aren’t explorers you retarded mother fuckers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!’ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XCR1250 Posted November 23, 2019 Share Posted November 23, 2019 About a month ago a guy on the lake here was coming back from Chemo treatment when he sorta blacked out and went off the road, damage didn't look to bad, at least to me, but because the airbags went off they junked it, seems you have to pull the whole dash off and some cases the steering..it was a few year old Lincoln suv. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
washedupmxer Posted November 23, 2019 Share Posted November 23, 2019 46 minutes ago, Angry ginger said: good thing is all those parts could be bought cheap at a junkyard if they total it and you buy it back. will still need someone to pull the apron don't think a tree and ratchet straps getting that part straight. Can't do that! Used parts are unsafe and will kill you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
washedupmxer Posted November 23, 2019 Share Posted November 23, 2019 26 minutes ago, Zambroski said: They’ll probably work that baby off to auctions and it will be in a Mexican body shop next week. That’s what happened to my Tahoe years ago with about the same damage. High miles and they’ll toast it. Not all ins co’s will do this anymore. They do better sending it off to auction. They have to. Insurance cos don't own your car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
washedupmxer Posted November 23, 2019 Share Posted November 23, 2019 28 minutes ago, irv said: A friend of mine does the auction/rebuild thing and makes good money at it. Many new cars that get damaged off the line/while in transport are quickly discarded from all the big manu's so he purchases them at auction and rebuilds them. The damage is minimal, imo, but I guess some of the big manu's don't have the time to deal with them? I've seen practically new vehicles (low mileage) with cosmetic damage, (dented fenders, grills, headlights,etc) be purchased for practically peanuts then resold after he fixes them up. He makes good money at it but he has a ton of connections and has the skill/knowledge to rebuild them. The last part is utmost importance. But it's not like it used to be that's for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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