R.I.P Rosita 11-21-2007

[D-Roll]

Damn sorry to hear about the loss mang

[Vhernandez919]

Mike and everyone else,

So Since my insurance does not think the damges are 80% of what the car cost they want to fix it. So I decided I want to make sure to have all NISSAN Parts and ensure that my WHOLE car is inspected, I called my Super nice salesman who sold me the car and told him my situation. of course he felt horrible and said he would stay in contact with me and ensure that my car gets like new. Tomorrow my car is going to get towed to the Nissan body shop, he has close friends there that he trust, he said they would pull my transmission out and everything to ensure everything is safe and in place, like brand new and if its not then hey fix it! I did buy it brand new so why not!

going this route I'm sure is going to be pricey I'm sure but if anyone is going to fix my baby and I'm going to feel even the slightest comfortable with it, its going to be Nissan. Very interested to see what the quote will be so I can turn it over to my insurance. . .. . . . of course I would prefer to get it totaled and just order a brand new but I dont see that happening unless the quote that i get is 80% or more of what i paid for the car.

[SHIFT_2.5S]

That really sucks. I would switch insurance companies at that point. They should cover it.

[Cali 2 Balti G]

Mike and everyone else,

So Since my insurance does not think the damges are 80% of what the car cost they want to fix it. So I decided I want to make sure to have all NISSAN Parts and ensure that my WHOLE car is inspected, I called my Super nice salesman who sold me the car and told him my situation. of course he felt horrible and said he would stay in contact with me and ensure that my car gets like new. Tomorrow my car is going to get towed to the Nissan body shop, he has close friends there that he trust, he said they would pull my transmission out and everything to ensure everything is safe and in place, like brand new and if its not then hey fix it! I did buy it brand new so why not!

going this route I'm sure is going to be pricey I'm sure but if anyone is going to fix my baby and I'm going to feel even the slightest comfortable with it, its going to be Nissan. Very interested to see what the quote will be so I can turn it over to my insurance. . .. . . . of course I would prefer to get it totaled and just order a brand new but I dont see that happening unless the quote that i get is 80% or more of what i paid for the car.

Because the car is so new I doubt there is a chance that non Nissan parts even exist. Besides I'm sure the insurance company will require Nissan parts. That said - just because you are going to a Nissan body shop doesnt mean they can't do a bad job. So I say follow up with the body shop - I personally like to drop in and check out me car along the repair process - look, ask questions etc (if you are not knowledgeable or comfortable maybe someone can do this for or with you). Most body and repair shops don't count on customers following up behind them- so I say don't wait until the car is repaired to follow up.

Once you get your estimate you can generally assume at least 1 week of repair time per $1,000 of repair cost - so if your if your estimate is $4,000 you can expect to wait at least a month to get your car back.

Good Luck.

[ChiLLaXtodaMaX]

Wow...it's always sad to see a car smashed up. You should take off the wheels and sell them before the insurance company gets ahold of them :-D

Good luck and God bless!

[Vhernandez919]

yeah I'm pretty nervous on that too, I dont understand since parts aren't out why just not totaled it!!!! But if anyone should have the slightest access to parts wouldn't it be Nissan???

They took my car this morning! I wasn't there thank god!!! I should know more tonight.

[LongBeachCoupe]

Idk if im on point here.. but id drive the car around with missing panels for a month and get a aftermarket tail end... no?

[LongBeachCoupe]

Also... not to be an ***... but i kinda dig the white tail lights.. it looks nice without color

[SHIFT_2.5S]

Also... not to be an ***... but i kinda dig the white tail lights.. it looks nice without color

They don't sell actual white. I can't see white glass on rear taillights and can't image white overlays.

[Vhernandez919]

OK Everyone. The Day I have been waiting for seems to have arrived. The body shop FINALLY got the last small but VERY important part to finish my car.

I will going over to the shop to see her and perhaps bring her back home!

I am SUPER Excited and nervous all at them same time.

I' dont know what to expect. Nissan assured me that the transmission, alignment is fine, but i'm still un easily about it all. I can only wish for the best.

Anyways I just wanted to share with you all. I know some of you wonder whats happening.

And yeah just in time for a girls night, to show of my car that I've had since november to my girlfriends that have NEVER seen my car! GO me!

[Mr. Music]

Good luck getting her home! She should be OK, considering that the impact was from the back, and all of the important stuff is in the front of the car (drive train, steering...)

[desantim]

Make sure you park the thing on the 5th floor of some high rise parking garage, in the back, corner, where no one can see or find her, cover her with a car cover, and set Orange cones all around her... Pay some homeless guy 5$ to sit 5 feet away from the car and pan handle all night because we all know how much everyone avoids that situation.... hmm what else... And hang a sign around the homeless guys neck that reads "Bush supports the new 2008 Nissan Altima Coupe"... We also know just how much we avoid and are turned against anything which Bush supports these days...

After all that, she MIGHT just be safe this time.

Congrats, if this had happened to my car, I might just have died from sadness.Mario

[SHIFT_2.5S]

Make sure you park the thing on the 5th floor of some high rise parking garage, in the back, corner, where no one can see or find her, cover her with a car cover, and set Orange cones all around her... Pay some homeless guy 5$ to sit 5 feet away from the car and pan handle all night because we all know how much everyone avoids that situation.... hmm what else... And hang a sign around the homeless guys neck that reads "Bush supports the new 2008 Nissan Altima Coupe"... We also know just how much we avoid and are turned against anything which Bush supports these days...

After all that, she MIGHT just be safe this time.

Congrats, if this had happened to my car, I might just have died from sadness.Mario

[vi3t89]

how come everyone in the us doesnt have plates on their car? im confusedd

[Vhernandez919]

B/C the Behind is too pretty to put a ugly plate on! haha.

[Vhernandez919]

Yea Really. I dont think i want to drive it to work!!!!

Man, I' would be checking on it every hour!

Not parking in the street thats for sure

[08altima35]

all of the damage that was done to your car was in teh back so i'm for sure the nissan body shop wouldn't/didn't have any trouble getting it back to perfect and there wasn't any frame damage so...i think your're going to be all good with your brand new, new all over again a/c. enjoy!

[Vhernandez919]

Yes thats the sort of good news about the whole thing. Thanks everyone for your kind words.

I'm at work right now waiting for the CALL.

I'll let you all know what happens.

[mikemart]

Great news!! Glad to see your baby will be home soon!

[Vhernandez919]

So She is home!!!! Might I just add I forgot how great she rides! Woooo I sure did miss my baby. She looks like new again. I will take pictures of her today and post them for u all.

The body shop did a excellent job! The only thing that I'm not too happy on is the quality of the pain job. With this crazy California weather when i picked her up it was hard to see if there was any flaws. Now that its bright and sunny out i see spots in the paint that appear that dirt got to and created little dots almost. And a few runs too.......... So because they will be closed this weekend I will be giving them a call on Monday about this. But besides some few spots she looks just like the day I got her!!! Turning heads from left to right Again!

Check back for pictures!

[CraigDaModeler]

The body shop did a excellent job! The only thing that I'm not too happy on is the quality of the pain job. With this crazy California weather when i picked her up it was hard to see if there was any flaws. Now that its bright and sunny out i see spots in the paint that appear that dirt got to and created little dots almost. And a few runs too.......... So because they will be closed this weekend I will be giving them a call on Monday about this. But besides some few spots she looks just like the day I got her!!! Turning heads from left to right Again!

Check back for pictures!

Do NOT accept anything less than total satisfaction! I know it will be hard to part with her again but you will be happy in the long run when she is back to showroom quality! Good luck!

[animex]

Sad story, similar thing happened to me on my Honda Prelude within 1 month some fool smucked me in the back.

Things to watch out for after the repair:

a) Any strange rattling; creaking, especially when going at higher speeds or turning.

b) Check all lights, including your trunk light!

c) Check for fine bubbles in the repainted pieces. Make sure they do an excellent job!

d) Inquire with your insurance company about a special plan to replace with a new car if the damage is over $xxxx dollars/beyond superficial within the first two years of ownership. I'm paying $30/year extra for replacement protection. That $30/year also gets me a new car no matter what year it is. No "here's what the car was worth" deal... new car, of the current year the accident happened in.

Good luck and hope she's all back together again!