Sad Day. Got in an accident... pics

[chrispizzitola]

Well coming down to cali for the weekend from arizona. Driving west on 91 FWY About two minutes away from my exit when i spin out and lose control. (Hyroplaned in the rain) i hit the the fastrak cones and am s***ting bricks cuz i just did a 360 on the fwy. car was still fine...

It gets worse

I and stoppped in the middle of the fwy for about two seconds when i see a car managed to stop and next thing i know im hit. two airbags go off. both side airbags on the driver side. i was pretty much on in the back left tail light. Got hit by an 01 civic and his engine got fire.

i was able to drive my car to my location luckily but the damage is pretty decent.

Im wondering if since he hit me when i was stopped if its his fault.
Modified by chrispizzitola at 12:56 PM 2/7/2010

[QR25DE]

Were you stopped in the middle of the highway? Or off to the side? If you were in the middle... it's kinda your fault...

Anyways that sucks big time!! Glad you're ok though.

[b88dragon]

OUCH....that sucks man, but glad that your alright. Hope things turn out ok for you

[chrispizzitola]

yeah im glad im okay could of been alot worse. cops had already mentioned its his fault but i still gota go do a police report on monday. s*** sux tho

[sickkwidit]

this looks alot worse in person glad my buddy is okay tho

[trayharrell951]

Damn . Good thing hes okay.

[PHENOMenalVinyl]

good not led tails and ed rear bumper and maybe even cf trunk

[Rob.Vegan]

Damn whiteboy, this sucks. I'm real glad you're alright though.

[Heels1010]

good to hear you are ok.. good luck with everything and hope it works out in your favor. Lot of coupes been getting smashed up lately

[chrispizzitola]

Yeah this weather down here in cali is preetyy f***ed up I'm seriosly trying to figure out whose fault it will be tho because that makes the difference in the. Insurance...

[yoonzilla]

Damn man when did this happen? I was driving home on the 91 Friday and the same s*** almost happened to me too. I was driving and I hit a puddle of water and I lost traction for a second...but luckily I wasn't driving too fast.

Glad your safe though!

[Rob.Vegan]

I was on the 91W between Harbor and Valley View around 1am Friday night (Saturday Morning). We should have all met up lol

[chrispizzitola]

Ha well this happened at midnight on Friday I would of been so down to meet up lol hadn't I crashed. And believe me this was not an accident of stupidity. I was going the speed limit which is rare and honeslty I'm kindsa scared to drive in the rain now because it happendeed so randomly if only rhat other dude didn't hit mw

[chrispizzitola]

Suppose it is the ohter persons fault what do you think my chances of claiming diminished value.

[Jose3.5]

Glad your ok chris.

[sentrastace]

ah god man that sucks, sorry to see you wrecked the coupe.

glad youre ok though!

[beeristasty]

Good to hear that everyone is ok.

And believe me this was not an accident of stupidity. I was going the speed limit which is rare and honeslty I'm kindsa scared to drive in the rain now because it happendeed so randomly if only rhat other dude didn't hit mw

About two minutes away from my exit when i spin out and lose control. (Hyroplaned in the rain) i hit the the fastrak cones and am s***ting bricks cuz i just did a 360 on the fwy. car was still fine...

I hate to be a downer, but you were going too fast for conditions. The speed limit is for ideal weather/visibility (yeah I know we all go over anyways). What was the limit btw? I know when I lived in Cali, some spots were 75+.

Consider yourself lucky if you got away without a ticket. It sounds like the civic was also going too fast for conditions, which is probably why the cop said they were at fault for the damage.

Anyways, good luck with the repairs/salvage check. Hopefully everything works out to your advantage.

[chrispizzitola]

I hate to be a downer, but you were going too fast for conditions. The speed limit is for ideal weather/visibility (yeah I know we all go over anyways). What was the limit btw? I know when I lived in Cali, some spots were 75+.

the speed limit was 65. I Was going with the flow of traffic. I know i should have been going slower but theres no changing it now. Ive learned my lesson about driving in the rain now tho.

It looks like its going to be the other guys fault as well. they said since i was at a complete stop and he hit me the damages he caused are his fault which is basically everything.

I know i f***ed up for spinning out but hadnt i been hit id been hit by him i would have the damages i have.

[BLKmomba1]

like everyone says glad ur ok man.. i dont know about cali but here in ny if someone hits u front on then its their fault on the insurance

[Rob.Vegan]

I'm glad their placing blame on that guy. Have you figured out if there's any frame damage yet ???

Are you borrowing a car to get to and from work now or are you taking leave and staying in Cali for a bit ???

On a plus side, those springs look good still

[chrispizzitola]

Well there is some minor frame damage to the suspension. i came back to base so im walking to work and back until i get my car back. we found out yesterday that it is about 8 to !0 grand worth of damage.

[PHENOMenalVinyl]

im surprised at how much it costs to repair our cars mine was only like 6gs worth of damage and i always thought paint was alot but paint was 16.5 hours and there charging only like 750 for paint....

i woulda thought urs woulda been more damage considering u got hit a freeway speeds

[chrispizzitola]

Yeah iam surprised as well the damage is pretty bad but not as bad I I thought it was going to be. Before I got out the car and looked at it all I could think was damn how is this gunna look and when I saw that it was onlt the back I was actually kinda releived it coulda been so much worse... plus Icant have the daage be too much more I don't have gap insurance...

[Throckmorton]

Rob.Vegan: “Have you figured out if there's any frame damage yet ???”

Chrispizzitolia: “Well there is some minor frame damage to the suspension.”

Gentlemen,

The Altima has no frame. It is of a unibody construction. I believe that what they are referring to when they mention the frame is the floor pan, rocker panel or other structural steel panels that make up the underbody of the car.

http://www.carfax.com/car_buying/car_frames.cfx

What is unibody construction?

http://ask.cars.com/2008/10/what-is-unibody.html

[Mu]

Unibody cars still have frames. They are just a part of the body. The link you posted even said that... "Unibody is a type of vehicle body construction in which the frame and body are a single unit."

[mcheddadi]

Unibody cars still have frames. They are just a part of the body. The link you posted even said that... "Unibody is a type of vehicle body construction in which the frame and body are a single unit."

"the frame and body are a single unit." soo no frames or body, just unibody

[QR25DE]

Unibody cars still have frames. They are just a part of the body. The link you posted even said that... "Unibody is a type of vehicle body construction in which the frame and body are a single unit."

Yep...

Throck:

Just because the information can be found on Google doesn't mean it can't be asked here/posted here. This becomes another resource for people with the same issues that never thought of asking and it create a good discussion about it.

Throck, on a personal note I have no problems with you. I just wish you were a little more part of the group and not an outcast as it seems you make yourself to be. If you do not have anything to contribute that helps people in a polite helpful way, I would appreciate if you just wouldn't post at all. I have read your replies to numerous topics and you just come off as a very rude person that has no personality.

I'm not taking a shot at you, I'm just explaining how I feel about you from what I have seen on here.

Thanks,

Scott

[Throckmorton]

Scott,

I will admit that when people ask questions that could be easily answered if they used the Search feature of this forum, or if they refuse to look in the Owner’s Manual to learn to operate all the features of their vehicle, my response reflects their lack of initiative.

That is not the case in this thread.

“If you do not have anything to contribute that helps people in a polite helpful way, I would appreciate if you just wouldn't post at all.”

“Polite, helpful way” You must be kidding. I was not aware that all postings had to be pre-approved by Miss Manners prior to posting. Please point out in my post of 6:32 AM 2/10/2010 any words, phrases or combinations thereof that anyone could construe as ‘non-polite or non-helpful.” I will admit that in previous posts, my tone could have been milder, but not this one.

I always attempt to back up my opinion with a link to an article, publication, or a manual. If I am proven to be incorrect, I will admit that I am wrong.

If Mu, or anyone else, believes that the Nissan Altima has body-on-frame construction,, and is not unibody construction, there is nothing I can say or do to change his mind, even if I am ultra polite and ultra helpful.

Thanks,Throck

[QR25DE]

Scott,

I will admit that when people ask questions that could be easily answered if they used the Search feature of this forum, or if they refuse to look in the Owner’s Manual to learn to operate all the features of their vehicle, my response reflects their lack of initiative.

That is not the case in this thread.

“If you do not have anything to contribute that helps people in a polite helpful way, I would appreciate if you just wouldn't post at all.”

“Polite, helpful way” You must be kidding. I was not aware that all postings had to be pre-approved by Miss Manners prior to posting. Please point out in my post of 6:32 AM 2/10/2010 any words, phrases or combinations thereof that anyone could construe as ‘non-polite or non-helpful.” I will admit that in previous posts, my tone could have been milder, but not this one.

I always attempt to back up my opinion with a link to an article, publication, or a manual. If I am proven to be incorrect, I will admit that I am wrong.

If Mu, or anyone else, believes that the Nissan Altima has body-on-frame construction,, and is not unibody construction, there is nothing I can say or do to change his mind, even if I am ultra polite and ultra helpful.

Thanks,Throck

I knew it was going to be a quoted response. Anyways, have a good one lol.

[mik101]

Oh stop pissing in each others cornflakes, this isn't a contest about whose e-pen15 is bigger.

I suppose the correct question would have been is there significant enough damage to the unibody to make it not worth saving from the view of the insurance company. (If someone wants to save it bad enough, it could be fixed). Hell i've seen unibody cars cut down the middle and welded back together...

Anyways, to the original poster: I feel your pain. I had a similar accident a while back and it sucks. As long as no one was hurt and it gets fixed, then things could be worse. Stay positive.