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[DelawareT5M]

Story.


Sunday morning after driving 5 hours after work (17hr shift) on my way to Swedish Car Day 10, my friend is driving my car while I make an attempt to sleep. A friend who's driven my car before competently. However, as some of you may know the New England area was inundated with intense rain. 35 minutes after we switch to him driving, we make a lane change around a slight left turn to the left middle left lane so someone can pass us. We were doing about 50mph in a 65mph so speed wasn't an issue. halfway through the lane change the rear end slips out and my friend slams the brakes and tries to correct it. the rear passenger side then slams into the guard rail and bounces off then spins the other direction clipping the front wheel. after the initial collision we continue to do 360's through four lanes of traffic and somehow manage to miss EVERY car. after what could have been a deadly game of pinball, we slide another 200ft down the interstate and onto and entrance ramp and stop.


nobody was hurt thank god!

once the state police arrived, we had a flat bed come in and I got my lovely $103 ticket for "driving too fast for conditions" and he sent me on my way. The tow truck driver was nice enough to drop us off at hotel near the tow yard. A few hours later after considering out options, I rented a uhaul van and transport to tow the car back on... another $450! Being a sunday, liquor stores in CT are closed Monday morning comes and we get the car out of the yard. I was able to jack it up and swap the broken comet with my spare volan so we could drive it onto the transport. 6 hours later we arrive back in delaware because the transport was limited to 55mph.

but here are some pics of the damage





the quarter panel has been completely shifted about 1"-2" towards the driver side, theres even a buckle in the wider part of the roof support


ridiculous toe angle




there's also a nice mark along the entire passenger side from the guard rail


Now the fun part. I've been under my dad's insurance for the past few years and this week I was going to switch it to mine. Our policy for this car is just liability and bodily damage. So the only thing being covered is the tow to the tow yard. This will all be out of my pocket What do you estimate the damage cost to be??? repair + paint

is it worth the repair cost or, part and buy something else? motor has 80k chassis 120k


Big thanks to Ben (B Mac) for coming down to check on my Sunday night

[Быстров]

hey bud, sorry to see this... price wise
your looking at about 1200 fixed and sprayed..maybe 900 if you buy the paint. but its best blending with old paint rather than respraying the whole car.

[MACH FYV]

I agree with that estimate. Could have been much worse...sorry for the bad spot of luck, but be thankful everyone was OK! We love our Volvos, but they are much easier to replace than friends.

[dongle]

That sucks dude, I love me some red 854's

Sad to say, but if you've for a buckle in the roof line, it's a total.

[JMK33]

Ouch man, sorry to hear. Hope it all gets sorted out for you. CT isnt that bad, dont be afraid to come back

[DelawareT5M]

JMK33, on 20 October 2009 - 01:23 AM, said:

Ouch man, sorry to hear. Hope it all gets sorted out for you. CT isnt that bad, dont be afraid to come back

first time there, hit a noreaster, this time, hit a guard rail... I'll reconsider coming back in a few years

[Быстров]

CT staties are the friggen SS gestapo !!!!

[volvo940tuner]

yeah CT cops are everywhere and are jerks.
As for the damage, its more extensive then it looks..even though it doesn't look good. My girlfriend's father is a master bodyman and even he says that looks like well over $2K for repairs.

[Oreo931]

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Sorry again John. I was really sad to see this in person.

I say $2500-$3000 to have everything fixed. Not sure how accurate that is though.

[Быстров]

whooooaaa adam i usually agree with you, but Nooo way is it over 2500, with this economy man, and i know for a fact that good body shops that are not contracted by state farm or all state are also scraping for a dime, and trust me, 1500 is MAX.... if they are not fighting over your business, look elsewhere.... i had more damage than that on one of my cars, and i had it all fixed pulled straightened filled and sanded to perfection for 990. all i had to do was spray. the shops that are contracted wont care for your business cause they got more than enough bread...

[Oreo931]

Быстров, on 20 October 2009 - 02:07 AM, said:

whooooaaa adam i usually agree with you, but Nooo way is it over 2500, with this economy man, and i know for a fact that good body shops that are not contracted by state farm or all state are also scraping for a dime, and trust me, 1500 is MAX.... if they are not fighting over your business, look elsewhere.... i had more damage than that on one of my cars, and i had it all fixed pulled straightened filled and sanded to perfection for 990. all i had to do was spray. the shops that are contracted wont care for your business cause they got more than enough bread...

I respectfully disagree.

[Быстров]

OrEo931, on 20 October 2009 - 02:08 AM, said:

I respectfully disagree.

in no law student but i am a bodyman:) but everyone has their opinion i guess. and you maybe right, but in this case for the sake of that car i hope you are wrong, i hope we both are and its cheaper, down here in the south prices are low. and i cant vouch on how northern states are doing.

[icerockt]

Sucks, but this was probably caused by your rear tires that are worn to the steel belts.

[thewhiteguy1]

volvo940tuner, on 20 October 2009 - 01:49 AM, said:

As for the damage, its more extensive then it looks..even though it doesn't look good. My girlfriend's father is a master bodyman and even he says that looks like well over $2K for repairs.

OrEo931, on 20 October 2009 - 01:53 AM, said:

I say $2500-$3000 to have everything fixed. Not sure how accurate that is though.

this is what i was thinking too. maybe even more. cause i know it was $1500 for a 94 camry with rear bumper damage. your shit will be expensive. thank god you are alive and okay and unharmed though. that is some serious shit.

[Black Betty]

John that sucks! fuck I don't mean to be a downer but this was 1400 dollars worth of damage :

If you need ANY parts I have I'll make you a good deal. Unfortunatly I dont think I have any body panels you need...tell you what find out what you need I'll let you know what I have and i'll try to help you out with what I can.

[7 VII 7]

dang man, sorry to hear that. Yeah that is going to cost a pretty penny getting everything back in line.

[lookforjoe]

Ouch!

That's gonna cost$ $$$$.

Thankfully, you & your friend, and no one else was injured - certainly could have been a major catastrophe!

Red R's (esp w/grey int) are really nice - I hope you get it fixed!

[Grocery_Getter_96]

$3k Easy....

[maciekb2002]

just to make you feel better .
Today got rear ended by 20 year old chick, probably texting ?
I have to redo exhaust AGAIN

[Che'_Moderator]

Stretched tires still look stupid.