I was in an accident the other day. I was coming over a hill, doing about 60mph, I took my eye off the road, and when I looked up again, the cars that were in front of me were stopped.
I stood on the brake pedal, but realized pretty quick I would not stop in time to avoid hitting the car in front of me. I bailed out to the right into the ditch, and just my luck there was a culvert there and I slammed my front right tire into it, the front end came off the ground, and back into the ditch befor coming to a stop in the ditch at about a 45-50 side angle.
I had no injuries. The pizza I just picked up was all over the front right floor. I had to get out through the sun roof. The RR was flat bedded to the local collision shop. Two days later, I called them and they said they were up to $6,500 in repairs so far. It's a 1996 P38 with 116000 miles. I'm figuring it's going to be totalled.
I went to the collision place the other day, so they could point out the damage they see. From what I see, the two front radius arms are completely bent, the front right shock is toast, I need a new ride height sensor for the front right, a new front right fender, new sway bar linkages, and a new front right fog light. They were telling me that they threw in a complete axle as well, new tire, wheel. I didn't see any damage to the axle.
The selling and trade prices I see on Edmunds, KBB, and NADA, are not very comforting.
I want my car back, and I can fix it myself. Any advice. Thanks.
I stood on the brake pedal, but realized pretty quick I would not stop in time to avoid hitting the car in front of me. I bailed out to the right into the ditch, and just my luck there was a culvert there and I slammed my front right tire into it, the front end came off the ground, and back into the ditch befor coming to a stop in the ditch at about a 45-50 side angle.
I had no injuries. The pizza I just picked up was all over the front right floor. I had to get out through the sun roof. The RR was flat bedded to the local collision shop. Two days later, I called them and they said they were up to $6,500 in repairs so far. It's a 1996 P38 with 116000 miles. I'm figuring it's going to be totalled.
I went to the collision place the other day, so they could point out the damage they see. From what I see, the two front radius arms are completely bent, the front right shock is toast, I need a new ride height sensor for the front right, a new front right fender, new sway bar linkages, and a new front right fog light. They were telling me that they threw in a complete axle as well, new tire, wheel. I didn't see any damage to the axle.
The selling and trade prices I see on Edmunds, KBB, and NADA, are not very comforting.
I want my car back, and I can fix it myself. Any advice. Thanks.
Glad you are alright, a lesser vehicle would have not let you out of it without assistance.
