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I totaled Brad

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#1 ·
well, that escalated quickly

this




turned into this





then became a Happy Dance



No one was hurt.

Compact car driver turning left from a parking lot pulled out in front of traffic and I hit it at ~40mph. 100% other drivers fault. 3K worth of body damage and frame tweaked 4" to driver's side. I never received a suspension/frame estimate. their policy limit wasn't enough to replace my 364day/7000mile vehicle. My insurance covered it and will get reimbursed. other driver is going to owe their compnay a couple of bucks (6K+). they're lucky they weren't hurt and that I wasn't driving something really expensive ... like a Hard Rock Rubicon ...:whacky:
 
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#3 ·
I like Brad's replacement much better. :)
Glad you are okay!
 
#6 ·
It's crazy to think of how easy it is to total a vehicle these days. What's worse is if they fix it instead of totaling it and then you try to sell or trade it in later on, you'll never get your money back. With Carfax reports now you'll be lucky to sell a vehicle that's ever been involved in an accident at least not without losing a bunch of $$$.

Thankfully you weren't hurt and everything went your way. Love your replacement!!!
 
#9 ·
I'm sorry to hear about your accident and jeep. I hope you weren't injured.

body shop and insurance companies (both of them) were expecting 3+ months to just get the frame. it took almost 30days for them to decide it was a total loss.

I certainly didn't want to drive a compass for much longer. those things blow.
 
#18 ·
Glad you are okay.

JKs don't take side hits well, even if they don't show it on the surface.

Sounds like the other driver was severely underinsured. Oh well, that's now for s/he and his/her insurance to squabble over.
 
#19 ·
Wow!!! I wouldn't have guessed that was anywhere near being close to totaled. Although with the frame that far bent, I definitely would no longer want to own it, so you're probably much better off.
 
#27 ·
Curious, was the frame actually bent, or just the brackets shown where the arm mounts? Sometimes you can buy the vehicle back for cheap money, and then either: Repair & sell, or part it out. If bought cheap enough you usually can make money on it..
 
#31 ·
Your insurance company must have got a sweetheart deal for the Jeep on the salvage market.
 
#36 ·
I'm really not surprised. I had a $40K truck less than a year old get totaled becuase the frame mounted bushings for the LCA were 'tweaked". A lot of insurance companies will write it off rather than risk liabilities down the road years later due to frame repair that may not have been up to standards.

Just saying it is not always that the cost of repairs are higher than the value of the vehicle. My carrier paid out over $35K and there's no way in hell the cost of repairs were half that. As one of the guys at the wrecking yard said..."somebody in Mexico is getting a nice truck".

I too like your new one, the 2-door hard rocks are the bestest, especially the silver ones!
 
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