Crash

[the.can]

So I woke up last night to some cops knocking at my door. Turns out someone in a Rabbit took the corner to fast and hit the rear of the drivers side while the Aveo (hatch) was parked on the road. Nothing is really badly damaged, but starting at the back:

-the bumper is bent out down at the exhaust pipe,
-the red signal on the side of the bumper is shattered, scrapes, marks and dents from that signal until the bumper meets the wheel well,
-Near the bottom of the wheel (steel) the lip is slightly bent in, you can also see some red paint from the car on the wheel, as well as a 6 inch smoothed out mark on the wheel where the car must have rubbed,
-panel above the wheel has scrapes, and the metal is buckled i na few places,
-panel after the wheel has various scrapes and dents for 5 inches or so.

I also noticed that my car (which I always park completely straight Im positive) had the rear end pushed up against the curb whereas the front wheel was 6 inches away. I also noticed that a whole bunch of paint on the shock had been cracked and peeled away.

My question is, how easy is it for the wheel and everything down there to be damaged? It all looks fine but this car was parked in the road behind my car after the accident. It makes me think that it hit my wheel and transfered all the force right into my car at that point, while it bounced back behind my car. (It was facing the same direction as my car, it hit the rear end with its front end)
I didnt drive it today just in case, I'm going to make my insurance claim when I get home in a few hours.

[mikedudley17]

I dont have an answer for you but that is definetly a kick in the pooper. So the police caught the person who hit your car???

[the.can]

Heres some pictures. Doesnt look that bad overall, though she did a good job of hitting as many different panels as possible.

[the.can]

I dont have an answer for you but that is definetly a kick in the pooper. So the police caught the person who hit your car???

Yes, when they woke me up she was gone. Apparently she was taken to the hospital in an ambulance. That's all the information they gave me though. I dont know if sleep or any substance was a factor, or if she was seriously hurt. Her car wasnt that bad either, dropped a ton of plastic though. It was icy last night, could have been a factor.

[petrified.rabbit]

rear beams can bend...

but without measuring the distance from the wheel to the 1/4 lip and getting an alignment, you wont be able to tell..

sucks about the aveo, call the police today, and ask for her information

[the.can]

rear beams can bend...

but without measuring the distance from the wheel to the 1/4 lip and getting an alignment, you wont be able to tell..

sucks about the aveo, call the police today, and ask for her information

Yea, police told me just to give ICBC (Insurance Corporation of British Columbia) her license plate number which they gave me and ICBC will have all the details of the accident on file.

Im kinda of annoyed it isnt totalled though. The resale value is of course going to go down again, I'd kinda like to move up to an 09. Oh well.

[petrified.rabbit]

i dont know how things work up there. but take the check and the car ans see what they will do for trade..

they can fix it to their standards for less than the check is worth, give you the difference of the check on trade, plus what the car is worth.

[the.can]

i dont know how things work up there. but take the check and the car ans see what they will do for trade..

they can fix it to their standards for less than the check is worth, give you the difference of the check on trade, plus what the car is worth.

Thats a thought, I think I take it in to an ICBC approved shop and they charge ICBC directly though. No money changes hands with me involved.

[ClintCart]

Stupid VW's...
Hope it all gets fixed a timely fashion.

[subachad]

I wouldn't be surprised if the car is totaled because of that. While the dents look minor, you need a bumper, rear quarter, basically the whole side, the rear beam is possibly bent, a new wheel, possible damage to your suspension mounting points such as the upper rear shock mount, etc...