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Hey guys,

A damn lancer ran into the back of me tonight. I had driven to the end of my street and was waiting at a T intersection for traffic to clear, and the lancer was sitting behind me. Was about to go but thought one car coming was moving a bit quicker so I put my foot back on the brake (hadnt moved forwards yet) and the lady behind me must have been distracted thought i was moving off and drove into the back of me.

:goddam:

My rear bumper is pushed in, and damage to my muffler i think.

Could have been worse I guess.

Oh well maybe another skyline to head to palm.

Adam.

Sorry to hear that Zombie...but I know exactly what u r going thru.....had some a-hole run up the back of my 'line a while back along King St in the city.....also not too bad just rear bumper damage and lft rear quater panel needed some panel beating. Quote was over 3k though!!!!

U shouldn't have much of a prob......I was insur'd thru Shannons at the time & they were great....didn't even need to take the car to them 4 an inspection....gave me a 'recommended' panel shop over the phone, arranged a time......skyline was fixed in under a week.....top job too. If U want the panel shops name I could probably look it up 4 ya......

Oh well maybe another skyline to head to palm.

hmmm.. i wouldn't recommend that.. mine has been there 6 weeks and counting.. I'd take it somewhere else if you want it done anytime this year. If you don't have a daily driver you could be without your car for about 2 months - serious.

Well apparently the insurer (JC) is going to handle it. All i have to do is drop the car off and pick it up. They are even going to pay for a taxi for me to get to work. So I dont know who will handle the repairs

But the repairs better be spot on else I will not be accepting it.

Adam

i suggest u request your own repairer

but iv heard JC are a prick when it comes to pay outs, the amount of profanities of heard from Con at Palm regarding Just Cars pay out policies makes me thank that im not eith em anymore

good luck with it all, hope the rear ender wasnt as bad as that other dude on the forums that thought was a little "shunt" but ended up needing jig work to straighten it up :S

Guys

where is palm? do they do a good job?

reckon we could post a list of panelbeaters that know how to repair skylines good so at least when old granny or P-plate lancer drivers decided to arse f**k us we have some reliable contacts?

zombie - u are going to get them to replace your expensive stainless steel zorst with an original one shipped directly from japan right? :)

I might have a good look at my car over the weekend to see if there was any other damage, it was a bit dark last night.

whistla: problem is i just dont have the time to run around finding quotes and stuff. I think if there looks to be further damage I think I will.

king_kw13: i actually have a Kakimoto exhaust. I think it is mild though.

We'll see I guess. Might try and get some pics tonight.

Adam

Question for you guys:

When I spoke with my insurance company i lodged a claim and gave them all of the other drivers details. They said bring your car to our assessors and they can have it all sorted for you and will do the leg work.

Should I be really using this option? or should I go get my own quotes or repairer.

Keep in mind that I have never made a claim before and hence dont know any panel shops or how this whole process works.

I just wanted the easiest and quickest way to do it

Adam

Zombie,

In my experience......the quickest and easiest route would be the insurance comp. to assess and work everything out....all u have 2 do is drop the car off and pick it up.

The best way to put ur mind at ease is the harder option.....finding reputable panel shops who have had experience fixing 'lines, talking 2 customers maybe and finding a panel beater who is obsessive 'bout getting things right!

Just rememebr quickest and easiest isn't always the best!

-ant95GTR

Ok just got the car home. The damage doesnt *look* as bad as I thought, but the boot and the left lights dont seem to fit flush anymore.

I think my number plate took the brunt of it.

The lady who hit me is actually local and I just happened to be driving along the road she lives on and saw her car parked out the front of her house. The damage to her car is probably worse than mine.

Adam

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