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Welp, the 2019 Vert has died and gone Corvette heaven
Two weeks ago.
Unless someone decides to rebuild/resurrect it.
Was driving in the left lane, guy came over into my lane, destroyed the front right fender. The inertia pushed me onto a median where I took out some landscaping and plowed right through a huge village sign.
Fortunately no one was injured.
To be fair, I was driving kind of fast... But I never left my lane so my insurance company said I wasn't at fault since he came into my lane.
The end result was $22k worth of damage and a total loss. GEICO has been great and already paid me out.
On the plus side, I was able to pick up this 2017 hard top today. This one only has 18k miles on it. My 2019 had 53k. Even though this one is slightly older, it is waaaay cleaner. Just seems to drive better too. Helps it's a Z51.
Also of importance is that it's a 2lt and not a 3lt like the 2019. I was getting tired of playing whack a mole with the dash delamination, having to glue down sections.
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Great that there were no injuries and sorry about the damage to your car. Looks like you have found a very nice replacement. Best of luck with the new car.
I think it's better that they totaled it but at the same time, surprised they did. Unless the car was super high mileage and had other issues, $22k of damage is less than half of what I'd expect a 2019 3LT Convertible to sell for
The important thing....glad you weren't hurt and are happy with the replacement
I think it's better that they totaled it but at the same time, surprised they did. Unless the car was super high mileage and had other issues, $22k of damage is less than half of what I'd expect a 2019 3LT Convertible to sell for
The important thing....glad you weren't hurt and are happy with the replacement
I thought when I saw the estimate they would fix it too. But maybe they saw something I didn't see or know. But yeah, I'm glad they totaled it. They paid me out $55k for the car.. so the damage was definitely less than half. I'll be interested to see what the salvage auction goes for. Maybe they think they can get a lot for it.
Even though your car was a 2019, it is still a C7, and they have been out of production for about 5 years. Some parts may already be hard to get new from GM. I personally know some C7 interior parts are on national backorder with no eta given by GM -- which probably means never.
With the way getting parts are nowadays, repairing it is a super long painful process. You’re lucky they totaled it. Aperture panels have been out of stock since 2022. GM does not want their cars fixed. They want you to buy their new overpriced vehicles. it took 10 months of hounding Hendrick collision, to include me having to find a used aperture panel, to get mine back on the road. I’m happy for you.
With the way getting parts are nowadays, repairing it is a super long painful process. You’re lucky they totaled it. Aperture panels have been out of stock since 2022. GM does not want their cars fixed. They want you to buy their new overpriced vehicles. it took 10 months of hounding Hendrick collision, to include me having to find a used aperture panel, to get mine back on the road. I’m happy for you.
How did that damage happen, did your jack cause it?
Maybe the insurance company knows how hard it is to get parts for these cars and knows that $22K is just the amount of money, not the time it would take to complete the repair.
Maybe the insurance company knows how hard it is to get parts for these cars and knows that $22K is just the amount of money, not the time it would take to complete the repair.
Definitely a possibility as I had that concern right off the bat
How did that damage happen, did your jack cause it?
No, the jackass (me) using the jack caused it. It slipped off when I was jacking it up. I thinks something got in the way of the jack wheel preventing the jack from rolling under the car as it got higher. I don’t think it helped having the plywood on the jack pad either since the aluminum frame puck can slip easily on the wood. I use a quick jack system now and replaced the plywood on my jack with a rubber pad.
05-11-2024, 08:32 PM
Welp, the 2019 Vert has died and gone Corvette heaven
