Is this a total? Got rear ended by a lady waiting for her insurance to get back she has all state her fault she was on the phone i have a lawer on the case as well do they have to replace the tub?

Is this a total? I got rear ended no frame damage no damage suspension parts at all she was at fault she has all state waiting on them to get back are they going to replace the tub? Have a lawer on the case as well

 

I would consult with professional repair people and get their opinions in writing with an itemized quote. They will likely account for hidden damage that could drive up the repair cost once the process is underway.
As to whether it's totaled it depends on the value of the car now. If you have 2,000 miles on the car probably not. If you have two million miles on it probably so. Judging by appearance only it's maybe 50-60k car? Doubtful the repair will be in the 40k range. But who knows? Ask your body shop.
If you're concerned it might be totaled look up the prices of comparable vehicles and be prepared with data if the insurance company says 'it's worth xx, and the repair will be more than 60% of xx so we are totaling it.' Your lawyer's response can be something like, 'that sounds like a low valuation and here are some comparable vehicles with value yy'.
Good luck

 

Is a 2016 z51 3lt has 36k miles on it i have a corvette specilist he says to fix is 15k er 10k to fix

 

Depends on how bad the tub is. Obviously it's cracked but the real key will be if it's dis-bonded from the frame, where the dis-bond occurred, and if that caused further damage you can't currently see.

 

The tub is like pushed in only but other than that is all and that crack

 

Last summer I had an almost identical accident except on the passenger side. Same deal - 16yo kid on his phone rear ended us at a stop light. Car had 14k miles and was in as-new condition. Unless you got unbelievably lucky, it will be way more than $10-15K to repair. In my case, the frame was fine, but the extension on that side needed to be replaced which, of course is aluminum. They needed to replace the whole tub, rear fascia, quarter, etc. Total insurance claim was over $22K for the work. It took about 5 months as they were constantly waiting on GM factory parts (all there is, for the most part). At least it was mostly over the winter here.

I was really upset about it and was totally prepared to sell it after it was fixed because I never thought it would be perfect again (I'm one of THOSE Vette owners that spends too much time keeping his cars minty) . I was wrong. The repairs were flawlessly completed and there is no way to tell it's not factory work and drives exactly as it did before the accident. So, with it being a harder to find spec (GS, vert, M7), we've decided to keep it. So, don't lose hope that it will never be the same again! Also make sure they replace any other cosmetics like PPF or ceramic coating and have it aligned at a shop that can has equipment to handle the C7 rear wheels (likely no the body shop). One last thing - you NEED to pursue a diminished value claim. The accident will be on Carfax and the value will drop. I worked with a DV specialist and recovered over $6K on a 2017 model. Just make sure you use a repair shop that knows what they're doing with late model Corvettes or at least other modern, glued together, high-tech, performance cars. Best of Luck to you!

 

I really appreciate that thanks for the heads up bro really helped alot i was goin crazy thinkin it was goin to be totaled but yes i have a corvette specailst he works nothing but corvettes but u saying they saved ur corvette had the same accident and u still have it made me less worried

 

SO EVERYONE, HERE IS MY UNFORTUNATE STORY. WAS REAR ENDED AT A LIGHT WHEN I WAS SITTING STILL. $30K IN REPAIRS, THE TUB HAD SEVERAL CRACKS, AND I AM BACK ON THE ROAD. NO INJURIES, JUST NOT HAPPY ABOUT HAVING A WRECKED CAR (VALUE WISE ANYWAY). SINCE I LOVE THIS CAR IT WAS REPAIRED. HERE ARE THE PICS FROM ACCIDENT TO A BEAUTY ONCE AGAIN. SEEMS TO BE FINE, WORK IS IMMACULATE, NEVER THOUGHT THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO MATCH THE PAINT.

 

Wow, Roy, I hate to see this. I have nothing to offer knowledge-wise, only a heartfelt good luck and I hope all can be made right. Distracted drives and high speed criminal evaders scare me when I am out in the city. You have, IMO, received some great responses from those who have unfortunately been in your shoes. Keep the faith, brother, and I hope that she is able to be restored to perfect condition.

 

The tub can be repaired VS replaced. This is what my car looked like after it had an impact with the tire wall at VIR's Turn 10.










Both front wheel well liners were torn when the front fascia was loosened from where it was mounted to the fenders. The right rear quarter panel had to be replaced and the right side aperture panel and the passenger side door had to have cracks repaired. Both rear wheel liners were destroyed in the hit and the right rear suspension parts had to be replaced. Impact was hard enough that it knocked me unconscious for about 10 seconds (PDR video). The tub didn't have as much damage as the cracks in yours but it was repaired just like other fiberglass parts are repaired. Body shops have been doing body repairs on Vettes for 70+ years.

This video shows what the impact was like:

My impact was 7 years ago this month. The repair cost $14, with about half paid by track insurance. The car is still going great and this is a picture of it taken a couple of years ago when I came back from another track event at VIR.



They can take a licking and keep on ticking. No need to baby.

Bill

 

I'm a little fuzzy on this "Diminished Value Claim". thing. Say my car is worth $40K and we have $20K of damage. So we are at 50%. Now you add another $10K of DVC and we are at the 75% mark where they will total it, right? Or how would it work? After all, the insurance company is paying out $30K on a $40K car so it hits the "Totaled" mark or am I mistaken?

 

DV isn't all that easy to claim and sometimes the small amount you get isn't worth the effort or cost of getting the DV appraisals. It all depends on the insurance adjuster you have and how much they want to play hardball.

Bill

 

The math they use doesn't quite work out that way, aklim... What the DV specialist that I used did was estimate (using actual sales data in my area) what the car would be worth without an accident on the Carfax vs what it would be expected to sell for with a "moderate" rated accident like I was involved in and is now on my record. They produce the research and qualified appraisals to back up the numbers and essentially request the difference from the at-fault insurance company as DV. The cost to repair the accident damage never comes into it. (e.g. If my car would reasonably sell for $65,000 without any accidents reported, and they calculate that now it would only sell for $56,000, as a direct result of the accident on the Carfax (or other service) report, the DV claim would be for $9000. It doesn't matter that it was a $22,000 repair.. Doesn't mean that the insurance company will cut me a check for $9K, but that's where the negotiations begin.)

 

Bill...
Wow. I always value your comments here in the forum but had no idea you had this mishap.
Glad you didn't get hurt but you had to be devastated to have this happen.
Thanks for sharing the PDR video... happened so quick.
Nice to see your C7 is repaired and back to giving miles of enjoyment.

 

So bottom line is that the DV is one issue and the repair is another? IOW, what I seem to see you saying is that the DV won't be responsible for pushing you over the edge from "Fix to Scrap"?

 

Sorry to see the damage to your car. And hopefully you were
not injured in the accident. Best of luck with the repair and hope you get a fair settlement.

 

I think that the responsible insurance company would take both into account for the "fix or total" decision. The way I look at it as the "victim" is that the responsible party needs to repair my car back to pre-accident condition AND make me whole on the decreased value that my repaired car is now at as a result of being in a documented accident. OR, buy me out of the car and pay me what it was worth prior to the accident. The thing is, not everyone will follow up the repair with a DV claim so not sure how much it would be taken into account when deciding to total it or not. The way it works in terms of timing is you get the car repaired and put that claim to bed once you're happy with the outcome, THEN you file the DV claim. My impression is that not everyone knows that you can, and should, do that. I'd never heard of the term until Carfax became a thing and accident history for a car became very visible (which is a fairly recent development).