bltzkrg

Had an unfortunate meeting with a DUI driver last night. Anyone know of a Body shop who can bring this back to new in the Western Chicagoland area?

Brunelleschi

If the car is the only thing that is damaged than sounds like you came out ok. It's a shame. Best of luck bringing her back to life.

tanktube67

Sucks! Sorry to hear that. Take it to your MB dealer or ask them which body shop they use

s.f.clk02

yea only that happening to your car and nothing to yourself i would be really thankful of that. but yea that pretty much sucks

CarGuru

You will need a new quarter for sure, I wouldn't want that bondo'd back together. Make sure you demand OEM parts new, and not reconditioned, junked or after market. Glad you were ok too. Also make sure they blend the rear door, trunk and sail panel. Other wise it will not match well.

-Ryan

Mu9enx

try to get it written off as totaled, then take the check and down payment a c63

02S430

atleast your ok cars are replaceable and yea thats painful to see

ClassyCarl

Hello,

It is very sad to hear about your accident. I hope that your vehicle is repairable to factory condition. I am glad to know that you are okay.

I hope the law prosecutes the other driver to the fullest extent!

Good day.

CarGuru

I don't know about your state but Ca requires said damage to be 50% - 80% of NADA value. We are looking at about $8-$9K of damage. Not likely to be totaled.

-Ryan

AsianML

Can't it also be totalled if the frame suffers damage?

amg07

Take a look at the Mercedes "Certified Collision Centers"

Here are the ones in IL:

http://www.mbusa.com/care/service/co...ers/results.do

Savage c-300

WTF, why would someone do such a thing?!? that DUI could have at least hit a tree or maybe a BMW instead!

jk. i hope everyone was ok.

Savage c-300

your signature caught me off guard. im used to seeing cars on these forums, but when i saw that belly, i thought a **** pop up appeared!

bltzkrg

This is exactly what I was looking for. Thanks, you saved me a little leg work.



To everybody else, thanks for the words of support. I received some follow up from the police today. The driver tested at over twice the legal limit for blood alcohol level. He was driving with his 6 year old son in the truck with him at the time of the wreck. Now confirmed, no license, no insurance, not his vehicle. The owner has no insurance either. In light of this news it is really scary to think this knucklehead was on the road at all. My MB's sacrifice did the world a favor by stopping him from doing far worse damage.
Too bad he posted $300 and is probably right back to knocking down some more beer.

PoaMike

Hello... Hello... Hello... Im Michael, just would like to say Hi and Welcome to MBworld

O back on topic... Ya did you shoot the DUI driver? self defence... He hit one of your family members!

CE EXO

This is really bad but dont worry a good bodyshop can make miracles this days..if you have the money of course.
The main think is that you are ok the car can and will be fixed.

Mu9enx

that's why i said try. i know some close people that have had accidents not as bad as this, and they were able to write it off as totaled. one of them was an 06' BMW 745i, and it was marked total.

who knows, as long as homie is safe and sound!

JimPap

I've seen the same story played over and over. Seems that if State laws required the vehicle owner to be financially responsible, they'd quit loaning their vehicles to drunks.

DCarrera

In Kalifornika they are.

Back in the 80's I was hit by a DUI dirtbag. He was hammered. He had no license. He was in a borrowed car (stolen from his employer actually) oh.. and the best part, he was non-English speaking illegal alien. I hope the owner of the car went to jail for employing an illegal. Last I heard the dude skipped across the border after bailing out and my insurance company had to foot the initial bill for my car and medical.

Making the owner of the car liable for the damage really does not seem to be a much of a factor.

I learned this was CA the hard way after I loaned a car to a pal who then got into a crash and my insurance (i.e. me) had to pay for it. I seldom let people behind the wheels of my cars.

QQQ

sorry to hear that. hope you are ok.

JRAMGV8

Man so sorry to hear that... what matters that you are ok.

Krytech

Brutal. Sorry to hear it. Keep us posted on the repairs, like what they did to fix it. Hope it works out ok for you in the end.

bltzkrg

I finally got my car back. It had been in the shop for FOUR months. But it looks perfect. Can't tell anything happened. We used a MB certified body shop and it ended up costing $400 more than what the insurance would pay...but I think the end result speaks for itself and i'm glad i chose to spend a little extra.

It's so wierd to drive this thing now, I've been in my QX4 and G35 for the last few months so it's really like haveing a new car again.

bltzkrg

Nice job on the estimate, final bill was $8700.

RickP330

Glad to hear it worked out ok, how about an after pic? for comparison?
Rick