Someone hit me. Pictures from my Accident in my 2014 C250.
#1
Someone hit me. Pictures from my Accident in my 2014 C250.
Driving in the right lane when a pickup on the opposite side of the road made a U-turn into my lane. I hit the brakes and swerved into the left lane to avoid, but the other driver did the same thing. My car got wedged between the curb and a large pickup, so naturally, the car jumped the curb. Blew both front tires and cracked 2 rims. Other driver was cited and their insurance accepted full liability.
Took it to a Mercedes collision center and its still not done. Been almost 3 months. Extensive suspension damage, but things are wrapping up now.
Total damages with parts and labor is sitting at around $22k.
I had just clayed my car the week before. Shame.
Took it to a Mercedes collision center and its still not done. Been almost 3 months. Extensive suspension damage, but things are wrapping up now.
Total damages with parts and labor is sitting at around $22k.
I had just clayed my car the week before. Shame.
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2012 C300 Sport 4Matic and 2003 CLK 430 cabrio
Driving in the right lane when a pickup on the opposite side of the road made a U-turn into my lane. I hit the brakes and swerved into the left lane to avoid, but the other driver did the same thing. My car got wedged between the curb and a large pickup, so naturally, the car jumped the curb. Blew both front tires and cracked 2 rims. Other driver was cited and their insurance accepted full liability.
Took it to a Mercedes collision center and its still not done. Been almost 3 months. Extensive suspension damage, but things are wrapping up now.
Total damages with parts and labor is sitting at around $22k.
I had just clayed my car the week before. Shame.
Took it to a Mercedes collision center and its still not done. Been almost 3 months. Extensive suspension damage, but things are wrapping up now.
Total damages with parts and labor is sitting at around $22k.
I had just clayed my car the week before. Shame.
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Factory ordered 2012 MB C350 w/Dynamic Handling Package
#6
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'06 mz3, '12 R6, '09 W204, '02 A4 B6, '14 IS350
dam man! 22k for damages its lot judging from the pics. but then again not sure whats inside/underside. 22k in damages its not going to drive the same. since its 2014 i would fight for it to be total and just get another 2014. unless you dont mind.
#7
+1.....sorry to see that man.
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#9
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'06 mz3, '12 R6, '09 W204, '02 A4 B6, '14 IS350
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LOL, insurance companies are always like that pulling a fast one. A pain in the *** to deal with. This case its worst its the other party insurance that is looking/fixing the car. they will fix it as cheap as possible. That is why they didnt total it out in the first place.
OP who's party insurance adjuster came to look at the car? or the place you took it to gave you the price?
LOL, insurance companies are always like that pulling a fast one. A pain in the *** to deal with. This case its worst its the other party insurance that is looking/fixing the car. they will fix it as cheap as possible. That is why they didnt total it out in the first place.
OP who's party insurance adjuster came to look at the car? or the place you took it to gave you the price?
#12
The impact felt surprisingly severe. I was certain the car was totaled before I got out to see the damage. At first I was shocked that the damage looked so minor. Unfortunately there was a lot of underlying damage. If the airbags had deployed, it would have been a write-off for sure.
All replacement parts are OEM.
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LOL, insurance companies are always like that pulling a fast one. A pain in the *** to deal with. This case its worst its the other party insurance that is looking/fixing the car. they will fix it as cheap as possible. That is why they didnt total it out in the first place.
OP who's party insurance adjuster came to look at the car? or the place you took it to gave you the price?
LOL, insurance companies are always like that pulling a fast one. A pain in the *** to deal with. This case its worst its the other party insurance that is looking/fixing the car. they will fix it as cheap as possible. That is why they didnt total it out in the first place.
OP who's party insurance adjuster came to look at the car? or the place you took it to gave you the price?
I bought the front grille from ukstylings on eBay. Arrived via DHL in 2 days. Link to the listing: http://www.ebay.com/itm/151187859422...S:1123&vxp=mtr
(he was asking for pictures after installing, and refunded me some money on PayPal for permission to use the pictures in his listing. That's actually my car shown)
The grille looks great and fits perfectly. Took less than 15 minutes to install too.
Thanks everyone for the support. Since it's a Mercedes certified repair, they will continue to fix it doesn't drive the same, even after the repairs are complete. I'm still afraid that it won't feel the same.
Last edited by SamTheSammich; 12-17-2014 at 11:43 AM.
#13
I'm sorry to hear that, let us know and show whether the dealership collision center are good enough or not. My old 06 VW Jetta GLI didn't make it, the gap between the passenger-side headlight and fender are noticeable and the motor on the headlight projector doesn't feel the same anymore
#14
Glad that you haven't had any issues. But this is exactly why I just installed a dash cam in my new mercedes. I do not trust anyone to be honest when it comes to auto accidents
#15
How much it cost to install your dash cam? I was actually thinking on doing that, but I wonder how do you keep the record of all the driving you do, the videos will take a lot of memory space to record right?
#16
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Installed it myself, and the video loops over and rewrites unless an event is triggered, in which case it is locked onto the card
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Amazon.com : Car Black Box -Timetec® Road Hawk DC-2 1080P HD Car Vehicle Road Traffic Accident/Incident Dash Windshield Dashboard Video Audio Camera Recorder Camcorder DVR System Black Box Built in Microphone, GPS, G Gravity Sensor with SD Memory Card, Media Player of Route Tracking, 3D Forces, Google Map(DC-2 Camera) : Electronics
Installed it myself, and the video loops over and rewrites unless an event is triggered, in which case it is locked onto the card
Installed it myself, and the video loops over and rewrites unless an event is triggered, in which case it is locked onto the card
#18
It's amazing how expensive it is to repair a German car. I was opening the door of my Cayman S and a passing van clipped it, just enough to bend the edge. The door still opened and closed fine. Total repair was $15,000. The car only had 4500 miles and insurance protocol is to paint the entire driver's side of the car to ensure color match.
The dash cam is a great idea. I would like a hidden one, not slapped on the windshield.
The dash cam is a great idea. I would like a hidden one, not slapped on the windshield.
Last edited by SCHUTZEE; 12-18-2014 at 10:39 PM. Reason: add photo
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It's amazing how expensive it is to repair a German car. I was opening the door of my Cayman S and a passing van clipped it, just enough to bend the edge. The door still opened and closed fine. Total repair was $15,000. The car only had 4500 miles and insurance protocol is to paint the entire driver's side of the car to ensure color match.
The dash cam is a great idea. I would like a hidden one, not slapped on the windshield.
The dash cam is a great idea. I would like a hidden one, not slapped on the windshield.
#22
isn't there any insurance term called comprehensive? it's an option we could get here in US in case anything happened to our car when it is parked.