My Friday Nite!!!
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2001 CLK 430
My Friday Nite!!!
Well everyone, I had a great 6 months with my car, but unfourtantely due to a drunk driver on the Throggs neck bridge (in NY) my run has ended for now I guess until the Insurance company's adjuster comes to take a look, but from what everyone is telling me its going to be a write off..i grew so attached!
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doh, hope you are ok...
yeah, you don't want that car back even if the insurance company can fix it... resale & fit/finish will never be the same... cash out and get another one...
yeah, you don't want that car back even if the insurance company can fix it... resale & fit/finish will never be the same... cash out and get another one...
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Originally Posted by mmgrad
doh, hope you are ok...
yeah, you don't want that car back even if the insurance company can fix it... resale & fit/finish will never be the same... cash out and get another one...
yeah, you don't want that car back even if the insurance company can fix it... resale & fit/finish will never be the same... cash out and get another one...
Are you selling any parts off it? I need some random interior pieces
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Yeah basically walked out with out a scratch.. i mean other than a little soreness in my back and me biting my tounge while the car was spinning im fine. But yeah maybe clk55 would be a good idea...lets see first what the insurance company does and btw it was a hit and run. This dude rear ended me and did not let up on the gas and guided my car towards the steel/concreate median and he took off...im hoping since it was on the bridge that they find this guy
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Hard luck with the car man. Good that you are OK. Now you get to start with a clean slate! The MBWorld is your oyster! Good luck.
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Glad to hear you came out with only a scratch... on a sidenote
Someone explain to me what happens to the car when he gets his check (should he go with that option)... does he still retain the rights to the car or does the insurance company technically "own" the car and they it just send it to a junk yard for strippin and the insurance company gets whatever that can in return?
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I'm with the other guy... I could use some parts which are probably still functioning.... PM me if your interested in parting out a few items.
Someone explain to me what happens to the car when he gets his check (should he go with that option)... does he still retain the rights to the car or does the insurance company technically "own" the car and they it just send it to a junk yard for strippin and the insurance company gets whatever that can in return?
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I'm with the other guy... I could use some parts which are probably still functioning.... PM me if your interested in parting out a few items.
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hit and run???? *****! the police better find that ****** and put him in jail.
Glad to hear you walked away w/o any injuries.
your car kinda looks like the jaguar x-type from the front now....j/k
get a CLK55!!!!!
Glad to hear you walked away w/o any injuries.
your car kinda looks like the jaguar x-type from the front now....j/k
get a CLK55!!!!!
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well I dont know yet about parting out anything because the adjuster still has to come look at the car and if they cut me a check if it is totaled im pretty sure they take the car and I cant get anything out...or thats how at least I think it works
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hit and run???? *****! the police better find that ****** and put him in jail.
Glad to hear you walked away w/o any injuries.
your car kinda looks like the jaguar x-type from the front now....j/k
get a CLK55!!!!!
Glad to hear you walked away w/o any injuries.
your car kinda looks like the jaguar x-type from the front now....j/k
get a CLK55!!!!!
I hope the cops get that ***** cause he was defintely drunk and he was driving a blk ford/chevy pickup-redneck lol
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Originally Posted by cnotes999
well I dont know yet about parting out anything because the adjuster still has to come look at the car and if they cut me a check if it is totaled im pretty sure they take the car and I cant get anything out...or thats how at least I think it works
I call dibs on the shifter assembly...yay for tiptronic
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Damn!!!
Hey....I'm glad you walked away from all of this ok....Your car is definitely gone...I used to work in auto claim/payments for a national company....If (and they will) they total you out, the insurance company "owns" the car, but usually they offer to sell it back to you for little of nothing and then you can sell the parts....like my friend totaled her Honda and she was able to buy it back for $100....good deal, b/c she was able to make a killin' off of parts...
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Originally Posted by CLK430girl
like my friend totaled her Honda and she was able to buy it back for $100....good deal, b/c she was able to make a killin' off of parts...
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once the insurance company cuts you a check, you can't take anything from the car... it will belong to them...
at best, if you have aftermarket stuff, you can take that and put back the stock parts and thats about it... (ie., aftermarket ICE vs. stock radio, etc...) but you can't strip any part of the car
if you want to strip the car apart and sell parts, you can take the check from the insurance company and then ask them, how much to buy the vehicle back... the buy back amount will be much less then the totalled payout... ie., if they cut u a check for $20k, the buy back price for the car will prob be like $10-15k
at best, if you have aftermarket stuff, you can take that and put back the stock parts and thats about it... (ie., aftermarket ICE vs. stock radio, etc...) but you can't strip any part of the car
if you want to strip the car apart and sell parts, you can take the check from the insurance company and then ask them, how much to buy the vehicle back... the buy back amount will be much less then the totalled payout... ie., if they cut u a check for $20k, the buy back price for the car will prob be like $10-15k
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Don't worry about the car bro is just material and you can replace it at any time, as long as you are ok, I'm glad you walk out of this one with out an scratch.
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Most important thing is that you're ok. You can replace metal, but you can't replace lives.
One thing that I noticed about the CLK and Mercedes in general, is that the bumpers and other things are all plastic.
A month ago I went to Reno, Nevada on my 7 series, on the way back it started snowing/raining and I started spinning on the freeway, it was pretty bad. Good thing is that I didn't feel anything I hit, I only heard the sounds and that we were all alive. I banged the back bumper so much that there's no damage at all. This car is solid and saved our lives.
I just got it back earlier this week.
One thing that I noticed about the CLK and Mercedes in general, is that the bumpers and other things are all plastic.
A month ago I went to Reno, Nevada on my 7 series, on the way back it started snowing/raining and I started spinning on the freeway, it was pretty bad. Good thing is that I didn't feel anything I hit, I only heard the sounds and that we were all alive. I banged the back bumper so much that there's no damage at all. This car is solid and saved our lives.
I just got it back earlier this week.
