My PiP smashed while parked

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  1. rcsting

    rcsting Toyota Fanatic

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    Bad day for my PiP. This afternoon someone runs a red light in front of my shop, a Nissan Versa gets clipped and rolls several times before landing in our parking lot. The Versa hit my co workers Jeep so hard it pushed it sideways almost 6 feet before hammering my car. My car is less than 6 months old. I've never been in an accident and now my car is pretty well torn up while it was parked.

    It's going to a body shop tomorrow. I'm thinking its pretty significant damage especially since the rear quarter panel doesn't look replaceable. Here are some pics. image.jpg image.jpg image.jpg
     
    #1 rcsting, Apr 25, 2013
  2. Rebound

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    Very sorry to hear that. I hope everything works out for you. Was the person in the Versa hurt?
     
    #2 Rebound, Apr 26, 2013
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    Aye, I hope the innocent driver wasn't hurt.
     
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    :)Bad day for everyone involved. Good luck getting your Prius repaired.
     
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    OUCH !!!! ...:confused:
     
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    I think that'll rub right out . . . .
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    Yea, it's a bummer. Glad you're ok too.
     
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    hope they total it for you!(y)
     
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  8. rcsting

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    The driver of the Versa was responsive and went to the hospital. When they rolled her car back on its wheels items fell out of her car including a ticket for running a red light 3 days earlier !!!

    I'm hoping for a total. I've owned 15 cars and never had even a dent before this. I had just completely detailed the Prius last week.
     
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    Should revoke the license. There should be enough points? Was she using cell phone txt msg or something?
     
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    Karma !
     
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    My insurance covers a rental car so I'm considering either a Prius or maybe a Rav4 EV to try out until we find out how bad this is going to be.
     
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    ouch!
     
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    Think of the amount of energy that got transferred, crazy!

    What's with the PiP accident posts, starting to get worried now :/
     
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    Apparently, there's a wiring defect in some Prius Plug-ins which causes the enormous battery to energize the vehicle frame into a gigantic electromagnet, which causes other cars to fly into the Prius.
     
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    Wow, sorry to hear about that. I hope they total it out as I know myself, I would not want a car after having to have that much body work done to it.
     
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    That's not even funny, I can see CNN making a run with this ;)
     
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    The dent can be pull out. It would not be totaled.
     
    #17 bedrock8x, Apr 26, 2013
  18. 3PriusMike

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    They are not going to "pull out" any dents in that car. Replace those body parts -- yes.

    Mike
     
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  19. Rebound

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    The door can be replaced, but the rest of the damaged area is part of the unibody. Do they cut those sections out and weld a replacement section in?
     
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  20. 3PriusMike

    3PriusMike Prius owner since 2000, Tesla M3 2018

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    What would you do if you had no insurance to pay for it and you owned a body shop?

    Mike
     
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