Birdman Down!!!!

[JETTAone420]

http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=3514106

[Agent Orange]

Damn man. Freeway+rain=Total pwnage
Sucks bad

[scottd1975]

ted i want your side skirts

[oc-audica]

ha

http://socaleuro.com/forum/showthread.php?t=27145

[RollinInGreenz]

Bummer.

too bad it's not a 1.8T...I'd be alllll up in ur engine bayz...steelin ur motar.

As far as totaling goes... when my 190E was totalled, Farmers said if the estimate to fix the car is anywhere close to, or greater than, the insured value of the car (this means NOT including mods, unless you told your insurance company about all the extra cash you've dumped into it...which i'm willing to bet you were smart enough NOT to do) they'll write you a check and slang the car for spares/scrap...

I'm no mechanic...but it doesn't look good dude...which is good from the standpoint that you may be getting a new car, or at least a check out of it.


note to self: don't procrastinate on buying those new tires...because the ones you have are...how you say...BALD

[super b5.5]

damn that sucks bro

[Carlos]

Ted, dont text me! call me, I refuse to stoop to jr high school stuff and answer or read peoples text messages, Get with the times and call me (that's what phones were originally meant for). Was that you on the 10w by the 215? I doubt it is totaled.

[ncttrnl]

That sucks man. Sorry to hear.

[huitzi]

oh man.......sorry ted.....

[Mr. Nobody]

Ted, ditch the car and hope it gets totalled. It will never be the same again. 90% chance it will give you hell for the rest of the days you own it. So just try and get it totalled and move on.

[RavinJetta]

Ouch but it doesn't look like enough to total it however.

[JETTAone420]

thats wat everyone says it doesnt look bad but thats just the exterior part i mean im not saying everytihing it bad but considering i did hop the curb going sideways somthin had to happen

[Mr. Nobody]

Just push for a total loss every time you talk to the insurance. Explain to them you feel it wil never be the same and hope it comes through.

[01rdGOLF]

Oh damn... I'm glad that you are ok man.....
Crazy... You are the 2nd person that I know that crashed their dub this week.
So what are you planning on doing if its totaled? Part out the parts that you have? and hope that you can get a good break on your car's payout?

[jwill'sMK4]

thats wat everyone says it doesnt look bad but thats just the exterior part i mean im not saying everytihing it bad but considering i did hop the curb going sideways somthin had to happen


i hoped a curb way back when only exterior damage was a ripped out head light and and 2" wide 3' long dent down my door that was in a 2 month old mazda 3 and it got totalled i would think this is the same anyway if u decide to de-mod i'll swap suspensions with u (if they r indeed swappable) and i'll even swap back when u get another car or maybe buy it from u if i take a liking to ur coilovers:tup:

[DTolo]

Ted, I don't know if you decided or if the car is gone yet, but TAKE OFF ALL YOUR AFTERMARKET STUFF! If you have OEM stuff to put back in it's place then do it.

You know I just got done dealing with my Getta... They said it wasn't totalled unless it iexceeded 70% of value. ANd yes, anything is not described as on the car from the factory will not be replaced. So take off any mods you can and replace it with the OEM stuff. You should replace the OEM parts because they INS Co, will do a sort of estimate on what your car is worth when your INS co starts to tell you how much they will give you IF it is totalled. My getta was compacted from front to rear, pinned the doors shut and it wasn't totalled.

Yes, so stereo, lighting, suspension if salvageable, etc... get that stuff off before taking it to a the INS adjuster.

You can gimme a call if you'd like since I just went through all this recently.

[JETTAone420]

well i still have my stock intake, headlights and seats. but everthing else like the molded rear bumper and my hood i dont have replacements for...
as for swapping the suspension anyone want to come over and help me swap it out.

[veedubber7]

oh man that sucks. if you start taking stuff off, i am interested in your armrest ;)

[JETTAone420]

ok after further morning investigation the frame i guss u could call it was bent in by the tire cuz i cant even turn my wheel all the way to the left
http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f61/tvarmy04/CIMG2066.jpg

heres the actual exterior damage other than my bumper
http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f61/tvarmy04/CIMG2067.jpg

and my alingment very mis alligned
http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f61/tvarmy04/CIMG2068.jpg

[scottd1975]

Ted if you going to total the car please pm me i have some questions for you..
HAHA those side skirts lived through it.

[DTolo]

TED!!!!!!!!!! Hey, remove all your brushed trim pieces before it goes in. you won't lose too many points for it. And I might want them too... :)

[scottd1975]

ted i would love to get your headunit

[JETTAone420]

trim is already off...
navi is comming out once i eat breakfast

[scottd1975]

um ted i want the navi how much you want for it pm me

[GTi_01]

dont forget to get me my sidemarkers and bumper markers ^.^

[JETTAone420]

just got done talking to the adjuster their gonna call back 2marrow to set up a date on picking up the car, he also said that if its a shop of their choice they will warranty it all but if its a shop of my choice then they wont

[slowjet]

damn duder, what business do you have driving in the rain with bald tires? Glad to hear you're ok...

[wikedgolf]

OMG you wrecked it again

well at least your ok... I rather have the dubed f'ed up and you being ok

[huitzi]

how much for the matts?

[JETTAone420]

damn yall let me first see if its even gonna get totalled first...lol im gonna push for it to be

[DTolo]

just got done talking to the adjuster their gonna call back 2marrow to set up a date on picking up the car, he also said that if its a shop of their choice they will warranty it all but if its a shop of my choice then they wont

That is a BS thing they all say to throw you off and use THEIR could be crap shop! Check out the shop you'd want to go to, because most shops warranty their work regardless of the Ins. Co.

When my Getta was messed up and had to go back, the additional couple GRAND in work that had to be done came out of the Shop's pocket, not the Ins. Co.

Get that thing down to Phil Thearles' FTW! It'll be declared totalled for sure! They said my Getta was totalled, but GEICO SUCKS ASS! Just my .02 ;)

[GTi_01]

i worked for Caliber Collision Centers for 3 years. work is LIFETIME WARRANTIED there. they have a shop on the corner of Indiana Ave and Arlington.

by law you CAN take it where ever the hell you want. trust me. i worked in that industry.

[JETTAone420]

the 3 shops they recommended were:
-moreno valley autobody
-caliber collision center (lol jesse...)
-entripd autobody

i know the shop i want to take it too since its a VW specialty shop but the adjuster said it wont be easy since its only a mechanical shop and they dont do autobody but when i asked about taking it to an autobody to fix the outside would they have to send it to a mechanic and he said yea so i was like why dont i take it to my mechanic and you guys pick the autobody and he quickly changed the subject and started questioning my tires. and kept emphasizing on if the tires wer teh same ones on the car when i first purcahsed them

[RollinInGreenz]

http://www.liv.ac.uk/~sdb/Safari-2001/Images/457%20Vultures%20kill.jpg

[DTolo]

the 3 shops they recommended were:
-moreno valley autobody
-caliber collision center (lol jesse...)
-entripd autobody

i know the shop i want to take it too since its a VW specialty shop but the adjuster said it wont be easy since its only a mechanical shop and they dont do autobody but when i asked about taking it to an autobody to fix the outside would they have to send it to a mechanic and he said yea so i was like why dont i take it to my mechanic and you guys pick the autobody and he quickly changed the subject and started questioning my tires. and kept emphasizing on if the tires wer teh same ones on the car when i first purcahsed them


Hey watch yourself, don't let them screw you out of your claim because you were operating an "unsafe" vehicle! That might be what he is getting at. If anything, if you haven't admitted otherwise, make sure he knows that you did get different tires, and that you had replaced them since you owned the vehicle! I mean if they measure the tread, then, there is nothing to hide, but, make sure that if they claim your car was "unsafe" due to tread length, that you find the state code, or law that says you have to have so much tread. Get what I am sayin?

[JETTAone420]

yea i told him that i had them changed about a month ago...should i remove my whole stereo or just the HU ?? lol cuz i got my gps running inside my dash and its gonna be a pita to take off

[mike]

Wow Ted, you have had some bad luck lately, atleast your okay, from the pics, it doesn't look too bad, fender, bumper, and a rack, wheel, maybe subframe, but you never know untill you look at the frame rails and shock towers and body gaps. I would just let them take it to their place, that way if it isn't right, you can kick and scream and tell them to keep it.

It could have been alot worse though had someone on the freeway hit you.

If they do total it and you want another Dub, hit me up.

I'm with Carlos on the Jr. high text messaging stuff, if you need to talk to me, call me, and vise/versa! AHAHAHA

[DTolo]

Ted, put it this way, if they total it, once they have it, you are not entitled to anything off the car without their consent and at a price. So, if you are cool with having to buy/replace the parts you leave in it, go ahead.

I removed ALL my components from engine bay to trunk, stereo, XM reciever, Ipod adapter/reciever, amp cables/wiring, and all that I could, to include putting the car on steelies so I didn't have to turn in my Axis 19s.

[JETTAone420]

yea i know especially since when i was done spinning and was literally in the slow lane facing traffic and i saw the ladies reaction as she swerved out of teh way... as far as body gaps go their are gaps inbetween the door panels and the frame but not alot but enough to be like thats not normal....im praying to god tehy total it.
i think my adventures with this car should end here. especially considering ive been putting more money "into" the car with various upgrades/ repairs etc. than i have actually paying the thing off, but i do want another dub, id prefer an audi but thats not gonna happen..
and jeez stop calling me out on sending texts!! hahaha

[JETTAone420]

well if they do total it dont i have any time frame before i actually sign papers taht would give me time to remove last minute stuff?? like the aluminum trim handles are hella noticable when i took them off so i left them back on...i want my optima battery lol....the tail lights i can prob part out since if i do get another car i dont want a jetta, and the coils...well i dont have any stock suspension. the adjuster said hes gonna call 2marrow to set evertying up which might give me an extra day to swap stuff out

[DTolo]

talk to the body shop and ask them what their policy is for retrieving parts when a car is found to be totalled. Guess that will answer some questions.

I know at Phil Thearles, once it is in their posession, if they decide it is totalled, you have to buy parts off the car, you can't strip it before signing the agreement that it is totalled.

[JETTAone420]

i dont know how well they would like it if i took it down to SD for repairs lol

[GTi_01]

i personally know the owner from Intrepid (they're off of washington by the 215).
David Sanchez is his name, or talk with Javier Lopez (service adviser). i did graphics work for them and i used to work with them in the industry :p or take it to Caliber. i don't really know about that mo val shop.

and when you do take your car to either shop, make sure you or your service adviser follows up with you frequently throughout the week. don't let the ball drop or your car will be in the shop longer than it has to.

[adidaRATM]

dammmm sorry about you ride Ted.......sounds like your ok though thats good :)
i was wondering why you didnt show up to work til someone told your car was broken...i call you but you never answered ?

[JETTAone420]

yea dude it happend saturday RIGHT!! after i got after work (that freeway entrance behind work) i was thinkin of callin after it happend but i was like meh...

[JETTAone420]

update: k so my car is going to german performance (euro specialty shop) for the repairs and caliber collision for the body work. their gonna pick up the car in about an hour.
according the the adjuster its gonna go
-body work first
-then the suspension alignment
-then the actual mechanical stuff

[jwill'sMK4]

so soes that mean we cant swap suspensions?

[mike]

Well, they may total it once the body shop gets it and gives the insurance a full assessment. When my truck got totaled, they offered me money for my system, or I could pull it out and put it back stock, which I did. I had receipts for it, that helped.

[bugzy]

never take it to the insurance's shop ... thats lame

take it where you trust the shop, not the insurance company

the insurance company is suppose to cover any expenses needed to restore the vehicle to its original condition, without mod's of course, but should cover the value of the OEM parts

i dont know which shop is good up in your area, but I always recommend Phil Thearles Autoworks in San Diego for us down here

[JETTAone420]

ok so insurance said if tehy do total it they will let me part it all out granted i have all the stock stuff to replace it with.

[JETTAone420]

yea thats why i took it to german performance instead of some second rate mechanical shop..........they just picked it up and even the lady said its a good chance they'll total.

[bugzy]

if they let you grab stuff off replacing back to stock, go for it !!

always best to total out a car thats possibly has some frame damage

[PhätTony]

You'd better get all that stuff off before it goes to the pound son! They took mine, when I went to see the car...the intake was gone from it. They told me they had no idea who took it. Take that ish off...dont trust the place they take it to. They will part your shit themselves in a second to get extra kickback.

Do you have USAA?

How much do you owe on the car? If you do owe money do you have GAP?

[JETTAone420]

for the most part everytihngs off except the big stuff (exhaust, rear molded bumper, hood, coilovers, sideskirts) he said all taht stuff doesnt add value and that i would be able to replace it with stock parts if it gets totalled.
yea i still owe money on the car around 7k. and i when i bought the car i wasnt aware of GAP, but now this happend everyones telling me about it who would i talk to about it? my insurance or the company i got the loan from
?

[huitzi]

am i getting the matts??

[JETTAone420]

k so when ia sked about parting the car out i kinda mentioned i had suspension done and my mom over heard it and said i shouldnt of said anything now because they can use that against me.....

[huitzi]

.
yea i still owe money on the car around 7k. and i when i bought the car i wasnt aware of GAP, but now this happend everyones telling me about it who would i talk to about it? my insurance or the company i got the loan from
?

kkb value for your car is around 11k so you should be ok on that............

[Carlos]

kkb value for your car is around 11k so you should be ok on that............
They dont always go off kbb. they will go off what other comparable jettas are going for and pay the average. Being in the vw dealer side i think they will say it's worth about $7-9k.

[JETTAone420]

They dont always go off kbb. they will go off what other comparable jettas are going for and pay the average. Being in the vw dealer side i think they will say it's worth about $7-9k.
exactly what the bodyshop said when they took it off the flat bed and "tried" to drive it into the bay...

[DTolo]

k so when ia sked about parting the car out i kinda mentioned i had suspension done and my mom over heard it and said i shouldnt of said anything now because they can use that against me.....

AAAHHHH HA HA! You got nagged by your mom about your Dub! lol!

[JETTAone420]

update::
car is slated for a nvember 13 completion (estimate only) of course the car hasnt seen the mechanic yet for a complete evaluation this is just what the bodyshop said for the exterior since they have to order new panels and stuff
so the total is still up in the air. but im curious since this part is taking so long couldnt they just take it to the mechanic now? it would be a shame to wait this long till a mechanic sees it

my insurance only pays for a 30 day rental car after that it comes out of my own pocket s does anyone have a car i can borrow just in case?

[scottd1975]

update::
car is slated for a nvember 13 completion (estimate only) of course the car hasnt seen the mechanic yet for a complete evaluation this is just what the bodyshop said for the exterior since they have to order new panels and stuff
so the total is still up in the air. but im curious since this part is taking so long couldnt they just take it to the mechanic now? it would be a shame to wait this long till a mechanic sees it

my insurance only pays for a 30 day rental car after that it comes out of my own pocket s does anyone have a car i can borrow just in case?

haha not the way you drive Ted.. J/K

[adidaRATM]

30 days should be enough shouldn't it ?

[JETTAone420]

Its Totalled!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

[RollinInGreenz]

congratulations?

[huitzi]

Its Totalled!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

can i get the matts >>???

[jwill'sMK4]

ready to swap suspensions?

[JETTAone420]

i need : stock!

-jetta tails
-jetta rear bumper
-gti hood (this is still a determing factor since it would +/- the price adjustment.)
-suspension i dont think they wil let me take since i cant move the car from the shop but the lady said she might be able to reimburse a few hundred from it.

i need this stuff by today or tomarros at the latest!!!!

[anitx]

.:R?

Oh wait you don't have a car to TRADE for it... :D

[PhätTony]

ok so now what ted? better get on the ball for getting a new car. Tell you what...me and you are going out this Saturday to go car window shopping. not buying just shopping. It'll be about 2+ weeks till the insurance company gets the value together. you have to keep on your adjusters ass. The faster he comes with the quote then the faster you can get another ride to destroy. lol j/k


so anyways...call me up today.

[PhätTony]

i have tails for you...I also have a grill for you if you need it. Who cares about the color.

[anitx]

Who cares about the color.

x2!

Let your inner minority out! :D

[JETTAone420]

the lady said they can pay out as soon as tomarrow if i went in to sign the papers. the first thing she asked was how much i owe on it left and i told her i dindt know, but she has the credit uninions info so she was gonna get it that way. so anyways fuck i need stock tails and a rear bumper asap...everythings already out of the car that needs to be. i just gotta cut the headrest wires and replace them with the stocks so taht shouldnt be a problem.

[JETTAone420]

o yea the lady also offered that since theirs so many parts i wanted back taht she could work something out where they would pay off teh loan balance, give me the car back and cut me a small check...

[adidaRATM]

about your exhausts???

[JETTAone420]

fuck the exhuast!!!!!

ummmmmm

[jwill'sMK4]

i need : stock!

-jetta tails
-jetta rear bumper
-gti hood (this is still a determing factor since it would +/- the price adjustment.)
-suspension i dont think they wil let me take since i cant move the car from the shop but the lady said she might be able to reimburse a few hundred from it.

i need this stuff by today or tomarros at the latest!!!!


bring a few friends and we can do it rite there

[JETTAone420]

ok she called back and said the shop will let me remove th stuff off their...but i dont know if she was talking about the bumper/hood/lights/navi or everything.
anyawys ronnie said i can have his stockset up for now...so whats everyone doing right now??? the sooner i get this stuff off teh faster i get $$$$$$$$$$$$$$44

[jwill'sMK4]

gotta go to skewl i can afford to skip the first class but i have to get to the 2nd class at 2 otherwise i get out at 330 or we can go then or early 2maro morning

[PhätTony]

I got your new ride, Ted.

http://www.evilmilk.com/pictures/Absolut_Shifter.jpg

[adidaRATM]

i have work at 1:30 but you pick up springs before i go to work

[jwill'sMK4]

maybe we can get one of the guys from genesis to come help out

[JETTAone420]

well im stalling as long as i can since i have *work today and i cant come in

[JETTAone420]

ok so vince is stuck in traffic on his way here to help me swap out the coils but update!!
insurance so far is offering 10,852$$ for my jetta but thats based on it being a base model (GL) , year and mileage!!
so that means i know i can pull at least 11,500 since i have the glx!!
heres my thing im seriously thingkin of buying it back from tehm since like everything except for the front right fender side is in great condition and i can prob sell of lots of parts and wat evers left sell it to teh junk yard...
if this is teh case would anyone be interested in it?

[GTi_01]

gimmie ur smoked markers.

[huitzi]

floor mats please!

[JETTAone420]

i dont know if i can give them up...they have it on the list that i have mine
ill take them out and when the lady comes in 2marrow to make sure what i took wont affect the price$ then yea but if not...

[JETTAone420]

thanks ronnie and vince for comming over and helping me swap my coils and exhaust out!!

[mk4chris]

how about a engine awap??? :D

[JETTAone420]

ok so the lady just came by to get the final adjustment on it...that 2 timming lier!!hhahah
first she was all yea its a cf hood blah blah their gonna have to replace it anyways u can go ahead and keep it and your rear bumper since it has a stock bumper with a lip molded if u can get us another stock bumper it wont be held against you...then this morning she was like wheres the hood and i told her that she said i could take it off then we got in a debate about it and she was like blah blah their has to be sheet metal intact etc... and i was like u just said u were gonna have to replace the hood anyways. so she was like wee gonna have to reevaluate the price since we need to factor in a complete hood missing. then the rear bumper because the paint wasnt in good condition like the other and iw as like its the stock bumper you cuz would have to cut up the bottom lip and repaint it annyawys and she was like nooo thats another deduction. then when i was removing the speaker wires from teh side door sill i left one of the clips open so the plastic was sticking up and she was like oops thats gonna affect the trim level and i was like what i can pop that in right now so i did and she was like i already took the picture!!!...anyways tho she said i should still be getting at least 4k out of it

[adidaRATM]

are you still gonna get 10,500 ?

[JETTAone420]

i dont know now...considerin the lady is gonna charge me for a hood, rear bumper, and the door sill plastic sticking out.

[JETTAone420]

so because of her lying about the hood, rear bumper incident...im only gettin a check for a little under 4k$.....

[JETTAone420]

but at least my cars paid off and i was graciously allowed to part practically everything off the car..