WHO's GOOD AT MATH???
24-Mar-2010, 02:48 PM
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24-Mar-2010, 02:50 PM
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24-Mar-2010, 03:04 PM
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Yep....sucks quite a bit. If you dont mind me asking...did you have something similar (50/50) or was it 100% at fault?
24-Mar-2010, 03:08 PM
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24-Mar-2010, 03:12 PM
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24-Mar-2010, 03:22 PM
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I had my civic and mazda full coverage a couple of years ago , after 2-3 years with no tickets and accidents my insurance went up , so now I m paying the same amount for one way that i did for full coverage years ago ( maybe a little less but still close). If i went full coverage I will be paying a lot more ...
You can still part out the car or maybe try to fix it . I dont know the condition of the engine
24-Mar-2010, 03:26 PM
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I would still say fight it until the end .
But if you do decide to fix it , it will cost you at least 2000-3000 ( parts , labour , paint ) . If you part it out you may be able to get 1500-2000 depending on the condition of the parts .
So lets say you do get 2000 in parts plus 2000 you will still have to spend to fix up your car ( maybe even more) you are at 4000 for a new car. You can still get a decent civic for 4000-5000 $
The worst part is that the damn accident goes in your record. I had mine for 6 years and it hurts , specially when you get new quotes. Like i said try ti fight until the end.
But if you do decide to fix it , it will cost you at least 2000-3000 ( parts , labour , paint ) . If you part it out you may be able to get 1500-2000 depending on the condition of the parts .
So lets say you do get 2000 in parts plus 2000 you will still have to spend to fix up your car ( maybe even more) you are at 4000 for a new car. You can still get a decent civic for 4000-5000 $
The worst part is that the damn accident goes in your record. I had mine for 6 years and it hurts , specially when you get new quotes. Like i said try ti fight until the end.
24-Mar-2010, 03:37 PM
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I had my civic and mazda full coverage a couple of years ago , after 2-3 years with no tickets and accidents my insurance went up , so now I m paying the same amount for one way that i did for full coverage years ago ( maybe a little less but still close). If i went full coverage I will be paying a lot more ...
You can still part out the car or maybe try to fix it . I dont know the condition of the engine
You can still part out the car or maybe try to fix it . I dont know the condition of the engine
Luckily engine seems perrrfect. ran well after the fact so at least thats a plus. I will have to decide on which way to proceed. But if I am not 100% cleared of Liability, I will absolutely fight it till the end. But forsure, the worst part of the entire ordeal is the chance of spotting an otherwise perfect record.
24-Mar-2010, 03:54 PM
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24-Mar-2010, 03:59 PM
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Does not make any sense. so lets say if the same car does 0-200km/h [and we all know that at higher speeds acceleration is at loss due to gearing] in about 25s, does your answer still match up? no it does not.
why don't you guys go out and measure 30m, then launch a car at WOT and see how much you accelerate.
24-Mar-2010, 05:33 PM
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Acceleration is a curve of change of speed. Every second causes the car to accelerate, not always the same due to different gearing. First of all you need the force, weight and mechanical advantage ratio (gear ratio).
You cannot just take the time it took to accelerate 0-60mph and use the information. Now if you had something to compare it with you could make a guestimation which again wouldn't be exact due to mechanical advantage.
I would say maybe 25-30km/h but that's just a guess. Again do not underestimate speeds like 30km/h. If the driver didn't brake or was even braking and impact occured at 30km/h that still does a LOT of damage.
Your best bet would be find a video on youtube of somebody doing 0-x km/h and count second for let's say 0-50km/h. So then atleast you have a comparison and rate of acceleration. And no, diving the 0-100km/h by 2 will NOT give you an accurate answer.
GL but you will never find an accurate answer unless you find out all the unknowns I mentioned above.
You cannot just take the time it took to accelerate 0-60mph and use the information. Now if you had something to compare it with you could make a guestimation which again wouldn't be exact due to mechanical advantage.
I would say maybe 25-30km/h but that's just a guess. Again do not underestimate speeds like 30km/h. If the driver didn't brake or was even braking and impact occured at 30km/h that still does a LOT of damage.
Your best bet would be find a video on youtube of somebody doing 0-x km/h and count second for let's say 0-50km/h. So then atleast you have a comparison and rate of acceleration. And no, diving the 0-100km/h by 2 will NOT give you an accurate answer.
GL but you will never find an accurate answer unless you find out all the unknowns I mentioned above.
Your post makes sense, and you're right. I wanted a ball park figure but I imagine that because acceleration is not constant, the actual speed assuming WOT acceleration over a distance of 30 meters will be greater than 14 km/h.
Im trying to find out the unknown variables: such as curb weight of the car (obviously it was not empty at the time, but nonetheless) & gear ratio etc.. to give me a more precise answer.
BTW...does anyone know of any good/reliable sites that give a wealth of info/specs about a particular vehicle i.e. (curb weight, hp, acceleration, gear ratio, etc etc etc)
24-Mar-2010, 11:20 PM
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This is just a rought estimate to fix your car. If you can do some work yourself
Used hood - 100-150 dollars ( seen some on used parts)
fender- About 75 each ( thats how much i paid for one at the junyard)
front bumper- 100 ( thats how much it cost me to replace mine)
Front headlights - 200 for the pair ( probably less )
Front grill - 50 bucks ( type r)
So to rebuilt your front end you are looking at around 600-700$ with used parts , plus you can do most of the work yourself. I changed the fender of my civic in 2 hours and it wasnt too hard .
To paint your front end you are looking at 400-700 depending on where you go, I actually got my whole car painted for 1000
So if you are lucky enough you could rebuilt your front end for a 1000 $ ( if you are lucky again !)...
Just by looking at the damage you may need a new radiator , and a few other parts.. I dont know about your suspension as an expert will probably have to look down there.
If you are really lucky you may actually fix up the car for 1000-1500 , of course you will have to do some work of your own (finding cheaps parts and installing them) .. So its not all bad news i guess...
25-Mar-2010, 12:12 AM
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This is just a rought estimate to fix your car. If you can do some work yourself
Used hood - 100-150 dollars ( seen some on used parts)
fender- About 75 each ( thats how much i paid for one at the junyard)
front bumper- 100 ( thats how much it cost me to replace mine)
Front headlights - 200 for the pair ( probably less )
Front grill - 50 bucks ( type r)
So to rebuilt your front end you are looking at around 600-700$ with used parts , plus you can do most of the work yourself. I changed the fender of my civic in 2 hours and it wasnt too hard .
To paint your front end you are looking at 400-700 depending on where you go, I actually got my whole car painted for 1000
So if you are lucky enough you could rebuilt your front end for a 1000 $ ( if you are lucky again !)...
Just by looking at the damage you may need a new radiator , and a few other parts.. I dont know about your suspension as an expert will probably have to look down there.
If you are really lucky you may actually fix up the car for 1000-1500 , of course you will have to do some work of your own (finding cheaps parts and installing them) .. So its not all bad news i guess...
Used hood - 100-150 dollars ( seen some on used parts)
fender- About 75 each ( thats how much i paid for one at the junyard)
front bumper- 100 ( thats how much it cost me to replace mine)
Front headlights - 200 for the pair ( probably less )
Front grill - 50 bucks ( type r)
So to rebuilt your front end you are looking at around 600-700$ with used parts , plus you can do most of the work yourself. I changed the fender of my civic in 2 hours and it wasnt too hard .
To paint your front end you are looking at 400-700 depending on where you go, I actually got my whole car painted for 1000
So if you are lucky enough you could rebuilt your front end for a 1000 $ ( if you are lucky again !)...
Just by looking at the damage you may need a new radiator , and a few other parts.. I dont know about your suspension as an expert will probably have to look down there.
If you are really lucky you may actually fix up the car for 1000-1500 , of course you will have to do some work of your own (finding cheaps parts and installing them) .. So its not all bad news i guess...
Yup..those are respectable quotes. Need radiator + all the parts you mentioned above. Hope my suspension setup is alright
(koni yellows + h&r springs)... So yes, in that sense, its not "all" bad news....Most importantly however, is why should I be out of pocket; be it $1000 or $1 if I was driving responsibly and am not at fault? 
25-Mar-2010, 02:52 AM
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Its surprising that your car has so much damage and the other car has very minor damage.
Your rad support may be pushed in. I'm assuming he hit you on the driver side corner? May also have some frame damage.
And don't bother with those calculations, it gets quite complicated with applying forces/weight/mechanical advantage. If I have enough free time and am bored enough I may just do it. What year/trim was the accord?
Your rad support may be pushed in. I'm assuming he hit you on the driver side corner? May also have some frame damage.
And don't bother with those calculations, it gets quite complicated with applying forces/weight/mechanical advantage. If I have enough free time and am bored enough I may just do it. What year/trim was the accord?
25-Mar-2010, 10:15 AM
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Its surprising that your car has so much damage and the other car has very minor damage.
Your rad support may be pushed in. I'm assuming he hit you on the driver side corner? May also have some frame damage.
And don't bother with those calculations, it gets quite complicated with applying forces/weight/mechanical advantage. If I have enough free time and am bored enough I may just do it. What year/trim was the accord?
Your rad support may be pushed in. I'm assuming he hit you on the driver side corner? May also have some frame damage.
And don't bother with those calculations, it gets quite complicated with applying forces/weight/mechanical advantage. If I have enough free time and am bored enough I may just do it. What year/trim was the accord?
25-Mar-2010, 02:05 PM
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Does not make any sense. so lets say if the same car does 0-200km/h [and we all know that at higher speeds acceleration is at loss due to gearing] in about 25s, does your answer still match up? no it does not.
why don't you guys go out and measure 30m, then launch a car at WOT and see how much you accelerate.
why don't you guys go out and measure 30m, then launch a car at WOT and see how much you accelerate.
if so, that's not possible.
25-Mar-2010, 03:15 PM
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Yup..those are respectable quotes. Need radiator + all the parts you mentioned above. Hope my suspension setup is alright (koni yellows + h&r springs)... So yes, in that sense, its not "all" bad news....Most importantly however, is why should I be out of pocket; be it $1000 or $1 if I was driving responsibly and am not at fault?
(koni yellows + h&r springs)... So yes, in that sense, its not "all" bad news....Most importantly however, is why should I be out of pocket; be it $1000 or $1 if I was driving responsibly and am not at fault? I know what you mean. But life is not fair !
I hit my car 2 months ago in my garage because i was late for work . 700$ to fix it !!! ... My wife did the samething last year and it cost us 1000 $..Money that I could of use for something else went to the garbage.
