Recent content by nakedsushi

What's the process on diminished value? I've never done something like this before.

Wow, that is some quick thinking! I can't believe the driver who slammed on their brakes didn't even stop to see if everyone was okay. Update on my accident: insurance adjuster came out to the collision center for a 2nd, more detailed look and it turns out it's 35K in damage. Now there's some...

Ouch, sorry to see your car hit like that! The speed limit where I was at was about 35-40. My guess is he was going much faster than that. The estimate from the collision center is about 18k, which is a lot less than expected, so there's that. No word from the city or anything. My...

I do not have rear facing seats. - - - Updated - - - I didn't think to take pictures of the interior trunk area, but it wasn't too bad. I would be more worried about the jolt to the neck on children who are rear facing. The more I think and fume about this, the more I'm grateful that my...

My car's VIN is in the 50000's and there *was* some encroachment into the trunk space. Enough that the flap hiding the extra wheel space no longer sits flat. If it's any consolation, some glass tupperware that I forgot in there were still in perfect shape despite being tossed around. The rear...

Maybe the officer was enjoying the clouds when he rear ended me. Neither the headrest nor the seat collapsed that I could tell. While it was a jolt to get hit, it didn't feel as bad as it looked when I walked out and surveyed the damage. But now, a day after, my neck and shoulders are...

He got a pretty bad abrasion or burn on his arm from his airbags deploying, but he was mostly shocked that it happened. I think he got the brunt of the injuries since it was a head-on collision for him. My car was still driveable (minus a bumper) so I moved it off to the side after all the...

I was worried about that. There were actually 2 other squad cars behind him, so getting police on site was not a problem. I learned that protocol when a police car hits you is for CHP to take care of it. The car that hit me was a city police car, so we had to wait for CHP officers to get there...

I don't have a rear facing dash cam but maybe the officer had one? But then knowing the police, that footage may go missing coincidentally... I'm grateful no one was seriously hurt, but really bummed at having to go thru the whole insurance and repair process. And considering the city is...

I was stopped in traffic behind a line of cars waiting for the car in front to make a left turn. All of a sudden BOOM. The rear bumper flew right off and landed on top of the vehicle that hit me, which was this one: Yep, that's right. A squad car complete with steel cattle pusher thing...

I took delivery 9/30 and am on 5.14. I have the new mirror camera, the speed limit sensor, lane detection, and the grill-mounted camera. But still no sign of 6.0.

That thing is really ugly no matter what color you pick. And $50?? You can DIY with a dryer vent hose and some twist ties. You would only need a short one since you can start from the back seat vents (behind the arm rest), so it would only need to go above the back seat.

My husband likes to make fun of my "penny poor and pound foolish" tendencies, especially after I've bought a Tesla. But my reasoning is: after a big splurge like this, I _have_ to save pennies where I can. So things like: - Driving around the block looking for parking because I don't want to...

Hmmm...the lift throttle oversteer sounds like what likely happened. It did seem like the more I left off of the throttle (and regen kicked in), the more the car's rear was trying to fly out. Glad to hear there's a term for it. As for insurance, yes, ouch! I had a really good rate b/c I was a...

The hood and front bumper was damaged. The dashboard inside the car actually had plastic parts popping off, the glovebox was broken. Not shown in the pictures was the passenger side of the car was swiped. The rear brake disc also broke and was stuck through the rims -- not sure how THAT...