Update on the Volvo.

"m-b-w loves his SUBAROO" (m-b-w)
03/06/2016 at 11:43 • Filed to: None

The frame is bent. Meeting with insurance on Monday. Here’s the rock my mom managed to hit. She was going forwards, looking at her friends new house rather than the driveway, and drove over it. I’ve been driving the car around since I got back from college Friday, and from what I can tell, the car is majorly out of alignment.

Anyone wanna guess the estimate, and I’ll let y’all know the winner tomorrow? Also, the frame is bent all along the lower parts of the red section from the fender to underneath the drivers door including the jack points. if that helps to come to an estimate.

DISCUSSION (33)

facw > m-b-w loves his SUBAROO
03/06/2016 at 11:52

Well, that’s why it’s insured. I’d be curious to know how much her premiums are going to go up though. A pretty minor mistake, but an expensive one for the insurer.

m-b-w loves his SUBAROO > facw
03/06/2016 at 11:53

Thank god for accident forgiveness! It's a shame we couldn't have saved it for something more major though.

Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras > m-b-w loves his SUBAROO
03/06/2016 at 11:54

m-b-w loves his SUBAROO > Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras
03/06/2016 at 11:56

Just posted a diagram. If you wish to change your vote after seeing it, you are more than welcome to.

Brickman > m-b-w loves his SUBAROO
03/06/2016 at 12:09

LeMons time :)

m-b-w loves his SUBAROO > Brickman
03/06/2016 at 12:11

Haha. I think that the buyback would still be significantly higher than $500 since its a 2015 with only 18k miles. But it certainly would be a good LeMons car.

E92M3 > m-b-w loves his SUBAROO
03/06/2016 at 12:11

That looks like superficial rocker panel damage to me. I don’t think the structural part of the frame is damaged, at least from this photo. May be a different story once it’s on a lift.

m-b-w loves his SUBAROO > E92M3
03/06/2016 at 12:12

I was looking underneath the car with my neighbor last night and the metal structure underneath the rocker was bent in several locations. The rocker and fender are still mounted perfectly, but pushed in about 3 inches+.

Shmevans > m-b-w loves his SUBAROO
03/06/2016 at 12:22

With labour, I’m going to say $17,500 . That looks like a big number but I wouldn’t be surprised at all.

m-b-w loves his SUBAROO > Shmevans
03/06/2016 at 12:24

Nice guess. If that’s the case, it’ll probably be a write off since it’s only worth $18-$20k

Shmevans > m-b-w loves his SUBAROO
03/06/2016 at 12:39

Really? I would have guessed it was worth way more for a 2015 with so few miles. :(

m-b-w loves his SUBAROO > Shmevans
03/06/2016 at 12:40

Horrible resale value. Thankfully it's a lease.

PS9 > m-b-w loves his SUBAROO
03/06/2016 at 12:53

Kinja'd!!!

Ways to take out Batman A Volvo;

Hang it
Shoot it
Hit it with a rock

m-b-w loves his SUBAROO > PS9
03/06/2016 at 12:56

I’m honestly laughing at the fact that my mom possibly totaled one of the strongest cars on the market going less than 5 mph.

wafflesnfalafel > m-b-w loves his SUBAROO
03/06/2016 at 13:03

ouch... guess - $14,250

m-b-w loves his SUBAROO > wafflesnfalafel
03/06/2016 at 13:04

Nice guess.

PS9 > m-b-w loves his SUBAROO
03/06/2016 at 13:06

Hey, this reminds me of a story. There was a super-impatient dude in a Mitsubishi at a stoplight. I didn’t have a car at the time and was on foot. Traffic was slow, the light was one of those that turns green for 5 seconds and goes back to red for six years, there were school kids at every corner of the crosswalk, a school bus was soon coming up to its stop which would basically mean letting one the few opportunities for a green light go by the wayside, etc. etc.

I could see him slam his fists on the steering wheel when the light changed red again right as it was his turn to go. His SO tried to calm him down. Two kids were in the back. He’d had enough. There was an alleyway right there where he was, and he decided he was gonna full-throttle into that bloody ally, anything to get away from this nightmare traffic and back home to more reruns of Duck Dynasty. Problem with that was...well he popped the curb with the right front tire and slammed into something underneath the car while tearing ass into that ally. *BANG*

There was a long trail of black motor oil coating the ally. The car was stopped at the end of it with smoke pouring out from under the hood. If he had waited at the light a few more minutes, he and his green Mitsubishi would have made it home in one piece with all of it’s oil still in the pan. LOL.

BvdV - The Dutch Engineer > m-b-w loves his SUBAROO
03/06/2016 at 13:18

That’s one ugly spot to hit something, since the car is not really designed to channel forces away from that point. My guess is $11000.

yitznewton > m-b-w loves his SUBAROO
03/06/2016 at 13:20

Jeebus, so easy to stupidly destroy a car. My wife had a similar distraction brainfart last week and hit a wall, but it only tore the front bumper off a little. All scraped up now, but it snapped right back together.

m-b-w loves his SUBAROO > BvdV - The Dutch Engineer
03/06/2016 at 13:24

Decent guess. It sure is a bad spot.

m-b-w loves his SUBAROO > yitznewton
03/06/2016 at 13:25

I think I'm going to poke fun at her for this for years to come.