I was going 50 mph down a road I rarely go down (speed limit is 40), and then I saw a quick swooping right curve coming up, as the road went into a red light. I had been in the middle of changing a cd, so I had to put the cd in the player as fast as a could, so I could stop and keep control. I ended up nicking the curb of the median, shooting out towards the right lane (I was in the left/closest to the median), hit the brakes, lost traction, almost counter-steered out of it, but at that point I had already lost too much traction and the rear started to tail out. I did a 180 degree spin, went onto the grass median and took out a 12 ft tree that was on the median as if somebody had chopped it right in the middle of it. Ended up facing the other direction on the other side of the road, about 1 foot from a kids car. I got the police to write a report, and got no ticket or anything, but I had to baby her home at 30 mph.

It looks like at least (edit ) 1 axel, and the control arms are bent, one REAL bad wheel, 2 bad tires, and body damage from the tree behind the passenger side door. It doesn't look like there's major frame damage, but you guys tell me. Possibly totalled? Pictures are below. This sucks Worst day of my life.



Frame damage?

Bent control arms...

Another bent axel/bubbled tire




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Wow that sucks man.....glad that your ok though. I wouldn't say that its totaled by the looks of it but you cant always evaluate something upon looking at pics only!

 

not totaled but a pia to fix, good luck!

 

That sucks i know how you feel mine has been at the body shop for 2 weeks and is undecided because they have yet to check the frame

 

That Type R sticker held its own... Good luck with the repairs.

 

Definitely fixable, not totaled

Car only has 2 axles, BTW

Good luck getting it fixed up.

 

We only have 2 axles

I'd suggest waiting on the word from the insurance guys. Damage in that back area(single piece body work). is more expensive generaly than the front of the car. You more than likely have bent control arms, either upper or lower on the front and back parts. If you don't have frame damage, that looks entirely repairable, but it will be somewhat extensive for the repairs.

 

Definately not totalled. Probably just a few bent control arms etc (BTW no axles in back). As for the body damage, that can definately be fixed. I had similar but worse damage like that on my 92 teg from someone backing into it, but it was fixed with no problems.

 

I'm no expert, but I've had similar damage on 2 occasions. My guess is that it's not totalled.

I have some idea how you feel; sorry.

 

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Yeah I'm gonna baby it to honda today, and then the insurance guys will come out and check it out.

 

It depends. If the body is crinkled enough above the subframe they will likely total it.

In a way, it'd be best if they did if it was badly damaged in areas you can't see from the pics.

 

is that a pinstripe?!

 

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Yeah...the guy who owned it before me had it painted on...

 

doesn't look totaled.... but very well could be.....

.....it would be better of totaled.

 

Sorry about the accident.

 

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how's that?

 

Take the opportunity to have the pinstripe removed... And good luck getting it fixed, it definitely looks repairable, though not cheaply.

 

I hope they don't total it, we're losing enough R's as it is. Good luck getting it fixed!!

 

definitely not totalled. fixable.

 

Sorry about the wreck, Andy. I've got some rash on mine in the same spot that I need to get fixed as well.

 

shes done...

 

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a car is never the same after an accident... especially with what looks to have suspension damage.

..... goodluck though, it would be nice if your car would get fixed without any problems.

 

Very fixable.

Looks a lot like my teg did a few years back. $10,000 (cdn) in damages, though, believe it or not.

 

rear quarter panels are a PITA to fix right. also, you have NH-0 paint... that will be very hard to match to the rest of the car. I wouldn't doubt the $10k repair quote someone put up.

 

Fixing rear quarter panels are hella money! Good luck and hope its not to pricey.