Hopefully its not totaled....

[KMV77]

Ive been lurking her a lot, I just dont post much since I dont have any issues with my Tahoe (unlike my old jeep grand cherokee).

So yesterday I was in an accident. An older lady in my left lane (2 lane road) locked up her brakes in the snow, and came into my lane (right lane). I moved over to the right to ride it out in the grass near the shoulder. The van behind her which was following too close rear ended the old lady in the civic, and she ran into my driver side door, and inturn I jammed the front right of the tahoe into a cemetary fence post. I am majorly pissed off. My air bags did not deploy. It needs a hood, bumper, grill, header panel, headlight and ts/parking light, R fender and Flare, and also a Driverside door and rocker panel work on that side too, and of course paint work too. I dont think the frame is bent but I am not sure. The truck was in perfect shape and everything worked. No prior accidents. It has 114k on it. Whats it sound like to you guys? If they total it I may buy it back and repair it. I just bought it in 3/10 with 80k on it so I still owe on it.
Thoughts?
Thanks,
Kevin

 

[sumo]

hopefully it isnt totaled. You have pics of the damage?

 

[KMV77]

Yes. Ill post some up.

 

[07Burb]

In for the pics.... I hope your ride gets fixed man! At least you're alright

 

[KMV77]

 

[sumo]

dosnt look bad. Hood, fender, bumper, door. It looks all cosmetics so hopefully it will be ok

 

[bsul92]

yea that doesnt look to bad, even if insurance totals it i believe you can keep it and keep the title clean. id suggest doing that as long as your somewhat familiar with working on cars, buy the parts and fix it at your house.

 

[sumo]

those front bumper beams are strong as bull on steroids. I slid on some black ice and smacked into a concrete Post that protects a gas pump once in my 89 sierra. Replaced the front bumper from a junk yard the next day and it looks like nothing ever happened,

 

[KMV77]

Well Its at my buddys body shop. He doesnt think that its totaled but the adjuster hasnt been out yet. I blue booked it last night and it comes right in at 14500 give or take a few dollars. If were putting it back together, I'm going to upgrade to the HD hood, and also get the z71 fascia and fog lights. Build it bigger and better than before. Then later on in the next few months lift and tires.
Kevin

 

[gdddup]

ouch. suck man

 

[chauncey0337]

Well Its at my buddys body shop. He doesnt think that its totaled but the adjuster hasnt been out yet. I blue booked it last night and it comes right in at 14500 give or take a few dollars. If were putting it back together, I'm going to upgrade to the HD hood, and also get the z71 fascia and fog lights. Build it bigger and better than before. Then later on in the next few months lift and tires.
Kevin

Nice, I was just about to say, now you got a good reason to get an HD hood. Hope it's not totaled. Good luck.

 

[sumo]

Well Its at my buddys body shop. He doesnt think that its totaled but the adjuster hasnt been out yet. I blue booked it last night and it comes right in at 14500 give or take a few dollars. If were putting it back together, I'm going to upgrade to the HD hood, and also get the z71 fascia and fog lights. Build it bigger and better than before. Then later on in the next few months lift and tires.
Kevin

sometimes you make out better with an accident and you do it yourself. Up grade the parts you want.

 

[Gzes]

Its not totaled. Easy fix and cheap too with all these hoes getting crashed ( most being woman related ) so any updates on the insurance?

 

[edgaranah1]

Yeah doesn't look to bad. I don't think they want to total a 15K truck these days. Hopefully your alright man.


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[KMV77]

No word from the insurance company yet. Should be this week. I did see it today and it doesn't look that bad with all the snow on it. The tow truck driver trashed the tire that was hit by the bumper. It shredded it down to the belt. I assume they'll pro rate tires for it. I was going to get a new set anyway. Also the little metal box that separated the K&N is trashed so I assume they'll put a new fipk on it, unless replacement parts can be bought. What a pain in the ass all this is. sigh....lol At least my rental is a '12 Tahoe.
Kevin

 

[sumo]

haha they are going to have a hell of a time getting that back from you.

 

[KMV77]

The '12 Tahoe is nice. The engine is peppy, and I like the way it goes from v4 to v8. One thing I dont like is that the radio and the hvac buttons are down low, and I find myself looking down to change them and taking my eyes off the road vs the 05 Tahoe where they are higher up. Also the seats seem slimmer, and the center console is wider. The lack of captain style armrest is dissapointing too. If you gave me a '12 I'd take it though lol but I miss my '05. My Kids are upset too and want it back. lol Lastly I know leather is more expensive and nicer than cloth but I like the cloth better because nothing slides around when I'm making turns and its initially feels warmer in the cold. Waitin to see what happens, guess I'll visit the shop tomorrow...again.

 

[ghoster]

The '12 Tahoe is nice. The engine is peppy, and I like the way it goes from v4 to v8. One thing I dont like is that the radio and the hvac buttons are down low, and I find myself looking down to change them and taking my eyes off the road vs the 05 Tahoe where they are higher up. Also the seats seem slimmer, and the center console is wider. The lack of captain style armrest is dissapointing too. If you gave me a '12 I'd take it though lol but I miss my '05. My Kids are upset too and want it back. lol Lastly I know leather is more expensive and nicer than cloth but I like the cloth better because nothing slides around when I'm making turns and its initially feels warmer in the cold. Waitin to see what happens, guess I'll visit the shop tomorrow...again.

lol....

Once you set the controls on the hvac for the desired temp you will have no reason to ever look at it again. I access all the radio functions from the steering wheel. And last but NOT least, if you remote start the truck, and it sees how cold it is, it will turn on the seat heaters automatically, eliminating the cold seat issue. I loved my old truck, but the conveniences on the new ones is amazing. The 2012 even has the heated steering wheel!!

 

[JochenWoern]

The '12 Tahoe is nice. The engine is peppy, and I like the way it goes from v4 to v8. One thing I dont like is that the radio and the hvac buttons are down low, and I find myself looking down to change them and taking my eyes off the road vs the 05 Tahoe where they are higher up. Also the seats seem slimmer, and the center console is wider. The lack of captain style armrest is dissapointing too. If you gave me a '12 I'd take it though lol but I miss my '05. My Kids are upset too and want it back. lol Lastly I know leather is more expensive and nicer than cloth but I like the cloth better because nothing slides around when I'm making turns and its initially feels warmer in the cold. Waitin to see what happens, guess I'll visit the shop tomorrow...again.

Best of luck. Just stay positive, all will work out.

I had a 2011 Suburban for a rental on a business trip not too long ago and I have to agree with you, I like my '06 Interior much better then the Interior on the '11. Also agree on the cloth seats, which I as well have in my Yukon.

 

[04SS99Denali]

if your gonna wind up with a salvage title i would let it go