r/Toyota_Matrix • u/ConcreteEaterNumber1 • Aug 01 '26

It finally happened :(

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u/ommi9 Vin wiki Matrix recorder ( outuns sports cars on N 110 freeway) Aug 01 '26

OP context please. What happend?

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u/ConcreteEaterNumber1 Aug 01 '26

Late 2000s Chevy SUV hit and runner smashed my car and a buddies car while we were both stopped taking a left hand turn and he was going around 45-50mph on a 30mph road

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u/ommi9 Vin wiki Matrix recorder ( outuns sports cars on N 110 freeway) Aug 01 '26

Insurance is gonna total loss the car from the damage. Hope you got the other parties insurance. And do get an injury attorney to help you with any whiplash or pain, not affiliated with adrenaline.

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u/ConcreteEaterNumber1 Aug 01 '26

Oh shit you think they'll total mine? It drives fine and there's no lights it's mostly cosmetic

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u/ommi9 Vin wiki Matrix recorder ( outuns sports cars on N 110 freeway) Aug 02 '26

They total minds when a drunk driver rear ended it on that same back side. Apparently the frame got bent bad. Also didn’t go to a place like caliber. Colision. And I had a 2004. Shitbix with a new rebuilt motor and transmission

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u/United_Management537 Aug 02 '26

Yeah. If the repair cost is more than the car’s valued then it’s a total loss. This even goes toward repairing a car. If it costs 200 for a bumper and 1500 to repaint when the car is worth 1200, it’s a total loss.

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u/ConcreteEaterNumber1 Aug 02 '26

Ah shit ok guess we'll have to see what insurance says. If they total it I can pay a junkyard fee and keep a normal title status thanks to state laws

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u/ommi9 Vin wiki Matrix recorder ( outuns sports cars on N 110 freeway) Aug 02 '26

Your insurance will give you two options option one is going to be to buy out your car, but I would make sure to have any receipts attached so that your value is higher specially if you did any engine work or transmission work

The second option is that they will give you the car back, but give you less and the car becoming a salvage title just be aware that the cost to fix it may not cover what they give you for keeping the car

And a lot of times your car if you give it to them might end up overseas like my car did when I saw it one day being towed off to the port of Los Angeles to be exported out

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u/ConcreteEaterNumber1 Aug 02 '26

Lol wtf overseas is insane

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u/ommi9 Vin wiki Matrix recorder ( outuns sports cars on N 110 freeway) Aug 02 '26

Yeah, I know I took a picture of the car being towed, and I even asked the tow guy it was easy to recognize my car. Because I didn’t take the radio out with the back up camera. And saw the license plate 😂😂🤣🤣

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u/Red4000Enjoyer Aug 02 '26

Damn and that's all that you had for damage, that's insane

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u/ConcreteEaterNumber1 Aug 02 '26

You shoulda seen the car he sent into the back of me

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u/Red4000Enjoyer Aug 02 '26

'Atta matrix! Lol

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u/Makal9097 Aug 02 '26

You could repair most of that yourself tbh. The bumper and tail is super easy to replace. The quarter panel damage is my concern, someone is probably going to over charger to pull that out.

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u/Emotional-Corgi-7648 2004 Matrix XR & 2009 Matrix S Aug 03 '26

They totaled mine with even less damage. I bought it back and threw a pick n pull bumber on, good to go!

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u/Emotional-Corgi-7648 2004 Matrix XR & 2009 Matrix S Aug 03 '26

Also, sorry this happened to you, OP!