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Yeah, I never knew the seat did that until I was looking at the pictures. I remember it was a bitch getting out the passenger side door though and made all the more unpleasant by the 16 oz cup of sprite my brother had in hand when it happened. When I went back to get some stuff out of the glove box the yesterday, the whole inside of the car was like flypaper.

Thanks and you're right to consider that safety issue. We starting looking for a car for my wife today and side air bags seemed to be a more significant factor then every before. As to your comment about photos, I could not agree with you more. As a matter of fact, I circled around the entire scene and took video and even made sure the audio was functional because, well, people say all kinds of sh*t and then when the cops get there, they've had time to reconfigure their thinking and the story changes. In this case, it may not have be so much of an issue, but I'[m kind of used to documenting evidence and dealing w/ flakes so it's my default. The photo thing is particularly true in a parking lot situation because in a private property accident, the cops will take the report out of courtesy, but they won't do any photographic documentation or measurements unless it was a non private property jurisdiction. I've been seriously considering a dash cam.

It did that by itself. I think it was a function of the seat airbag. It went back (as in front to back) and down as you see it.

BTW, I never expressed my condolences. What this end up costing and how long do you have left to wait for the car to come home.

True, that becomes a completely different story. If I had $17K worth of repairs to a $30K vehicle, I'd have gone nuts driving it being hypersensitive to every little nuance, noise, or new quirk. No sure what I would have done if they hadn't totaled it.

Yes that's the way it works here. There is one permeation and that is where you want to keep the car. If you choose to do that, the insurance company establishes a price it your cost will be deducted from from the 'totaled' amount. Then you own the car and their obligation is complete. I can't imagine the formula for that, but in my situation it doesn't sound like a good idea. As much as I liked the car, I don't have the resources to make use of $XX,XXX worth of salvaged Fusion parts. I tried it once with a 53 Chevy and my parents were pretty cranky about having it sitting in the yard all that time.

FYI, I just salvaged my shark fin from my recently totaled '13 Fusion and checked w/ Juicehybrid.com Responded to my e-mail 4 hours later (Saturday at 4:30 pm) and they'll sell me a replacement adhesive gasket for $12 + SH. Happy to pay it over the $89 it originally cost earlier this month.

How they deiced what issues are hiding inside. Note how they cut away the left front fender to get a better look.

Fingers are crossed. The adjuster said the big part is the salvage value is so high on the hybirds right now makes the equation a bit skewed. My MSRP was $32 and I had about $1.5k in rebates so that helps. We'll see what the final totals come out to. This will be a continuing thread through the process until I get distracted by the new car, whenever that is.

So I over stated how far I was moved left when hit. I was in the yellow lane and from my best calculations, it was about 6 foot.

Thanks and yeah, as much as I liked it and as bad as it was, I would hate driving it w/ some little list to the right or rattle no one could ever locate. *eidt Oh and I should mention that I did grab the shark fin. Had to cut it off w/ a razor blade. I wasn't sure I could get the sticky adhesive gasket, but I sent an email the to juicedhybrid.com people and they got back to me in 4 hours. Said to call Next week and they'd send me a replacement for $12 + SH. Sounds like a deal to me.

Still to early to tell yet. Right now it looks like it going to be a $4k - $6k difference, but not all the numbers are in yet. With luck, I may get it down to $3k - $4K. I had 10.5K miles on it. Picked it up from the dealer on 02/11/13. My policy covers up to 30 days rental @ $30 / day if the vehicle was getting repaired. Once they total it, I have to return the rental because it only covers me while under repair. MN sounds as bad as MI.

If I can afford it, yeah. 6 weeks to order another, get the windows tinted again and buy another shark fin. I loved that car.

Yup, they called about 4:30 today to tell me the repair costs hit $19K and climbing so they pulled the plug.

Well, having an update now, that seems cheap. Adjuster called today and the price got to $19K which is where they stopped counting and just totaled it. They said it usually goes even higher once the repairs start so they folded. Now I have to find one like I had and pay the difference. Right now that looks to be about $3-5K which is not too bad, but the wait on a new one may be up to 6 weeks. That part really sucks.

Yeah, a lot and very unfair. Sometimes, they'll just cancel you altogether and then you have to go shopping. If you've been canceled, it's extremely expensive, possibly for several years thereafter.

True. Today I am aware of pain and have a red mark on the left shoulder and my right side is now a tad sore in the ribs. Both I attribute to their respective air bags. If not for the air bag curtain that came down, my head would have been through he drivers side window. That would have left a bigger mark. The vehicle did a great job of protecting me. The airbags going off scorched my jacket in back and on the shoulder and now smells like rocket fuel. If I had been in short sleeves, I suspect I'd have had a healthy burn there.

Correct. Private property = no jurisdiction = no ticket, but you can still call the cops (which I did) for the report because the insurance companies need it anyway. FYI, In Michigan, I think if the damage is less than $2K and no one is hurt you don't have to call the police.