4CloverLeaf
Active member
Well, I have been driving for over half my life without incident until this morning when my new car got hit from behind on the highway. Less then 700 miles and the temp plates still on it. Traffic came to a stop and I had to use my brakes to stop. Unfortunately, the guy behind me also used my brakes to come to a stop.
I absolutely needed to get to work, so we exchanged info quickly and I drove the rest of the way into the office. No extra warning lights on the dash and the no airbags went off so hopefully everything is okay. I have a few questions though.
My back bumper is trash, I think both rear quarter panels may need to be replaced as well. Hopefully there is not any frame damage. The alignment still seems okay and it still felt okay to drive. I reached out to the driver who hit me insurance company and filed a claim already and I am scheduled to get the car inspected on Monday. Can any normal body shop handle this or do I need to go to a Nissan dealer? Could the battery have been damaged and is there anything I should be sure to have checked? I do have LeadSpy and did my first reading yesterday morning if that will help in any way
Does anyone have any advice on dealing with all of this? It is my first time and I just keep coming up with more and more thing to worry about.
I absolutely needed to get to work, so we exchanged info quickly and I drove the rest of the way into the office. No extra warning lights on the dash and the no airbags went off so hopefully everything is okay. I have a few questions though.
My back bumper is trash, I think both rear quarter panels may need to be replaced as well. Hopefully there is not any frame damage. The alignment still seems okay and it still felt okay to drive. I reached out to the driver who hit me insurance company and filed a claim already and I am scheduled to get the car inspected on Monday. Can any normal body shop handle this or do I need to go to a Nissan dealer? Could the battery have been damaged and is there anything I should be sure to have checked? I do have LeadSpy and did my first reading yesterday morning if that will help in any way
Does anyone have any advice on dealing with all of this? It is my first time and I just keep coming up with more and more thing to worry about.