Blackyv Turbocharged October 21, 2012 Share October 21, 2012 Heard if an old car, like 5-6yrs old, get into an accident and both airbags activated, sure total even if damage to car is not major... is this the common practice?... ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Picanto 3rd Gear October 21, 2012 Share October 21, 2012 Heard if an old car, like 5-6yrs old, get into an accident and both airbags activated, sure total even if damage to car is not major... is this the common practice?... has yours been deployed? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ER-3682 Twincharged October 21, 2012 Share October 21, 2012 Heard if an old car, like 5-6yrs old, get into an accident and both airbags activated, sure total even if damage to car is not major... is this the common practice?... Depends on the insurance company,usually P.I. cars where parts is difficult to find & usually expensive,they will declare "Total Loss". Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackyv Turbocharged October 21, 2012 Author Share October 21, 2012 has yours been deployed? Nope... my bil... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackyv Turbocharged October 21, 2012 Author Share October 21, 2012 Depends on the insurance company,usually P.I. cars where parts is difficult to find & usually expensive,they will declare "Total Loss". Any idea how much it cost to replace airbags for latio?.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mockngbrd Supersonic October 21, 2012 Share October 21, 2012 Need to replace dashboard Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Furrynadz 5th Gear October 21, 2012 Share October 21, 2012 not necessarily Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanevomax 1st Gear October 21, 2012 Share October 21, 2012 nope, mine deployed and still alive until today Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swingarm 1st Gear October 21, 2012 Share October 21, 2012 Yup.. Not necessarily.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gohsj89 1st Gear October 21, 2012 Share October 21, 2012 need not be a fact. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackyv Turbocharged October 21, 2012 Author Share October 21, 2012 OK, then who decide total loss? Can owner disagree and ask for repair instead?... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pisces69 6th Gear October 21, 2012 Share October 21, 2012 Heard if an old car, like 5-6yrs old, get into an accident and both airbags activated, sure total even if damage to car is not major... is this the common practice?... Airbag cn b replaced but only do at AD fr safety sake. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obleveonn 2nd Gear October 21, 2012 Share October 21, 2012 It depends on your car paper value. If paper value is low and the repair costs is more then the paper value, then ins coy will declare total loss as there is no economical sense to repair it. One air bar costs 4000 to repair so if both deployed, you are looking at least a 8k repair bill which is not inclusive of your other damages. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackyv Turbocharged October 21, 2012 Author Share October 21, 2012 It depends on your car paper value. If paper value is low and the repair costs is more then the paper value, then ins coy will declare total loss as there is no economical sense to repair it. One air bar costs 4000 to repair so if both deployed, you are looking at least a 8k repair bill which is not inclusive of your other damages. If to go by that way, sure total loss... the paper is less than 15k I think... but if the other party is 100% at fault, can owner request for repair ..?.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Friendstar Supercharged October 21, 2012 Share October 21, 2012 Airbag cn b replaced but only do at AD fr safety sake. AD will try not to mess around with such tough jobs and will charge exorbitant prices, hence making insurers declare total loss. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ER-3682 Twincharged October 21, 2012 Share October 21, 2012 Any idea how much it cost to replace airbags for latio?.... Should be about $2k,by Agent. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zniper 2nd Gear October 21, 2012 Share October 21, 2012 1st of all, u muz noe wat factors caused the airbags to be deployed... normally, sensors in front plus seat belt being pulled together will deploy the airbags... so sometimes the impact may not be big but sensors and seat belts being pulled oso activate airbag, tis case still not totaled wat... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nzy Twincharged October 21, 2012 Share October 21, 2012 1st of all, u muz noe wat factors caused the airbags to be deployed... normally, sensors in front plus seat belt being pulled together will deploy the airbags... so sometimes the impact may not be big but sensors and seat belts being pulled oso activate airbag, tis case still not totaled wat... The problem is not whether the car totaled or not ma. Its because airbag expensive to repair and the insurance company would rather just say total loss. ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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