What have you done to your 5th Gen 4Runner today?

Never mind the steps. Where did you get door Sills?

 

All they are from China Titanium alloy porch protection

 

Two colors. Titanium aluminum alloy is thin and heavy. I like it.

 

I did the ultra dad mod today. I didn’t get any cool parking lot flex pics. Sorry guys.

 

Finally finished connecting all the goodies to the switch pro. I now have onboard air that actually works... LOL

 

Guess you gotta go to China to get them, cause he ain't giving up his source!

 

Same! All about kiddo prep forget about survival prep...if you can survive babies you can survive ANYTHING LMBO!!!

 

One 4Runner down..
This has happen when Toyota is returning it after service.

 

So a dealer employee was driving it when this happened?

 

Yes.

 

I'd demand a brand new replacement vehicle at the same or lower monthly payment and they give you full value trade in and take it off your hands as if this never happened. For one, nothing is ever the same after a wreck. There is also diminished value of your vehicle after an accident which you can't do anything about. No reason you should have to deal with either of those situations.

 

Someone ran a red light and it wasn't your 4Runner! Sucks for you!

 

I have to see. Too much work on this 4Runner so newer vehicle could be start from zero.

 

Looks like you have sliders and a small lift, easy enough to move over to your new vehicle. Worth it in my opinion over having your vehicle fixed, hopefully perfectly like it never happened, but still having the value diminished due to the accident. On average, you'll lose 30% on a trade in due to an accident on the history report.

 

Toyota Mo. Corp. has lawyers....
Get your own and not the
Ins. Co. Lawyers

 

Sadly, nothing aside from setting my sights on a different 4Runner entirely. As I found out that due to a glitch in the system my ORP build was missing most of the options I had specified.My dealership did a search for a swap, but, nothing matching my build was anywhere nearby. On the plus side, they have a couple of TRD Pros that have been allocated for them, so, I've got one spoken for.

 

Do you have a link? Would love to pick up a pair

 

Geeze these idiot dealers can't get oil changes right and at least this one can't hire competent drivers! Sorry to see this one, Man, it sucks.

 

The airbags did not deploy?

 

LOL he isn't getting a brand new vehicle. Its an accident the insurance will cover it just like any other accident. The dealer could heavily discount a new vehicle and take that one in on trade after its fixed but has no obligation to do so.. If a plastic surgeon hits your wife's car she doesn't get fake boobs for free..

 

Nope. No air bags.

 

I’d push for everything I could get. The diminished value of the vehicle is unacceptable. If you accept the minimum that’s on you.

 

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Its still an unfortunate insurance claim and the reason you and I have insurance.

Why was the owner not taking his own vehicle in for service its not a Lexus?
Did he use Covid 19 as an excuse to get the dealer to do it?
Nobody drives my car but me.

 

Are you sure about the boobs thing? Because .............well never mind.

 

Concierge service isn't just for high end vehicles, so I don't see the point of your comment. There's a number of different scenarios, even without COVID, where this could be an option - one vehicle, at work, they don't offer a shuttle, etc. Even then, the odds of that happening while dropping it off to him or test driving to diagnose a complaint are the same.

Enjoy being the only person that can ever drive your vehicle, or high horse, whatever you call it.

 

I agree, first mistake was going to the dealer to begin with. There is still that diminished value issue though and I would not roll over and accept that.

 

To the Lexus point, a Lexus is just an overpriced Toyota. Ever work on a Lexus? Every part is branded Toyota. Same vehicle, couple extra frilly things, 50% more expensive for the name.

 

1. Diminished value is a insurance claim you just have to ask the insurance company for it. I got back almost $3000 in diminished value on my Rubicon when someone keyed it. Carfax is doing a number on insurance companies my vehicle dropped $3500 in one month after damage was reported.

2. Lexus is a service company that sells great cars. You pay the premium for the service.

3. Accidents happen why so much HATE because on did happen?

 

Lexus is a service company? Lexus is Toyota, they're the same company, two different names. Just like Honda / Acura, Kia/ Hyundai, Jeep / FIAT / Dodge / Mercedes / Freightliner, Nissan / Infinity, and the list goes on. Hate has nothing to do with it. Someone else damaged my property, I will be compensated accordingly. It's that simple.

 

Many dealers offer it as a service. It makes getting the service done a lot easier for many people. The way service centers work is they sell time and so for the dealer, pickup and drop off helps them keep technicians busy and the dealership making money. Some of this might be COVID related but it's been a standard practice for some time and I don't know I'd call it an "excuse". Many folks lead busy lives and this is one way to mitigate the time it takes to service their vehicles.

As far as diminished claims go, kind of a pain in the ass to calculate. At a minimum, you'll get something like 10% of the base value with various multipliers based on the condition of the vehicle prior to the accident. If it turns out to be the other guy's fault, be sure to file a diminished value claim-and be prepared for the PITA part.