Extremely bad day for her Mustang
12-16-2011, 09:08 PM
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I would have pulled the leather seats so you wouldn't have to look for those. Could have took the soft top to cover your bases there. C'est la vie.....
12-16-2011, 09:46 PM
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Had to replace anything I pulled off. If I took the cover, i would have had to put one back. The towing company told me it is mostly for things like aftermarke items that insurance will not pay more for. I would love to put that top in the garage for the next one. it was flawless and black. I cannot see why they ever put tan tops on any color car. Just not my thing.
12-17-2011, 10:32 AM
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Had to replace anything I pulled off. If I took the cover, i would have had to put one back. The towing company told me it is mostly for things like aftermarke items that insurance will not pay more for. I would love to put that top in the garage for the next one. it was flawless and black. I cannot see why they ever put tan tops on any color car. Just not my thing.
I had a wreck a few years ago that totaled the car. I gave them a husk. I took brakes, wheels, full interior, stereo, gauge pod, you name it. Maybe each company is different though. Good luck on it though.
Another thing that seems off. They have already taken the car from you and not told you what the payoff is? I had an adjuster with a check in hand when they picked the car up.
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12-17-2011, 10:52 AM
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That will definitely be a total out, they will offer you to buy it back, but I woudn't, just my opinion. And yes that does sound wierd, we just had our corolla vandalized and we had the money WAY before they took the car. Idiot had NO idea how to steal a car, long story short, we got paid more than the car was worth in the private sector. Good luck, hope you get a nice chunk of change for the trouble.
12-17-2011, 11:05 AM
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I had an '86 Benz that I slammed a deer with. Insurance person (Geico) came out for an assesment, told me it was totaled (bc of possible unseen frame damage) and wrote me a check for $2100 (I only paid $1800 four years before that for the whole car). Then I was able to keep the car, dropped $600 on new headlights, hood, and grille and drove it for 3 more years. Def lucked out in that deal!
12-17-2011, 11:12 AM
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Technically the car is still mine. When I said i signed it over to insurance, I actually just gave them permission to move it to a different lot I guess.
I do not want the car back at all. When I was pullng the rear tires, I saw that the underside of the trunk had dented the rear shocks in and the frame leading from the rearend to the back bumper was creased.
Thisweek will be long waiting on what they offer.
I do not want the car back at all. When I was pullng the rear tires, I saw that the underside of the trunk had dented the rear shocks in and the frame leading from the rearend to the back bumper was creased.
Thisweek will be long waiting on what they offer.
12-17-2011, 04:48 PM
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Sucks to hear. I'd get onto CL, Autotrader and sites like them to find a bunch of very similar cars for sale right now. They owe you cost of replacement and not a book value.
Seriously man? 3 posts on this forum, and two of them are trying to sell stuff (which isn't even the right style car for this thread). Wow, such a troll.
Seriously man? 3 posts on this forum, and two of them are trying to sell stuff (which isn't even the right style car for this thread). Wow, such a troll.
12-17-2011, 08:54 PM
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She is sore but nothing serious right now. Kind of timid about driving as you could imagine. Think she may be driving the Excursion for a while. New Mexico does not ticket drivers for most wrecks unless a LEO actually sees it happen. She, the Trailblazer, was marked as "at fault" on the accident report. The quarter panel is pushed up 1 full inch past the driver door end.
more important thing, hope she is ok, i had a friend in a bad accident a while back and it took a year for his body to start having issues...after he settled, so he is SOL, so wait a while before taking any checks. such a shame to see another redfire vert go down though.
12-17-2011, 10:03 PM
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The Ex was a pain for a while. In the first 15K miles of owning it I have done:
EGR delete
coolant filter
oil cooler
2 injectors ($200+ a piece)
fuel pump
fuel pressure spring upgrade
rebuilt trans + convertor
ball joints
turbo rebuild
alternator x2
battery x2
all fluids changed.
Had extra leaf spring put in all around and 295 tires on it when we got it.
Running pretty good now. Pulls like a beast like it should. Love driving it, just can't afford it for a 40 mile round trip every day to work.
You on FTE?
EGR delete
coolant filter
oil cooler
2 injectors ($200+ a piece)
fuel pump
fuel pressure spring upgrade
rebuilt trans + convertor
ball joints
turbo rebuild
alternator x2
battery x2
all fluids changed.
Had extra leaf spring put in all around and 295 tires on it when we got it.
Running pretty good now. Pulls like a beast like it should. Love driving it, just can't afford it for a 40 mile round trip every day to work.
You on FTE?
Last edited by desertt5; 12-17-2011 at 10:06 PM.