Tragedy!?! *Update*
4th Gear Member
Joined: Feb 2006
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From: ALABAMA
RE: Tragedy!?!
Thats what I did with my old 94 gt. I wrecked it and it screwed up the whole rearend. I asked the body shop to find me some used peices and they found a used (lower mileage) complete rearend and wheels for cheap. That just put it under the point where they'd total it. Thank God they didnt.
ORIGINAL: FoxRod
If you want to keep your car and them not to total it ask them to use "Used Parts" That's what happened to me. Someone slammed into the back of me at a light and the repairs exceded the totalled value of the car. So the body shop said they could just use used parts and fix it. Actually with the extra money that they saved they re-painted the car for me for free.
But I do still have problems with the hatch.
If you want to keep your car and them not to total it ask them to use "Used Parts" That's what happened to me. Someone slammed into the back of me at a light and the repairs exceded the totalled value of the car. So the body shop said they could just use used parts and fix it. Actually with the extra money that they saved they re-painted the car for me for free.
But I do still have problems with the hatch.
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Joined: Jan 2004
Posts: 10,639
From: IL
RE: Tragedy!?!
ORIGINAL: Grn N Gry 5OH
"only little boys wear bowties". haha.
ORIGINAL: 99TripleBlackGT
Yeah you could always start wearin that nice blue oval. I like it a whole lot better than that bowtie!
Yeah you could always start wearin that nice blue oval. I like it a whole lot better than that bowtie!
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From: BLAM-O
RE: Tragedy!?!
ORIGINAL: SSteele
No kidding. I could never wear a blue oval (unless I'm freakishly rich and need one for my car collection). I wasn't raised that way, and I breath, eat, and sleep GM.
No kidding. I could never wear a blue oval (unless I'm freakishly rich and need one for my car collection). I wasn't raised that way, and I breath, eat, and sleep GM.
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Joined: Jan 2006
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From: Louisiana
RE: Tragedy!?!
ORIGINAL: SSteele
No kidding. I could never wear a blue oval (unless I'm freakishly rich and need one for my car collection). I wasn't raised that way, and I breath, eat, and sleep GM.
No kidding. I could never wear a blue oval (unless I'm freakishly rich and need one for my car collection). I wasn't raised that way, and I breath, eat, and sleep GM.
But I don't want him ending up in a statewide police chase with my car (him+V8+stickshift=high speed hijinx). He's beating off his discouragement right now with thoughts of buying a new Camaro when they come out in a few years.I guess brand loyalty is almost genetic to some ppl.
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Joined: Mar 2004
Posts: 5,867
From: VA
RE: Tragedy!?!
ORIGINAL: Sidewayz6.0
And AIDS usually causes blue ovals on your skin.
ORIGINAL: Grn N Gry 5OH
"only little boys wear bowties". haha.
ORIGINAL: 99TripleBlackGT
Yeah you could always start wearin that nice blue oval. I like it a whole lot better than that bowtie!
Yeah you could always start wearin that nice blue oval. I like it a whole lot better than that bowtie!
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RE: Tragedy!?!
She has seen my choice of forums before and winced. I told her: "Mom, I got to know the enemy."
The adjusters looked at it priced it and said this: They pay off the loan I had out on it (I paid half cash, half loan for the car) and give me $4k. I can buy the car from them for $2K. The car was looked at and the rear axle broke, along with numerous other stuff under there. (On a side note, when we were in the ditch, wrecked, I had to turn the car off.) My Mom (still mad, though relieved) is going to accept today. She told me my next vehicle will be mostly stock.
The adjusters looked at it priced it and said this: They pay off the loan I had out on it (I paid half cash, half loan for the car) and give me $4k. I can buy the car from them for $2K. The car was looked at and the rear axle broke, along with numerous other stuff under there. (On a side note, when we were in the ditch, wrecked, I had to turn the car off.) My Mom (still mad, though relieved) is going to accept today. She told me my next vehicle will be mostly stock.