brandotron

Namely, my car. T-boned in the parking lot of Cal State Fullerton the other night by a Yellow Cab. Anyone know of a 89-92 Firebird/Trans am with a 350 for sale? I'm looking to pay around 22-2500 (goodbye savings).

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onfire

brandotron,

Oh man sorry to hear that. I also went to that school and know how hectic it can be in that parking lot. Wow ... what a turn of events. Hope he had insurance and that you kept all your receipts. Good luck with your hunt man.


Rabi C.

madmax

That was done in a parking lot????
Well at least they'll have to eat that one.

brandotron

No kidding! Dude was going about 30 in a parking lot!

third jenn

bahh crappy drivers, i wish you could just take them off the road. not even parking lots are safe!

sorry to hear about your car, if that were me i probably wouldn't be able to get out of bed. hope all turns out well.

drewdown84

just want to say sorry for your loss, I know if I lost my car to some idiot like that I wouldnt know what to do...

Someone backed into my girlfriends car the third day she owned it, while it was parked in a UCSD parking lot... nobody fessed up and security said nothing could be done... =/... even she took it badly, and she isnt into cars...

good luck on the search for a new car...

JulieGTA

Ouch that hurts! I can picture my own car...

I know those CSUF parking lots can be a nightmare, but you'd think a Taxi driver would know better! At least from the picture, it doesn't look like a hit and run. Hopefully you can salvage a lot from this car.

TA

To a cabbie, a car is just a tool that can be replaced by a million others, they don't much care or understand that some of them are just not like the others.

Sorry for your loss. Grab as many goodies off of it as you can.

TA

brandotron

Yeah, I'm trying to see the silver lining. In the long run, this will actually save me a couple of bucks. This is a 3.1 that I bought in college to save on gas money. I fell in love with my KITT, and planned on doing an engine swap someday. Now that I'm starting over, I'll find a Formy or a Trans Am.

Is it me, or are there a ton of Third Gens in the San Diego Area?? I've been on Craigslist every day and everything for sale is in S.D! I made the trek last weekend to look at a 5.0, and I'll probably make it out again this weekend to look at a 5.7. Wish me luck!

drewdown84

so many camaros in sd and ie areas... you can pick up the v6's for cheap... got my 84 for 200... haha..

xChAoSx

Sorry to hear about your car. I have the same one! anyway there are a ton of firebirds and camaro's in san diego. I was there last week and i saw a bright yellow 3rd gen firebird...

A Seven X

wow im sorry to hear... and you know what sucks about insurance companies there going to give you bottom dollar for the car maybe 700 i got clipped by a kia in a parking lot and they offered me 1000 if they kept the car and 400 if i kept it and fixed it...

wanna know what hurts too.. knowing that 2 days after i sell my trans am the guy totalled it!!

Imadude_134

That is a major bummer.... Sorry to hear about your loss... I hope that you can get a few good parts off of it to sell before it goes away... Good luck with your search for a new one

I know how crazy CSUFs paring lot can get... it always scares me to leave my camaro there...

Sometime I just wish that dumb drivers would all be shot... get their sorry a**es off the road

FordGirlGoneBad

Wow, sorry to hear about the accident. In looking at the pic, it looks like a new door and some paint and you'd be okay (then it's not that clear of a pic). You could probably get a door at a junkyard for pretty cheap. The rail (where you'd get your frame damage) doesn't look touched - but then again, maybe it's just a shadow.

Then again, I bought '98 Camaro that had been t-boned just because I had a door that would fit it at the shop, lol.

brandotron

It is kind of a lousy pic. I took it with my camera phone on scene. What you can't really see is that the door latch took the rear quarter panel with it. The door jam near the rear wheel well is smashed in with the door. Since the car is unibody construction, I believe they'd have to cut that whole section off and replace it. Either way, the door would never close right again.

It's kinda like Bishop in Alien 3--"If I can't be top of the line, I'd rather not exist".

cleanz_28

thats sad

Im gonna stop reffering biz to Yellow Cab.

brandotron

AHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! My search is over! I am the proud owner of a 1988 Formula 350 with 80K miles!!! Cleanest car ever, and very very well maintained. Time to throw my CD player amp and sub in it. Thanks everybody! I've got some driving to do!

kuulkatdadieo

How about some pics??

xChAoSx

heck yea man. Congrates Your still apart of the family haha. Pics??

brandotron

This is my new baby!

xChAoSx

thats is one nice, clean, mean machine.

drewdown84

you didnt buy that from someone in Fallbrook did you? I used to see a firebird just like that everyday when i was coming into work...

brandotron

No, I bought it from a guy in Calabasas. According to the carfax, it's originally an Oxnard car. Y'know, I wasn't the biggest fan of the blue when I first saw the pics on Craigslist (being that my KITT was black), but once I saw it in person I was waaaaay into it. It's a real head-turner...and it goes so much faster than my 3.1!

kuulkatdadieo

Dang dude. Talk about a upgrade.IMO. Yea I think she should be a "little" faster than your 3.1. How much did you pick her up for??

brandotron

Hahaha, not to speak ill of my 3.1 (God rest its soul), I could've put another 100K miles on that thing and it woulda still been kicking--and passing rice rockets.

Dude, I got a deal and a half on my new Formy 350--$2700.00 (i don't think the guy noticed that the wheelcaps said WS6). Mwahahaha!

kuulkatdadieo

Yea passing rice rockets down hill. Just kidding.

That is a pretty good deal. IMO. Just not as good as my $1500 for my GTA. Mwahahaha!!. I should have some good quality pics. of my car by Wed. or Thur. Good haggling on that car you got. Got to love Craigslist.

brandotron

Holy crap, dude! That's a deal and a half. I got my 3.1 for $1100, but it was trashed before I made it purrrty.

kuulkatdadieo

But, the thing is I've had to put a new motor in, new front suspension, and headlight motors. You know the typical replacable things. The only exterior flaw is the fading corners on the rear bumper. But, that is getting taking care of next month. I'll post the pics. when they become available. They only one I have is the one in my avatar.

EDIT: I found the one in my avatar. Like I said I'll ha