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Old May 26, 2003 | 07:52 PM
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This is what happens when you collide at a tree going 45mph







In the rain of course. Thankfully no one was injured. Ironically, i was gonna get the car painted this week. Since the body shop is right next door to me, he let me store it there for the weekend. So far no frame damage, but radiator support,bumper,both fenders,hood and windshield need to be replaced. Since i get discounts at the shop for parts i can get all for a total of $384.00 which is nice. By next tuesday she should be all fixed and and painted.

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Old May 26, 2003 | 08:03 PM
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WHAT?? $384?? whoa man, you're lucky. sorry to hear about the accident, and good thing you're ok. and damn....cheap price to fix all that...think you can hook me up with a left trans am fender?
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Old May 26, 2003 | 08:36 PM
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thanx, the body shop is next door to me and im pretty cool with the owner. I called up the shop that supplies parts, Got the price quote and they're sending it over tomorrow. I'll see what i can do on the fender.
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Old May 26, 2003 | 08:59 PM
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That's all the damage that was done? I was expecting a LOT worse. Consider yourself lucky, damage-wise AND money-wise
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Old May 26, 2003 | 09:06 PM
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Ouch. I hope you get it all fixed up. Good luck.
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Old May 26, 2003 | 09:33 PM
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45? That looks like 20mph worth of damage, TOPS. Hell, my GTA was almost that bad and I think it was in a 10 or 15mph collision. The GTA didn't look as bad as that, and in addition to a fender and complete headlight assembly, I also needed a bumper cover, steel bumper, and had to pull the radiator support almost an inch.
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Old May 26, 2003 | 09:46 PM
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Guess the speedo is out of wack..... The pic dosent really define the actual damage.
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Old May 26, 2003 | 10:40 PM
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Originally posted by vortech305
Guess the speedo is out of wack..... The pic dosent really define the actual damage.
45 mph does seem a little too high, i would get that checked....
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Old May 27, 2003 | 12:03 AM
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Ouch Sorry to hear about your car luckily the damage doesn't look to be too bad. Time to hit the boneyards
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Old May 27, 2003 | 12:08 AM
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Did I not call that one!?!


Mother nature is slowly trying to kill off all our cars.

Just wait untill deers starting jumping in front of people road tripping.

No, sorry about your car. Hope you can get it repaired soon.
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Old May 27, 2003 | 12:55 AM
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good thing ur alright. your lucky the body shop is right there and you know them well enuf for the hookup
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Old May 27, 2003 | 02:23 AM
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Originally posted by Midnight Sun
Did I not call that one!?!


Mother nature is slowly trying to kill off all our cars.

Just wait untill deers starting jumping in front of people road tripping.

No, sorry about your car. Hope you can get it repaired soon.
no kidding... every week another person hits a tree...

It wouldn't appear so bad if people would hit other things, like telephone poles or mailboxes... but EVERYBODY seems to be hitting trees
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Old May 27, 2003 | 03:36 AM
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I only hit curbs and trash cans
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Old May 27, 2003 | 06:17 AM
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I've only pulled too far forward in a parking spot into a support cable No crashes yet but now having said that, I'll get in one this week LOL grrrr.
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Old May 27, 2003 | 11:31 AM
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That's pretty good price on parts.
This is a pic of my accident a few months ago, sliding sideways at 70+mph into a guard rail. $4600 to fix.
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Old May 27, 2003 | 11:45 AM
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The 40 mph looks worse then the 70 mph.

Glad to hear everything can be fixed for a nice price.
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Old May 27, 2003 | 11:51 AM
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Originally posted by TransAm12sec
The 40 mph looks worse then the 70 mph.

Glad to hear everything can be fixed for a nice price.
if the fenders were metal, they would have crumpled instead of cracked. hood was bowed up in front.
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Old May 27, 2003 | 12:05 PM
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Another reason why 3rd gens rule. Doesn't cost $4600 to fix damage like that
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Old May 27, 2003 | 12:16 PM
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Another reason why 3rd gens rule. Doesn't cost $4600 to fix damage like that
I could have fixed it myself for $1000 + paint, but the insurance covered it. It was supposed to get a 98+ front end conversion, but the body shop said it was too expensive.
$1250 shipped for everything needed to change the front end and $500 for the hood, so $1800 or so for everything shipped from Speed Automotive.
The price on the 96 parts the shop replaced was $2600.
Last time I checked $1800 wasn't more than $2600.
They send Speed Automotive a check and then canceled the order without telling us.
The 98+ Conversion is a direct bolt on. I am still ticked at the shop. They tossed out the 96 T/A bumper cover that I told them numerous times that I wanted. Was going to use that as a template for my 98+ nose conversion on my 86.
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Old May 27, 2003 | 12:53 PM
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Ouch. Glad you're ok, but that doesn't look too bad. 384$ sounds like a heck of a deal, considering how bad it could've been
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Old May 27, 2003 | 01:30 PM
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Looks like you got off easy, it sounds like you are getting everything cheap.
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Old May 27, 2003 | 05:28 PM
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Thanx, that $384.00 quote was for body parts alone, since i work at the shop and get a 30% discount off original price. As i went in the shop, i saw the driver side fender,reinforment bar,parking lamps. I was told that the rest of the parts should be in by tomorrow. Theres some dings and dents to repair and repainting the whole car. Total $1200 for the bodywork and painting. Im still at a loss on which color to go with though. Either:

A. Metallic Blue
B.Sebring Silver

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Old Jun 8, 2003 | 11:15 PM
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How about my 93 Z28 when I spun out in the rain and hit a guardrail around 65mph... at an angle... The car kinda wedged in there... I made it out without any major injuries, and so did my passengers.

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Old Jun 8, 2003 | 11:16 PM
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Old Jun 8, 2003 | 11:16 PM
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Old Jun 8, 2003 | 11:43 PM
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Originally posted by CrazyHawaiian
I only hit curbs and trash cans
I only hit other cars Accidently tapped a RAV4 the other day when I was in a hurry to get parts for a project. Like a nice guy I gave them my insurance info, even tho said it was o.k. (i only put a little dent in their plastic bumper. The damn thing isn't even painted). Sure enough, the next day I hear from my insurance, they filed a claim. Oh well.

Vortech305, did you hit the tree head on or sideswipe it?

Masterevilace, I know a guy here who wrapped his 86 sport coupe around a light pole a few months back. Interestingly enough, swerved off the road to keep from hitting some POS truck and ended up totalling his car instead. It's o.k. tho, if assisted suicide were legal, I think he's camaro would have wanted to die anyway.
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