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It will be interesting to see what kind of money this one brings. Damage is much worse on this car, cowl is back pretty hard, door pushed back into the quarter panel. Ouch!
I recall reading a while back that the ACV iaai uses is a number they come up with using sources like KBB or NADA or some other independent appraisal. I don't believe that info comes directly from the car owners actually policy. While the ACV on that TTA is up there, we really don't have a clue what the insurance company paid out from the listing. Not saying it wasn't insured for 39K, it very well could have been, but it would probably be more of a coincidence unless they use the exact same source & its up to date.
On the other hand I have often wondered where the repair cost estimate comes from. very Hard to believe iaai has an appraiser doing that & I don't think its just a guess. I'll see if I can find out more about that.
I'd feel worse if all of the TTAs didnt look like exactly the same car, and if the vast majority weren't sitting in storage like this one was until someone took it out and smashed it.
At least with the front end collisions they can replace everything frame and all.. it’s not even horrifyingly expensive if the motor is ok..
Some guy pulled right out in front of my 87 IROC in 1996 on a 45mph Road.. Locked up my breaks and had to go right into him.. there were cars coming the other way so I couldn’t swerve either way.. he pulled right into two lanes of oncoming traffic and stopped in the middle of the road.. needless to say my front end looked similar to that..
The shop I worked for fixed it and put a whole new front clip on.. motor was fine.. re-sprayed the whole car and it looked and drove perfect.. you’d never have known.. every panel lined up perfect
It wouldn’t be “cheap”, but you could save the car and it would be worth it.. I bet the interior is mint..
When my 87 got rear ended in 2002 I started wondering if the damn car was invisible..
This collision looks like the car got away from the driver and hit something solid.. tree, Boulder, etc.. wonder if it was original tires.. have to be careful with those old tires..
If it wasn't for the turbo it would be dang near unrecognizable. HAd it be inside of a garage or building that was onfire at the same time. That's crazy hot.
If it wasn't for the turbo it would be dang near unrecognizable. HAd it be inside of a garage or building that was onfire at the same time. That's crazy hot.
Maybe The turbocharger Only thing that can take those temps.
I don't even see that. It's not even worth crushing and recycling. Honestly, it just needs to be buried somewhere and returned to the Earth. What a shame.
10-04-2017, 07:47 PM
