In a 4 car accident this morning! - Page 2 - Subaru Enthusiasts Car Club of the Sierras

STIwish · 2004-02-02, 10:42 PM

Its not silly... i miss my baby so much... sadly, id have taken more damage in the accident if it ment still having her.

dknv · 2004-02-04, 10:51 PM

some pics I took last Friday. Still no word from the body shop re: estimate. What a waiting game.

dknv · 2004-02-04, 10:56 PM

right rear qtr panel

dknv · 2004-02-04, 11:00 PM

rear view. ow!

STIwish · 2004-02-04, 11:13 PM

Ack!! thats horrible hun!

ArthurS · 2004-02-05, 08:51 AM

OUCH! Did they give you a estimate yet?

dknv · 2004-02-05, 04:40 PM

I guess I might want insurance to total it after talking with the body shop. Without having looked at the suspension or the drivers seat yet, the estimate is over $9,100. It is buckled on the roof and rear/trunk floor, it needs 2 rear frame rails, deck lid, glass, rear bumper, taillights, headlight, grill, front bumper, hood, and there is some problem near the radiator. Now the insurance co. adjuster is coming out for a 2nd look.

ArthurS · 2004-02-05, 04:42 PM

I am crossing my fingers for you that they total it. I don't think that it would ever drive right again after that.

sperry · 2004-02-05, 04:57 PM

Awww... Debbie that sucks... that poor car!

Hopefully it'll be totalled so you can get an STi and go whomp on Matt in NAS.

Just don't get a white one...

BOO · 2004-02-05, 07:11 PM

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Originally Posted by sperry

Awww... Debbie that sucks... that poor car!

Hopefully it'll be totalled so you can get an STi and go whomp on Matt in NAS.

Just don't get a white one...

NOW What the hell is that supposed to mean?? Dont get a white one??

AtomicLabMonkey · 2004-02-05, 07:58 PM

Hell, just keep it to tear apart as a project car. Rebuild it with a full cage & go fast parts instead of letting a body shop suck up all the money. It wouldn't be the first wagon to be turned into a racecar...

sperry · 2004-02-05, 11:29 PM

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Originally Posted by BOO

Quote:

Originally Posted by sperry

Awww... Debbie that sucks... that poor car!

Hopefully it'll be totalled so you can get an STi and go whomp on Matt in NAS.

Just don't get a white one...

NOW What the hell is that supposed to mean?? Dont get a white one??

I want a white one.

dknv · 2004-02-06, 08:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AtomicLabMonkey

Hell, just keep it to tear apart as a project car. Rebuild it with a full cage & go fast parts instead of letting a body shop suck up all the money. It wouldn't be the first wagon to be turned into a racecar...

I don't know how that'd work, having a car that might drive sorta sideways. That might be ok on a clockwise track, or for drifting!

AtomicLabMonkey · 2004-02-06, 09:33 AM

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Originally Posted by dknv

I don't know how that'd work, having a car that might drive sorta sideways. That might be ok on a clockwise track, or for drifting!

Well, my semi-joking point was that all that body damage isn't important to a race car, and even if there's some frame damage it could still be useable. The only thing that really matters is if the suspension points are in alignment relative to each other, and even if they're not that can be fixed too. When you're building something to the level of a Solo-II Prepared/Modified car the body & frame gets all hacked up with a plasma cutter anyway, so it doesn't much matter what you start with.

Lots of people take totalled street cars and rebuild them into project race cars. The only question is whether you want to take the time & expense to build a dedicated racecar.

dknv · 2004-02-11, 10:38 AM

Got the official word this morning. From everything I've heard & read I guess this is a good thing.

Now to negotiate for replacement ...

(Mike - I asked them to give me a salvage quote too in order to understand the option of keeping car & selling to a dismantler.)

MikeSTI · 2004-02-11, 10:41 AM

well i talked to a few people and they said you would be luky to get 3500 for the totaled car so if they are going to give you what you need to buy a newly used car strate up then the salvage idea might not be a good one for this instance

sperry · 2004-02-11, 10:41 AM

RIP little blue wagon!!

You need an '04 white wagon... Theo needs company!

..actually, what class is the Forrester XT in?

dknv · 2004-02-11, 10:45 AM

since you planted the idea in my head, Scott, I might need a white STI.
j/k

$3,500 is probably not enough for salvage value, and thanks for checking Mike!
I'm supposed to go fetch the rest of my stuff outta the car today, too bad Dean's not in town to swap out the 6-disc. (Probably not allowed anyway, huh?)

sperry · 2004-02-11, 10:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dknv

since you planted the idea in my head, Scott, I might need a white STI.
j/k

$3,500 is probably not enough for salvage value, and thanks for checking Mike!
I'm supposed to go fetch the rest of my stuff outta the car today, too bad Dean's not in town to swap out the 6-disc. (Probably not allowed anyway, huh?)

Hey! I gotta semi-busted 6-disc (the back lighting is messed up, but that's it) you could swap in there to keep yours! I can get it to ya at lunch if you'd like!

dknv · 2004-02-11, 10:51 AM

I have no idea how to get the other one out - good idea tho.

MikeSTI · 2004-02-11, 10:52 AM

I can get it out

MikeSTI · 2004-02-11, 10:53 AM

6 screws and done its not that hard but then again everyone here almost has done some type of radio mod

sperry · 2004-02-11, 10:56 AM

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Originally Posted by MikeSTI

6 screws and done its not that hard but then again everyone here almost has done some type of radio mod

Yeah, it's a breeze:

- open cup holder, remove the 2 screws
- yank out the cupholder, and the two vents (just pull hard, it'll come off)
- now pull off the bezel that surrounds the radio and A/C controls
- remove the 6 screws (3 on each side) that hold the radio in
- pull the radio out, disconnect the antenna, the ground clip, and white plug

reverse the procedure to install other stereo.

STIwish · 2004-02-11, 01:36 PM

Another blue one bites the dust... RIP wagon... time for an STI!!!

Kevin M · 2004-02-11, 09:29 PM

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Originally Posted by STIwish

Another blue one bites the dust... RIP wagon... time for an STI!!!

No way, go with a Forester XT. Be original.

2004-02-02, 10:42 PM	#26
STIwish EJ251 Join Date: May 2003 Location: Ocala, FL Posts: 894	Its not silly... i miss my baby so much... sadly, id have taken more damage in the accident if it ment still having her. __________________ STIwish

2004-02-04, 10:51 PM	#27
dknv EJ207 Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: 39n53, 119w90 Posts: 2,698 Car: RX-8 Class: CS maybe	pics some pics I took last Friday. Still no word from the body shop re: estimate. What a waiting game. Attached Thumbnails

2004-02-04, 10:56 PM	#28
dknv EJ207 Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: 39n53, 119w90 Posts: 2,698 Car: RX-8 Class: CS maybe	right rear qtr panel Attached Thumbnails

2004-02-04, 11:00 PM	#29
dknv EJ207 Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: 39n53, 119w90 Posts: 2,698 Car: RX-8 Class: CS maybe	rear view. ow! Attached Thumbnails

2004-02-04, 11:13 PM	#30
STIwish EJ251 Join Date: May 2003 Location: Ocala, FL Posts: 894	Ack!! thats horrible hun! __________________ STIwish

2004-02-05, 08:51 AM	#31
ArthurS EJ207 Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 3,707 Car: 2011 Chevy Battle Wagon	OUCH! Did they give you a estimate yet? __________________ Captain Murphy: I dub thee Sir Phobos, Knight of Mars, beater of ass. Be a hitter, babe.

2004-02-05, 04:40 PM	#32
dknv EJ207 Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: 39n53, 119w90 Posts: 2,698 Car: RX-8 Class: CS maybe	I guess I might want insurance to total it after talking with the body shop. Without having looked at the suspension or the drivers seat yet, the estimate is over $9,100. It is buckled on the roof and rear/trunk floor, it needs 2 rear frame rails, deck lid, glass, rear bumper, taillights, headlight, grill, front bumper, hood, and there is some problem near the radiator. Now the insurance co. adjuster is coming out for a 2nd look.

2004-02-05, 04:42 PM	#33
ArthurS EJ207 Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 3,707 Car: 2011 Chevy Battle Wagon	I am crossing my fingers for you that they total it. I don't think that it would ever drive right again after that. __________________ Captain Murphy: I dub thee Sir Phobos, Knight of Mars, beater of ass. Be a hitter, babe.

2004-02-05, 04:57 PM	#34
sperry The Doink Real Name: Scott Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 20,335 Car: '09 OBXT, '02 WRX, '96 Miata Class: PDX/TT-6 The way out is through	Awww... Debbie that sucks... that poor car! Hopefully it'll be totalled so you can get an STi and go whomp on Matt in NAS. Just don't get a white one... __________________ Is you is, or is you ain't, my con-stit-u-ints?

2004-02-05, 07:58 PM	#36
AtomicLabMonkey Nightwalker Real Name: Austin Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Oshkosh, WI Posts: 4,063 Car: '13 WRX YGBSM	Hell, just keep it to tear apart as a project car. Rebuild it with a full cage & go fast parts instead of letting a body shop suck up all the money. It wouldn't be the first wagon to be turned into a racecar... __________________ "None of you seem to understand. I'm not locked in here with you.. you're locked in here with me."

2004-02-11, 10:38 AM	#40
dknv EJ207 Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: 39n53, 119w90 Posts: 2,698 Car: RX-8 Class: CS maybe	Total Loss Got the official word this morning. From everything I've heard & read I guess this is a good thing. Now to negotiate for replacement ... (Mike - I asked them to give me a salvage quote too in order to understand the option of keeping car & selling to a dismantler.)

2004-02-11, 10:41 AM	#41
MikeSTI EJ205 Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 2,354 Car: 2004 STi Class: TSM I can't complain	well i talked to a few people and they said you would be luky to get 3500 for the totaled car so if they are going to give you what you need to buy a newly used car strate up then the salvage idea might not be a good one for this instance __________________ Cobb Stage 2

2004-02-11, 10:41 AM	#42
sperry The Doink Real Name: Scott Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 20,335 Car: '09 OBXT, '02 WRX, '96 Miata Class: PDX/TT-6 The way out is through	RIP little blue wagon!! You need an '04 white wagon... Theo needs company! ..actually, what class is the Forrester XT in? __________________ Is you is, or is you ain't, my con-stit-u-ints?

2004-02-11, 10:45 AM	#43
dknv EJ207 Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: 39n53, 119w90 Posts: 2,698 Car: RX-8 Class: CS maybe	since you planted the idea in my head, Scott, I might need a white STI. j/k $3,500 is probably not enough for salvage value, and thanks for checking Mike! I'm supposed to go fetch the rest of my stuff outta the car today, too bad Dean's not in town to swap out the 6-disc. (Probably not allowed anyway, huh?)

2004-02-11, 10:51 AM	#45
dknv EJ207 Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: 39n53, 119w90 Posts: 2,698 Car: RX-8 Class: CS maybe	I have no idea how to get the other one out - good idea tho.

2004-02-11, 10:52 AM	#46
MikeSTI EJ205 Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 2,354 Car: 2004 STi Class: TSM I can't complain	I can get it out __________________ Cobb Stage 2

2004-02-11, 10:53 AM	#47
MikeSTI EJ205 Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 2,354 Car: 2004 STi Class: TSM I can't complain	6 screws and done its not that hard but then again everyone here almost has done some type of radio mod __________________ Cobb Stage 2

2004-02-11, 01:36 PM	#49
STIwish EJ251 Join Date: May 2003 Location: Ocala, FL Posts: 894	Another blue one bites the dust... RIP wagon... time for an STI!!! __________________ STIwish

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