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  Apr 28 2004, 07:06 PM
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Well, was driving back into work today to check on a couple of things when a lady in an Intrepid decided to make a left turn right into my driver's side door and rear quarter panel. Car still drives fine, but damage to the lower rear quarter panel and unibody will probably total it.
  
-------------------- Eric Wort
87 White Buick Turbo 'T' (11.71 @ 116.5, 1.61 60ft, slipping trans) 92 Teal Eagle Talon TSi AWD (burn victim) |
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Apr 28 2004, 07:16 PM
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 DSMCentral Freak Group: Members Posts: 355 Joined: 6-January 04 From: Peoria Member No.: 221 |
sorry to hear that man, good luck
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Apr 28 2004, 07:23 PM
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That sux. Good luck.
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Apr 28 2004, 07:25 PM
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Post Master Group: Members Posts: 626 Joined: 25-September 02 From: Urbana, IL Member No.: 19 |
Thanks, Probably going to be looking for a new chassis here soon the way it looks.
-------------------- Eric Wort
87 White Buick Turbo 'T' (11.71 @ 116.5, 1.61 60ft, slipping trans) 92 Teal Eagle Talon TSi AWD (burn victim) |
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Apr 28 2004, 07:43 PM
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 Eats and sleeps DSM jargin. Group: Moderators Posts: 1,156 Joined: 23-September 02 Member No.: 16 |
damn man, glad you're okay though. I hope you get paid big time for all those permanent and incapacitating injuries sustained in the crash (you will think of some, I'm sure).
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Apr 28 2004, 08:51 PM
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 Eats and sleeps DSM jargin. Group: Members Posts: 1,035 Joined: 31-March 04 From: Chambana Member No.: 268 |
damn, sorry to hear that eric.. glad your okay.... So, question... does your 'leaky stubborn bitch' leak more now or before? It's my understanding that your car is 'opposite' car, and maybe a big intrepid hammer might have fixed it for you.. Good thing you didn't tackle your leak last night man.. once again. sorry.
-------------------- game over.
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Apr 28 2004, 09:47 PM
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 Eats and sleeps DSM jargin. Group: Members Posts: 1,985 Joined: 30-June 03 From: Peoria, IL Member No.: 150 |
damn man, that sucks. glad to hear you are ok though. so are you gonna buy the car back from the ins. company for parts???
-------------------- You CAN sleep in your car, but your CAN NOT race your house!!!
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Apr 28 2004, 09:52 PM
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DSMCentral Godfather Group: Admin Posts: 3,823 Joined: 10-January 01 From: Washburn Member No.: 26 |
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Apr 28 2004, 10:02 PM
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 Post Master Group: Members Posts: 658 Joined: 7-October 03 From: Pekin Member No.: 181 |
sorry to hear about the car but glad to hear your ok.
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Apr 28 2004, 10:14 PM
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Post Master Group: Members Posts: 626 Joined: 25-September 02 From: Urbana, IL Member No.: 19 |
Not sure if its going to be totalled or not, we'll see I guess. From a distance you can't even really tell it was hit, then as you get close you notice the zip ties holding various parts of body cladding on
 The caged roller might be more 90 than I can handle  I'd take pics if I had a digital camera. The most fun part was hitting the giant lava rock(maybe a 2x2x2 footer), which apparently did nothing more than scratch my front bumper a little bit. Guess those heavy bumpers are worth something afterall. -------------------- Eric Wort
87 White Buick Turbo 'T' (11.71 @ 116.5, 1.61 60ft, slipping trans) 92 Teal Eagle Talon TSi AWD (burn victim) |
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Apr 28 2004, 10:29 PM
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I hope it all works out for ya...if you wanna sell the car cheap, let me know
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Apr 28 2004, 10:51 PM
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 DSM Chick Group: Members Posts: 333 Joined: 16-April 03 From: east peoria IL Member No.: 114 |
wow, sorry to hear about the bad luck......very glad you're ok though!!! Bet the intrepid looked like a shit pile
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Apr 29 2004, 01:11 AM
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Post Master Group: Members Posts: 626 Joined: 25-September 02 From: Urbana, IL Member No.: 19 |
I don't think it hurt the intrepid much. All that happened to the Intrepid was the front bumper cover got lots of my black paint all over it and cracked in a couple of places.
The more I think about it, I might just try out my metal working skills and reshape that whole part of the body, or slice out a whole section of Travis's black parts car and weld it in. -------------------- Eric Wort
87 White Buick Turbo 'T' (11.71 @ 116.5, 1.61 60ft, slipping trans) 92 Teal Eagle Talon TSi AWD (burn victim) |
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Apr 29 2004, 01:47 AM
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Saw the car tonite. Poor 6bolt 4bolt combo is hurtin' a bit now
Car runs and drives. Doesn't look all 'that' bad at first. Then you get close up and notice the damage to multiple body panels, and the cracks in the unibody.  I didn't have the camera out at the shop tonite with me but I'll try to get some pics (if it's ok with Eric) up tomorrow or so. This is a sad day for the Champaign DSMafia. Our little chapter has taken quite a hit (literally and figuratively). -------------------- |
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Apr 29 2004, 03:55 AM
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Post Master Group: Members Posts: 810 Joined: 9-July 03 From: Bloomington, IL Member No.: 151 |
That sucks man...I think the B-N and C-U need to combine into the B-U Mafia just to compete with the P-Town boys.
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Apr 29 2004, 05:54 AM
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DSM Tech Wizard Group: Members Posts: 2,256 Joined: 10-January 01 From: central IL Member No.: 10 |
That really sucks Eric!
Hopefully a ticket was issued to the other party and the insurance company won't fight you on value. Good luck with the reconstruction!
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Apr 29 2004, 06:17 AM
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Eats and sleeps DSM jargin. Group: Members Posts: 1,985 Joined: 30-June 03 From: Peoria, IL Member No.: 150 |
Hope the other person didnt have progressive, they will take off value for any and all prior damage, even if they total the car. (I know, my fiancee is a claims rep. for them).
QUOTE Not sure if its going to be totalled or not, we'll see I guess. From a distance you can't even really tell it was hit, then as you get close you notice the zip ties holding various parts of body cladding on the zip ties probably dont help your case either. sorry about the loss!!! -------------------- You CAN sleep in your car, but your CAN NOT race your house!!!
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Apr 29 2004, 08:26 AM
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 Zen Master DSM Group: Moderators Posts: 3,008 Joined: 10-January 01 From: in front of you Member No.: 5 |
QUOTE (gsxracer80 @ Apr 29 2004, 06:17 AM) Hope the other person didnt have progressive, they will take off value for any and all prior damage, even if they total the car. (I know, my fiancee is a claims rep. for them). Only if they can prove it. Sorry to hear about your car Eric. I've always liked the look of the black late model 1G's. Glad to hear your alright though. |
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Apr 29 2004, 11:48 AM
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Eats and sleeps DSM jargin. Group: Members Posts: 1,035 Joined: 31-March 04 From: Chambana Member No.: 268 |
eric, if you need someone to hand you tools give me a call.
-------------------- game over.
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Apr 29 2004, 12:25 PM
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Post Master Group: Members Posts: 626 Joined: 25-September 02 From: Urbana, IL Member No.: 19 |
The other person has the same insurance company as I do, State Farm, so its both good and bad. And it didn't have zipties holding the bodywork on before the accident, I had to put those on there to keep the cladding from dragging on the ground.
 Heck, I just purchased a replacement driver's side door a month or two ago, as mine was starting to rust. Thanks for the offer Chris, but I only need one tool for the job, a sawzall 
-------------------- Eric Wort
87 White Buick Turbo 'T' (11.71 @ 116.5, 1.61 60ft, slipping trans) 92 Teal Eagle Talon TSi AWD (burn victim) |
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