Bought my dream car in a '06 CTS-V, but FML (She's home!)
04-20-2011, 06:11 PM
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Bought my dream car in a '06 CTS-V, but FML (She's home!) I bought an '06 last week. Been wanting one for awhile. I've been driving an '96 Impala SS for 10yrs prior. I see them as related (Vette drivetrains).
Purchased: 04/09/11 at 7pm
Storm hits: 04/11/11 at 1am
Got to drive it for 3hrs & have owned it for 30hrs at this point. FML! Drove it home, parked it at 1am Sat.
Before pictures (from the dealer ad):
https://picasaweb.google.com/1152026...eat=directlink
After pictures:
https://picasaweb.google.com/1152026...eat=directlink
Dealer shot:
Night I drove it home:
Parked next to the Impala:
What's this? You don't say?
WTF? FML!
Appraiser say $6600 in repairs. I say she's full of ****.
Also, it's likely the roof of my house is totaled. $2000 deductible there too. Houses all around me got damage similar to this:
Anyone know any good body repair shops? Whisler gave me the name of the Sewell Grapevine guy I need to talk to, but I'll get some more estimates done.
Purchased: 04/09/11 at 7pm
Storm hits: 04/11/11 at 1am
Got to drive it for 3hrs & have owned it for 30hrs at this point. FML! Drove it home, parked it at 1am Sat.
Before pictures (from the dealer ad):
https://picasaweb.google.com/1152026...eat=directlink
After pictures:
https://picasaweb.google.com/1152026...eat=directlink
Dealer shot:
Night I drove it home:
Parked next to the Impala:
What's this? You don't say?
WTF? FML!
Appraiser say $6600 in repairs. I say she's full of ****.
Also, it's likely the roof of my house is totaled. $2000 deductible there too. Houses all around me got damage similar to this:
Anyone know any good body repair shops? Whisler gave me the name of the Sewell Grapevine guy I need to talk to, but I'll get some more estimates done.
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04-20-2011, 06:54 PM
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Get an estimate from 
a 'restoration shop' - not body shop.
Now you had to share your pain and I'm depressed.
Man that is a real visual of "completely 
bummed-out"
On the up side. Get the shop to add a pearl top coat for a 'one-of-a-kind'.
You may just need a
cowl hood, too. 
Good Luck and come back and show us the finished product.
PS. ---what happened to the Impala?
a 'restoration shop' - not body shop.Now you had to share your pain and I'm depressed.
Man that is a real visual of "completely bummed-out"On the up side. Get the shop to add a pearl top coat for a 'one-of-a-kind'.
You may just need a
cowl hood, too. Good Luck and come back and show us the finished product.
PS. ---what happened to the Impala?
04-20-2011, 07:34 PM
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I haven't used my garage for it intended purpose in years, & there is a '65 VW Bug in there too (in pieces). I had intended to (and will) clean the garage so the Caddy could fit, but damn, I only had it for 30hrs!
I never even had any warning. I was at my desk when the power went out, then I heard the first "tink tink" of hail hitting, with in a minute it was a roar.
Impala was left in front of my buddy's place when we went to go get the Caddy. I was supposed to bring it home Sunday, but the plans to do that had fallen through & so it sat in front of my friend's until Tuesday. During that time though, someone HIT IT TOO! I have a basketball sized dent in my driver's door! No hail damage, but the door is toast. The Impala wasn't the cleanest in the land, but she was straight. Minor dings/scratches, but not a big *** dent.
I never even had any warning. I was at my desk when the power went out, then I heard the first "tink tink" of hail hitting, with in a minute it was a roar.
Impala was left in front of my buddy's place when we went to go get the Caddy. I was supposed to bring it home Sunday, but the plans to do that had fallen through & so it sat in front of my friend's until Tuesday. During that time though, someone HIT IT TOO! I have a basketball sized dent in my driver's door!
No hail damage, but the door is toast. The Impala wasn't the cleanest in the land, but she was straight. Minor dings/scratches, but not a big *** dent. Trending Topics
04-20-2011, 07:37 PM
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Funny story about my buddy driving me to get the Caddy though . . .
He was driving his 9 month old 2011 Silverado crew cab. While waiting on me & my paperwork, he saw an admittedly gorgeous sales lady & started going on test drives. Next thing I know, he's trading in his truck on a 2008 C6 Z51.
He was driving his 9 month old 2011 Silverado crew cab. While waiting on me & my paperwork, he saw an admittedly gorgeous sales lady & started going on test drives. Next thing I know, he's trading in his truck on a 2008 C6 Z51.
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Lol man that sucks! I only lol'd because I have been trying to get my car ready to sell and my sister backed into it just a few weeks ago and then a hail storm came through about 2 weeks ago and hit it. NOTHING like yours but still plenty of dents all over the car. I feel your pain!
04-20-2011, 09:30 PM
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And I went in because I though I had a loose plug wire on cylinder 8...damn was I wrong.
Not sure if i'm doing 408 or stock replacement. Thread to come.
04-20-2011, 10:38 PM
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How do I identify the diff? I saw a list of part numbers, but where would I find it on the diff?
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I almost had the same thing happen to me last Friday!! I ALMOST left work early to beat traffic but I couldnt get out. At 5pm, the worst hail storm I've ever seen hit. My car is covered at work. Had I left out when I wanted to, I would have been sitting in traffic getting beat up.