ripfirebird94

Last night, 8:15pm. We lost a member of the firebird family. This car was a great car. Great first car. Coming out from work when my shift ended at 8 I was excited to get home. I was at a red light. When the light turned green I went, unfortunately in mexico , red means go. So a little honda crashed into my passenger side and spun me around 180 degrees and i skidded into the guard rail. Don't hate on the v6 guys, its still a bird.

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glass cracked from the shock


shifter console cracked from the shock




guard rail damage


metal held up pretty nice. guard rails suck!

y2k_ta

iTrader: (80)

That's fixable...plus, you got those new-looking tires on the car.

ripfirebird94

tires have 80 miles on them, i had a blow out last sunday. its a nice car. any idea what the parts that are busted are called so i can find some online?

Paul Bell

iTrader: (9)

Glad you weren’t hurt. The car looks twisted up to me which totals it.

I’d say it’s an opportunity to slip into a 98 or newer LS1 V-8 ride.

What are the insurance laws in Mexico? Isn't the other guy liable?

WarShrike

iTrader: (5)

Gathering from the amount of uninsured people from Mexico we have here in TX, I'm willing to bet there isn't much inforcement on insurance there. I think we're nearing 1/3 of motorists in TX are uninsured...

NC01TA

...and all the legal people will have to pay higher premiums. Isn't socialism great?? Instead of dealing with illegal scumbags it is easier for everyone else to pay.

Skidog5150

iTrader: (2)

Sorry about your loss. I lost my 01 Red T/A several years ago to a driver who was too old to be driving (82) and forgot which pedal was the brakes. We here in Ca. have the same problems with the drivers from South of the Border. I cringe whenever I drive around here. Good luck on finding your next bird....

98TAjwh

iTrader: (4)

i know some insurance companies in the States won't cover cars in mexico. I.E. if you're an american insured motorist and you take your car across the border and your car gets damaged, the insurance won't cover it because you were in mexico. i've actually seen little "mexico insurance" shops near the border where you can buy temporary insurance while you're in mexico. so for those who take their cars across the border, i would call my insurance company and make sure they would cover my car if it gets damaged down there. but i would never take my TA to mexico to begin with, i'd drive my beater.

streetassasin

iTrader: (30)

Not to sound like a dick but what the point of bringing a 94 v6 bird back to life?

Trans Am Jam

iTrader: (7)

that sucks.... oh well, time to move on to bigger and better things. I mean... the death of a v6 firebird is like the death of saddam hussein... now that its gone, it's time to make some better changes.

badbird5.7

iTrader: (11)

that sucks!, you just got out of work and probably just wanted to go home and relax and then some shmuck makes your night difficult

Darksol

I was wondering the same thing. Its upgrade time. LS1 f-bodies are cheap. Might be cheaper to buy a 98 LS1 rather than fix that.

scj

iTrader: (89)

part it out and buy a ls1 car!

ripfirebird94

Car has been declared totalled. I found a nice 94 firebird formula for pretty cheap. I'll prolly get that. I want to do an lt1 to lt4 conversion by this summer if i get it.

75TransAm

iTrader: (2)

Sorry for your loss and I am glad you're alright, but like others have said, time to upgrade and get a V8. But that is what I would do.

SUG

damn ricers do it everytime

Shamson5.7

iTrader: (5)

This.

y2k_ta

iTrader: (80)

Not everyone wants and/or can afford a V8. I for one was in that same boat when I was younger. Now that I can afford one it's a different story, but in my early 20's it was hard making those high insurance payments plus a car payment at the same time.

steelers33

Glad to see your alright, I'd strip it and buy an LS1...

ripfirebird94

bought a 94 lt1 with t tops. so far very happy with it