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Old 04-04-2007, 08:30 PM
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Well today i went out in my camaro to give a ride to my sisters friend. Long story short i ended up wrecking the car. I stopped punched it and it fishtailed a little then a lot more than i could handle. i ended up in a ditch kinda and over an old fence. i got pretty lucky really everyone was fine and it ended up being just deep scratches and a dent in the panel under the door. i live 20 miles south of indy and would like some info on any reputable body shops in the indianaplois area. i have pictures of the damage but no idea how to put them on here. if i could email them to someone and they post them up that would be great. thanks for any help.
Old 04-04-2007, 08:43 PM
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sorry to hear about your car, but was your sister's friend hot? were you trying to impress her? if so, that blows. good luck.
Old 04-04-2007, 08:47 PM
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no she was my sister in law i just met her for like 15 minutes and her and my sister wanted to go for a ride so i said ok
Old 04-04-2007, 11:21 PM
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sorry to hear about that.
Old 04-04-2007, 11:37 PM
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My dads porsche got hit at work and refuses to take it to anyone but one guy. I will try and get his name and location ASAP.
Old 04-05-2007, 12:31 AM
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Well, i bet she wont ride with you anymore
Old 04-05-2007, 03:02 AM
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That sucks hard. I never give any car full power with anyone but me in the car. Good rule for the future, lesson learned just be safer next time. No biggie. Good luck with the fixin.
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Originally Posted by jrob56
I stopped punched it and it fishtailed a little then a lot more than i could handle. i ended up in a ditch kinda and over an old fence.
Was the ground wet? Or your tires bald?

It's pretty hard to lose control of these cars from low speeds (I'm assuming low speed since it sounds like this happened right after you punched it from a dead stop).
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!driver mod
Old 04-05-2007, 05:59 PM
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ya i went back today and there is sand and gravel everywhere it is a country road and it was dusk. !driver mod is right i def didnt pay enough attention to where i was and i learned my lesson the hard way.
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"Shoe" it next time

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Old 04-06-2007, 03:40 PM
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well i have to figure out who to take my car to. i dont know a lot about body shops so i kinda need some advice. i went to two places already. the gm dealership said 1700 and the other is a local place called Brother's Paint and Body. That place seemed a little messy and just not a well run place. GM body shop looked pretty good and they seemed like good guys. any advice on whether or not to u se GM would be great. thanks
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Turn it into the insurance? If they only quoted you for 1700 then it doesn't sound that bad. Is it just cosmetic (sp.) damage?
Old 04-07-2007, 10:46 AM
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ya it is cosmetic. the nose and driver door is all scraped up and the rocker is dented and is down to bare metal in a fist sized spot. deductible is only 500 and my first claim isnt going to count against my premiums.



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