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Old Feb 8, 2010 | 02:03 PM
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I thought it was worse at the time but I didnt have any sleep, had a headache and my adrenaline was rushing me from the crazy ride it was.. Police my skid marks were 148 feet
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Old Feb 8, 2010 | 02:08 PM
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Ok.....what the hell happened?
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Old Feb 8, 2010 | 02:13 PM
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I had put this in the camaro section but ill type it again...

I had made a u-turn because of construction and about 1/4 mile down or so heading south I saw a GMC SUV making a u-turn like me but I was doing 45-50 mph and the suv was like 5 cars ahead of me as it pulled out... the roads there are one lane on each side... so I moved over to the side in the dirt and missed her truck by like literally an inch (its what the witness said) I cut the wheel to get back on the road and I lost control and did a 180 and hit a ford f-150 and I was then facing north
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Old Feb 8, 2010 | 03:37 PM
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Damn. Glad you faired out ok. Car looked like it took the hit well.
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Old Feb 8, 2010 | 06:31 PM
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looks like the hood is fine, a fender and a bumper and shell be good as new!
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Old Feb 8, 2010 | 08:16 PM
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[QUOTE=violent_celerity;12865836]looks like the hood is fine, a fender and a bumper and shell be good as new![/QUOTE


Add paint lol glad the op is ok.
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Old Feb 8, 2010 | 10:35 PM
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yeah it took the hit real well i was happy about that... I was starting to look at 98+ Maros lol but yeah so im just waiting on a call from the body shop for the estimate and we will go from there
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Old Feb 11, 2010 | 05:08 PM
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just got a call back from the shop and they said the estimate is around 3300 bucks... does that seem right for a fender, bumper, tie rod, paint and labor? or is that steep... I believe they will total it if that is the case, the car is worth like 4700 in perfect condition
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Old Feb 11, 2010 | 07:27 PM
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Jesus man another MPRM Camaro down the ******* You should part it out
if anything . You will get the most $$$ out of it that way . Besides theres
quite a few LT guys that would buy your parts .
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what the ****. how can a fender and bumper total a car like that>
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Old Feb 11, 2010 | 07:58 PM
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Originally Posted by MTBSully
what the ****. how can a fender and bumper total a car like that>
thats what im thinking man... i asked if my suspension was ok he said yeah its just the tie rod and an alignment along with fender and bumper
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Old Feb 11, 2010 | 08:00 PM
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Originally Posted by ZL1LT1
Jesus man another MPRM Camaro down the ******* You should part it out
if anything . You will get the most $$$ out of it that way . Besides theres
quite a few LT guys that would buy your parts .
nobody is buying anything... I might just do that though part it out and collect the insurance money for the total loss and then use my money and buy an ls1 camaro
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3300 seem like alot... i got quote to repaint my whole car for 2500
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it should buff out lol, sorry man 3300 seems like alot
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tie rods are cheap do it urself. and put a 98+ front end on it! if u do it urself u can do it for less then a grand
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Originally Posted by nick122590
tie rods are cheap do it urself. and put a 98+ front end on it! if u do it urself u can do it for less then a grand
yeah i might just do it if it isnt totaled... id do it just for the lights too... i actually think the 93-97 front end looks way more mean but i hate the headlight options there are
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Originally Posted by SixShooterCam
thats what im thinking man... i asked if my suspension was ok he said yeah its just the tie rod and an alignment along with fender and bumper
A tie rod shouldn't cost that much. I had all 4 inner and outer tie rod ends as well as an alignment done for $300 last summer. that's parts, labor and the alignment (although i did have a 10% off coupon so it was really $330)

a new bumper is ~ $500. I had my bumper replaced with a new GM for $970 after a farmer dropped a bale of hay on the road in 2007. that was for the bumper, the $50 firebird badge, paint and install. my damage was pretty similar to yours except for your fender being damaged. I'd think they could fix your car for $2k.






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Glad your ok...damage isnt that bad at all.
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Old Feb 12, 2010 | 04:29 PM
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interesting... still dont know whats happening yet... they are moving slower than snails over here... freaking cop still hasnt turned in the damn police report...
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Well, glad your ok, but wouldn't it have been better to just apply the brakes, instead of trying to pass on the dirt shoulder? Not trying to be an ******* or anything.
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