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Backed into a pole, can it be repaired?

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Old 06-20-2010, 09:56 PM
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I smashed into a concrete pole and well I'll let the pictures speak for themselves...







The rear tire also ripped and the lower control arm crumpled about 2 inches so its not even drivable right now. Will this even be repairable and does anyone know a rough estimate of what it will cost me? im devasted right now
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Of course it can, good as new. Take it to a body shop.

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how fast were you going?
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Looks like a quarter panel replacement... but it's fixable.
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I wasn't going fast at all when i hit the concrete. What happened was I was backing up, I cut the wheel to turn around and that's when I hit the pole. Btw the thing that I hit is one of those concrete poles that a parking lot light sits on top of.



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