View Poll Results: Should I Fix it?
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Should I Fix It???
01-01-2011, 05:47 PM
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Should I Fix It??? A few months ago I got into an accident with my camaro. I got T-boned and hit in the front. As you can tell in the pic's below the camaro has seen better days 
. It's a 2000 Z28 M6 with 98k and it drives perfectly fine. In your honest opinion do you think its worth it to fix it?
. It's a 2000 Z28 M6 with 98k and it drives perfectly fine. In your honest opinion do you think its worth it to fix it? 
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01-01-2011, 07:08 PM
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They hit you. You should be getting insurance money? Regardless yes you should fix it. A new door, headlights, and bumper cover. All bolt on items and if you looked around hard enough you may be able to find some the same color as your car. The quarter panel doesnt look like replacement is 100% neccessary. A good body shop should be able to straighten it out and blend new paint without spraying the entire car. IMHO
01-01-2011, 07:33 PM
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They hit you. You should be getting insurance money? Regardless yes you should fix it. A new door, headlights, and bumper cover. All bolt on items and if you looked around hard enough you may be able to find some the same color as your car. The quarter panel doesnt look like replacement is 100% neccessary. A good body shop should be able to straighten it out and blend new paint without spraying the entire car. IMHO
01-01-2011, 08:30 PM
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The only advice I can give from experience is if/when you get it fixed, try to at least get a door in the stock color. No one will notice if the fender had a different original color but a different color door will be noticeable even with a good repair job unless they take all of the hardware out before painting. My previous car (silver) had a repainted door (I didn't notice it before I bought it - long story) and the replacement door was red. Even though the took the door panel off, it still showed around the door hardware.
Too bad you're not in my area, I ended up buying a silver replacement door but sold the car. Now I have a silver door taking up space in my garage.
Oh, one other thing; supposedly silver is one of the hardest colors to match so make sure your body shop is a good one if you care about the final result.
Too bad you're not in my area, I ended up buying a silver replacement door but sold the car. Now I have a silver door taking up space in my garage.
Oh, one other thing; supposedly silver is one of the hardest colors to match so make sure your body shop is a good one if you care about the final result.
01-01-2011, 09:23 PM
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If it's not paid for.... Dam that's a bad situation. Would park it and focus on making the guy who t-boned you pay.
If it's paid for.... Looks fixable. Unless you're bored with it, I would park it until you have the funds and a plan to fix it. Use it as an excuse to do afew upgrades. If that's not what you want to do, you'll have no issues selling it as is or parting it out.
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Dam that's a bad situation. Would park it and focus on making the guy who t-boned you pay. If it's paid for.... Looks fixable. Unless you're bored with it, I would park it until you have the funds and a plan to fix it. Use it as an excuse to do afew upgrades. If that's not what you want to do, you'll have no issues selling it as is or parting it out.
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01-01-2011, 09:54 PM
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If it's not paid for.... Dam that's a bad situation. Would park it and focus on making the guy who t-boned you pay.
If it's paid for.... Looks fixable. Unless you're bored with it, I would park it until you have the funds and a plan to fix it. Use it as an excuse to do afew upgrades. If that's not what you want to do, you'll have no issues selling it as is or parting it out.
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Dam that's a bad situation. Would park it and focus on making the guy who t-boned you pay. If it's paid for.... Looks fixable. Unless you're bored with it, I would park it until you have the funds and a plan to fix it. Use it as an excuse to do afew upgrades. If that's not what you want to do, you'll have no issues selling it as is or parting it out.
My 2 cents...
01-01-2011, 11:10 PM
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I would fix it but would take and do like others said, but a little more back into it than what the base line would be just to fix it excatly how it was before the car got hit. If you have to, like what others said, park it and gather up parts or save up for them that way you would be assured that the car would be getting done right and that way your not having to skim out on money, then take it to some shop looking to earn a quick buck or you could do the work yourself as a learning experience IMHO.
01-02-2011, 01:21 PM
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If you decide to sell though, you will NO problems at all . Thats a easy fix .
01-02-2011, 02:17 PM
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i would definitely fix the car. just replacing the door, i am sure you can find one in that color. and as for the fender its not that bad a good body man can fix that no prob. my camaro is that same color and i found a couple of guys parting out cars that same color, its just gonna take some time be patient and all will be well...
01-04-2011, 12:27 AM
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The crack is from backing out of my driveway at an angle. Stupid i know but it happens. I was never told of it being repainted and there are no accidents on the vehicle when I bought it. So i'm not sure if it was ever repainted.