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f**kedy f**k f**k!

I may have just killed my baby... Involved in a minor fender bender, tried driving away after exchanging details only to realise that I was losing fuel and the engine was being totally unresponsive. Pulled over to have a look under the bonnet and the front reo is bent with no space between the radiator and engine and the engine seems to be sitting at a funny angle in the bay.

To make things better it turns out that Just Car don't have a 24 hour claims service... Car is parked and locked and I have to organise a tow and a claim first thing in the morning.

Spoke to insurance company today, they are organising a tow from where the car ended up and all the rest. However with damage to three panels and the reo as well as whatever mechanical damage has occurred I have been told to expect it to be a write off sad.gif

Time to start shopping around I guess. Thankfully I just bumped my agreed value smile.gif I'll probably get $18k in hand after everything is settled so that would give me plenty of options. Thinking maybe I buy a dirt cheap camry/magna/lancer etc for a couple of grand and start looking for an S13 smile.gif

Started the car up to get her on the towie. Engine was not a happy camper. Belts squealing like a bitch from them rubbing on the fan shroud that has been jammed up into them. Idle was all over the shop, almost stalled (in a freaking auto) at one point and was surging to over 2.5k at other points. She is not a well car :(

what time and day to meet at kenmore maccas

Thursday night, 7:30 usually. Keep an eye on this thread. Meeting gets changed occasionally for various reasons.

Started the car up to get her on the towie. Engine was not a happy camper. Belts squealing like a bitch from them rubbing on the fan shroud that has been jammed up into them. Idle was all over the shop, almost stalled (in a freaking auto) at one point and was surging to over 2.5k at other points. She is not a well car :(

that blows man :down:

if you can get to yamanto tomorrow you can co-pilot with me...seeing as all my lame friends are watching super cars or dont wanna be in a car that long

its on 31 club so you can't access it without 10 posts

Make/Model: NISSAN F31 LEOPARD

Year: 1989

Kilometers: 147,xxxk's

Transmission type: AUTO

Engine: VG30DET

Colour: BLACK & SILVER 2 TONE

Modifications: NISMO FRONT STRUT BRACE, R31HOUSE ADJUSTABLE CASTER RODS, WHITELINE ADJUSTABLE FRONT SWAY BAR, 18X9 18X10 WORK EUROLINES, 3" CAT BACK EXHAUST, RECARO BUCKET SEATS & 2 SETS OF PERSONILISED NUMBER PLATES "13PRD" & "MYF31"

Roadworthy Certificate: NO

Registered: NO

Accident History: NONE THAT I KNOW OF

Asking Price: $5000

Location: REDBANK PLAINS

Contact Details: PM HERE

Other Comments: IS AN AWSOME CAR THAT GETS HEAPS OF ATTENTION EVERYWHERE IT GOES, EVEN FROM NONE CAR PEOPLE. HOW EVER IT DOES NEED SOME SWEET LOVIN', GEAR BOX HAS A LEAK & COULD DO WITH A SERVICE, ENGINE WISE IT COULD DO WITH A SERVICE & TUNE, A/C HAS NEVER WORKED FROM WHEN I GOT IT & I NEVER BOTHERED TO FIX IT. I HAVE A VG 5 SPEED GEARBOX & CAN POSSIBLY HELP GETTING SOME OF THE PARTS NEEDED FOR A MANUAL CONVERSION. ALSO HAVE A SPARE PAIR OF HEADLIGHTS.

I WILL BE KEEPING THE HEAD UNIT FROM THE CAR BUT SHOULD HAVE ANOTHER TO FIT IN IT.

*PICS*

WILL BE VERY SAD TO SEE THIS GO!!

CARL

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