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Crashed My Baby - What Should I Do?

tripsteady

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tripsteady

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So

I crashed my car about 2 weeks ago , 4am in the morning wet roads , lost control - got trapped between a pole and a fence. Ambos had to break the back windscreen to pull me out. Long story short - insurance wont pay - ive lost the entire car - obviously a write off. Car will be delivered back to my house the way it is below

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I wont be driving for some time so I have two options

1. Build the car back up..looking at the damage...is this even feasible or possible? In general how much would the entire repair cost? Are their other costs like certification needed from another authority to get it re registered etc? I've got about 12 months to fix it up but I dont want to drop another 10 000 into the car as Ive already lost close to 15k with all the mods and purchase price of the car

2. strip the car , take the wheels , exhaust , split fires , audio system , boost controller and gauge out and sell to junk yard

Basically wondering if its worth trying to fix myself/take it to someone else over time or should I just give up , strip and sell the car...

I'm devastated.... was basically my only possession and was a big wake up call for me...it pains me to see her in pieces like this :(

Stay stafe

Trip

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Chris Rogers Grand Master

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Strip it. To fix that properly is going to be a 5 figure sum. Cannot see all the damage but that LHS area looks bent and that means everything on that side has moved.

Ben C34 Grand Master

Ben C34

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Looking for another shell would be your only option other than stripping it.

Reading between the lines I assume you lost your licence as a result of this?

Glad you and everyone around you is ok.

colourclassic Mentor

colourclassic

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"...was a big wake up call for me..."

Did you crash trying to skate it? Or not licensed?

It looks beyond repair, I'd strip it. Or buy one with a popped engine and chuck yours in.

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tweety bird Grand Master

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So

I crashed my car about 2 weeks ago , 4am in the morning wet roads , lost control - got trapped between a pole and a fence. Ambos had to break the back windscreen to pull me out. Long story short - insurance wont pay - ive lost the entire car - obviously a write off. Car will be delivered back to my house the way it is below

Here are the pics:

6h6mfn.jpg

67mkvc.jpg

69hk4h.jpg

f5bz8h.jpg

2lbayx.jpg

24o3fj6.jpg

I wont be driving for some time so I have two options

1. Build the car back up..looking at the damage...is this even feasible or possible? In general how much would the entire repair cost? Are their other costs like certification needed from another authority to get it re registered etc? I've got about 12 months to fix it up but I dont want to drop another 10 000 into the car as Ive already lost close to 15k with all the mods and purchase price of the car

2. strip the car , take the wheels , exhaust , split fires , audio system , boost controller and gauge out and sell to junk yard

Basically wondering if its worth trying to fix myself/take it to someone else over time or should I just give up , strip and sell the car...

I'm devastated.... was basically my only possession and was a big wake up call for me...it pains me to see her in pieces like this :(

Stay stafe

Trip

Race car it!

Hooning on the track is much more fun. :D

It's safer too

there are no trees to jump out in front of you. ;)

:P

Calsonic14U Mentor

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Yah re shell, theres is a few 33s on the sale forum rolling shell. if motor still good and box swap it over and you wil be sweet. Sad to see it like this. if you need a hand let me know i have a workshop in blacktown. Could have the motor and box out in an hour for you :)

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You're a kind man Luke!

What can i say i own 2 of them and have stripped a 3rd. will go for the record for removing engine and box in under an hour :P It would be easily done in a days work and a few cans of the finest jack daniels.

Calsonic14U Mentor

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You finished that case already Luke? Sucks about the accident. What was the reason Insurance refuse to pay? Mods? Breaking the road laws? Other?

yah i got 2 left in the fridge at home. FEEED MEEEE MORE BOURBON!!!!!

tripsteady Proficient

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Looking for another shell would be your only option other than stripping it.

Reading between the lines I assume you lost your licence as a result of this?

Glad you and everyone around you is ok.

Yes license lost..for some time.

Did you crash trying to skate it? Or not licensed?

It looks beyond repair, I'd strip it. Or buy one with a popped engine and chuck yours in.

I crashed driving emotionally at 4am in the morning on a slippery road. Was licensed , wasnt drinking etc...

can i ask teh reason why they voided the insuarance? was it for liek say. non listed modifications. or proof of hooning ect???

They said the car was detectable ,camber wear on the tires , uncovered pod filter , lower then 100mm, proof of travelling at an excess speed and some other stuff

As above I'd buy a cheapie and throw all your bits and bobs into it. Then sell off all the salvageable parts from the wreck.

Sad to see that you lost your pride and joy but at least you lived to tell the tale :thumbsup:

Thanks man, at least I'm okay but this really hurts...was my everything...I guess this shows I shouldnt have made it my everything because now I have nothing. Every time I see those four lights on the street my heart breaks.

sell as complete wreck or individual parts may fetch you more

save mo money

and then upgrade to a 32 or 34 :P

My next car will be another 33 , I have so many parts waiting to go in.

Re-shell time.

I've got a complete and drivable 33 s2 that I don't need.

Dont have a license so probably will be a waste of time , but thanks for the offer man

Yah re shell, theres is a few 33s on the sale forum rolling shell. if motor still good and box swap it over and you wil be sweet. Sad to see it like this. if you need a hand let me know i have a workshop in blacktown. Could have the motor and box out in an hour for you :)

Thanks for the offer, but I think im going to strip and sell it...but have no experience in strippiung the car. Would you or anyone you know want coilovers , exhaust and an rb25det with 133k km on it?

You finished that case already Luke? Sucks about the accident. What was the reason Insurance refuse to pay? Mods? Breaking the road laws? Other?

As above , both mods and speeding. My fault , I was an idiot. Lesson learnt but an expensive one at that. Man I hate public transport :(

As above....I dont think its feasible to try and repair it especially if I don't have a license and cant drive it for some time. i have to pick the car up from the salvage yard shortly.

What kind of price am I looking to get this stripped? On average?

I'l probably only sell the engine and keeping my other bits for my new skyline.

Salvage yard will probably offer me a few hundred , id prefer this car to go to someone in the skyline community and for a bit more then that, any interests please let me know

Also let me know if you guys need any parts from this car.

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