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| Spoke |
 Jan 5 2006, 08:20 AM
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Jerry  Group: Members Posts: 7,079 Joined: 29-October 04 From: Allentown, PA Member No.: 3,031 Region Association: None 
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On the way to Home Depot last night, 1/2 mile from my house,
waiting to turn left on Rt309 outside of Allentown, I heard a loud screech behind me, looked in the rear view mirror in time to see headlights disappear behind my car - then BANG. The 1990 Mazda faired much better than the 914. From what I can see without looking underneath the car or opening the trunk (which won't open): Trunk lid folded Rear bumper crumpled Pass Taillight gone Rear Valence creased Fender pushed into rear tire, car moves under its own power but not far Engine seems to have a miss now One cylinder is very loud (header or head damaged?) Pass and Driver door gaps now different - Pass door gap almost nothing at the top, seems larger at the bottom - Driver door gap even top to bottom but seems larger now |
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Jan 5 2006, 08:33 AM
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rich herzog Group: Members Posts: 7,390 Joined: 4-April 03 From: Salted Roads, PA Member No.: 513 Region Association: None |
not a penny more than you have it insured for. check the Blue Book or the appropriately named NADA reference for the value of a 35 year old car. figure $500, plus or minus. read your policy.
i think you'll find it won't matter. this sucks, good luck with it. BTDT, your choices turn out to be either roll over early, or spend every waking hour fighting. ultimately the cost is often about the same, it's just which you want. the good news of a low total value is you can buy it back for the salvage value and swap a bunch of parts to any of the other plentiful rust-free NE cars... |
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Posts in this topic
Spoke Just Another Trip To Home Depot, Jan 5 2006, 08:20 AM
Spoke A scene that I hoped I would never see. Jan 5 2006, 08:22 AM Spoke Her insurance Co is the same as mine.
What type o... Jan 5 2006, 08:24 AM Vacca Rabite That really sucks.
http:/... Jan 5 2006, 08:24 AM Bruce Allert Ah Man... Sorry for the loss http:... Jan 5 2006, 08:26 AM Spoke Damn, I just finished the backend, stripped trunk ... Jan 5 2006, 08:26 AM bd1308 i've seen miracles happen with these cars with... Jan 5 2006, 08:27 AM Spoke Although not obvious in this pic, the driver side ... Jan 5 2006, 08:28 AM Spoke On the passenger side, the door and rear quarter c... Jan 5 2006, 08:33 AM Spoke The trunk lid is pushed up over the engine hood so... Jan 5 2006, 08:37 AM Bleyseng unless you have a Stated Value policy........... <... Jan 5 2006, 08:37 AM DonTraver The real question, Do you want it fixed or want th... Jan 5 2006, 09:24 AM Travis Neff I had the same type of hit on my first 914, back i... Jan 5 2006, 09:34 AM Racer Chris http://www.914world.com/b... Jan 5 2006, 09:36 AM Root_Werks http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/e... Jan 5 2006, 09:39 AM r_towle just did the registry and paid my taxes on a 914
... Jan 5 2006, 09:40 AM Thorshammer Agreed with above,
Gather ALL receipts for parts ... Jan 5 2006, 09:42 AM r_towle bummer,
I have a complete set of rear tin if you w... Jan 5 2006, 09:54 AM Racer Chris http://ww... Jan 5 2006, 11:00 AM joeav8tor sorry about the damage to your 914, it looked nice... Jan 5 2006, 07:15 PM dmenche914 settle for nothing less than maybe $5000 for ... Jan 5 2006, 09:28 PM Roger D. That is a real bummer for sure. And your neck is ... Jan 5 2006, 09:57 PM Roger D. And dont forget...the value of your car AFTER it i... Jan 5 2006, 10:00 PM Dead Air Jan 5 2006, 10:57 PM boxstr Hey I was just giving shit to Bruce Allert. I pers... Jan 5 2006, 11:02 PM root After installing a new rotary in this one for my f... Jan 5 2006, 11:08 PM smooth_eddy 
