Cali,68,L-79

As my other post (about the underside of the hood) I was on the finishing touches to make the car into show car status. Last night heading into Pacific Beach (Ingram street) a Honda Civic with 4 girls darted in front of me at a 4-way intersection and as I tried to weave around her she gunned her car and I hit her head on at 35MPH!! I banged my head into the windshield and hit my lower back on the parking brake lever which had somehow came up during the collision. I hit with great force and thought the car was totalled for sure and cried like a Baby when I saw the car last night. I didn't get out of the hospital till 3 in the morning and aside from Vikaden I'm okay as are the 4 girls who were all drunk plus the police found open container.

Here's the tow shop

I went to the tow shop and they refused to allow any photos which I think is
assinine as it is my car but it is another California law to protect other's privacy

Here's the specialty shop where she is now


















It goes on a lift tommorow to check the frame however the owner said "In my 35 years in this business I can safely say the car is a total loss"

Heres the lowdown front clip is gone on both sides, winshield is bent and cracked, engine is fine, radiator/ A/C condensor gone, headlight asemblies gone, turn signal stock and wiper stock broken off, dash pad map pocket ripped off, dash, doors dinged by broken off fenders, if not totalled here's what it needs.

Ecklers
Front clip - 10890 $999.00
Front bumper- 10972 $335.99
Front bumper cushion- 33072 $195.99
2 headlight doors- A8259 L/R (2) $350.00
2 headlight door bezels- A8260 L/R- (2) $53.99
Front spoiler- 39439 $199.99
Front grills- A2179R $47.99
Radiator- A3905 $363.99
Radiator shroud- A9889 $132.99
A/C condensor- 23084 $185.99
Radiator fan- SUMMIT Racing FLX-1316 $39.99
Turn signal stock- A8638 $12.50
Right dash pad map pocket-28109 $39.99
map pad spring- 37463 $7.99
Windshiled- $221.00
Front emblem- A2014 $23.99

$3600.00 in parts alone. car has stated value insurance of $16,500.00 as of 2 years ago with Farmers. At least no one is hurt but my pride. I was so so close to being done when this happended.
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[Modified by Cali,77,L-82, 8:48 PM 5/27/2003]

stpman

That sux :sad:
glad to hear your not hurt bad.

Steve

ZD75blue

Did you slide the guy at the counter a twenty to see if he'd fudge the lines of the law a little?

Sorry to hear that happend, stupid redlight runners :sad:

RMVette

That burns me! 4 drunk girls and they'll probably get off with a warning or community service. :mad I'm glad you're okay but sorry to hear about your car. I hope the damage isn't as bad as it appears. Good luck. :seeya

PROSOUTH

Just be glad you are OK. We can always build another dream. Good luck with the Insurance co. and whatever you decide to do. JIM :seeya

PRNDL

That is awful.... but I guess you could all be dead. :( Drunk girls... :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: One of my biggest fears (drunk kids in general... ) Shop around a bit and see what you can get for $16.5. Try not to make a totally emotional decision. I guess what works sometimes is to take the cash payoff and then by back the wreck. Good luck! :) MJ

Crash Dummy

Serious bummer David. Have you thought about it on whether you want to pursue putting this vette back together(if it is not totalled)? If you are correct about just the parts you see needing replaced at $3600, I can't see the bill coming to less than $8,000-$10,000 with the labor, paint and small parts that will add up. Farmer's would probably trash it if so.

I'm just wagging some figures out there by the way.

Greg

Hey Dave,
Glad to hear nothing's gone that can't be replaced. It might be early to decide, but do you plan to keep and repair the car?

gdh

Thank god you are alright, seeing a lot of red light runners these days, just seems to be so many distractions out there, but drunk driving is terrifying.

Les

I'm glad you're OK- that's the most important thing. It sounds like the Vette can be fixed. I sure hope so, because it was a beauty. Best of luck.

Scooter70

Sorry to hear the bad news. My friend wrecked his Mustang last wummer abd bought it back for $500. He had just put $3k into the motor so he bought a 4 banger and transferred everything over. He made out pretty well. Hopefully you can do something similar.

mg62

That's a serious drag. Hope it all works out. Glad you're OK.

MotorHead

Glad to hear you are OK, as for the Vette it can be rebuilt we have the technology :D

99 Corvette

Glad to hear your alright.... Good luck :boxing with the insurance companies

Jerry

QuickVet

im so sorry. your heath is most important. you can always buy another car. At least you are still here to be able to do that. :chevy

Cali,68,L-79

I fear your right. Parts=$3600 to $4500, paint=$1500 minumum, labor to install whole new clip etc proabaly $2000 total = $7500, absolute minumum. And I cannot just look at the frame and know wheter it's tweeked. You guys realize I've been detailing it and painting the bottom of the hood since Thursday, the car was flawless. Probably one of the best detailed/cleanest C3 in all of San Diego.

:sad:

LAvetteman

I hope the laws in Cali are just as strict on young drunk drivers as they are on people wanting to take pictures of there own car in a tow yard. :rolleyes: :mad

I am not the kinda guy you want to invite to a party where your guest show up or leave drunk. I think that is one of the worst things someone can do, and way too many people do it, often.

Goodluck man.

PatsLs1vette

im sorry to hear,it was really lookng sweet too. :sad:

My69

Really sorry to hear you wrecked your Vette, but glad you are okay.

Mike

Sun King

:( :( :( sorry man.
If your insurance co. tries to total it you can fight them to get what it's worth. Don't take their first offer. My .02 .