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awesome-express posted:Both cars are US imports. Still needed to apply stuff like side-mounted turn signals in order to pass EU registration though. It's all perfectly legal, just takes some time to get the paperwork going. why not just get a rangerover? it is better than both of those..... ...by 4... by far??? no I think I've mucked it up best for buy four by far? by 4?? e: it's better OFFROAD. a powerful frown fucked around with this message at 02:11 on Apr 27, 2010 |
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awesome-express posted:Both cars are US imports. Still needed to apply stuff like side-mounted turn signals in order to pass EU registration though. It's all perfectly legal, just takes some time to get the paperwork going. Are you a native lithuanian? I once spent an evening in downtown Vilnius going about 200km/h in a Jaguar XJR, though I wasn't the one driving. An interesting experience.
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Nuclear Tourist posted:Are you a native lithuanian? I once spent an evening in downtown Vilnius going about 200km/h in a Jaguar XJR, though I wasn't the one driving. An interesting experience. Nope, not native, been living here for a long time though. Oh and the guy driving is an idiot that wanted to show off. The police are cracking down on speeding like there's no tomorrow. Plus how can you achieve those speeds on the narrow city center streets that are made of cobblestone? I hope you slapped that guy unconscious. EDIT: Bwahaha look at what the mailman just brought in  awesome-express fucked around with this message at 12:28 on Apr 27, 2010 |
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Well I was in an accident and my 08 WRX was totaled -  The good news is I was able to upgrade to what I wanted to begin with (The STI wagon wasn't out when I got mine and it couldn't wait). 2010 STI Special Edition. 
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Apr 28, 2010 15:40
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drat. That doesn't look like much to total a car that new.
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Ziploc posted:drat. That doesn't look like much to total a car that new. Every body piece forward of the firewall needs to be replaced, based on that one picture. If he managed to push a frame rail into the valvecover, that could turn into a new engine assembly pretty quick. Then you've got new HID assemblies which aren't cheap, new AC compressor and system charge and check (plus new hard lines), new radiator... I can't see the wheel but I'm guessing that's damaged, plus all the left side suspension. Once again, if they did it right, the impact could have damaged the steering rack too. Then we move to the interior, with an impact like that I could imagine an airbag or two going off. Add up OEM prices for all those parts, plus all the labor to install them (lots of drilling, welding, and time on the frame rig) plus body shop hours to color match, prep and paint the body stuff. That comes out to a pretty penny. Figure in the insurance company paying for a rental car while all this is done, I'm sure they'd rather just buy him a car and move on.
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ab0z posted:Every body piece forward of the firewall needs to be replaced, based on that one picture. If he managed to push a frame rail into the valvecover, that could turn into a new engine assembly pretty quick. Then you've got new HID assemblies which aren't cheap, new AC compressor and system charge and check (plus new hard lines), new radiator... I can't see the wheel but I'm guessing that's damaged, plus all the left side suspension. Once again, if they did it right, the impact could have damaged the steering rack too. Then we move to the interior, with an impact like that I could imagine an airbag or two going off. Yup, this is basically correct. The entire front end of the car needed to be replaced short of the Engine itself, and there was some questioning the integrity of the engine due to damage on the timing belt and the lower pulley for it. Total repair bill was 15k Salvage bid was 6k, factor in another 10-15% of "gotchas" during the repair process and it exceeded the ACV of the car.
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awesome-express posted:And yes, the Jeep is not covered in five layers of mud, I like it clean. You're in Lithuania? Didn't expect that.
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Why's that? It's not some backwards-rear end commie state that people expect it to be. Might be a re-post, but here's mah first car (the blue one). 
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awesome-express posted:Why's that? It's not some backwards-rear end commie state that people expect it to be. The W124 Coupes still look great, even though they are over 20 years old.
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A picture I took of my old truck in its prime. Sadly, I don't have it anymore. Click here for the full 800x531 image.
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May 1, 2010 13:21
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God I fucking love Diablo 3 gold, it even paid for this shitty title
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Ziploc posted:drat. That doesn't look like much to total a car that new. HIDs + Airbag deployment + Pretensioner Seatbelts + body distortion on the crumple zones = Cars really easy to total these days. Dont forget as well, an insurance company will total a car if repairs are around 75% of its book value.
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My 1993 Toyota MR2 NA, which is my fun car, and my 1995 Toyota Previa LE/SC, which is my hauling buddies car. And yes, this picture is of my actual cars. http://shadowblast101.deviantart.com/art/Mr2-Vs-Previa-In-Space-162578221 For those who don't know, the Toyota Previa LE/SC is a mid engined, Rear wheel drive straight four minivan with a supercharger. It whistles like a mad man, and I installed a boost gauge just because I could.
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I have a supercharger from a Previa for my LeMons car, too bad the All-Trac S/C didn't come in stick. Would have been a turbo short of a Lancia Delta S4.
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Mighty Horse posted:Dont forget as well, an insurance company will total a car if repairs are around 75% of its book value. Some states will to. If repairs are 75% of value in NC it's an automatic mandatory total. I was $400 away from that with this. [edit] Sorry the filesize was misleading, thought that was a lot smaller.
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My two gay little cars: 01 Holden Barina  And it's very recently acquired butt buddy: 04 MX-5 SE (or Mazdaspeed Miata) 
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Rogue Helicopter Pilot posted:My two gay little cars: Does that mean you got the turbocharged model?
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Rogue Helicopter Pilot posted:My two gay little cars:
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A5H posted:Nismo wheels? I'd say most likely Drift Teks.
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I took a cool pic of my car and this observation tower on Topsail island yesterday:
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The Whip 2004 Focus ZX5. I love it and can't wait for the new Focus hatchback to come out next year.
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2002 Ferrari 360 Spider.   Love it. Single greatest thing I have owned.
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Xeno posted:2002 Ferrari 360 Spider. Well ... considering that your last car was a Maserati  Good choice on getting rid of it and getting the 360 though.
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Ms. Manchair posted:Meep Meep This reminds me of the end of Requiem for a Dream. Sweet rear end Ferrari though.
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Xeno posted:2002 Ferrari 360 Spider. Niiiiiiiiiiiice. Are these an electric folding roof? Or is it something you've got fold out yourself? Alos, manual or F1?
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2ndclasscitizen posted:Niiiiiiiiiiiice. Are these an electric folding roof? Or is it something you've got fold out yourself? Alos, manual or F1?
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Xeno posted:It has a tubi exhaust so it's drat loud! Video please.
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2ndclasscitizen posted:Video please. Echoing this!
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2ndclasscitizen posted:Video please. yes, this. Fantastic car!! we need a video
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FedEx posted:yes, this. Fantastic car!! we need a video 
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Xeno posted:Will do, although it's currently having the clutch release bearing replaced under warranty after one day of ownership. :/ You....didn't give the clutch a try before buying it? Oh wait, look who it is.
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Throatwarbler posted:You....didn't give the clutch a try before buying it? Didn't the Maserati have clutch problems, too?
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meatpimp posted:Didn't the Maserati have clutch problems, too? Yeah, which he didn't know about because he didn't actually test drive it before buying. I wish I were as awesome as Xeno.
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Heh, what's wrong with buying a £50k exotic without test driving it?  Seriously though, it had a PDI, the clutch has less than 600 miles on it, it's just an unfortunate mechanical failure that the warranty will cover.
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Throatwarbler posted:You....didn't give the clutch a try before buying it? I just think it's funny that the plate is blanked out on his first set of pictures, but not the second.
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First pictures are from the advert, not mine  And that plate belongs to the seller, just waiting for the DVLA paperwork to put it back to it's original plate, then mine can go on.
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