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02-18-2005, 12:27 PM
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02-18-2005, 12:32 PM
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My work blocks auction sites so I can't view that page, but if it's a silver car in Georgia, it is/was SilverEIGHT's totalled car. 90% of the repairs were done before his insurance company finally decided to total it.
02-18-2005, 01:18 PM
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If the glass all broke from the heat (which it looks like all the rear and side glass did) that car's going to need a helluva lot more work than just the bumper and exterior plastic being replaced and a repaint.
In my experience, a totalled car is totalled for a reason. Only way I'd touch that is if were free and I was going to strip it to use it as a race car. That would be a mess as a daily driver.
In my experience, a totalled car is totalled for a reason. Only way I'd touch that is if were free and I was going to strip it to use it as a race car. That would be a mess as a daily driver.
02-18-2005, 02:10 PM
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Originally Posted by StewC625
If the glass all broke from the heat (which it looks like all the rear and side glass did) that car's going to need a helluva lot more work than just the bumper and exterior plastic being replaced and a repaint.
In my experience, a totalled car is totalled for a reason. Only way I'd touch that is if were free and I was going to strip it to use it as a race car. That would be a mess as a daily driver.
In my experience, a totalled car is totalled for a reason. Only way I'd touch that is if were free and I was going to strip it to use it as a race car. That would be a mess as a daily driver.
02-18-2005, 02:12 PM
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Thanks, Abbid. Poor car -- what a mess! Can you imagine what it must smell like inside? A combination of smoke and melted plastic. Uggh. I'd total that too.
02-18-2005, 03:30 PM
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oh, didn't notice that ... (automatic).
If it were a manny, then strip the inteior out, mount up a cage and a pair of Sparco racing seats, a set of belts and go racing! I've never ridden in a good smelling race car before ... they all smell like burnt rubber, hot oil and driver sweat. What's a little fire residue on top of that ...
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If it were a manny, then strip the inteior out, mount up a cage and a pair of Sparco racing seats, a set of belts and go racing! I've never ridden in a good smelling race car before ... they all smell like burnt rubber, hot oil and driver sweat. What's a little fire residue on top of that ...
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02-18-2005, 07:52 PM
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I'm not the fire marshall, but that car looks like it was set on fire with lighter fluid. A fast hot burn that was isolated to specific locations. Never seen a car fire that left the tires unburned.
What a great project that would be for someone.
02-20-2005, 09:41 AM
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Looks like the plastic started to melt under the hood, too. See the shroud around the hose? That's a lot of heat up front for a fire in the rear! I wonder what all else was affected!
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