Its not silly... i miss my baby so much... sadly, id have taken more damage in the accident if it ment still having her.

pics
 

some pics I took last Friday. Still no word from the body shop re: estimate. What a waiting game. :roll:

right rear qtr panel

rear view. ow!

Ack!! thats horrible hun!

OUCH! Did they give you a estimate yet?

:cry:
I guess I might want insurance to total it after talking with the body shop. Without having looked at the suspension or the drivers seat yet, the estimate is over $9,100. It is buckled on the roof and rear/trunk floor, it needs 2 rear frame rails, deck lid, glass, rear bumper, taillights, headlight, grill, front bumper, hood, and there is some problem near the radiator. Now the insurance co. adjuster is coming out for a 2nd look.

I am crossing my fingers for you that they total it. I don't think that it would ever drive right again after that.

Awww... Debbie that sucks... that poor car!

Hopefully it'll be totalled so you can get an STi and go whomp on Matt in NAS. :lol:

Just don't get a white one...

NOW What the hell is that supposed to mean?? Dont get a white one?? :P :x :P :lol: :lol:

Hell, just keep it to tear apart as a project car. Rebuild it with a full cage & go fast parts instead of letting a body shop suck up all the money. It wouldn't be the first wagon to be turned into a racecar...

http://freespace.virgin.net/tjl.thegrove/btcc9415.jpg

:lol:

I want a white one. :P

:lol: I don't know how that'd work, having a car that might drive sorta sideways. That might be ok on a clockwise track, or for drifting! :lol:

Well, my semi-joking point was that all that body damage isn't important to a race car, and even if there's some frame damage it could still be useable. The only thing that really matters is if the suspension points are in alignment relative to each other, and even if they're not that can be fixed too. When you're building something to the level of a Solo-II Prepared/Modified car the body & frame gets all hacked up with a plasma cutter anyway, so it doesn't much matter what you start with.

http://www.maierracing.com/images/marcdetka91lx3.jpg

Lots of people take totalled street cars and rebuild them into project race cars. The only question is whether you want to take the time & expense to build a dedicated racecar. :lol:

Total Loss
 

Got the official word this morning. From everything I've heard & read I guess this is a good thing.

Now to negotiate for replacement ...

(Mike - I asked them to give me a salvage quote too in order to understand the option of keeping car & selling to a dismantler.)

well i talked to a few people and they said you would be luky to get 3500 for the totaled car so if they are going to give you what you need to buy a newly used car strate up then the salvage idea might not be a good one for this instance

RIP little blue wagon!! :(

You need an '04 white wagon... Theo needs company! :)

..actually, what class is the Forrester XT in? :twisted:

since you planted the idea in my head, Scott, I might need a white STI.
j/k

$3,500 is probably not enough for salvage value, and thanks for checking Mike!
I'm supposed to go fetch the rest of my stuff outta the car today, too bad Dean's not in town to swap out the 6-disc. (Probably not allowed anyway, huh?)

Hey! I gotta semi-busted 6-disc (the back lighting is messed up, but that's it) you could swap in there to keep yours! I can get it to ya at lunch if you'd like!

I have no idea how to get the other one out - good idea tho.

I can get it out :twisted:

6 screws and done its not that hard but then again everyone here almost has done some type of radio mod :P

Yeah, it's a breeze:

- open cup holder, remove the 2 screws
- yank out the cupholder, and the two vents (just pull hard, it'll come off)
- now pull off the bezel that surrounds the radio and A/C controls
- remove the 6 screws (3 on each side) that hold the radio in
- pull the radio out, disconnect the antenna, the ground clip, and white plug

reverse the procedure to install other stereo.

Another blue one bites the dust... RIP wagon... time for an STI!!! :)

No way, go with a Forester XT. Be original. :)