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my fto gone...

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this morning i crashed my fto, and it seens not worth to fix it.....at least 7k,whole front's gone ........so painful!!!!have to write off........
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WTF that was quick. Sorry to hear it though did you have insurance? I hope no one was hurt
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sorry to hear. how long had you had it for and do u plan on getting another one?
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luckily....no one hurted...i have insured ,however the damage is badly...even the belt came out...i had it only less than 6 month....T T.currently i was so blue...my blue FTO....how we gonna deal with it ?some guys offered 1k..It is bullshit..i got it for 13k..no idea for the future driving...
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A sleepless night......god bless me
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I8A4RE wrote:WTF that was quick
:lol: slack bugger!
Dont sweat it man, At least you're not in a wheelchair, or anyone else in a coffin for that matter. Its just a machine after all. I'm speaking from experience of totalling my FTO
2 months ago with only 3rd party
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it's a bad memory...the car was hit speed around.....poor me
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Feel for you bud... when you say the whole front??? What happened? Defiantely a write-off? Have seen some come back from the dead I'd have thought gone.
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Grue wrote:Feel for you bud... when you say the whole front??? What happened? Defiantely a write-off? Have seen some come back from the dead I'd have thought gone.
it's hard to explain what is it look like...front chased to the left... and front body kit all damaged...it's like a big punch to your right face...and your left eye came out = =(wried...)!!well it can fixed anyway,but cost squite bit..
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Sorry to hear this. Good thing no one was hurt. Hopefully the insurance pays up.
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only 3rd party...mine is not coverd....
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Post by jonowong »

damn! wanna sell the wreck? it'll help you recover some money...

if you can take the car apart yourself.. theres about $4,000 worth of parts
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still thinking about it ...not sure~
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how made is the damage?

do you have engine pay pics?

because if the chassis isn't bent the panel beater might be over quoting you
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i don't know how to crack down parts....i don't know how to post a pic,otherwise let budds see what's the story
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jonowong wrote:how made is the damage?

do you have engine pay pics?

because if the chassis isn't bent the panel beater might be over quoting you
engine is fine~rio(check spell)was chased
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the front bar rheo is replacable... they are worth about $300 second hand?

i dont even use mine...
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a big giveaway to a bent chassis is wrinkles along your roof or pillars, along the top of the car.
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this morning gonna take some pics,and compare price with other smash shops.c if it is saveble...
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where abouts are you i might be interested in buying it from you if your not going to repair it
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