crashed my fto

J · Post by J » Mon Feb 09, 2009 9:24 pm

goddamn!

nicholas · Post by **nicholas** » Mon Feb 09, 2009 9:29 pm

Was going to say something, but then I decided I should refrain.

Bad luck, live and learn eh? Hope you get it worked out not too badly?

rock_it · Post by **rock_it** » Mon Feb 09, 2009 9:29 pm

I reakon it is too far gone ... That has to have some bad structural damage ... I wouldn't feel safe driving in it again

8u8813f1uff · Post by **8u8813f1uff** » Mon Feb 09, 2009 10:09 pm

i dont really care if i feel safe driving it or not....its my first car and i miss it

but then u gotta realise that its pretty badly beaten up

rock_it · Post by **rock_it** » Mon Feb 09, 2009 10:24 pm

8u8813f1uff wrote:i dont really care if i feel safe driving it or not....its my first car and i miss it

but then you gotta realise that its pretty badly beaten up

I can understand how you feel .. Loosing your fist car is tough .. Even more so when it is such a great car... But you are probably better off, if it is written off and with the insurance cash, start again ...

If (and lets hope it does not happen) the structure of the car is off, and it gets hit again, you may not be as lucky and escape without a scratch ...

J · Post by J » Mon Feb 09, 2009 10:52 pm

^^^^ its your nchoice of course but consider the advice given

If u go ahead with letting it go... I would say selling parts would be your best bet rather then sending it to a chop shop. Tailights and headlights are well sought after items and interior pices and engine parts are aswell.... And maybe u can save for a new one

manofwood · Post by **manofwood** » Tue Feb 10, 2009 10:18 am

there's one on ebay now for 6900, same as yours. you'll get more than a few hundred, i wrote mine off and got $9000 after i stripped it down, but had bits and pieces that others didn't

8u8813f1uff · Post by **8u8813f1uff** » Tue Feb 10, 2009 2:22 pm

i dont think ill be buying a new car any time soon, but if however the repair costs are great and they most likely will be, ill try to strip out what i can and sell them

what are people generally looking for? its an old car and the condition...welll looking at the photos the condition is that well

J · Post by J » Tue Feb 10, 2009 3:33 pm

i need the centre console. If not cracked

Plastic bit surrounding the cd player and gearstick

rock_it · Post by **rock_it** » Tue Feb 10, 2009 6:13 pm

Headlights - $300 - $500 for the pair
Rear lights - Another couple of hundred
Rear bar - Is over $500 with Reo at a wrecker
Front bar - Not sure of prices as never needed one
Seats - Another couple of hundred
Stereo surround - Could get close to $100 if not more on ebay as they brake easy
Floor console - Same as above, but not braking easy
Volt and Clock seem to go OK ... Especially the plastic
Speed cluster gets asked for a lot ..

So yeah on top of all that you will still have engine, box, door trims, Glass (which is a good thing to keep) all the electronics, and well you can see how it all starts to add up ...

8u8813f1uff · Post by **8u8813f1uff** » Tue Feb 10, 2009 8:52 pm

o wow people actually want those parts?

mine arent really in good condtion...especially after the crash...

8u8813f1uff · Post by **8u8813f1uff** » Fri Feb 13, 2009 1:59 pm

well i just got a full quote from my panel beaters and this is it

are there anything in there that i can deduct to make it cheaper?
really dont want to have to scrap my car

xSlurpee · Post by **xSlurpee** » Fri Feb 13, 2009 3:29 pm

wow man, sorry this happened to you....must really hurt

but with the price it would cost to repair, your better off wrecking your car for parts and then save up for a new car? cause 9000$ can buy you a new FTO easily

idk man, just my 2c

8u8813f1uff · Post by **8u8813f1uff** » Fri Feb 13, 2009 6:20 pm

im thinking that even at best its gonna cost me 5k to fix, if i take off a lot of the things and do the myself...and...with 5k i can prob buy another car so...

guess ill be selling my car parts

Post by **dstocks** » Fri Feb 13, 2009 8:11 pm

I can probably get all the parts cheaper for you (and I have some 2nd hand ones). I can get parts direct from Mitsubishi Japan at cheaper prices than youd get here

AS to the part prices quoted earlier for selling bits, I have wrecked quite a few FTO's now and here are a couple of guides (what I sell them for):

Headlights $300 for pair
Taillights $150 for pair
Stereo Surround $120
Floor Console $75
Seats $100 for pair if in reasonable condition
Rear Bar $150
Quarter Panels $150 each
Front Bar $150-$200
Bonnet $150 - 200

There are plenty more bits that people will buy off you, but you have to take the time to remove the bits and it will take quite a while to offload most of it

8u8813f1uff · Post by **8u8813f1uff** » Fri Feb 13, 2009 9:43 pm

thanks for the offer dstocks...but i reckon ill still have to spend 5k fixing up my car...and...its just not worth it...5k i can prob buy another car....

real shame to lose such a great car...but nothin i can do