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4SPEED427


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.......but failed. My max bid was too low on this sweety.  200,000 km, nice car, salvage auction, hailed lightly  and written off.

The irony of it is a guy I know from Winnipeg bid against me and won. He wants to part it out and put the powertrain and interior in his VERY nice 61 Caddy 2 dr ht. Worst part is, he will be storing it at his dad's farm only 4 miles from me, so I will see it sitting around therecry



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How much did it go for?

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Too bad carl, we'd love to have you.

Looks pretty much like my car. Can't believe the new owner wants to part it no

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How can a car that looks like that get written off? disbelief

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How can a car that looks like that get written off? disbelief

Hail damage likely, Hillar. That combined with 200 klms on the odo. Not worth fixing thru insurance. Too bad it wasn't here in Ingersoll as I know a Dent Wizard guy who is great at fixing hail damage.

 



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I understand the insurance company's position on these things but the original owner of that car must have a 2 watt bulb for a brain to even attempt to make a claim. So many people out there have no idea what insurance is about or what it is for.

Unfortunately there is a lot of construction going on in my area and my wife's Suburban got a nasty scratch from front wheel to rear door, probably a backhoe or something. Body shop says approx. $2,000 to repair under an insurance scenario. Well guess what that's probably a write off IF I call them. I have a police report etc... but it is my insurance and I have a right to decide if I want to involve them. Oh ya buddy at shop says $400 Cash!!

-- Edited by 73SC on Wednesday 30th of September 2009 07:41:25 AM

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Astro Jet wrote:

How can a car that looks like that get written off? disbelief

Hail damage likely, Hillar. That combined with 200 klms on the odo. Not worth fixing thru insurance. Too bad it wasn't here in Ingersoll as I know a Dent Wizard guy who is great at fixing hail damage.

 



I would just like to see where this "hail damage" is.  Obviously none on the roof because it is padded and the trunk lid looks perfect - what happened?  Did it just hail on the hood of the car and no where else?confuse



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That's MPI for you any thing over 100000 and 10 years old will get written off for a bent rim

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Yes, minor hail damage other than a couple of bigger hits on the trunk and hood.

$1800, LT1, leather, 2.93 rear, no posi.

I may have had it at 2 grand but you have to draw the line somewhere. I may live with a few regrets, especially if he parts it.

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Carl Stevenson wrote:

Yes, minor hail damage other than a couple of bigger hits on the trunk and hood.

$1800, LT1, leather, 2.93 rear, no posi.

I may have had it at 2 grand but you have to draw the line somewhere. I may live with a few regrets, especially if he parts it.


Don't get me started Carl. Carl , Carl, Carl no

 



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Am I a member of this club?? I have three Cads.

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Hey, let's start a GMC club!

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CDN2PLS2 wrote:

Am I a member of this club?? I have three Cads.


Of course Mark, apologise for the oversight, I think yiou might be the #1 Caddy guy actually.  biggrin

 



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Pontiacanada wrote:

Hey, let's start a GMC club!


Got that covered too, I'm in. biggrin

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-- Edited by 73SC on Thursday 1st of October 2009 07:52:52 AM

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Me too,I'm loading mine right now to head for Carlisle!

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Carl Stevenson wrote:

Yes, minor hail damage other than a couple of bigger hits on the trunk and hood. $1800, LT1, leather, 2.93 rear, no posi. I may have had it at 2 grand but you have to draw the line somewhere. I may live with a few regrets, especially if he parts it.

I know what you mean Carl, about drawing the line. It does look pretty good in the pic, and being a western car it's probably not rusty? There are a few around here for that kinda money, but rusty. Patience.........biggrin

 



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73SC wrote:

Pontiacanada wrote:

Hey, let's start a GMC club!


Got that covered too, I'm in. biggrin

Suburban 99.jpg

-- Edited by 73SC on Thursday 1st of October 2009 07:52:52 AM
Me too

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Carl Stevenson wrote:

Yes, minor hail damage other than a couple of bigger hits on the trunk and hood. $1800, LT1, leather, 2.93 rear, no posi. I may have had it at 2 grand but you have to draw the line somewhere. I may live with a few regrets, especially if he parts it.

I know what you mean Carl, about drawing the line. It does look pretty good in the pic, and being a western car it's probably not rusty? There are a few around here for that kinda money, but rusty. Patience.........biggrin

 

 


Pretty clean car underneath, yup. These cars rust around the front inner fenders and rad cradle. That all looked fine.

Like you say, patience. There's more boats in the sea!!!

I think that's supposed to be fish, but boats seemed appropriate.

 



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its very political to scrap the old "gas guzzelers" right now-hail damage and paint could easily cost 3-$4,000-what ever is cheaper for the insurance company-and brand it too ! yet they'll fix a new KIA !

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