TILTED wrote:
Man, not a Syclone!! She should serve jail time for that!!!
Good luck on replacement parts, I know they are near impossible to find anymore (cladding, looks like she only got the top of the fender piece I hope). I did the same thing as you are going to, the bodyshop had an 11 year old take off bed in their yard that was perfect, so we used that and that took care of the couple of dents the other side had before I bought it. Good luck with your battle, I am very jealous you have BOTH a sy and a ty, and how come it is always a Ford or Dodge that hits a Chevy???
ps LOL on the vote comment.
Funny you mention jail time. The lady that hit my truck is actually a retired LEO and the mother of the newly elected county Sheriff. She was leaving the restaurant after celebrating her son's win when she decide to not use your driverside mirror and back into my truck! Her son the Sheriff was still inside and was the one who called the accident in! She was so embarrassed and kept apologizing. She was actually nice, I felt bad for her!
You won't hear this too often, especially from a syty owner, but this wreck worked in my favor. Truck spent some time back East and the bed has the rust cancer to prove it. The previous owner, the one who painted it the Volkswagen Platinum Gray, replaced the tailgate, both fenders and hood. The bed was next on my list for replacement. The accident expedited and financed the bed replacement.
Bodyshop is trying to figure out how to repair the bed. They want to replace the whole panel but can't find one. I have a bed I want to use, few dents and dings but no rust but I don't think the bodyshop wants to prep and paint a whole bed. I think they will make the estimate for straightening the panel. I'm sure it take plenty of labor time to do that. I bought a whole s10 minus the frame and drivetrain for $300, I think I'll come out ahead on this. I may do the repairs myself, use some of the money to invest in a good compressor and tools. I don't care if I end up spending a little more money.
Don't be jealous of me, pity me. Syty ownership is mentally, physically and financially draining! But I drive one and I feel the boost kick in or when someone comes up to you and asks "Is that a Syclone or Typhoon?", ownership is worth it! Syty ownership doesn't leave me with a lot of money for the LUV project. Eventually the sytys will be "done" and I'll focus more on the LUV. I actually contemplated putting together a turbo 4.3 with my extra syty parts, but it would end up making the LUV a maintenance whore like a syty so I'm sticking with a simple V8.
Back on subject, kinda, I got a call a few hours ago from the lady's insurance company! The are admitting fault 100% and even apologized and said the lady is very sorry. I am currently working with my insurance but I wonder if I should deal directly with her insurance? I was told by my insurance that my premiums would not go up if I went through my insurance. Decisions, decisions.