here's my 240 (56k beware)

Hey yeah here's some pictures of my car check it out:

http://kenohki2112.homestead.com/files/240sx/240sxPSH.jpg
http://kenohki2112.homestead.com/files/240sx/240sxFDH.jpg
http://kenohki2112.homestead.com/files/240sx/240sxFPH.jpg
http://kenohki2112.homestead.com/files/240sx/240sxFpose.jpg

Hey here's the muffler! (after we took this I snapped those two metal pieces hanging loose off.) As I've stated, I will be replacing this AFTER this insurance claim settles.

http://kenohki2112.homestead.com/files/240sx/240sxBigHole.jpg

Here is the damage from the truck that tried to park in the same spot I was in:

http://kenohki2112.homestead.com/files/240sx/240sxRQP.jpg
http://kenohki2112.homestead.com/files/240sx/240sxRQP2.jpg
http://kenohki2112.homestead.com/files/240sx/240sxDSD.jpg

I'll bet most of you Didn't even see it in the second picture =)
As you can see my car is OBVIOUSLY a total loss. I will make sure to smelt the vehicle asap.

EDIT: BTW the rims are silver not white, doesn't come through to well on with the camera.

looks pretty nice. I love the dent,hehe just joking. looks pretty clean. any interior shots?

No interior shots, I'll take some later. It looks great on the inside though, minor wear on the driver seat, carpets are great, every thing in there is stock, so you know what it looks like. =)

I do want a leather interior though..

Currently: 108,200 miles
bought in 2000' (77,000 miles)
Drives great, new clutch new tranny, those eagle F-1's made a huge difference too.

And the dent: Teach me to park my car! what was I thinking????

I've been fighting for 6 months now over that dent. Mercury insurance REFUSES to pay for it because they think my car is worth $1500. (it's gone up since then but the fight continues.)

How can any one have the nerve to even suggest to total a beautiful car like this? =(

EDIT: I've really got put some paint on the hood & roof =)

hey looks good sure the dent and new exhaust will make it lot better but its really clean. not feeling the rims too much though

hey looks good sure the dent and new exhaust will make it lot better but its really clean. not feeling the rims too much though

Yeah, rims are really subjective to taste, I thought they looked great and the price was right ($115 each). My factory alloys had been curbed numerous times by the origonal owner so something had to be done. When I went out looking for wheels, I wanted something with a pretty simple design that were fairly open, and preferably a bit thicker than stock. Also I didn't have $3000 to throw down for new rims/tires.

I think taking about an inch off of the wheel gap would really bring those things to life. =)

Every thing has to wait untill the insurance company fixes the rear quarter panel and the door though!

I've been fighting for 6 months now over that dent. Mercury insurance REFUSES to pay for it because they think my car is worth $1500. (it's gone up since then but the fight continues.)

Well, you could just sell it to me and not ever have to worry about that dent again! haa. Clean ride though!

Well, you could just sell it to me and not ever have to worry about that dent again! haa. Clean ride though!

I will sell it to you AFTER it's fixed for $2400

man that is like my accident....the damage was a little over 2000 but they didn't total my car...if they did i would of fought for it. It came close to 80% of the value of the car...which if it hit 80%, they would of totaled it....nice ride though....get some interior pics lol oh and insteading for taking the money and fix it, i took it and got a conversion and thinking of using the rest for suspension or lsd lol...you can notice the damage on the wheel well in my sig...

nice. thats about how my exhaust looked also before i replaced it

y fight for it if its totaled. just let them pay you what its worth and buy it back for like couple hundred dollars...thats what i did and made 1600 dollars for getting rear ended!?!?!?!!? i call that a way to make cash. now i can get a kit which will help get rid of some damage and new tension rods. i see a wreck as a good thing in my opinion. i always come out ahead for some reason and my insurance steadily is going down....$160 a month full coverage.

Nice pig-nose.... Your shorts gotta go though...

y fight for it if its totaled. just let them pay you what its worth and buy it back for like couple hundred dollars...thats what i did and made 1600 dollars for getting rear ended!?!?!?!!? i call that a way to make cash. now i can get a kit which will help get rid of some damage and new tension rods. i see a wreck as a good thing in my opinion. i always come out ahead for some reason and my insurance steadily is going down....$160 a month full coverage.

My car has not been totaled, they are TRYING to total it. If it is totaled I lose a HUGE amount of money.
According to auto trader my car has an actual cash value of $4000-$5000 with it's clean title (don't believe me? look at the clean 89-91's being sold there). With a salvage title it's worth closer to $1000-$2000. In addition to make a salvaged car leagal again would cost me at least $500-$1000. Then the actual damage to the car is estimated at $2600

Their offer is to do this and then write me a check for $2400.
that means I lose $3000 value, $1000 in paperwork/registration, and $2600 to fix the car, and only get $2400 in the process.

That is most certianly a BAD deal. Totaling a car with only cosmetic damage is almost ALWAYs a bad deal. I don't want to drive around a smashed up salvaged car, I've been taking care of this one for a reason, not so that it can be stolen from me just because some dumbass can't see over her dash board when she's trying to park. (compact spot none the less, and it was a V8 tundra!)
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EDIT: Oh and 1via I dunno what you mean, those shorts are so hot they are on fire. <3

Nice pig-nose.... Your shorts gotta go though...

lmao i was gonna say something about them too but wanted to see if anybody else noticed them.

whoa, i always thought you were a japanese guy from your screenname. haha

anyway, i say try selling the car with the dent. no need to battle them, just let them pay you for the car cost and eithe use that money to pay for fixing that dent or sell it for at least a 1000 bux. i'm sure it'll go for that much.

whoa, i always thought you were a japanese guy from your screenname. haha

anyway, i say try selling the car with the dent. no need to battle them, just let them pay you for the car cost and eithe use that money to pay for fixing that dent or sell it for at least a 1000 bux. i'm sure it'll go for that much.

Wait, what? Shut up I love my car! I'm not going to sell it! >=(

Also what are you talking about I am 100% Japanese.

UPDATE:
Mercury insurance has now determined my car to be "Repairable" After now just short of 7 months of fighting.

Repair estimate: $2496
Actual cash value of the car: $4480 ^^

Now I just have to wait for some paper work and then it's down to the shop.

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wtf, $2500 for that little dent. have you seen pics of my car?? d/s is fucked up the a$$, and itll cost me $200 to get it fixed, that includes the rust in the rockers too. click on my sig for pics of my pos. btw, the $200 is from a private paint shop, that is also willing to repair all damage done to it. im estimating up to a grand to repaint the whole car and minimize the rust on the q-panels and rockers.

(note: if you cant see the rust in the pics, dont feel stupid, its all underneath, and a tit bit straight down from my door handle)

wtf, $2500 for that little dent. have you seen pics of my car?? d/s is fucked up the a$$, and itll cost me $200 to get it fixed, that includes the rust in the rockers too. click on my sig for pics of my pos. btw, the $200 is from a private paint shop, that is also willing to repair all damage done to it. im estimating up to a grand to repaint the whole car and minimize the rust on the q-panels and rockers.

(note: if you cant see the rust in the pics, dont feel stupid, its all underneath, and a tit bit straight down from my door handle)

Look at the picture right after the muffler, the very rear of the car, you can see the folds.

My rear quarter panel needs to be replaced, the dent has 3 folds at 90 degree angles of each other, and the metal is pinched more than 90 degrees, The metal won't bend back with out ripping, The big dent could be poped out easy, but the folds screwed everything up. That also covers a new door skin for the driver side door, the fold in the door (it's shallow and hard to see in the picture) but the mechanic and insurance agent both decided it would be cheaper to replace it than try to fix it.

Then the rear bumper needs to be overhauled because when she hit my car she shaved off about a quarter inch of the rear bumper, basicly that requires a whole new rear bumper cover.

Then both the skin and quater panel need to be preped and painted, and then the hatch and front driver side need to be blended (I'm pushing for the hood and roof too, but I'll probably just end up throwing in some of my own money and repaint the whole car.)

wow that really sucks. i hate little short women driving big ass trucks...and i also hate stupid ricer drivers who drive my car into a guard rail, then never get it fixed so water pools in the bottom of my body, causing rust out the wazu.

congrats man. post pics of those repairs so everyone can see your perfect car now.

While your at it, get widebody fenders, they look awesome. Or you can just cut out the part that bent, weld in a new piece of sheet metal and sand it down smooth, all you need then is a little paint and your good.

While your at it, get widebody fenders, they look awesome. Or you can just cut out the part that bent, weld in a new piece of sheet metal and sand it down smooth, all you need then is a little paint and your good.

Sheet metal? no. Brand new OEM quarter panel and door skin with matched and blended paint? yes.

I want my car to be returned to it's pre-accident condition, not turned into some type of eyesore =(

You cut the bad piece out, weld in a piece of sheet metal that's formed to have the same shape, grind the welds down smooth and paint, it'll look like new and will cost you much less.

wow.... dude is that you in that pic lol :) jw not sayin anything..... clean car and nice pants pppppwwuahahahhahaha

You cut the bad piece out, weld in a piece of sheet metal that's formed to have the same shape, grind the welds down smooth and paint, it'll look like new and will cost you much less.

What you are describing cannot be better than just getting a new panel. And since I'm not paying, I would be silly to settle for less. Non OEM panel = lower resale value. Keep the value of your car as high as possible, consider it protection from a total loss if you ever end up in an accident.

my damage was $2000 and was close to 80% of the value of the car....which if it hit 80% they would of totalled it....I don't know why they were trying to tell you it was going to be totalled....oh yea I had to deal with Mercury too(not my insurance but the cement truck's insurance)...

my damage was $2000 and was close to 80% of the value of the car....which if it hit 80% they would of totalled it....I don't know why they were trying to tell you it was going to be totalled....oh yea I had to deal with Mercury too(not my insurance but the cement truck's insurance)...

They were trying to say my car was a total loss because that way they get to take my car from me, pay me less than it's worth, and then make me buy it back from them, pay hundreds of dollars to have it inspected for registration, and get out of paying for rental car and the repair.

No one forget, if you are having a problem with an insurance company, you CAN fight them. California vehicle code states that unless the repairs cost MORE than the cash value of the car (Not 80%, 100%) then in order to total the car, you have to allow them to total it. Just tell them to suck off if you're under 100%. If they don't coperate then file a complaint with your local insurance commisioner and sue them.

I'm not even done with these jackasses, After they pay to fix my car, and pay for a rental, I am going to [sue] for the diminished value of my car after filing an SR1. I did nothing wrong here, my car was parked and it was crashed into, I see NO reason why I shouldn't be put back EXACTLY to where I was BEFORE the accident.