finaly got a car
21-Sep-2005, 12:04 AM
#21
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prepping
when we prepped my buddys truck we sanded the whole body down to bare metal..well down to factory primer or bare metal.. whatever it got to.. it was a pain in the ***... then we used a light grey primer and then we used some high build primer and had to sand that down..
the paint has been on it for like 4 and a half years now and it still looks like it did when he got it painted.. he used some house of kolors custom mixed color..i mean its stored inside and he doesnt drive it in the winter.. but thats the best way to do it.. takes forever tho..
the paint has been on it for like 4 and a half years now and it still looks like it did when he got it painted.. he used some house of kolors custom mixed color..i mean its stored inside and he doesnt drive it in the winter.. but thats the best way to do it.. takes forever tho..
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21-Sep-2005, 02:42 PM
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God help your soul for buying a branded write-off.
Hope you plan on keeping that car forever, cuz you'll have a hell of time selling it, unless of course you decide to give it away for next to nothing.
Hope you plan on keeping that car forever, cuz you'll have a hell of time selling it, unless of course you decide to give it away for next to nothing.
21-Sep-2005, 02:43 PM
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for a few g's more you could have bought my 02 civic SIR with less frame damage and at least it should still have some resell value once I am done with it....
but the car u got isn't that bad, as long as u can fix it cheap......but i think u overpaid a little bit for that..
but the car u got isn't that bad, as long as u can fix it cheap......but i think u overpaid a little bit for that..
21-Sep-2005, 02:44 PM
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i'll sell just like i sold the chrysler had the same ****
plus u know how many cars i cam acorss there that had good titles but were smashed pretty bad "not branded" dealers jump on those fix wem and sell, so u never know u might be driving a car that was gucked up before
plus u know how many cars i cam acorss there that had good titles but were smashed pretty bad "not branded" dealers jump on those fix wem and sell, so u never know u might be driving a car that was gucked up before
21-Sep-2005, 03:43 PM
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Originally posted by Cablerat
God help your soul for buying a branded write-off.
Hope you plan on keeping that car forever, cuz you'll have a hell of time selling it, unless of course you decide to give it away for next to nothing.
God help your soul for buying a branded write-off.
Hope you plan on keeping that car forever, cuz you'll have a hell of time selling it, unless of course you decide to give it away for next to nothing.
21-Sep-2005, 04:05 PM
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Originally posted by Cablerat
Hope you plan on keeping that car forever, cuz you'll have a hell of time selling it, unless of course you decide to give it away for next to nothing.
Hope you plan on keeping that car forever, cuz you'll have a hell of time selling it, unless of course you decide to give it away for next to nothing.
21-Sep-2005, 04:58 PM
#31
you have to be pretty dumb not to know your car was smashed. it's easy to see non-OEM seams, at least to a car guy.
anyways, I was thinking the same, $2000 for a 96 wreck is pretty bad.
anyways, I was thinking the same, $2000 for a 96 wreck is pretty bad.
21-Sep-2005, 06:46 PM
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car is not a bad price.
looks decent.
just make sure that you get papers for everything you do.
so when you get your salvage done you can present all the documents to get the salvage clearance certificate.
items needed will be the following:
4 pics of the before
4 pics of the after
from all 4 corners
reciepts for all the work done
reciepts for the parts bought
insurance appraisal paper
have all the damage on the paper listed complete
safety and emissions
salavge safety certificate
alignment (structrual and wheel)
thats about it.
not bad figuring the avarage price is about 6 grand
looks decent.
just make sure that you get papers for everything you do.
so when you get your salvage done you can present all the documents to get the salvage clearance certificate.
items needed will be the following:
4 pics of the before
4 pics of the after
from all 4 corners
reciepts for all the work done
reciepts for the parts bought
insurance appraisal paper
have all the damage on the paper listed complete
safety and emissions
salavge safety certificate
alignment (structrual and wheel)
thats about it.
not bad figuring the avarage price is about 6 grand
