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Sorry for being a little emotional but I guess I needed to let it out somehow. First I wanted to thank this wonderful community. You have all been very helpful with my researching and very friendly when I needed questions answered. I would probably say this is the best community forum I have been part of and I'm sad to probably have to go.
I lost my vette in an accident last Thursday. It was a total loss according to the insurance and i was completely devasted. It Hurt seeing the car I was proud of in shambles. The car I took so much time, money, and effort to fix and restore was gone. I had so many projects planned for the car. Resoration Treatments I believed it deserved for the good memories it gave me, the trips to school, work, and the solo cruises I made in the evenings. This was my first car. The car I bought with my own money. I tried to fix the car on my own and it soon began to feel like a member of my family. It's depressing seeing the car go and I was told by various people it was a miracle I survived. It felt that even until the moment it was being thrashed, it protected me with all its life. Maybe I didn't deserve the car, maybe I was too naive to have it but at least i'm glad to have had such pleasurable experiences with the vette.
Once again, thank you corvette c4 forums and thanks to those who listened to my grieving
The day I first laid eyes on it and knew we might have a connection.
Sorry to hear that man. I've been a C4 owner for only about a month and its already crossed my mind that if it gets totaled it will be quite hard to find another (well kept admiral blue 6 speed)
Not trying to bug but would you mind saying where the impact was? Curious as to what part of the car took the impact and what damage there was
Sorry to hear that man. I've been a C4 owner for only about a month and its already crossed my mind that if it gets totaled it will be quite hard to find another (admiral blue 6 speed)
Not trying to bug but would you mind saying where the impact was? Curious as to what part of the car took the impact and what damage there was
Hopefully you never get to experience having that vette totalled. It's okay. It actually got both ends of the car. the rear took most of the impact. The car appears repairable to me but it's too much for my college student budget to handle.
Hopefully you never get to experience having that vette totalled. It's okay. It actually got both ends of the car. the rear took most of the impact. The car appears repairable to me but it's too much for my college student budget to handle.
I was on that college budget not too long ago. I feel yah!
At least if you want to buy another C4 sometime, the market is completely on the buyer side right now and prob will be for another year or more
1st car always sticks with ya
Dont let the ins co lowball you, fight for enough to get a nice replacement there are some sweet ones for sale here on the forum right now
If you got hurt I got someone who can help you send me a pm youll be glad you did. Hope you at least got yourself ckd out if not go do it today. Sometimes those can bite you in the rear yrs later and its too late.
Now you can just look forward to adopting another kid in the driveway!
Sorry it's wrecked but if it's fixable you can fight with the insurance company to fix it.
First off, sorry you lost your Vette. Been there a couple of times on other vehicles and it doesn't get any easier with age.
On the insurance aspect, make them an offer for the remains if you want to keep it. I've done that before and bought back a vehicle totaled by the insurance company. Came out OK on that but realize you'll likely have a 'Salvage' title. I had not problems re-insuring it but I've heard other have so check it out thoroughly.
I can't even think about the possibility that this could someday happen to my car, but it's all too easy to find yourself in a fool's path on the streets. Just yesterday, I had not one, but two near-tbone close calls--SUVs and trucks seem to have a hard time seeing a C4 with as low as they sit.
Even just the thought of moderate body damage makes my stomach turn...but at the end of the day, if they're saying you're lucky to have survived, count your blessings. Live to build another day! And maybe buy back the car for later.
May it RIP. Couldn't imagine the loss you must be feeling. Anyone of us would be devastated if it happened to our ride. Hang in there....I honestly can't think of anything else to say, but sorry for your loss.
Last edited by Crossed Flags Fan; 05-25-2016 at 10:37 AM.
As the others have said; fight for a fair settlement from the ins and wait for the replacement c4 you want.
On another note, keep your eyes open to circumstances around the crash and esp. your health.
I crashed a original owner '04 Neon R/T last summer. The broken ribs from the seatbelt got me into the hospital ED where a full torso C/T revealed a 3cm mass inside my left kidney that was found to be cancerous upon the mass' removal. Absolutely no signs anything was wrong until that crash.
I lost my '93 in an accident.. But the insurance money bought me a '96 LT4 so I actually upgraded.. But I still miss my '93. It had a special place in my heart.
Keep your head up and look on the bright side, time for a new vette!
05-24-2016, 01:45 AM
Loss of my '89, a true friend
Sorry about the car but there are other nice C4s out there.
