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This sucks...really sucks
Instructor
Joined: Feb 2008
Posts: 223
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From: Central Coast of Calif.
First off, those pics make me queezy. I'd be livid! So sorry that happened to you. On the up side, so glad it worked out financially for you but I know, no amt of $ can make up for the stress you went through.
Le Mans Master
Joined: Dec 2005
Posts: 6,420
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From: "This is not a psychotic episode, but a cleansing moment of clarity."
This looks like something out of Fatal Attraction. Or a serious case of road rage. Either way, totally messed up. But WAY TO GO in saving the vehicle.
Team Owner
Joined: Aug 2008
Posts: 33,073
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From: Rochester NY
St. Jude Donor '09 thru '26
Any chance this is the work of those environmental wackos who think they're doing the world a favor by burning things? Every so often they'll burn some ski resort under construction, and I've seen where they mess up a whole line of SUV's at some dealer's lot. Maybe they had a warped idea your Vette is a gas-guzzler and was endangering spotted turtles or something. Have you had any of those type of morons around there?
Team Owner
Joined: Mar 2002
Posts: 24,160
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In every cloud a silver lining
Was the wiring undamaged? You're not throwing a bunch of weird codes now are you?
I'd say strip it down, install new seats, harnesses, and a cage and call it a track car. Screw the salvage title!
Burning Brakes
Joined: Mar 2008
Posts: 1,170
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From: Obama says I'm a bitter white guy clinging to my guns and religon and he's right
Find the SOB and don't stick a flare in his pants, but
stick up their A$$. Man I am so sorry for you and your
baby. Good luck.
stick up their A$$. Man I am so sorry for you and your
baby. Good luck.
"AlohaC5" Senior Member
Joined: Jun 2003
Posts: 3,562
Likes: 44
From: Madison, AL
Did the investigator find any fingerprints on your vette or recovered flares, or other evidence around the scene? No witnesses? Was anyone questioned based on names you provided to the police as "persons of interest"? I agree this was likely not a random act, but someone that either knows you or a stranger that had an 'incident' that involved you. Hope everything works out well for you. It's a horrible thing to have your property destroyed by some jackass.
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Burning Brakes
Joined: Jan 2008
Posts: 871
Likes: 1
From: Elmira new york
totall it. Then talk with your insurance, or avoid them either way and talk to the police impound, tell them like it is and demod it. Most of the time they understand and are decent people. Thats what I would do and have done with cars in the past. Sometimes you have to do it before the insurance adjuster looks at it, but I can guarantee in a similar situation with me, my turbos would be coming off, stereo, brakes, rims etc etc. I have yet to run into someone who would not let me do that. Ideally I would let the adjuster see the car, pay for the car then take all the mods off of it I could. If it needs wheels replace them with some wagon wheels etc unless you have receipts for all of them mods, and want to avoid the hassle, and the insurance company with pay for them. haha but IMHO I would total it take my mods off, and find a C6 to put them on.
