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On Jan. 10, 2018 a woman ran a stop sign and t-boned my beloved 2000 Corvette. It is currently at the body shop in hopes of being fixed. Here are a few pics. It is a supercharged LS1.
At the accident At body shop At body shop At body shop
From: Philadelphia PA (Birthplace of the USA, UNESCO World Heritage City)
With the astronomical price gouging that body shops are involved with when it comes to insurance companies (and we all pay the price in the form of higher premiums)...make sure they do a 110% PERFECT job on the repairs.
I also have a 2000 LS1. Did you put the supercharger on yourself and approx what is the cost to purchase one and to have it installed. Do you need any other mods to accept the supercharger? What is the current hp? Best of luck getting it fixed. It looks like a great car.
Last edited by Vetteman Jack; Jan 28, 2018 at 08:39 PM.
Reason: Removed unneeded quote.
with the rocker panel damage, door, quarter panel, possible frame damage, and the suspension damage, You're looking at a total. ( Rocker panels are very problematic on C-5, as they are glued in place. the other parts are pretty much bolt on)
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looks bad to me too... if you can buy it back from the insurance company for fairly cheap I would do that and keep what I wanted and part the rest of it out and use the remainder to get another car
with the rocker panel damage, door, quarter panel, possible frame damage, and the suspension damage, You're looking at a total. ( Rocker panels are very problematic on C-5, as they are glued in place. the other parts are pretty much bolt on)
Good luck man, hope they can fix it, but personally with that much stuff busted I'd rather take the cash and try to find another C5. Buy back yours and move all the parts over.
with the rocker panel damage, door, quarter panel, possible frame damage, and the suspension damage, You're looking at a total. ( Rocker panels are very problematic on C-5, as they are glued in place. the other parts are pretty much bolt on)
I agree, bad spot to be hit.
18 days after the accident, I would expect he would have a better idea of total or amount of damage.
That SUX... Sorry to see that bud... As much as I hate to say it, I don't think you really want that car back... Looks pretty bad from here, I would think there has to be frame damage.. Can't see car driving the same again.. I have always heard horror stories about bent frames and trying to get them back as they were, Don't think so...
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Sorry to hear about, and see, the damage to your car. I have a feeling it is going to be a very close call on totaling the car, and if they do, take what you can off of it for a future upgrade to a different car.
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I sure hope this beauty isn't totaled.
