Watch out for falling motorcycles...
02-21-2018, 12:57 PM
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Burning Brakes
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Watch out for falling motorcycles...
Had a friend accidentally drop his Ducate Pinigale on my drivers side quarter panel.
Car did surprisingly better than the bike, the bike broke the fairing, mirror and a few other small brackets. He's going to give me cash for whatever the repair bill is, so no worry there.
Anyway, now I have a scar on my car... was thinking about what to do.
First, I have had this car for 7-8 years and am pretty tired of it. It's my DD and has ~90K on it. That's why I'm not all that upset about it.
So do I wide body it, just fix it, or what????
And of course, we all want to see carnage pictures right?
https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...1&d=1519235810
https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...1&d=1519235810
Car did surprisingly better than the bike, the bike broke the fairing, mirror and a few other small brackets. He's going to give me cash for whatever the repair bill is, so no worry there.
Anyway, now I have a scar on my car... was thinking about what to do.
First, I have had this car for 7-8 years and am pretty tired of it. It's my DD and has ~90K on it. That's why I'm not all that upset about it.
So do I wide body it, just fix it, or what????
And of course, we all want to see carnage pictures right?
https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...1&d=1519235810
https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...1&d=1519235810
02-21-2018, 01:37 PM
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If you're considering letting it go just get a new stock quarter. If you widebody, you'll want new wheels, etc. Your call.
02-21-2018, 01:48 PM
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My opinion - If you are tired of car, sell as is.
If you are going to get tired of car soon, repair.
If you wish to keep car for another 90K miles, wide body
Looks like panel and blending paint work. I'd sell now instead of Carfax issues in future.
Good luck in your decision.
If you are going to get tired of car soon, repair.
If you wish to keep car for another 90K miles, wide body
Looks like panel and blending paint work. I'd sell now instead of Carfax issues in future.
Good luck in your decision.
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02-21-2018, 02:13 PM
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And yes I'm breaking his ***** severely......
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02-21-2018, 02:15 PM
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I'm going to repair the car for sure, I take forever making car purchases so I might have this another year or 2 before I get off the pot.
I don't think a wide body will be enough to keep my interest, so thinking of taking it to a body shop and getting it fixed.
I don't think a wide body will be enough to keep my interest, so thinking of taking it to a body shop and getting it fixed.
02-21-2018, 02:42 PM
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I'd just have it fixed.
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02-21-2018, 03:10 PM
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Once repaired though and w/ love of the car waning I might consider trading on a C7. Pricing's never been lower than now, a clean C6 w/ some miles will still bring decent $ either on trade or private sale.
02-21-2018, 04:07 PM
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My opinion - If you are tired of car, sell as is.
If you are going to get tired of car soon, repair.
If you wish to keep car for another 90K miles, wide body
Looks like panel and blending paint work. I'd sell now instead of Carfax issues in future.
Good luck in your decision.
If you are going to get tired of car soon, repair.
If you wish to keep car for another 90K miles, wide body
Looks like panel and blending paint work. I'd sell now instead of Carfax issues in future.
Good luck in your decision.
If you sell it exactly as it is, expect a loss of around $4,000 from the price you will receive if it is correctly fixed.
Have it fixed correctly, and sell it. It is a "repair" not a collision. If it is correctly repaired, you are not obligated to tell the buyer, though you may choose to...your call.
DO NOT put any wide body features on it, as you will still want to sell it soon, and will lose your butt.
02-21-2018, 04:09 PM
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I'd do the same in your situation, maybe even make it an insurance claim since a repair won't be an inexpensive endeavor due to the boutique paints GM used --such as LB. YMMV
Once repaired though and w/ love of the car waning I might consider trading on a C7. Pricing's never been lower than now, a clean C6 w/ some miles will still bring decent $ either on trade or private sale.
Once repaired though and w/ love of the car waning I might consider trading on a C7. Pricing's never been lower than now, a clean C6 w/ some miles will still bring decent $ either on trade or private sale.
02-21-2018, 04:44 PM
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The Pinigale might even be totaled if he turns it in. It gets close to the value of the bike quick breaking Italian plastic. Sucks but just get it fixed and keep driving it.
02-21-2018, 06:21 PM
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I'd do the above, too. And I understand taking a long time to make a car-buying decision. For that reason, don't dump a bunch of money into this car---you will replace it, it's just a matter of time. And the $2K+ you won't get back and will have only "enjoyed" it on your car for a year or two.
Good luck. I'm with the others tho, hard to believe the cycle did that kind of damage just falling over. Musta weighed a ton!
Good luck. I'm with the others tho, hard to believe the cycle did that kind of damage just falling over. Musta weighed a ton!
02-21-2018, 06:24 PM
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Guess I'm gonna have to go see the dealer tomorrow, I went to 3 places here and nobody works on fiberglass.
I have a good dealer here, had my top replaced on the recall and the paint was perfect match, so I trust them. May just tell them to put a new quarter on and paint it.
I have a good dealer here, had my top replaced on the recall and the paint was perfect match, so I trust them. May just tell them to put a new quarter on and paint it.
02-21-2018, 06:29 PM
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I'd do the above, too. And I understand taking a long time to make a car-buying decision. For that reason, don't dump a bunch of money into this car---you will replace it, it's just a matter of time. And the $2K+ you won't get back and will have only "enjoyed" it on your car for a year or two.
Good luck. I'm with the others tho, hard to believe the cycle did that kind of damage just falling over. Musta weighed a ton!
Good luck. I'm with the others tho, hard to believe the cycle did that kind of damage just falling over. Musta weighed a ton!
I'm SOOOOOO glad it wasn't a new car or I'm not sure what I'd of done.
02-21-2018, 06:31 PM
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It's a rice burner race bike, it's made out of composites and definitely lighter than a Harley. He's dropped it about 3-4 times, each time is minimum of $500. Just a mirror assembly is like $600. This one's gonna cost him about $1500-2000, mirror, windshield and front fairing. He was pushing it, then it started to go down the driveway and he lost it. And I had just moved my car out of the way so he could get in my garage to tighten the chain.
I'm SOOOOOO glad it wasn't a new car or I'm not sure what I'd of done.
I'm SOOOOOO glad it wasn't a new car or I'm not sure what I'd of done.
02-21-2018, 06:37 PM
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