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Old 07-04-11, 01:45 AM
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A limb fell on my roof. Insurance is covering it. So new paint job! The passenger fender has been messed up since i bought it so it's kind of a good thing. So my $700 IS is getting $4500 worth of work!




Old 07-04-11, 10:58 AM
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Take the $4500, sell the car for $3000 = new car!

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Originally Posted by llllllllll
Take the $4500, sell the car for $3000 = new car!

I'm sellin my truck to get a chevy cruze so the IS is gonna be gettin some mods!
Old 07-04-11, 10:33 PM
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Chevy cruz? But why!
Don't do that to yourself brah
Hopefully it's for the wife or something.

What plans do you have for the IS?
Gonna use some of that money to fix the damages right?
You can probably replace the windshield for around $150-$200
Can get that fender straightened out and painted for probably $100-$150
Roof damage, I donno, would need to see better pics.

Can't believe insurance gave you money for that fender damage.
The insurance guy must be pretty dumb, that damage looks old as hell the way the paint is peeling like that and it's all rusting..
You are super lucky man!!



oh and put some shoes on, why are you walking barefoot in that mud! yuck!

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No i need a car that gets good gas mileage and the IS is not that. The truck gets about 13-15mpg so im runnin outta $. The insurance is payin for a new hood, new fender, new roof probly, and it's all gettin paint back pearl white. After i get it back i have to fix an oil leak then i'm puttin new shocks and Megan lowering springs on it. Then an intake, dont know wut kind, and a Megan header and im gonna redo the exhaust from the downpipe back with a Magnaflow and deleteing the resignator.
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Oh so insurance isn't just writing you a check?
I hate it when they don't.

Watch out with headers and exhaust, you will probably get check engine light.
You might also want to look into getting an o2 simulator or o2 delete. ($50-$100)

If you want a car with good gas mileage get a miata or honda del sol
Then, take the extra money you saved from not buying a crappy econobox chevy cruz and put it into the IS300 and make it a puss magnet!
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Yeah i forgot to put the token solutions o2 delete. But yea im gonna git a Cruze. I drove one and it wasnt tooooo bad. lol I just wanna be able to go places and take sum friends with me without killin my wallet. lol
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You, my friend, are a very lucky man. I wanna know who your insurance agent is!
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Originally Posted by llllllllll
Chevy cruz? But why!
Don't do that to yourself brah
Hopefully it's for the wife or something.

What plans do you have for the IS?
Gonna use some of that money to fix the damages right?
You can probably replace the windshield for around $150-$200
Can get that fender straightened out and painted for probably $100-$150
Roof damage, I donno, would need to see better pics.

Can't believe insurance gave you money for that fender damage.
The insurance guy must be pretty dumb, that damage looks old as hell the way the paint is peeling like that and it's all rusting..
You are super lucky man!!



oh and put some shoes on, why are you walking barefoot in that mud! yuck!
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Originally Posted by baadhabit
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LOL thats my little brother.
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Originally Posted by dmorse
You, my friend, are a very lucky man. I wanna know who your insurance agent is!
LOL they didnt even look at the car
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Lucky.... Gosh
How did you get the car for $700??
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Originally Posted by USMCgs3
Lucky.... Gosh
How did you get the car for $700??
That's what I want to know!
Where can I get one for $700!?
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Originally Posted by USMCgs3
Lucky.... Gosh
How did you get the car for $700??
The guy thought it was messed up bad, but after i got it i changed the battery and cleaned the MAFS and cleaned the layers of algae from it sittin under a tree for over a year it ran perfect!
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Sold the truck.


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