Post by: twistedsymphony on October 15, 2008, 02:24:00 PM
http://my350z.com/forum/lounge-off-topic/3...50z-ruined.html
BTW the shop owner is on Xbox Live also...
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This post has been edited by twistedsymphony: Oct 15 2008, 09:24 PM
Post by: lostboyz on October 15, 2008, 03:36:00 PM
Post by: dpbmt on October 15, 2008, 04:17:00 PM
Post by: RiceCake on October 15, 2008, 08:04:00 PM
I read this post during a physics lecture and I actually said "holy fuck" loud enough to catch the attention of everyone around me.
Who then proceeded to laugh their ass off at what was apparently done by a blind mechanic.
Post by: o The Drizzle o on October 15, 2008, 10:53:00 PM
Post by: yaazz on October 16, 2008, 09:19:00 PM
Post by: deilzfcjk on October 17, 2008, 01:32:00 AM
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Post by: Just a Shadow on October 17, 2008, 01:19:00 PM
That is bullshit, I would've flipped my fucking lid whenever I saw it finished!
Post by: RiceCake on October 18, 2008, 07:40:00 PM
Post by: Just a Shadow on October 19, 2008, 09:29:00 AM
QUOTE(RiceCake @ Oct 18 2008, 09:16 PM) 
I want to know how you consistently fuck everything up that badly and don't realize that the customer is gonna fucking flip his shit.
No shit, If I was the installer and did that type of work I would probably blow my own brains out for being so worthless and holding guilt of fucking someones car up
Post by: grim_d on October 19, 2008, 12:49:00 PM
Post by: yaazz on October 31, 2008, 07:36:00 AM
Post by: jaysmith2000 on November 07, 2008, 05:45:00 PM
Post by: ausmods on November 07, 2008, 08:17:00 PM
I would be spewing if that happened to me... Bloody scum who do a shithouse job on something and then wont fix it...
Post by: manatarms25 on November 07, 2008, 08:24:00 PM
Post by: twistedsymphony on December 01, 2008, 10:40:00 AM
http://my350z.com/fo...3-post1219.html
The damage was worse than expected
they think the car might be officially totaled now
Post by: lordvader129 on December 01, 2008, 05:46:00 PM
QUOTE(twistedsymphony @ Dec 1 2008, 10:16 AM)
UPDATE
http://my350z.com/fo...3-post1219.html
The damage was worse than expected
they think the car might be officially totaled now
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This brings our case to whole other level.
Since the repair costs are so high now, the car can be deemed totalled. I mean, it's half the value of the car already.
Since the repair costs are so high now, the car can be deemed totalled. I mean, it's half the value of the car already.
correct me if im wrong but wouldnt repair costs have to exceed the value of the car for it to be totaled?
unless he means its half the purchase price, in which case resale value might be lower
Post by: lostboyz on December 01, 2008, 08:44:00 PM
Post by: twistedsymphony on December 02, 2008, 07:38:00 AM
but in some situations half the value = totaled
I believe this is the case because the insurance company can get X amount of dollars in scrap no matter how bad the damage is...
So If [damages] > [Z value] - [value of sellable scrap] then TOTALLED
most cars you can buy back from the insurance company if they total them, and the buy back price is what they estimate the value of the scrap to be.
I know a co-worker of mine was recently in an accident and needed repairs totaling 60% of the vehicle value and they totaled it.
This Z is worth what? 18-22K so 14K in damages would definitly put it in totaled range.
Post by: ausmods on December 02, 2008, 03:07:00 PM
It all depends on insurance companies, their policies and all that... Hopefully he'll be able to sue the shit out of the guy who screwed up his Z... This kinda shit makes me angry.
Post by: twistedsymphony on December 03, 2008, 09:24:00 AM
Post by: lordvader129 on December 04, 2008, 05:29:00 PM
QUOTE(twistedsymphony @ Dec 3 2008, 09:00 AM)
he apparently contacted his insurance company and despite having full coverage, they don't cover damages like this since they're consider "poor workmanship"
im not surprised, the shop owner should have some sort of business insurance to cover the damage
otherwise its time for him to contact some lawyers
Post by: icustom on February 17, 2009, 09:32:00 AM
Owner of the body shop is a retard.
Post by: lostboyz on December 08, 2009, 04:02:00 PM
http://jalopnik.com/...-finally-reborn
still looks pretty bad, but I am not what you would call a fan of the jdm vip look
Post by: yaazz on December 08, 2009, 04:46:00 PM
Also, his license plate is awesome
Post by: tomjacob on December 08, 2009, 09:14:00 PM
It looks sexy in after photo. Shining star.
Post by: hamwbone on December 09, 2009, 04:01:00 AM
Post by: lostboyz on December 09, 2009, 08:54:00 PM
QUOTE(hamwbone @ Dec 9 2009, 06:01 AM)
before i even read those comments did you all not notice the CAMBER!?!??! you have got to be kidding me!!! WHAT A HUNK OF SHIT... fire that alignment tech!!!!
just look up jdm vip, you will be horrified to find they do that on purpose. Also part of it comes from bagging a car
Post by: twistedsymphony on December 10, 2009, 01:40:00 PM
they certainly don't drive very well like that. I don't think that Z is on bags either, I think it's just dumped on coil-overs air-bags are more of a VW thing... most dumped Nissan guys are straight coil-over.
checkout HellaFlush: http://fatlace.com/hellaflush/
it's basically the new-school version of lowriders... like I said, not my thing but I do think it looks good.
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BTW the court case is over, he won but only got $5500 out of it.... IIRC his repairs were around $8K and it was another 3-4K to repaint and install the new kit once the repairs were done.
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Post by: lostboyz on December 10, 2009, 09:25:00 PM
QUOTE(twistedsymphony @ Dec 10 2009, 03:40 PM)
yeah I'm not into the whole VIP stance thing, but I do think it looks good if that's what you're going for.
they certainly don't drive very well like that. I don't think that Z is on bags either, I think it's just dumped on coil-overs air-bags are more of a VW thing... most dumped Nissan guys are straight coil-over.
checkout HellaFlush: http://fatlace.com/hellaflush/
it's basically the new-school version of lowriders... like I said, not my thing but I do think it looks good.
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BTW the court case is over, he won but only got $5500 out of it.... IIRC his repairs were around $8K and it was another 3-4K to repaint and install the new kit once the repairs were done.
remind me to stab you for showing me that site, I have so much rage right now
Post by: o The Drizzle o on December 11, 2009, 04:09:00 AM
Post by: hamwbone on December 11, 2009, 05:38:00 AM
people actually want the wheels to be like that? im gona start a new trend, INSANE TOE OUT... or CAMEL TOW... set your tie rods to EXTREME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: twistedsymphony on December 14, 2009, 11:57:00 AM
QUOTE(o The Drizzle o @ Dec 11 2009, 06:09 AM)
shhh but thats what twisted is doing to his 240
you will NEVER see my 240 with alignment like that.
I do have a tough decision to make though, the wheels I bought were mounted with stretched tires from the previous owner... do I put them on as is or keep driving on the OEM wheels until I can afford properly sized tires for them?
Post by: grim_d on December 14, 2009, 01:25:00 PM
Some of the drift boys run stretches but they are on a track. So if the tyres fail in anyway theres no huge danger.
How much of a stretch is it?
Post by: twistedsymphony on December 16, 2009, 12:47:00 PM
I mean normally I'd just stack wheels in my garage but I put cardboard between each wheel because they'd be metal/metal contact otherwise.
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Post by: twistedsymphony on January 29, 2010, 04:01:00 PM
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Post by: lostboyz on January 29, 2010, 08:57:00 PM
Post by: hamwbone on January 30, 2010, 05:40:00 AM
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