I wrecked my car the other night. Actually, some dousche bag wrecked my car. Someone told me Vosko wrecked his car, and I should contact him about insurance dealings, and I came across his black one while looking for a new one for myself.

Seriously...What are the odds?

Vosko--should you come across this, and wouldn't mind me picking your brain for a few, please PM me your phone number. thanks,

-BN

Mine:


Vosko's:

 

those 2 pictures make me cry.

 

Me to

 

did you 2 plan that... those wrecks look identical
i feel sick now, ive seen enough wrecked fd's on this forum today.

 

you guys are fixing them right?????? theyre not that bad. if not i need parts for my engine fire!

 

Mine doesn't look to be as bad as his, and my frame is smashed. On the first quote, topically, without even pulling the wheel to look for suspension damage, I was at over $9k in damage from Progressive. His looks worse, IMO.

If I part it, I've got anything you'd need. Send me a PM to keep in touch, and we'll work something out in the next couple of weeks.

-BN

 

 

Don't part them!

Buy them back from the insurance company and sell them to me. Seriously.

I'll fix them like new and save your FD. Check out the pics! Of another FD I saved. It can be perfect again.

http://community.webshots.com/album/69912816VsRYvb

 

omfg jeff, im going to come visit you like 300 times a week. could you help me with my car if we made time?

 

sorry about the car man. That is so disheartening to see. I always thought that car would be mine again someday! Gimme first dibs on anything you want to sell.

scott

 

turbojeff, whats the price tag on a fix like that? really nice work! did you do the paint work too?

 

Damn. I'm sorry that happend Ben. It's like bunch of bad drivers decide to take a cruise when it's raining and all slick outside. I hope you can fix it rather than part it out. It just so happens that you hit the side with that headlight cover with intake duct on it.

 

well insurance totalled mine valued the car at $18.5k.......sitting in my driveway. my accident happened two months ago. body shop estimated $12k without the damaged intercooler and other stuff

i'll pm my phone# tomorrow i am sick and hungover at the moment

 

Maybe they actually hit each other and didn't know it.

 

Jeff

That's a masterpiece of work. One question though, and it is a tough one. Would you trust the repairs at speeds in excess of 150mph? I'm not trying to be a jerk, I just would like to know if subframe replacements are equal to (or better than) OEM spec?

Thanks

 

I wouldent trust anything on our cars at speeds in excess of 150 mph. IMHO if you wreck at that speed in our TINY mazdas your already in your coffin.

 

XS
I agree except that if you think that our cars keep us safer at 70 than at 150, you are mistaken. In either case you are more than likely to be a stain on the roadway. However, I want to be as sure of a repair as I am of OEM capability.

 

jeff used mazda factory sheetmetal so it should be the same

 

The parts are NEW Mazda repair parts. The originals are spot welded on, the replacement are welded on. If you really investigate how the car is put together the new welds are as strong or stronger than the original spot welds.

I don't see why it should be any different than new. Remember bodywork is HIGHLY dependent on the work on the repair person or shop. If they do a bad job you'll get a bad job...

Many shops wouldn't have replaced the entire frame rail, they would have spliced on the front section. I would NOT trust that type of repair because the frame rail is actually several layers thick in some places. When spliced together they can't weld the inner layers together.

 

Oh and I DID NOT do the body and paint. I just did the mechanical R+R. I don't have a frame rack w/ laser alignment or a paint booth.

Labor and paint on that repair was $2400 from the shop. The paint turned out perfect, the car was repainted from the doors forward. You couldn't tell it was a repaint unless your in the bodyshop biz...

Let me know if you guys want to SAVE those cars. They are repairable. I'm SERIOUS!

 

ok i'll send you a PM

 

Let him fix them. I don't wanna spend all night crying about 2 lost FD's.

 

i second 911GT2's movement! SAVE THE FD's!!!

 

Ben,
Sorry to hear about your accident but damn your right what a coinsidence.

I should be picking up Vosko's car in the next couple of weeks but from the tone of this thread I may have to cancel those plans Vosko what's the word partner I thought we had a deal?

Well the really important thing is your fds kept you safe.

I might be interested in that PFC
Fritz