Defcon9

So sad to see. But at least you're okay, car can be fixed.

orion84gsl

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Yeah those truck tires are monsters. About 100-150Lbs a piece. I had to throw one in a dumpster once, almost destroyed my back. Sad to see it happen to a 7. I know what you mean by getting flustered and shocked after an accident. I had one with my moms Saturn when I was 17. Myself and another driver both backed out of parking spaces right into each other. Both of us were at fault but I got nervous and worried so I started spouting off about it being all my fault and so on. Even after being told numerous times to never admit fault. All got cleared up with the insurance though. Also I believe anything over $1000 in damage has to be reported. Period. Good luck on the repairs. See who your insurance company uses and check them out before the car goes in.

londonmazda

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that puts me in a bad mood.

Nova7

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Very sorry Mark. I can feel your pain! By the way, I'm living in Kitchener now. Hope to meet up with some of the RX-7 crowd here this summer. David.

Clearkut

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if your in ontario and he [B]is [B] going to pay for the damages out of his own pocket go for it. a lot les hassle and it will be done sooner that through insurance, i have been ther and insurance will screw you for being there

real1st

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Thats a shitty situation. At least he admitted it. Get a quality shop to do it, get it back to normal, and most times you can end up getting an entire new paint job and extras... granted not exactly the "legit" route, but its a game..

Get your car fixed up the WAY YOU WANT.

real1st

SavannaFC

Another little update.. My insurance company sent an appraiser to check out my car. Lucky for me, the guy knows what an RX-7 is, he used to race the older RX's back home in Trinidad & Tobago he says. We chit chatted a bit about the car, and then he says he will be getting in contact with my shop of choice (Joe at Classic Auto) and we'll go from there. So far so good.

Thanks for the well wishes guys. And David, how are you doing? I hope to see more of you with your FD this season!

Nova7

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Busy but doing well Mark. It would be great to see you and your car.

Defcon9

I work for a quality shop, I've worked for a few. A shop that is willing to start throwing in all these free things for you. Paint the whole car, pay your deductible etc., is not a quality shop. The money that is spent on paying for your "free extras" is coming from somewhere. Could mean body filler to fix panels instead of repairing the panels. I've seen that a lot, looks good for 3 months intil it sinks. I know everyone has seen the (most obvious silver) car with the door that is darker/lighter than the rest of the car. That there was your blend time instead of your deductible. They clear coat peeling off because a handle was taped instead of being removed. Save money there so that pays for your blend. It doesn't work. If you want to scam an insurance company then good luck. I've seen people go to jail for insurance scams. Quality shops will not risk it. The most expensive thing about a car is the body. You can buy a car with blown motor, blown tranny needing tires and axles with a beautiful body and spend what? Say $2500 for engine, $1500 tranny, $1500 tires and say $650 on axles just for aguments sake about $6150 all that work done. Depending on the shop, a brand new car can cost $2500 - $10,000 just to lay paint. That is no scratches, dents, dings at all in the car. No add in Your rust, your dents, your dings etc to fix. Then you want to do some up grades. Body kits etc, that stuff done right takes time. Not they I'll urathne everything on and hope to god it fits. I mean the put on, doesn't fit, I garuntee nothing aftermarket will fit 100%, take off make fit (properly - cut and remould to make fit 100%), paint, polish. All that can be thousands more.

Don't ever cheap out on body work. It's not worth it. It can make cars unsafe.

Nothing in this world is free. Especially in business.

Ka Kui

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Hey Mark, good to hear things are going well so far........ Hope to see you and your FC on Elgin Mills in the mornings....... I just finished rebuilt my FD motor at Mazdees, got it back today.......... ^^

SavannaFC

Hey guys, an update for you. I took the car to Joe at Classic Auto and he took great care of her. They do awesome work over there and Joe's very friendly and helpful!

A couple of after shots.. looks like nothing's happened at all.





This weekend's weather is friggen perfect. I washed, clay bar'd, and waxed the car, and now I'm going out to enjoy this weather with some driving.

G-man

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Looks good Mark. Stop by for a beer some day so I can check out your car and the new paint.

Geeman

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You stole my name G-man!

-1 for hijacking thread.

Sucks about your rx7.

The real Geeman

rd_turbo

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I saw Joe's guys pampering her last week just prior to paint....great work as usual and as we've come to expect from our friends in Hagersville!

Zhé

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just F#**ing beautiful, i wish classicauto lived closer to scarborough

and ka kui, u work on elgin mills and where?
cause i work near elgin mills and bayview, more like in the middle of elgin mills + major mack + bayview + younge
maybe we'll see each other around too as i sometimes drive my car to work

SavannaFC

Thanks Gerrit. Hey, how's your 1st gen project coming along anyway? If you ever need a hand, let me know!

classicauto

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Lookin' good Mark, thanks for the kind words!

barrolde

Glad your back on the road. Hopefully I can make a similar comeback.

Ka Kui

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Hey Mark, glad your car is back to normal.......... well, i guess i will see you on Elgin Mills then, hahaha.......... BTW, i bought a new car last weekend, going to pick it up tomorrow, guess what car is that?

SavannaFC

What happened to the FD? I haven't been seeing you on Elgin Mills at all, it's been a long time. Maybe I'm just going to work a little late now-a-days, haha.. Anyway, guess your car? Hmmmm.. another FD? I have no idea.

Zhé

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^ probably a civic

Ka Kui

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Nothing happen to my Black FD, i sold my Del sol couple of weeks ago, and bought a new white RX-8....... I am going to work a bit late now too, usually around 8:40am on Elgin Mills now..... So if you see any Black FD or White Rx-8, that's me... I will look for your FC too, Mark!!!

Zhe, not a civic man, whahahahaha......

Zhé

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wow a new white rx-8, bawlin, btw hows the 8

Ka Kui

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The Rx-8 is alright, fun to drive....... but can't compare to FD!!!