Footballjoe Posted April 12, 2007 Share Posted April 12, 2007 My 17 year old son was involved in a car accident this afternoon. He was not injured, although the lady that ran into him was. It was not serious but she had to go to the hospital. I am thnkful my son is ok. It appears my 1987 Celecia GT is totaled. Front end is pretty messed up. I checked Kelly Blue Book and I figure I might get about $1200 for it. Just put 2 new tireds on it 6 months ago and last week we put new plugs, wires, dist cap etc. She was a good car. Now the chore of looking for a "new" one. I know I will not find anything as dependable for the money I will get. So is life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yo mama Posted April 12, 2007 Share Posted April 12, 2007 (edited) I'm glad to hear your son is okay. Hopefully, there weren't an opposum riding with him at the time. Edited April 12, 2007 by yo mama Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frenzal rhomb Posted April 12, 2007 Share Posted April 12, 2007 first and foremost glad your son is ok. I can relate to the car thing though - my 95 Toyota just rolled over 181000 and I love that damn car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ursa Majoris Posted April 12, 2007 Share Posted April 12, 2007 My kid smashed his car up when he was 17 and he was fine, for which I was very thankful. Glad yours is OK. The car is just an object in the end. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zooty Posted April 13, 2007 Share Posted April 13, 2007 Glad to hear that he is OK but you never should have let a 17 year old have a GT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Swerski Posted April 13, 2007 Share Posted April 13, 2007 Glad that your son is OK. You can always purchase a new car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Footballjoe Posted April 17, 2007 Author Share Posted April 17, 2007 Insurance company just called an said they are going to give me $1050.00 for my car. This sucks. What the heck can I buy with that? A piece of crap. I knew what I had, a reliable car that looked descent. Now they said because they made an offer I have to turn the rental car back in 5 days. I am not happy today. Thanks for listening. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmarc117 Posted April 17, 2007 Share Posted April 17, 2007 im just impressed with the 1987 toyota!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ursa Majoris Posted April 17, 2007 Share Posted April 17, 2007 Insurance company just called an said they are going to give me $1050.00 for my car. This sucks. What the heck can I buy with that? A piece of crap. I knew what I had, a reliable car that looked descent. Now they said because they made an offer I have to turn the rental car back in 5 days. I am not happy today. Thanks for listening. I hate insurance companies but over a grand for a 20 year old Toyota is not that bad, IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatman Posted April 17, 2007 Share Posted April 17, 2007 Insurance company just called an said they are going to give me $1050.00 for my car. This sucks. What the heck can I buy with that? A piece of crap. I knew what I had, a reliable car that looked descent. Now they said because they made an offer I have to turn the rental car back in 5 days. I am not happy today. Thanks for listening. Well, if Blue Book was $1200, this shouldn't be all that surprising, right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimC Posted April 17, 2007 Share Posted April 17, 2007 Glad the kid is okay. I know how you feel. My 17-year old neice totaled my pride and joy '87 Firebird a year ago. It was my first and only brand new car and I hoped to keep it forever. Why are you asking what you can buy for $1k? Tell your son that is his money and he'd better get a job to pay the difference on his next car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T_bone65 Posted April 17, 2007 Share Posted April 17, 2007 That sucks FBJ, but as has already been said here glad your son was ok. That is the most important thing to consider. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Footballjoe Posted April 17, 2007 Author Share Posted April 17, 2007 Actually, its my car. He is home schooled and we allow him to work part-time with a carpenter so he uses my old car. I am happy that he is wanting to work instead of sitting around all day after he does his school work. I guess I am pissed off because I had a 20 yr old car that I took car of, it looked real good on the outside and was very dependable. It will be very hard to find something that is dependable. I am just mad. Can't a guy just be mad? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ursa Majoris Posted April 17, 2007 Share Posted April 17, 2007 I am just mad. Can't a guy just be mad? Sure, you're in good company. We're all mad here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cliaz Posted April 17, 2007 Share Posted April 17, 2007 good news your kid is okay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piranha Posted April 17, 2007 Share Posted April 17, 2007 Glad your son is ok joe, just went through the 'looking for a new car' thing myself. good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
REZ Posted April 17, 2007 Share Posted April 17, 2007 (edited) Went through the same thing with my 17 year old about 3 years ago. Totalled a car that had been well taken care of. He hit a parked car as he was trying to roll up the passenger window while driving. I didn't buy him a car until his birthday 3 years later. He did buy himself one but it was a heaping pile of crap and I didn't want him driving around LA in it. And sorry about the car, but am happy your son is ok Edited April 17, 2007 by REZ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonorator Posted April 17, 2007 Share Posted April 17, 2007 Sure, you're in good company. We're all mad here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loaf Posted April 17, 2007 Share Posted April 17, 2007 sorry to hear but glad about your son Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaP'N GRuNGe Posted April 17, 2007 Share Posted April 17, 2007 +1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H8tank Posted April 17, 2007 Share Posted April 17, 2007 Dude, before you sign anything, have a mechanic check the car. If it is as reliable as you say, then it might be able to be made drivable with a little money, maybe not pretty, but who cares, the kid is 17. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Footballjoe Posted April 17, 2007 Author Share Posted April 17, 2007 The car is totaled. I took some pictures but am not skilled enough to put them on this site. At least $5000 damage acording to the estimator. He stopped after that. The front end shifted. It was hit on the drivers side and the passanger side is damaged. I am looking at a 1988 Chevy Pickup. New motor put in 2 yrs ago. It is owned by a friend of mine. He wants $1700. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChuckB Posted April 17, 2007 Share Posted April 17, 2007 I don't think what their offer is is the end of it, you can plead your case and tell them because of the way it was taken care of and that you've owned it so long it is worth more than the average same car for that year. They may tell you to jump in the lake but I wouldn't just accept their offer right off the bat. A buddy of mine has a 94 or 95 Chevy S-10 that was his grandfathers. Very low miles, well taken care of been in the family since new. A year ago it got hit in the parking lot and had quite a bit of damage.....The insurance company said they were going to total it and give him XX amount of dollars. He told them hell no, there's no way he'd be able to find a vehicle as reliable as his and in as good a shape for that price so they fixed it for him. I know your's can't be fixed butI would still argue with them a little. And glad yer son is OK. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Footballjoe Posted April 17, 2007 Author Share Posted April 17, 2007 I requested a copy of the report on it. They said if I can show its worth more the will review the claim. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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