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Should I repair ?! Mazda protege 99
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Tom Greenleaf
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May 16, 2008, 1:48 PM
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Are you serious? That car is a mess. Doesn't look like it was so good before the accident! That's a salvage car and should still have some value. Sign here recently said $200 bucks for any car any condition - metal prices are high now,
T
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Ps3AlltheWay
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May 16, 2008, 5:04 PM
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what you mean doesnt look like it was so good before the accident?
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Tom Greenleaf
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May 16, 2008, 7:54 PM
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Sorry - I didn't really mean to insult the car. It's showing rust under recent accident spots like this, wheels? Rust, spacesaver on, no hubcaps, broken off lug nut - did all that happen in the accident? If-if-if--- the hole in the rocker refelects softness there from body rust this car would be illegal to drive in this state and just that spot would cost a fortune to repair properly and suggests rust all over and under the car never mind the rest of the damage, front and rear. Perhaps reflections in pic are misleading me. What the heck happened?
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Double J
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May 16, 2008, 11:06 PM
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From what I can tell..
It looks like it DOES have mechanical damage as well as body damage.(structural damage)
The drivers side front wheel is pushed back,the drivers side rear wheel is leaning outward at the top ,indicating something is bent.
It looks like it took a good whack.
You didnt mention the mileage on the vehicle,unknown to us the mechanical/running condition of the vehicle before the accident.
If your undecided as to what to do,I suggest taking it to a body shop for a complete estimate to repair all the damage.
Remember,with an accident ,there can be "hidden" damage that wont be revealed until other parts are removed or an attempt is made to repair.Thats why they are called estimates...I know you know that.
Once you obtain a good written estimate,then you can decide whether you want to invest any money in it or just get rid of it.
Your call.
Any insurance involved in this?
What would I do?
I wouldn't repair it if it was mine.
Thats my opinion
Jim
(This post was edited by JIM N on May 17, 2008, 12:34 AM)
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Ps3AlltheWay
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May 17, 2008, 12:00 AM
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car millage 200006 km
transmission and clutch was changed in 2007
I was told that the engine needed a valve job . So yeah between the regular oil change at every 5000 km I needed to put from 2 to 4 pints of oil . But the car did run fine tho . the rear shocks needed to be changed but the car was so fun to drive :( and Full equip .
What happened? Did a stupid move on the highway and ended up hitting a wall at 130 km per hour
I drove the car from there to my house
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Ps3AlltheWay
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May 18, 2008, 9:35 PM
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bump? 
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Ps3AlltheWay
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May 24, 2008, 10:31 AM
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ahah some people want it for 1000 $
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Tom Greenleaf
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May 25, 2008, 5:23 AM
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Hey - even damaged cars have real value! Just got a flyer from a local salvage yard that will pick up any car in any condition for $300 now! That's really just plain metal value never mind whole good parts. Whether a car is worth fixing or using for parts depends on your source to get parts and work done. Here it's very expensive to have a place to work on a car - heck - even parking can be $50 bucks a day!
You could ask your insurance co who they use to appraise damaged cars - they do it all the time to decide whether to fix or "total" a car - it's just a $$ calculation,
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Ps3AlltheWay
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May 25, 2008, 9:42 AM
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hey thx man , oh and also , my friend just told me last night that his Girlfriend's father has a body shop and he told my friend that he could repair my car for not much and he also has a frame repair machine
so ima check that out with him
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