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Miatas are certainly faster than the garage queen corvettes that don't get out on track and just get waxed monthly.

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1990 Faded Reddish CSP Lite Miata
2002 Electron Blue Corvette Z06
2005 Mazda 6 Wagon
2003 Nissan Pathfinder DTV (Dog Transport Vehicle)

you know Lupella, talk like that might just cause a certain black Z06 to stayed glued to your rear bumper one of these days. and we all know, nobody likes driving their mirrors.

Taking my thread back!

Just got must updated estimate. 8k for known body work 5k for two new seats!! I has already done the math and if I could do the body work for 5k I would get them to total it, buy the salvage, put race seats and keep it. Doesn't make any sense to do it at this price. I'll be shopping next week.

And, no not for a corvette. Reasons stated on Lounge forum (which is an appropriate place for you gold chain wearing lounge lizards that drive vettes.)

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2002 MCS, 2003 MCS Track Rat, 2003 Generic White Yukon, 2003 BMWk1200rs, 1973 CB350F, 02 996. 08 Cayenne Turbo
http://www.clinehallagency.com

Do not race, repeat after me HIGH PERFORMANCE DRIVING EXPERIENCE or DRIVER IMPROVEMENT COURSE.

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2002 MCS, 2003 MCS Track Rat, 2003 Generic White Yukon, 2003 BMWk1200rs, 1973 CB350F, 02 996. 08 Cayenne Turbo
http://www.clinehallagency.com

I think you need a trip to Florida

Or Boston is nice this time of year

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02 Focus SVT
STF 9

Yeah amazing isn't it. INsurance adjusters I know all talk about how the unibodies (can't spell monequock) chassis are the best safety feature ther is on modern cars.

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2002 MCS, 2003 MCS Track Rat, 2003 Generic White Yukon, 2003 BMWk1200rs, 1973 CB350F, 02 996. 08 Cayenne Turbo
http://www.clinehallagency.com

5K for 2 seats in a Mini. I've driven a Mini recently (there I admitted it!). The seats are nice, but $5K. That's a joke... You could put custom seats in it built to your specs in fine Italian leather for less than that.

So you're up to $13K. What is the current value of your Mini before it got punted? 50% over it's value doesn't seem to work for getting them totaled these days. You need to be closer to 75%. Are there any other ridiculously valued parts in that car you can add that are broken?

If they total it and you can get the unibody straightened out to be true and capable of being aligned. You have the makings of a dedicated track car you already know how to drive. And you can put race seats in it and a cage for less than BMW charges for Mini seats...

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http://www.greywinds.com

If Cline was the welding/fabricating kind of guy, I'd suggest buying the car back, straightening it out, and making the track beast out of it. If you can do the majority of that work yourself, it's a do-able. If you're not doing most of the work yourself, I would recommend starting over with a straight car.

I'd be afraid that after the initial unibody/chassis work was done, the time and pain of tracking down all the gremlins would mean a bunch of trips back and forth to the shop that did the initial work.

I vote for a new (to you) car.

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Tom Freeman
'98 M3/4/5 | '93 Spec3 325i | '12 TSX sport wagon | '03 Tahoe
Team Silver Bullets '91 240SX

I already have bmw motorcycle in my garage that I am rebuilding. (Feb incounter with a large dog and stupid insurance agent has cancelled collision and comp to save money) My very understanding wife who supports all my hobbies has already chimed in on this one with a resounding no!

As for Grahams question 16 -17k is probably the value so you through in over a month of rental & diminished value and were over 75%.

If I bought it back I would have 12k in it before I could start racifying it. It would have a retail value of about 10k so I think I'll go with another one.

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2002 MCS, 2003 MCS Track Rat, 2003 Generic White Yukon, 2003 BMWk1200rs, 1973 CB350F, 02 996. 08 Cayenne Turbo
http://www.clinehallagency.com

Schwing!! Oh yeah, low miles more options than mine, Frigging sweet. I don't know if I would want the one in boston, the car is like a greenhouse already, sun roof might cause melting. State Farm, where is my check!

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2002 MCS, 2003 MCS Track Rat, 2003 Generic White Yukon, 2003 BMWk1200rs, 1973 CB350F, 02 996. 08 Cayenne Turbo
http://www.clinehallagency.com

I might have missed something.

Why would you have $12K into before you can racifying it? You're at $13K with an insurance company approved body shop with new OEM seats.

You wouldn't be buying OEM seats to just replace them with your racing seats? So now we're at $8K.

I bet, if you went with used parts and discount paint job you could ring the bell for your $5K. It's not a garage queen. It's a track toy with a salvage title.

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Not spectacular just decent.
I'm not sure what I'm driving.
Maybe an ITR in DS.
Or half-assed STX prepped 330.

I am guessing 16-17 settlement. 4k for the salvage. I am not sure about availability of used parts. NOne at the normal places. I could get some of the trim pieces, seats etc. but the two qtr panels are only 238, deck lid isn't much-anyway the 8k for the body work does not account for any hidden damage and it not running (probably nothing more than a sensor that cuts the engine in the case of hard impact). I am still thinking about the discount bodywork like you said which is why I am up at 1:17 am on the stupid internet. I am even thinking about how I could do with buying the salvage and parting it out. Problem is where to store it, my wife is not giving up her side of the garage and I am one car on blocks in the back yard from my neighbors shipping me to WV

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2002 MCS, 2003 MCS Track Rat, 2003 Generic White Yukon, 2003 BMWk1200rs, 1973 CB350F, 02 996. 08 Cayenne Turbo
http://www.clinehallagency.com