Totalled my 280Z... pictures inside....

[PrOxLaMuS©]

Well...

Today, while I was on my to the store.... (i wasn't drifting)

and what do you know, my ex girl friend is on the other side of the road.

It's in Colorado and several inches of fresh snow was on the road.

She lost control and slid into my car...

damaged the front fender and the rear quarter panel.

Here is a picture if my car this morning at 10:30AM

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How here is what is looks like at

4:00PM today....

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This is the front fender and headlight..

as you can see.... fairly GONE!

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and here is my rear quarter panel..

naturally dented in bad... and yeh..

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more

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and one more..

[billcapp]

Really sory to hear that...especially after you got it up to snuff. At least the caps stayed on!

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Is this repairable?

How much will this cost me?

I was thinking around $1,500 dollars and alot of work.

I need a new:

Headlight bucket

Headlight cover (1 side)

Repair in rear quarter panel

Side Marker Front

Side Marker Rear

New Paint

Bodywork

New Front BUmper

New Front headlight

Headlight Bulb

Bumper Shocks

Front Valence

New Hood Hinge

Maybe more.. I dunno, I am in disbelieve...

hours after I took the pictures... I had to take new pictures... just on a different car than I remember now

[ZwolleY]

Ouch! You say it was bad luck? Ex girlfriend? Are you sure she was not aiming for you?

[Smokey]

Not a total loss (except to insurance). The damage is very repairable, especially if you find a parts car with the parts you need. The quarter can be worked back to normal by a "real" body man. Not one of the ones that fixes new cars, but an old guy that knows how to work metal. It is still in good shape. Glad you were not hurt. I am sorry to hear that it happened.

Let this be a lesson to those that want to drive in bad conditions with their Z. Not as easy to fix something that is 30+ years old as it is to fix a 3 year old Civic. Gotta be a little careful with vintage cars.

[2ManyZs]

You've only got one choice truthfully... find a parts car.

The bumpers, and bumper shocks are going to be the hardets thing to find. Everything else is easy. Odd how the bumpers for 280's are harder to find than for the 240's now.....

Rear quarter is gonna take quite a bit of work, unless of course, you choose to replace it with a replacement panel, which might be the cheapest and easiest alternative, considering how much labor might go into straightening it correctly.

Not trying to be smart... but you might want to think about one of those "100 dollar jewels" to drive in the winter, if it gets banged up, throw it away.... ought to be plenty of rusty old Chevy or Ford sedans around you could pick up really cheap.

[Fun_in_my_z]

sorry to here about the poor thang.hope you get her back on the road before long