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Old 03-04-05, 05:50 PM
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Here is the aftermath of what a tire blow-out from a UPS trailer can do after smacking the side of my car, hitting and knocking out the driver side mirror and then continuing down scaping the side of my car! When all said and done in a slip second, the damage is estimated at 1K!!
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I have a claim filed with UPS to settle the damage!
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All the more reason to get a new paint job and toms sideview mirrors And while your at it, some rims and a kit hehe
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holy crap, sorry to hear about the problem man, that sux... did you get the UPS info and tell your insurnace about it?
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holy crap, sorry to hear about the problem man, that sux... did you get the UPS info and tell your insurnace about it?
It's in the process!
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Ouch that smarts

Glad you didn't get in a serious wreck over this.

My bet is $1000 is going to be a bit low.

Did you already go to a shop and get an estimate?

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Ouch that smarts

Glad you didn't get in a serious wreck over this.

My bet is $1000 is going to be a bit low.

Did you already go to a shop and get an estimate?

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I received at this time one estimate and the $1K is just to replace mirror and buff out the scratches, this was a conservative estimate if it had to come out my pocket.
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At least the tire didn't come threw the windsheild. And your ok the car can be fixed
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That sux. I'm glad your okay. Like the others said, more of a reason to finish off a few mods off of your list
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ouch! sorry to hear about it man as long as your okay tho...thats the most important part that matters.
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Originally Posted by EmeraldLexuSC3
I received at this time one estimate and the $1K is just to replace mirror and buff out the scratches, this was a conservative estimate if it had to come out my pocket.
can you just buff out the scratches? i would expect that you have to repaint that whole side
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Yea I don't think a buff will help in this case?


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