Just when I thought it could not get any worse....................WRONG

[Guest]

Truth is I had a hell of a time with this GTB legacy from mechanical warranty, dodgy gearbox repair and stuffed turbos, shaft over a turbo was to go to Murch (what i paid for) yet never made it.. Impreza I brought my missus get repo'd and I cough up another $2,600 to get back.. (my conversion bux) and we are still waiting for the court date..

current I paid $950 for a HD clutch which turn out to look HD on the Ci Performance catalog (RPM CLUTCH KIT) just not to Subaru standards... I thought well hell it can not get any worse right....

WRONG........ yep I was wrong

1pm today north bound motorway near Mt Wellington traffic mounted up, into a traffic jam, I saw it and slow down 200 meters behind me, a truck driver decided (i guess) my GTB looks to long and shorten it by 2 - 4 feet..

Yes I know his insurance will cover the damage, if they don't write it off (which I hope not) I like my GTB to DEATH (no i would not buy another one) but this one, has history for me an I always want to see this converted, which Reuben offered to help with, great full, HELL YES...... (I hope it is repaired in time to do just that, before he leaves.)

Knowing that his insurance will cover it, I am going to pay close attention how and what is used to repair it.. i have to, so I don't cheapo GT parts.

my gearbox now only has 4 gears and reverse (sometimes can get it into reverse) It is pushed in so far you can see the rear chassis frame..

NOW I GUESS IT CANT GET ANY WORSE............... I HOPE

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THE DAMAGE

[stira]

Were the side panels squashed up? i fso i think it will be written off. If not, I dont think it will be. Theres lots of hungary panel beaters at the moment.

[Guest]

 stira said:

Were the side panels squashed up? i fso i think it will be written off. If not, I dont think it will be. Theres lots of hungary panel beaters at the moment.

yep the driver side is push in so you can see part of the rear chassis frame.... I hope its not write off,

[Joker]

oh man :-\

[DRFVDR]

Ok it has to be said

THAT WILL SO BUFF OUT

:0)>

sorry to see that

it majorly sux

clubsub drivers 0 truck drivers 2

truck drivers should be better than this tho

Most of us are or try to be professional....

[Guest sleeperfoz]

dam should have used some lube,your arse end looks like a smashed crab :'(

hope his insurance pays good

[Glen]

Bugger. :'(

[Guest iceboychch]

what are ya front guards like?

i got 2 here if u need em

[Guest]

 iceboychch said:

what are ya front guards like?

i got 2 here if u need em

front is good as far as i can tell its drives (sort of) 4 gears front cant get 5th.. how much on the gards I was looking for some to get rid of the sticker ones.. any damage.

[Guest iceboychch]

theyre actually pretty tidy.. if your picky on paint ud need a respray..

94 bg5 guards? ( same as yours?) theres a few scratches on the RH guard but not too bad.. no dents.. they are dark blue..

had them in 4 sale section for $40 the pair.

[Joker]

afraid I have to agree there

[ReubenH]

F***

Oh that's a shame! Puts shales dent to shame Hope you get it fixed nice and quick so we can get started on that conversion.

[Guest]

 ReubenH']

F***

Oh that's a shame! Puts shales dent to shame Hope you get it fixed nice and quick so we can get started on that conversion.

Me too... I hope it's a fix.. will be a nice come back for it.. I did drive it from Mt Wellington To Manurewa fastest was in 4th (which was not fast but got there) and reverse went in a bit at home, then pop out and wouldn't go but into reverse, had to push it into the garage..

I sho hope it's not right off...

[quote name='MAD said:

front is good as far as i can tell its drives (sort of) 4 gears front cant get 5th.. how much on the gards I was looking for some to get rid of the sticker ones.. any damage.

/quote]

If the body has warped to the point of affecting your shift linkage - thats a write off fo' sho'

The front is good no door jams or anything, main interest in the front panel was to color match ... I'll wait to see if it repaired or ritten off...

What is that ritten off.. never had that before... do they keep my car and they give me bux.. do I keep my car as is and get f** all bux... all do I get f** all bux and I am sorry letter..

shezzz maybe it will get worse

[ReubenH]

On second look, it actually doesn't look TOO bad, looks like the brunt of the force was taken to the tail gate, above the chassis rails like shale, you had a look under the car for damage?

[Guest]

 ReubenH said:

On second look, it actually doesn't look TOO bad, looks like the brunt of the force was taken to the tail gate, above the chassis rails like shale, you had a look under the car for damage?

sho did, I cant see any damage under it... gearbox does have me a little worried about things though.. I have ask the panel shop to get Highbrook Auto involved when come to the gearbox.. (I don't want no GT Box in it, if it gets repaired. I want another close ratio and pull the short shift out of this box and installed into the new one) if it's not Highbrook i have asked to see the parts before install.

I hope for good news I can do with some..

I was so box in with traffic I could not get away... I watched him brake and side into me..

[Old Skool Subbie]

I hope all goes well and they will fix it for you

[Guest]

 QUIKGT said:

The hit didn't shove the prop shaft into the back of the box did it?

That's what I was thinking, if the car was in gear and got a good enough shunt, it could of broken the 5th and reverse selector fork, or bent the shaft or something similar... Gearboxes aren't designed to accelerate the engine by being having the wheels pushed forward at speed!

Good to see you're okay though bruvah.

[Guest]

 Hopai']

[quote name='QUIKGT said:

The hit didn't shove the prop shaft into the back of the box did it?

/quote]

That's what I was thinking, if the car was in gear and got a good enough shunt, it could of broken the 5th and reverse selector fork, or bent the shaft or something similar... Gearboxes aren't designed to accelerate the engine by being having the wheels pushed forward at speed!

Good to see you're okay though bruvah.

Thanks.. missus was a tad shaken but we were both good

yep I was in gear waiting on the traffic to move forward.. I would say it will need another gearbox.

The panel guy said.. we will swap it ... haha I said... I don't mind the swap it as long as it has the matching gearbox number as the vin plate.. there are all the same he reckons.. HUH? I said best to let Highbrook auto deal with it and stick to the panel and paint..

I know I need to watch this carefully... I truly hope it repaired

[Guest]

 MAD said:

I don't mind the swap it as long as it has the matching gearbox number as the vin plate.. there are all the same he reckons..

BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

... Sorry, I'll show him the 72 choices of 5th gear and 20 choices of Input shafts on FAST (Subaru's Parts Catalog) when not searching VIN Specific... if he wants to be proven wrong that is. Lol.

Stick to your guns, you'll be right.

[Guest]

 keltik']

[quote name='MAD said:

I don't mind the swap it as long as it has the matching gearbox number as the vin plate.. there are all the same he reckons.. /quote]

BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

... Sorry, I'll show him the 72 choices of 5th gear and 20 choices of Input shafts on FAST (Subaru's Parts Catalog) when not searching VIN Specific... if he wants to be proven wrong that is. Lol.

Stick to your guns, you'll be right.

its amazing! The more ahahahaaa you added the smarter you looked

IMHO cars a write off so its all academic

I live with hope that your wrong.... yet fear the worse

If they write it off, do I keep my car, I want all the bits out of it ??? .... not my insurance that's covering it..it's the trucking firm.....

[subieboy]

 MAD said:

If they write it off, do I keep my car, I want all the bits out of it ??? .... not my insurance that's covering it..it's the trucking firm.....

Well technically it is a case of your people speaking to their people, so your insurance company would deal with his insurance company on your behalf.

So what ever your arrangements are with your insurance company regarding your mods/things/etc you want to keep in the event of a write-off would apply.

I had a car written off previously - alcy/drunk driver drove up me bum, and I got to keep all the things I had specified (wanted to keep) in the event of a write-off.

If you haven't specified anything talk to your insurance company first thing Monday morning and ask the question as it might just help sorting things quicker. Its a mazing what some companies will do if you only ask the right person (hence call on monday, very few managers work weekends).

TTTB

[subieboy]

 keltik said:

Or be a sneaky bugger and rip out everything you wanna keep.

Thats a good plan, but dont tell people you are doing that...

We know nutting au

[Guest]

Holy test-a-balls man... there heap on there i would want of 4pot/ slotted rotors whiteline sway bar and links and anti lift kit, csa rims and tyres, my defi gear... dvd player screens and on it goes..

what happen if I don't accept the right off amount / deal then what? court?

They could be quite scabby pay out could it? knowing they will re-coupe some from the sale.. AHHHHH

 subieboy']

[quote name='keltik said:

Or be a sneaky bugger and rip out everything you wanna keep.

/quote]

Thats a good plan, but dont tell people you are doing that...

We know nutting au

as much as I want to, I couldn't as I would not have anything to replace it with ... take the 4 pot off and rotors ... nothing to put back in its place, i think they will notice.. ... double AHHHHHHH *&^%$^^%##%^&*(* AAAHHHHHHHHHHHH