YOU GUYS AREN'T GOING TO F'ING BELIEVE THIS!!
09-25-2009, 03:20 AM
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Originally Posted by GT Premi' post='1015881' date='Sep 24 2009, 12:39 PM
I met w/ the claims adjuster today. He only wrote it up for $3800. He didn't include the headlight since he can't see anything wrong with it. Neither can I for that matter. I think that's just some wallet padding on the part of the body shops. Would be nice if I could use that money to repair the key job somebody gave me a few weeks ago. The estimates for that are from $800 - $1000 dollars! 
I hope your luck gets better with the car after a good repair!
09-25-2009, 07:01 AM
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Years ago, I had my car parked on the side of the street. The verizon truck came and parked in front of me. Well someone then parked in front of him. When he was leaving, he backed up to try to get enough room to pull out into the street. When he did, the moron clipped and HOOKED the fromt of my wheel well with the chrome part of his van. Well to make it better, this idiot drives off dragging my car about 20 feet with him, before he realized what he did. And no it wasnt skeeter. lol
09-30-2009, 03:33 PM
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My baby went into the shop yesterday. Should be about a week or so before I get her back. In the meantime, I'm sporting an overcast gray Pontiac G6 w/ a big honkin' 4-banger and 4-speed automatic tranny from Enterprise rentals. Woooooo-hooooooo!!
10-01-2009, 02:21 PM
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Recently gone, but never forgotten:
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Manny tranny and every option available for that year
2002 Chrysler 300M Special
Brilliant Black/Light Taupe/Dark Slate
Autostick and goo-gobs of neat features that I will sorely miss
Well, I gotta give credit where it's due. I have to say this car handles pretty darn well! It, of course, feels significantly lighter than my tank-like 550i and is easily tossed about. There's a sharp S-curve to die for at one of the entrances to my job. I was able to negotiate that curve at virtually the same unreasonable speeds as I do in my 550i Sport. It didn't feel as planted, but at the same time didn't feel as stressful on my body as when I take it in my 550i. They both take the left-right transition about the same when running at 6/10ths. However, I can tell that if pushed to, say, 8/10ths or more, my 550i would smoke it through there due to the inherent FWD understeer at the limit. But at this point, I'm not entirely convinced that a better set of tires wouldn't remedy a lot of that for the G6.
Oh, and I looked at the rear of this thing today. It's the G6 GT. That being said, I have to retract my statement about the 4-banger. It's actually a 3.5L V6. Anyways, I still can't wait to get my Bimmer back.
Oh, and I looked at the rear of this thing today. It's the G6 GT. That being said, I have to retract my statement about the 4-banger. It's actually a 3.5L V6. Anyways, I still can't wait to get my Bimmer back.
10-08-2009, 12:47 PM
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Manny tranny and every option available for that year
2002 Chrysler 300M Special
Brilliant Black/Light Taupe/Dark Slate
Autostick and goo-gobs of neat features that I will sorely miss
Okay, I take it back again! I pushed this G6 to maybe 6/10ths again on that same S-curve in the wet and dry. It's not even close! I guess I was being easier than I thought the other day. Tires alone aren't going to make up that much of a deficit. Definitely can't wait to get my Bimmer back!! And talk about gutless... I've punched it a few times on the freeway for some passing and zipping through traffic. There's a good 2 second delay before anything even happens. It downshifts, but it's like the torque converter has to "spool up" before any additional forward momentum happens; even then it's very slight. This thing may have a V6, but it feels like a 4-banger, at least compared to what I'm used to. 
I'll say that the engine at least doesn't sound harsh or course when revved...
I'm gonna stop by the body shop tomorrow to see how my baby is progressing. I hope they at least have it put back together. There's something depressing about seeing your car in a disassembled state.
I'll say that the engine at least doesn't sound harsh or course when revved...I'm gonna stop by the body shop tomorrow to see how my baby is progressing. I hope they at least have it put back together. There's something depressing about seeing your car in a disassembled state.
10-08-2009, 01:23 PM
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Originally Posted by GT Premi' post='1027968' date='Oct 8 2009, 03:47 PM
Okay, I take it back again! I pushed this G6 to maybe 6/10ths again on that same S-curve in the wet and dry. It's not even close! I guess I was being easier than I thought the other day. Tires alone aren't going to make up that much of a deficit. Definitely can't wait to get my Bimmer back!! And talk about gutless... I've punched it a few times on the freeway for some passing and zipping through traffic. There's a good 2 second delay before anything even happens. It downshifts, but it's like the torque converter has to "spool up" before any additional forward momentum happens; even then it's very slight. This thing may have a V6, but it feels like a 4-banger, at least compared to what I'm used to. I'll say that the engine at least doesn't sound harsh or course when revved...
I'm gonna stop by the body shop tomorrow to see how my baby is progressing. I hope they at least have it put back together. There's something depressing about seeing your car in a disassembled state.
I'll say that the engine at least doesn't sound harsh or course when revved...I'm gonna stop by the body shop tomorrow to see how my baby is progressing. I hope they at least have it put back together. There's something depressing about seeing your car in a disassembled state.
10-10-2009, 05:35 AM
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Originally Posted by GT Premi' post='1015881' date='Sep 24 2009, 11:39 AM
I met w/ the claims adjuster today. He only wrote it up for $3800. He didn't include the headlight since he can't see anything wrong with it. Neither can I for that matter. I think that's just some wallet padding on the part of the body shops. Would be nice if I could use that money to repair the key job somebody gave me a few weeks ago. The estimates for that are from $800 - $1000 dollars!