SRT4 gone, 200SX dead, feeling lonely....

[CodeRedR51]

Hey guys, sorry it's been a while since I've last been on, but I had to get rid of my computer, so I'm typing this at the library.

I'll try to make a long story short, so here goes:

I ended up having to give back the SRT4. The dealer wanted a co-signer as a "backup", and I just couldn't find one. SO, I got the 200SX back and was figuring out what to do next. My mom had been having trouble with her 97 Contour and decided she was going to get rid of it and take over the payments on the 200sx so I could get something else. Sounded great to me. I ended up finding a 2000 Nissan Sentra SE 2.0 that had been lowered with Eibach springs, had a strut tower bar, and only 73k miles. It is in great shape.

Now, here is why the 200sx is dead. Five minutes from picking up the new car at the bank, my brother was driving the 200sx behind me as we merged onto the freeway into bumper to bumper traffic. A van pulled in front of me and slammed on the brakes. I stopped in time, my brother stopped in time behind me, but the guy behind him (94 Chevy Truck) did not. He hit the back of my brother in the 200sx doing 40+ mph, instantly totaling the car, which pushed my brother into me. (New car) So, right now the 200sx is sitting at the wrecking yard waiting an insurance inspection to comfirm that it is totaled, and I am still driving the Sentra around without a rear bumper cover and a bent bumper.

Good news is that the guy admitted he was not paying attention to the road when he hit my brother, making this totally his fault. My brother and I both were at a dead stop when he hit us, and both of us are ok. We don't plan on sueing any time soon, we just want the cars paid for.

As much as I wanted to get rid of the 200SX, I still loved that car. If we can, were going to take the wheels, intake, battery and speakers out of the car this week. I would have kept the muffler too, but it is all bent to hell. 👎

 

[Ottoman]

sorry to hear your loss bro...

I have a 200SX also.. which makes it hurt even more

hope u get compensated in total for it... u can buy back the wreck for a small amount and the part out the car and make some extra off of it....

 

[SkylineObsession]

I hate when cars get smashed up and it's not the drivers fault (or even when it is).

 

[Duke]

Well, that all sucks. Best of luck to you getting everything sorted out. I got rearended in our old van, which was never going to die, and we goot book value for it... but it was worth much more than book value to me in garage-kept, running-fine condition. Oh well. Let us know how it works out!

 

[IDAFC21]

Wow, sorry to hear about all that....at least you and your brother are alright. Sorry to hear about the SRT too...hope everything works out for you

 

[The Vanishing Boy]

I'm also having the same problem too, I hope everything goes out well for you.

 

[MazKid]

We had 2 totalling wrecks at the same intersection in the same circumstances in the same year ('97). People running red lights. Totalled my dad's mint RX-7 GSL-SE(he did fix it back up to mint), and totalled a mint '89 MPV(that my dad had just finished a tune-up on the night before), and that one wasn't fixable.
My dad also had someone run a red and hit him and my mom in my dad's '65 Mustang convertable(way back when), totalling it.
An uncle was T-boned a few years back in his mint '91 Protege LX(that thing would have lasted forever) by a red light runner.

The moral? People suck some times. Unfortunately, you never know when it'll happen, and there's not much you can do about it.

 

[McLaren'sAngel]

Hiya! Meow! (='.'=)


awww Srry to hear that you feel lonely now with no car ro drive... *hugs GT3man2001* It is sad to hear that you have to let the SRT go back to the dealer and just have to watch your new baby go away. With the 200sx left, you though it was ok until is was just "dead" like you said
I hope you feel better about the situation and get the SRT back or another car.

 

[CodeRedR51]

The insurance company ended up totaling out the 200sx. The new Sentra is currently at the repair shop, getting $2,200 worth of damage fixed.

 

[Middle Man]

dang thats a lot of money bro.... good luck with it....

 

[TheCracker]

We had 2 totalling wrecks at the same intersection in the same circumstances in the same year ('97). People running red lights. Totalled my dad's mint RX-7 GSL-SE(he did fix it back up to mint), and totalled a mint '89 MPV(that my dad had just finished a tune-up on the night before), and that one wasn't fixable.
My dad also had someone run a red and hit him and my mom in my dad's '65 Mustang convertable(way back when), totalling it.
An uncle was T-boned a few years back in his mint '91 Protege LX(that thing would have lasted forever) by a red light runner.

The moral? People suck some times. Unfortunately, you never know when it'll happen, and there's not much you can do about it.

Running red lights really seems to be an american thing. In the 15 years i've been driving on british roads, i've never ever seen a red light running accident. Ive been to the us of a about 4 times now, and 3 times out of the 4 i've seen or heard some bad 'light running' accidents, thats in time totaling 2 months! The worst nearly killed my girlfriend, and possibly me. I was in Florida coming upto a cross roads, wanting to turn left. The lights were red as i came upto the junction, i had two lanes to choose from, inner and middle, i was going to choose inner but for some reason went middle. Just after i pulled-up at the red light, a Honda minivan pulled up alongside in the inner lane (blocking my view of traffic coming from the left). The lights changed to green and we both set off steadily, i decided to go wide around the left turn, giving the minivan plenty of space to turn inside me (you know how those things handle!) Next thing i know, theres a huge smashing sound and the back-end of the minivan is swinging around, off the ground, in my direction missing me by inches. I continued the turn and pulled in to see if i could help. by the time i'd stopped and got out others had stopped and rushed over. A VW Jetta had just run the red and drivenalmost head-on into the minivan. There was less than 10 meters of skid-marks from the Jetta before impact, and he must have been doing 40-50mph at the time. Thankfully with it being a minivan the impact was 'below' the driver and he wasn't injured. Fortunatly he was the only occupent because the side of the van was indented by at least 18inches, any kids in there would surly have been killed, as would we if i'd choosen the inner lane at the lights!

 

[CodeRedR51]

Hey guys, just an update.... The Sentra is now fixed and home. They replaced the rear floorpan and bumper assembly. Everything looks great now. Still miss the 200sx but, what can you do.... Planning a trip to California this weekend for some vacation and to get my mind off things. I only wish the 200sx was paid off, because the insurance company told us that they will pay out $5,800 for it. Sadly that's all going to the dealership I was buying it from. 👎

 

[Omnis]

Running red lights really seems to be an american thing. In the 15 years i've been driving on british roads, i've never ever seen a red light running accident. Ive been to the us of a about 4 times now, and 3 times out of the 4 i've seen or heard some bad 'light running' accidents, thats in time totaling 2 months! The worst nearly killed my girlfriend, and possibly me. I was in Florida coming upto a cross roads, wanting to turn left. The lights were red as i came upto the junction, i had two lanes to choose from, inner and middle, i was going to choose inner but for some reason went middle. Just after i pulled-up at the red light, a Honda minivan pulled up alongside in the inner lane (blocking my view of traffic coming from the left). The lights changed to green and we both set off steadily, i decided to go wide around the left turn, giving the minivan plenty of space to turn inside me (you know how those things handle!) Next thing i know, theres a huge smashing sound and the back-end of the minivan is swinging around, off the ground, in my direction missing me by inches. I continued the turn and pulled in to see if i could help. by the time i'd stopped and got out others had stopped and rushed over. A VW Jetta had just run the red and drivenalmost head-on into the minivan. There was less than 10 meters of skid-marks from the Jetta before impact, and he must have been doing 40-50mph at the time. Thankfully with it being a minivan the impact was 'below' the driver and he wasn't injured. Fortunatly he was the only occupent because the side of the van was indented by at least 18inches, any kids in there would surly have been killed, as would we if i'd choosen the inner lane at the lights!

what part of florida...and do you remember the intersection name?

its kinda sad. florida hands out licenses like they were free coupons or something. a lot of morons on the road. gotta watch out.

attention people: if you are in florida, never ever go when the light turns green. always wait and make sure there arent cars coming. i remember seeing some dude hit another guy going 80+. cuz he sped up to beat the light...and the other guy just jumped off the line as soon as it hit green. the lightrunner hit the other guy in the driver side door. i never found out if he died......but god forbid if he did.

it was nuts though. everyone in our car screamed out and was all like OH NO!! i was 3 or 4. thats how bad that crash was.

 

[Victor Vance]

Omnis, you can say that all you want. But I promise, if you spent a one-week vacation in New Jersey, you wouldn't complain about Florida's traffic for the rest of your life

Just today I was at a stoplight, me and dad were in the straight only lane, and the light had a left turn signal. When the left turn signal went green, a Golf cut out of the center, into the empty left lane then proceeded to run the light, cut off an oncoming car, and proceed to turn... right. Consider yourself lucky you don't live here