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Old May 24, 2007 | 02:10 PM
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Default Bambi killed my ride :cry:

I bought this car Nov. 04,I put 108,000 miles on it and drove it like I stole it and never had one problem with it untill I hit a deer going 45 mph(friends say the deer must've been going 60 )The insurance company decided to total it after discovering the ABS mod. box was busted and the wire harnass going to it was broke causing $4000 additional damage added to the already $4g to fix the body damage.So...loving my lil TC like I did,I went and got another,went with silver this time.I'll add some pics of it when my springs come in.
Old May 24, 2007 | 05:26 PM
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damn. bambi's on a rampage latly.
Old May 24, 2007 | 06:49 PM
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wow 108,000 miles on it? RIP Glad you got another tC
Old May 24, 2007 | 07:23 PM
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I don't know if it will be worth your while, but see if you can buy the salvage title off the insurance company. With a bit of looking, I'll be you can find a totaled tC from rear end collision and replace the parts. That same tC can even provide you with the front fenders and stuff.
Old May 25, 2007 | 04:25 AM
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damn i liked IIP. But silver is better! :D
Old May 25, 2007 | 04:54 AM
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that sucks, but at least you're getting a new one!
Old May 25, 2007 | 05:16 PM
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looks like ur ride got bambi too
Old May 25, 2007 | 05:56 PM
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Bami has been busy cuz my roommate ran into one 2 while going on vacation. He cut part of the bumper off and kept going haha
Old May 28, 2007 | 01:46 AM
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Almost dosnt looked totaled, glad your ok though.
Old May 28, 2007 | 04:08 AM
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glad you're ok....so did bambi died?
Old May 29, 2007 | 01:17 PM
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Originally Posted by Nathan18T
glad you're ok....so did bambi died?
lol,nah...Bambi's are tough lil creatures.That was the 4th Bambi I've hit in my 20 years of driving and only 1 of the 4 died..I was going 90 when I hit the one I killed in a 1995 Ford Escort,it was a real mess,took out the whole front cap.I'm hoping for a little better luck with this one.
Old May 31, 2007 | 03:31 PM
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Sorry bro, that sucks.
Old Jun 1, 2007 | 12:36 AM
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well at least u had like 108k miles on it, would cuz more if u just drove it out of the dealership. Goodluck on your new one
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