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My 350z was vandalized last night :/
On Friday night I ran out of gas 3 streets below from where I live around 2 in the morning. Everyone that has a 350z knows there fuel gauges are wacky and it said I had "36" miles left till fill up but I guess not. So I just parked the car at the church where I rolled into and walked home. I was really tired so I was just going to get gas the next day with my brother. He didn't get off work till pretty late so I went with my friend after a party we went to. When I got to the car I see some stuff all over the paint and the front passages tire was making a "pshhhh" sound. My Z was also keyed on I believe every panel along with that liquid stuff. I called a tow truck guy and he called a line to get the police to come out and write up a police report. As soon as the tow guy got there he said they threw paint removal ALL over the car and into the gas tank because the cap was missing. They got my carbon fiber fenders and hood really bad. Maybe because it was carbon fiber idk. All 4 tires had puncture holes in the side walls and the paint removal had dropped on them too.
It's just sooooo frustrating to see your car like that. I know I should have rushed to get gas, but at the same time I just didn't think someone would go that far as to doing what they did especially at a church parking lot. I did not even try to start my car because of what could happen. From what I saw I think these need to be replaced and/or refinished. Front bumper, headlights, carbon fiber hood, carbon fiber fenders, mirrors, roof, pillars, doors, rear quarter panels, trunk, rear bumper, tail lights, all 4 wheels and tires, and drop the gas tank and whatever else that has to do with that and flush it. The tow truck guy said most likely the car will be considered 'totaled' and have a salvage title. I love my Z, it was my first sports car I bought when I was 18 and I have had it these last 3 years. I don't want to see it go. What are you guys thinking will happen? :/ |
sorry this happened to you man...:(
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Man that sucks Nitrous :shakes head: Where was the church at?
We'll you really need to see what the insurance is willing to give you. If it's enough, you might be looking at getting that 370z you been thinking of. Best of luck Rob |
There seems to be a rash of vandalism and theft going on. Sorry to hear you got bit.
If the insurance company does total the car, you may be able to buy it back from them. Whether or not that would make sense for you depends on how much they pay, repair costs, &c. |
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Hey Rob, it was right up the street from where we both turned into, that's where I live. I have been saving up to get one, slowly but surely. I wanted to be able to have both. That would have been nice. |
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Off topic to a degree, but you got pics of what the paint thinner did to car paint? Always been curious if it would work the same as house paint.
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I own a body shop and I never seen a car get totaled over vandalizim so hopefully it doesn't happen in this case but on the bright side you should be able to get a new paint job door jambs and all because I would imagine the thinner dripped into the jambs
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:shakes head: sorry man
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If repair cost more then 65% or 70% of what the car is worth on bluebook they will salvage it
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Wow... I am just speechless.
*note to self. Do not leave the car out doesnt matter how tired i am.. |
The culprit(s) should be shot on sight. ZERO TOLERANCE!!! :mad: See Nitrous this is why we can't have nice things... sucks they got you like that and hope you are able to get it back right or get enough out of it to put you in something new.
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So sorry bro! :shakes head: Perhapse there is a better outcome for you than you know. :tup: |
Frustrating? Jeez, I'd be LIVID. Sorry to hear man, I hope you get what you're entitled to and those pricks get what's coming to them.
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Wow unbelievable man, sorry to hear that. It's just quite unbelievable we live in a society where people actually went completely out if their way and took time to vandalize your car for no apparent reason. When I hear these kind of stories it just really pisses me off and it's not even my car. :shakes head:
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Sorry to hear that...A lot of jealous , envious people out there....I wish they would work on their lives rather that hate those that have nice stuff....
But that is life...Hope things work out for you |
in the first few months after I got my 370z, one day I walked back to the car as another guy was also walking toward it. He saw me so he started complimenting on the car but he really didn't look like the type that liked this car. I could be wrong but I think I got pretty lucky that day.
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:eek: damn sorry to hear dude hope things get better for you. Hope the pricks get anal raped and punished for what they have done! Like they say karma is bitch and I hope it catches up with them soon!
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I went to talk to the owner of the body shop yesterday and he said I'm looking at a minimum of $10,000 in damages. Everything just started adding up. I got to actually see the car in day light and i noticed that both turn signal lights were keyed, my A pillars between the front window and tiny rear windows were keyed, and some of the paint remover did seep into the door jambs causing a little metal to show. The crappy thing is that i need entirely new lights because the paint removal ate through the tail lights and headlights. Those lights arnt cheap either. It doesn't seem like a lot but literally every part of the car needs a repaint and new parts. Ahhh and i just thought about checking the trunk jambs to see if it seeped in there too. He said most likely the car will become a write off. With the cost of paint, labor, and new parts i wouldn't be surprised if it is a write off. I should know by the end of the week what the results are.
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Damn brotha :(. I hate fuckjng people
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damn bro sorry to hear that....no Z should ever go through that. IMO alot of Z's get vandalized by jealous pple who wish they had one but can't afford it or haters cause you got a Z.:shakes head:
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oh wow, sounds like a rediculous amount of damage, I feel for you bro :( If your Z has been as good to you as mine has been to me, I'd be livid, sad, a bunch of emotions....
Still hard to beleive people would go to such lengths to destroy someone elses property...and on a SUnday morning too, WTF |
Drunk F*ck tards that's who would be doing it on a sunday morning IMO! Probably some 16 year old punks thinking they are cool :shakes head:
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Insurance called and said they will not pay to fix the car so it's considered totaled... I kind of saw this coming but I didn't want to believe it. I was planning on purchasing a 370z within the next couple months because I have been slowly saving up and I thought it would be cool to have both my 350 and a new 370. I could never see myself getting rid of my 350 that car is my pride and joy. But I think it's time to finally move on :(
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Really sorry to hear about that man. I had a similar thing happen to my Honda Prelude back in 1999. It's pretty crappy when people go out of their way to deface something you're passionate about out of envy.
Hopefully the Z gets fixed and it's better than ever. -James |
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******* scumbags.. sorry to hear man.
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Get the Sport/Touring if you can...It is worth it.IMO:tiphat: |
The damages were estimated to be $13k believe it or not and since its under comprensive coverage or something like that, i'm not even allowed to buy it back if i wanted to. They cut me a fair deal on the car so now its time to move into a 370z. I'm on a budget and I would love to get a sport package Z but I wouldn't mind getting a base model. I'm thinking either a white or MB 6 speed would be nice =)
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Well at least your moving up into a newer car, sad to see the old one go though!
Hope you can get what you want with the new Z, hopefully you can get one with sport pack to IMO it's worth it! |
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Unless someone is selling one for low 20s then that would be the only way i could afford one. |
Pics of this 13k damage
Sorry for your lost |
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hey bro have you thought about carmax? they have some pretty descent deals. You might want to go that route and get yourself a deal on a sports package Z with low mi:driving: |
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