Got tapped after 95,000 miles

[Chuck 98 RT/10]

Pulling up to a 3-way stop, I stop, look to the left and the kid in the truck looks like he's slowing down so I go. But he runs the stop sign and clips my rear quarter. Tailight lens is fine. Somebody give me a guestimate on a new driver's side rear quarter, bumper and wheel.

 

[Ulysses]

A fortune, hope he has insurance.

 

[STUGOTS]

Damm man sorry to hear that.

You have 95k on your viper?

 

[malcoll]

Chuck, are you OK?

All that track time and you get clipped on the street???

That blows! Check e-bay, I see quarter panels and wheels on there all the time.

Good luck,
Lance

 

[venomblue550]

those parts are $$$$, but i can get them and save you some $$, let me know..tahnks

 

[slaughterj]

Ah, that *****! Hey Chuck, check with Tator!

 

[DR VIPER]

I hope everything works out for you.
Does anyone have a higher mileage Viper.....95000 is the highest I've heard!

 

[joe117]

I've got 107k now. Of course I only put about 5k of that on myself.

Chuck, I wonder if the insurance company will give you a whole new paint job, or just try to match the repair to the whole car.
Could be a problem. A dealer scratched the hood of my car while it was in their care. I had to front some money to get the whole car painted. They said they were only responsible for repainting the hood.

 

[DodgeViper01]

I got tapped at 17,000 but no real damage, just paint scuffs!

 

[AviP]

That's around 6K in dealer prices, 1250 for a wheel, 3500 for a quarter panel and 1250 for a bumper. Around 6 hours labor. Paint will add another 1500 at least. Add another 500 for stripes.

It can all be fixed much cheaper at a local body shop. Are the body parts damaged beyond repair. That Viper bumper can take a lot of abuse. My front bumper has kissed thrice at 10mph, 30mph and 10mph and it's still structurally ok. I'm surprised myself.

-Avi

 

[STUGOTS]

DAMMM Joe 107k on your car?????

You only put on 5k so you bought a viper with 102k miles on it?

Hows it run with that kinda miles?

 

[joe117]

Stu, mine had the engine replaced at 95k and I had just about everything replaced inside and out since I've owned it.

It runs good, no problems.

 

[Firecat F7 Viper]

Good luck on the repair...glad you weren't hurt.
Hope to see your car hit the century mark soon!

 

[Vic]

How could he not have seen you? Sounds deliberate.

 

[Chuck 98 RT/10]

No, I'm certain it wasn't deliberate. It was a three-way stop and fairly common that people just aren't paying attention and blow past the stop sign.

 

[Vic]

So it wasn't a case of trailer trash "accidently" hitting a nice car, with their p.o.s. to vent their lifelong feelings of utter hopelessness?

Ok...But it would have made a better story that way, pity....

I'd probably just fix the body panels if possible. (My car is not being handed down to posterity, or going to some museum as a prime example of showroom stock Viperdom.)