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Well, the saga continues. After my last accident the engine blew (replaced with rb25det :) ), and on both occassions i decided to upgrade rather than returning the car to its original form.

Now, i've just had another silly accident in the wet (my fault i admit, no comments plz)...and now i'm presented with a dilemma.

The damage is to the left-rear and is fairly extensive. I could either fix it back to normal, or get a full vertex kit, FB bonnet and respray the whole car. Either way the car is going to get a respray, but do u guys thinks its worth spending an additional ~900 on a kit? I currently got a GTR front bar with full type m kit.

I had a look at the for sales (cars) section and ppl seem to be struggling to sell their cars for the price they want.

What do u guys thinks? Should i keep pumping money into her or should i just do wats neccessary?

Any opinions? Does it ever stop?

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thanx for the replies.

I prob plan to keep the car another 2 yrs or so..already had it for 2. Wasn't planning on doing the exterior until i hit 250rwkw but this accident has prompted me to switch priorities for now.

GTR front bar is def better but the vertex has the nicest ass i've seen on a 32.

Do u think the gtr front would go with the rest of the vertex?

In two minds atm....

lol

do-luck would be the sh*t...too bad my pockets aren't that deep.

ADZMAX - yeah, i've def learnt my lesson no more stupid stuff 8am on a sunday in the wet.

does anyone know a place that has do-luck replica? I've heard the original is in excess of ~$5K...thats a bit too much IMO.

BTW - i had a look at the blister kit - my car won't fit in the garage with that bulge mate lol

jap.com.au have the vertex kit for $500 atm - seems like a pretty good deal.

foznice - if i get rid of the bar, you'll be first on my list :kiss:

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