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Sorry to hear about the accident.

That is one pristine car you drive and its a crime to see id damaged.

I hope the insurance works well for you. You shouldn't need to use second hand parts, mine were all replaced with new factory items, including the front guard lining (have you checked with Nissan)

If you get a choice of repairer can I suggest Des Higgins (coach builder) at Parafield. Despite the praise others lay on their crash favourite crash shops his reputation is the best, and his work if faultless. (Makes Doyle's etc look like they use brooms to apply the paint - he is just that good)

Cheers Guy, I have my own issues with Doyle and I beleive he does use brooms to paint but that's another story... I am using a crash repairer that we have been going to for the last 20 or so years and their work is also second to none. DRIV3R, when one headlight is $1500 new, and you have to paint the whole side of a car, replace front bar, paint that, etc, it adds up pretty quickly

haha nice try Steve. yeah to broken car game is expensive, i have a couple of fibreglass cracks from people who dont look when they reverse and its gonna be $400 for a cash job, so gonna be even more if he has to do it all through the books.

still not as bad luck as a bin infront of you when you just exit a blind corner

Not on its own but when you add in this http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/Fi...01#entry3697101

"After the big end bearing let go on my 1989 R32 GTR on May 12 2007 on the SAU 'haunted' cruise I can finally collect my car tomorrow.

This has been a long and drawn out saga that has cost ridiculous amounts of money. The short version for those who don't know:

* Did my first ever 7000rpm launch in the car and spun the big end bearing on a Friday night SAU cruise back in May last year.

* Within a week the car is at Willall Racing in the capable hands of Peter Hall.

* Peter and I discuss the rebuild, decide which mods I'll get and he gives me a quote.

* The work begins and the engine is stripped while I source parts from Japan.

* Unexpectedly and with no explanation given (to me) Peter Hall leaves Willall and I'm left with an engine in pieces.

* I approach Steve Cramp from Manta Racing to complete the rebuild but don't obtain a quote.

* Steve struggles to find all the pieces of the engine and 4 trips are made to Willall to look for stuff sometimes spending hours looking for bits and pieces.

* The $ have more than doubled my original quote.

* Finally by October the car is back at Willall for Martin Donnan to tune after I have completed 500+km breaking in the new engine.

* The brand new PFC fails and on Martin's and Steve's advice I send it back to Nengun for repair under warranty.

* 3 months later Nengun inform me that there was nothing wrong with the PFC and I have to pay to get it sent back. Add other $235 and another month to the total.

* Finally I get the PFC back 2 weeks ago and leave the car and the remaining mods with Steve last week while I go to Fiji for a mate's wedding.

* I get back today and read an email that Manta wants another $1230 but the car is ready to be collected although now the HKS EVC boost controller no longer holds constant boost so they have re-plumbed the system and have it running at 17psi. I have never had any problems with the HKS EVC before."

+ the coilovers seized on a SAU cruise the day I had my new brakes fitted. Months off the road.

+ the one of the turbos blew after I picked up my car from a mate who borrowed it after he drove me to hospital due to a head clash playing indoor soccer. Months off the road (and a new scar on my head)

+ the aforementioned blown engine occurred a mere 10 days after the new turbos were fitted... and it was my FIRST EVER proper GTR launch. Nearly a year off the road.

+ the car cost over $6,000 more than I was quote by Prestigemotorsport when I originally bought it back in 2004.

Damn man that sucks... I didn't think it was that bad from the description you gave me ;\

Whens it getting repaired?

-D

F**k knows. I'm waiting on a call from the crash repairer as we speak. Nothing has been done yet - this crash occurred back on June 20.

Edited by writeoff

Just spoke with the crash repairer and the insurance company have approved the repairs albeit with second hand parts but I should expect to get the car back for another 3 months. They've already had it for 2 months.

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