Trans_AM_88

yesterday night around 7:30pm i was making a left turn and i got t-boned by a SUV. my car is a 1988 trans am GTA, 350ci engine, only 17k on the motor.

Trans_AM_88

pics...

Trans_AM_88

i hope i can pull the engine and the transmission, maybe i can drop them into another trans am body...what do you guys think? we dont know whos fault it is yet or whos going to pay. im going to the police station today to straighten things out...the cops didnt take my statement at the scene of the accident, which is kinda odd, so im going to the police station to tell them what happened

Jekyll & Hyde

Good luck man, I hope everything turns out well. Keep us posted.

Trans_AM_88

thanks...i was going to go to englishtown next friday to race with all the other fellow f-bodies out there, versus mustangs. it wouldve been really fun...im sorry im going to miss it . i just ordered a hooker cat back and it should be here today, but now i dont have a car to put it in

camarogirl18

iTrader: (2)

holy chitt!!! how fast were they going 100 mph?????!!! sorry to hear about the accident glad your ok & good luck with everything!

reilly8282

man im glad your ok, i find it really odd that the hatch glass didnt bust as fragile as they are

trans87

Really sorry for the loss looked like an awesome car too

Mikes86SC

It looks to me that the SUV got more damage than the bird. Says something about our cars huh.

90FormulaWS6

Oh no! Sue his *** for all that he is worth! We were supposed to go to the track... that MF-er. I hate SUV's. You are still welcome to watch us run bro. Sorry to hear about the accident though. It looks as though where you were hit... you should be able to drop the drivetrain into another car. I live in Edison so if you need any help doin that just shoot me a PM and ill help ya out.

Derek

scottland

sorry to say, if he was going straight, and you were turning, unless he ran a red light, its your fault

sucks about your car though

2.73's Suck

ahhhhh!! i hate suvs so much, i lost my rx7 about a year ago it was so sad, it was killed by a honda , if they didnt take a statement from you then it was probably the other guys fault for whatever reason. thas what happened to me when i got into my accident. sorry about your car i hope it works out good for you.

easySPEEDcamaro

sorry to hear about your loss

and as for whose fault, if you were making a left turn and got hit, you're fooked! unless you have a good lawyer and can convince the judge that the guy was travelling way to fast or somethin

Trans_AM_88

thanks for the replies guys....

it'll probably turn out to be my fault, so im not going to press charges or sue. heres some more pics:

aaron7

iTrader: (7)

Call me crazy.... but can you get another door and cut out the passenger side floor to weld another in...? If you know anyone who does bodywork... anything can be done!! I'm saying this 'cause that is one hell of a nice looking car!

Oh yah, when I got rear-ended in my 84 Z-28, it was TOTALLY their fault, and they got a statement from me... so I don't really get that, unless the cop didn't want to even hear your side... that wouldn't be a first.


Looks like a real hard hit too... glad you're ok!! With all my rot... I woulda eaten his radiator

aaron7

iTrader: (7)

n/m... I just looked at the pic a little more... and you'd need another side lol

Keep us posted!

CaysE

If this happened:

You being the green arrow, this would be your fault unless you had right of way for some reason, like a green arrow or something. By default, you don't have right of way. If there were two lanes, and the SUV went straight through a turn-only lane, then it's their fault. Trying to prove that the other guy was speeding is a lot more difficult, but you could try it as a last resort if that was the case.

If this is what happened:

Again, you as the green arrow, this would also be your fault unless you had right of way, such as a green light. Again, you could check for turn-only lanes or if they ran a red light.

So what happened?

If you need any help with rebuilding it or swapping parts into a new car in the future, drop an email or PM to me, I'll gladly come help out. I'm in Bloomfield.

Timz2882

iTrader: (1)

id say since he was hit on the passenger side the other driver ran the red light just as it changed from yellow to red becuz he didnt want to wait becuz he was impactient basturd. And as the green light came on u were moving and since the other guy ran the red light to make it hom early he smashed into the side of ur car and from the hit it started to sping him but wasnt enuff to spin alot.

thats my idear of it becuz NJ drivers like to make the last second red light run so there not sittin waitin becuz those people are *******s. sorry i just hate NJ

Trans_AM_88

CaysE, unfortunatly, #1 happened. we both had a green light...and when i got into the intersection the light turned yellow as i began making my turn. the suv/minivan saw the light turn yellow and i guess decided not to wait.

EvilCartman

iTrader: (1)

So the SUV ran the red light. If it was still yellow for you after you passed the crosswalk lines, you should be not at fault.

Leahs88irocz

sorry to hear about ur car,i got a ticket about 2 weeks ago for not stopping for a yellow light when there were cars that needed to make a left hand turn ......$200 dollars later...and only 10 days to pay it.....i'll neva do that again.....once again im sorry about ur car!

Trans_AM_88

ok people. im going to spell it out...we BOTH HAD GREEN..then, while i was in the intersection, the light turned YELLOW. at this point the SUV had not entered the intersection yet.

and thanks to all for your sympathy

91GTA350

I hate Suvs. I gate insurance companys. I hate NJ.

A girl and a white SUV hit my 91 gta . I was going straight thorugh an intersection and i it was green for both of us, the girl didnt see me and she turned qwithout looking. This was MAy 25th. Allsate is trying to say that its only 90% her fault beciuas eshe clames i was 80 ft away but i was maybe 10-20.

Anyways i settled for 905 and had to pay 300.000 to repair the car at the body shop. I just got it back, and i only have to ill august 25th before i have to sell it! I already have started posting adds, the car looks beautiful now, and I sorry to see it go.

I hope everything goes well for you unlike it did with me.

88GTAinRI

That's a shame. Oh well, that's what insurance is for and you are ok. Get your check and go buy another GTA. I'll be the first circling vulture. Wanna sell the wheels? I need to rears to mount some drag radials to.

Trans_AM_88

there wont be no check man...its almost always the person whos turning thats at fault in my kinda of accident. il most likely be keeping the car and buying a donor car and swap parts out.

91GTA350

Yea. That sucks. I have an 86 trans am lying around, but it only has 59,000 miles on it so i dont thinkg youll be willing to pay what i need for it.

Let me know how it goes.

Z28guy83

your ride but if they total it i know where there is a sweet T/a for sale

91GTA350

Kool. Hey you wanna buy a 91 GTa lol

88txiroc

Sorry about what happened.

I know it sucks, but since this thread no longer has any tech related value, I have to close it.

Once again, sorry about your accident.