WTB: SS in or near WA state

Mattheww044 · Post by **Mattheww044** » Sat Feb 28, 2009 10:40 am

hey guys, unfortunately my 92 5mt ss got sandwiched the other day, got rear ended and slammed into the back of a truck... im almost positive it will be totaled (its not really THAT bad), but you know how expensive body work is. Im looking to find another SS, and either keep mine for parts, or buy it back/sell it to a friend of mine. Anyways im ONCE AGAIN on the lookout for an SS in the PNW area, if you guys see anything, let me know. More mods the better

.has to be 5speed, preferred 92-94, gonna have anywhere from 3k-5k to spend on it so let me know whats out there. (I look on here and craigslist literally everyday)
thanks guys

dscoobydoo · Post by **dscoobydoo** » Sat Feb 28, 2009 6:23 pm

WOW, that bites. If you need a hand on parting it out, just ask.

Any pics of the carnage?

Mattheww044 · Post by **Mattheww044** » Sat Feb 28, 2009 7:47 pm

well, my friend wants to buy the car whole, but im not sure how i wanna work this. might end up keeping it for parts/parting it out but it really just depends on what i end up buying next. I can never figure out how to post the pics on here, but ill put a link to my Bro's myspace with the pics. Hold ur breath before you look!!! haha jk but thx for the support ill let you know what im gonna do with it once i find my next car

http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.c ... Id=2663080

hallowpoint · Post by **hallowpoint** » Sat Feb 28, 2009 8:44 pm

you want to part it out? so i can do a 5speed swap?

SubiePrice88 · Post by **SubiePrice88** » Sat Feb 28, 2009 9:08 pm

Matt needs a new car!

And this is true, I do want to buy the whole car

Mattheww044 · Post by **Mattheww044** » Sat Feb 28, 2009 9:25 pm

so far subieprice has dibs on it... was gonna buy that black 91 but he said he wouldnt recommend it for a DD... ill give you guys an update when i call the insurance company (waiting to see if my bros back pain is anything serious or just sore)

dscoobydoo · Post by **dscoobydoo** » Sun Mar 01, 2009 1:13 am

Looking at the pictures, this is what I recommend:
Buy back the car from insurance.
Get another fender, light and hood from Spauldings.
Change to AWIC so you do not have to worry about the lack of a hood scoop.
( I can help you with the AWIC parts)
Get another rear bumper from Spauldings.

Drive car.

cartwheels · Post by **cartwheels** » Sun Mar 01, 2009 1:27 am

dscoobydoo wrote:Looking at the pictures, this is what I recommend:
Buy back the car from insurance.
Get another fender, light and hood from Spauldings.
Change to AWIC so you do not have to worry about the lack of a hood scoop.
( I can help you with the AWIC parts)
Get another rear bumper from Spauldings.

Drive car.

Thank you. These cars aren't common, last thing we need is another parted or scrapped.

Mattheww044 · Post by **Mattheww044** » Sun Mar 01, 2009 1:30 am

well, as well as those body parts, it shoved the abs unit back a little bit and that got pushed into the intake and shoved that back a little bit too. I would like to buy one with a tdo4/tmic already on it. not quite sure if the engine was harmed during the wreck (i didnt drive it home)

dscoobydoo · Post by **dscoobydoo** » Sun Mar 01, 2009 1:13 pm

I would not worry about the intake that much. Probably more of a problem with the ABS if it is leaking fluid, but that too can be fixed. I removed my intake and am running a K&N filter,so even if your intake is broken, it can be replaced.

I would open the hood and see if anything was pushed into the engine. By your pics, I would actually guess not, as most of the damage was on the pass side, and it did not look that bad.

Mattheww044 · Post by **Mattheww044** » Sun Mar 01, 2009 10:00 pm

ya subieprice is coming to take a look at it now so we will see what all it did. im pretty sure my brother said a belt snapped on the drive home as well. i will post the news when i come back inside

Mattheww044 · Post by **Mattheww044** » Sun Mar 01, 2009 11:24 pm

damage is alot worse than i thought... the radiator was shoved back into one of the pulleys, the fender support is totally messed up... dented the gas tank pretty damn well, as well as bending/cracking one of the back supports by the gas tank... i can email you more pics if you want.. whats ur email?

dscoobydoo · Post by **dscoobydoo** » Mon Mar 02, 2009 12:32 am

Sad......

Mattheww044 · Post by **Mattheww044** » Mon Mar 02, 2009 2:38 am

yes... very. but subieprice has plans to bring her back to life. with only 130k she cant be put down yet. i just dont have the skills/time/patience to get it done. but i know he does he bought my first subie and shes still runnin strong.. so ya keep an eye out for an ss for me

Bez · Post by **Bez** » Thu Mar 05, 2009 7:19 pm

Matthew, I have been PM'ing with dScooby about importing my sister's car from Canada into the US and he has been very helpful.

Her 1993 SS Winestone mica 4EAT is a Canadian model with the manual seatbelts, was originally a Vancouver car for some 11 years and since she has owned it she has had it rust-checked regularly so the car is in very good condition. It only has 105,000 kilometers (about 65,000 miles on the car and engine) and is in Manitoba.

Importing the car into the US is relatively uncomplicated and I have the NHTSA and EPA forms figured out and a letter of compliance from SOA so it is good to go.

Please PM me if you are interested. DScooby if you know anyone else that is interested in a very low mileage SS please let me know.

Mattheww044 · Post by **Mattheww044** » Thu Mar 05, 2009 10:07 pm

I am still waiting on the insurance to settle the claim, and once that is done I am looking at a diffferent SS in olympia, but if that doesnt work out i will most likely purchase yours, any idea on price?

Bez · Post by **Bez** » Thu Mar 05, 2009 11:07 pm

Matt, given that the car has never been wrecked, is in very good condition, only has 65,000 miles on it and has just had the 60 K inspection I think that a price in the $4 - 5K range is not unreasonable.

I haven't seen another SS recently with such low mileage, most of the ones that I have seen for sale have 150,000+ miles or more.

Bez

Mattheww044 · Post by **Mattheww044** » Fri Mar 06, 2009 1:54 am

ya, that is definately a fair price.. i dont think i will have that much though... ya ive never seen one with that low of miles. Any pictures?

Mattheww044 · Post by **Mattheww044** » Tue Mar 10, 2009 1:36 am

still need an ss boys... insurance should be settling it this week

Mattheww044 · Post by **Mattheww044** » Tue Mar 10, 2009 9:11 am

late night bump

Mattheww044 · Post by **Mattheww044** » Wed Mar 18, 2009 3:48 am

bump... should have 4k cash on friday... need an SS

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