Finally got some updated pics of my car. Please click on the link provided to check out my CarDomain page, and please feel free to rate my ride and leave comments!
looks good but after that accident i would have demanded it be totaled out and get a new one, frame damage like that doesnt get fixed. it seems that in the end it probalyl cost the insurance company more to fix it than it was worth.
looks good but after that accident i would have demanded it be totaled out and get a new one, frame damage like that doesnt get fixed. it seems that in the end it probalyl cost the insurance company more to fix it than it was worth.
It was worth it. My car means a lot to me, and I've always planned on keeping her till she won't run anymore. I got her technically used, but I was the first owner. The dealership didn't take very good care of her, but took care of that. Used Febreze for weeks and got the smoke smell out, had to get new tires and an alignment b/c they were feathering, had the front bumper repainted, and got a fuel system service. Once I got the engine cleaned up, she ran perfect. I have driven many newer Corollas as well as other cars in the compact class and NONE drive as well as her. I drove a yr-old 03 Rolla that wouldn't jump the RPMs over 1800 when I floored it!! People don't take care of their cars, but I've had that car almost since she was new and I know every service and every ding or chip on that car. I can walk around my car and tell you what was there when I got her, or when I got that particular rock chip. I have kept my engine clean and have never missed a service, so she drives like she's brand new.
As far as the wreck goes, the frame damage was just a little spot, and was fixed by the 2nd body shop. I had the body parts replaced with better ones, and I made sure ALL of my mechanical parts were new OEM. At 75,000k, I got a set of new OEM struts, as well as a new trailing arm, lateral arm, and steel wheel for that pass rear tire. Seeing as how I'd gotten brand new tires the day before, the tires had the same treadware. So rest assured, she is still in great condition and I have not had any problems in the two years since the accident. NOTHING was damaged in the engine.
And as for as the insurance company, they can go f**k themselves cuz they're the reason I went through all that bullsh*t. To those of you who don't know, NEVER go to a body shop your insurance company recommends--there's a reason for it. The body shop that I went to originally that did a halfass job as well as the two others they owned are now out of business--yes, the one my insurance company recommended--for the sh*t that they pulled.
In conclusion, I love my car, and she performs better to this day than she ever has, and I will keep modding her and keeping her in primo condition until she won't run anymore.
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Originally Posted by chocowallet
Your car looks good, but your hubcaps are pretty dirty!!
LOL, they're painted gunmetal metallic--it's just hard to tell cuz the sun's not directly on them. It's a temp solution till I get my rims & tires next month.
Last edited by MysticHalo; 10-31-2006 at 10:50 AM.
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Your engine comes stock with NGK Iridum Plugs
You can't get NGK plug wires because the 1zz-fe engine in your car has a distributorless, coil-over-plug ignition= no plug wires.
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Pics of my 01 Rolla after gunmetal conversion
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