| Pro Drag |
| Heard a White Skyline got punched in the ass by a truck tonight, anybody from here? |
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| Orzel |
| Shit for real, I wonder if its the one with all the stickers on it (possible NECC) that was a nice one. |
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| ChromeDragon |
| I hope it wasn't Charles....otherwise he is having the worst luck in the world with that car.:dunno: |
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| red88.n/a.rx |
| some kid that I used too work with owned a white skyline maybe it was him....did it have white stock rims |
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| DSM |
| One more JDM car that is now going to have to be brought into Canada. Yippy.:rolleyes: |
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| clapbak |
quote:
Originally posted by DSM
One more JDM car that is now going to have to be brought into Canada. Yippy.:rolleyes:
:bthumbup: :lol: |
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| qualthar |
quote:
Originally posted by DSM
One more JDM car that is now going to have to be brought into Canada. Yippy.:rolleyes:
Don't forget, your car came off the boat too, back in the day :p |
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| DomesticDrifter |
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Originally posted by qualthar
Don't forget, your car came off the boat too, back in the day :p
wern't all DSM's manufactured in the US:dunno: If anything the only thing that came off the boat was the engine. |
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| DarrylBleau |
quote:
Originally posted by DomesticDrifter
wern't all DSM's manufactured in the US:dunno: If anything the only thing that came off the boat was the engine.
All DSMs were produced in the Normal, Illinois factory which was at the time owned by a company called 'Diamond Star Motors' (hence, DSM), which was a joint venture with Mitsu and Chryco.
But which parts exactly came from Japan is an interesting question... one I don't know. Obviously the 4G63 did, but I don't know about the rest. I always assumed the entire drivetrain was Japanified, but I don't know for sure. Where did the body panels come from? Interior? Dunno.
This brings up even better questions, without knowing, can you really call a DSM an import? What if 50% by weight of the parts were domestic? What is it then?
Ok maybe a philosophical question, but still... are DSM domesticated imports? |
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| DarrylBleau |
| Oh right, and on-topic.. sucks to have your skyline written off. Trust me, I know the pain. |
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| Altezza |
| Sorry to hear that for whome ever that car belonged too. :( |
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| Pro Drag |
Found out that the owners name was Dave. It was a GTS-T. Guess he only had it for a few weeks.
My condolences.:( |
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| notaturbotalon |
| I heard that the 4G63s were made in mexico, there was a story about how mexicans used to smuggle themselves in with the engines. Maybe our cars are hispanics. |
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| DSM |
quote:
Originally posted by notaturbotalon
I heard that the 4G63s were made in mexico, there was a story about how mexicans used to smuggle themselves in with the engines. Maybe our cars are hispanics.
How can a Mexican fit im an engine? |
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| beatshack |
| maybe there was no engines in the car, they just peddled? |
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| qualthar |
Haha my bad.. turns out I know nothing about DSM's :D
Either way, that sucks for any car to be written off, especially one you have to wait so long to get. :( |
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| impact |
quote:
Originally posted by DSM
How can a Mexican fit im an engine?
with a saw and coffee grinder. |
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| notaturbotalon |
quote:
Originally posted by DSM
How can a Mexican fit im an engine?
I said "with" jackass,:p |
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| DSM |
quote:
Originally posted by notaturbotalon
I said "with" jackass,:p
My bad.:D |
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| red88.n/a.rx |
quote:
Originally posted by Pro Drag
Found out that the owners name was Dave. It was a GTS-T. Guess he only had it for a few weeks.
My condolences.:(
yah this is the guy i worked with... thats harsh it was a nice car |
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| SilverZ24 |
| It was just rear-ended? That wrote it off? Does anyone know what the insurance companies are valueing these cars at relative to what it costs to get one? |
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| DSM |
| Darryl will know he had his Skyline written off. |
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| DarrylBleau |
quote:
Originally posted by DSM
Darryl will know he had his Skyline written off.
I'm still fighting with that one. Going to court I think in a few months. |
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| SilverZ24 |
| So I take it they don't value them nearly high enough? :dunno: |
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| beatshack |
| they probably do a direct japanese-black-book to US dollar conversion without taking into consideration the cost for importing. |
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| DomesticDrifter |
quote:
Originally posted by beatshack
they probably do a direct japanese-black-book to US dollar conversion without taking into consideration the cost for importing.
I thought you had to get the car appraised and then the go by the orginal appraisal from when it was first imported? |
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| TrevorK |
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Originally posted by DomesticDrifter
I thought you had to get the car appraised and then the go by the orginal appraisal from when it was first imported?
It depends on your policy - typically when you have a car insured for a set value they give you certain rules to follow about where it can be driven, etc.....
When you get a policy that insures your vehicle UP TO a certain value, there are no restrictions.
I think it's section 19 and 19a ? |
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| purevl |
quote:
Originally posted by SilverZ24
It was just rear-ended? That wrote it off? Does anyone know what the insurance companies are valueing these cars at relative to what it costs to get one?
I saw the accident and it seemed pretty likely it was a write off, smashed bumper, trunk, quarter panels. I highly doubt insurance will appraise a 16 year old car too highly. |
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| mx73someday |
| So was it a rear accident? Is the front unscathed? |
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| purevl |
quote:
Originally posted by mx73someday
So was it a rear accident? Is the front unscathed?
Yeah, there was just damage to the rear. |
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