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Re: project: 2000 SSEi (light bronzemist v3) TOTALLED
Posted: Thu Apr 07, 2011 11:36 pm
by 00Beast
A Magic Eraser (Yes, like the Mr. Clean Magic Eraser, except get the cheap ones), a little water and some elbow grease.
Re: project: 2000 SSEi (light bronzemist v3) TOTALLED
Posted: Fri Apr 08, 2011 12:19 am
by Blown93SSEi
00Beast wrote:A Magic Eraser (Yes, like the Mr. Clean Magic Eraser, except get the cheap ones), a little water and some elbow grease.
Not too much elbow grease. Or else you'll tear the leather. I've learned that the hard way.
Re: project: 2000 SSEi (light bronzemist v3) TOTALLED
Posted: Fri Apr 08, 2011 12:22 am
by 00Beast
I put quite a bit of muscle into my leather, although it seems like 00+ got much better leather than the AL7's did.
Be sure to use some sort of conditioner on your leather afterwards. Otherwise it's like washing your car and not waxing it, just leaving a bare surface to pick up more contamination.
Re: project: 2000 SSEi (light bronzemist v3) TOTALLED
Posted: Fri Apr 08, 2011 12:26 am
by Blown93SSEi
00Beast wrote:I put quite a bit of muscle into my leather, although it seems like 00+ got much better leather than the AL7's did.
Be sure to use some sort of conditioner on your leather afterwards. Otherwise it's like washing your car and not waxing it, just leaving a bare surface to pick up more contamination.

I wipe my seats with meguiars leather conditioning wipes after erasing them. If I don't the seats feel rough and dry.
Re: project: 2000 SSEi (light bronzemist v3) TOTALLED
Posted: Tue Apr 12, 2011 2:56 pm
by harofreak00
Well the towing company just picked up the car. I had restored the car back to its "broken" state (put the bad wheel bearing and control arm back on), in hopes that it would make the damage look worse to keep the bids lower. Took the guy over an hour to load it, he had no idea what he was doing. He had chains hooked up on the wheels to move it! He also destroyed the front bumper cover in the process. I'll be waiting for it to show up at auction.
Re: project: 2000 SSEi (light bronzemist v3) TOTALLED
Posted: Tue Apr 12, 2011 3:42 pm
by Blown93SSEi
harofreak00 wrote:Well the towing company just picked up the car. I had restored the car back to its "broken" state (put the bad wheel bearing and control arm back on), in hopes that it would make the damage look worse to keep the bids lower. Took the guy over an hour to load it, he had no idea what he was doing. He had chains hooked up on the wheels to move it! He also destroyed the front bumper cover in the process. I'll be waiting for it to show up at auction.
Are you sure you didn't slip him a $20 to that?

Re: project: 2000 SSEi (light bronzemist v3) TOTALLED
Posted: Tue Apr 12, 2011 4:23 pm
by harofreak00
$20 to destroy a $300 bumper cover that I could have resold if I buy the car back?

Re: project: 2000 SSEi (light bronzemist v3) TOTALLED
Posted: Tue Apr 12, 2011 4:32 pm
by Blown93SSEi
harofreak00 wrote:$20 to destroy a $300 bumper cover that I could have resold if I buy the car back?

Yeah I didn't think that out right. If he "damaged" it you could buy it back cheaper at auction, But then I realized it wouldn't offset what could sell the part for in good shape.
There's my fail for today. Heh
Re: project: 2000 SSEi (light bronzemist v3) TOTALLED
Posted: Tue Apr 12, 2011 6:06 pm
by harofreak00
Re: project: 2000 SSEi (light bronzemist v3) TOTALLED
Posted: Tue Apr 12, 2011 6:07 pm
by 00Beast
Gotta log in, I can't see it.
Re: project: 2000 SSEi (light bronzemist v3) TOTALLED
Posted: Tue Apr 12, 2011 6:08 pm
by harofreak00
Just noticed that. It's not available to the public yet, have to be logged in.
Re: project: 2000 SSEi (light bronzemist v3) TOTALLED
Posted: Tue Apr 12, 2011 6:09 pm
by swampthing
X2 clicky no worky
Re: project: 2000 SSEi (light bronzemist v3) TOTALLED
Posted: Wed Apr 13, 2011 1:24 pm
by harofreak00
Re: project: 2000 SSEi (light bronzemist v3) @ auction
Posted: Mon Apr 18, 2011 11:59 am
by harofreak00
Got the final check today.
$40 for the towing fee
$300 for the loss of vehicle
$6813.29 for the vehicle
$7153.29 total payout

Re: project: 2000 SSEi (light bronzemist v3) @ auction
Posted: Mon Apr 18, 2011 12:07 pm
by repinS
Beer's on Andrew tonight

Re: project: 2000 SSEi (light bronzemist v3) @ auction
Posted: Mon Apr 18, 2011 12:18 pm
by PRD2BDF
Go cash it and ask for it to be in ones.
Oh yeah...
Re: project: 2000 SSEi (light bronzemist v3) @ auction
Posted: Mon Apr 18, 2011 2:27 pm
by Blown93SSEi
PRD2BDF wrote:Go cash it and ask for it to be in ones.
Oh yeah...
Here's Your next flip Andrew!
http://janesville.craigslist.org/cto/2323740982.html
Please?
Re: project: 2000 SSEi (light bronzemist v3) @ auction
Posted: Mon Apr 18, 2011 4:57 pm
by 00Beast
Andrew doesn't do 92-99's anymore, nor is it worth $300 in gas to go get it.
Re: project: 2000 SSEi (light bronzemist v3) @ auction
Posted: Mon Apr 18, 2011 5:23 pm
by harofreak00
Ya, not for me. Marty maybe?
Fuel would be more then $300...1400 miles @ 12mpg @ $3.80/gal = $443 in fuel
I just called Copart to get an idea of when it will go to auction. Apparently they have to send the title in to the state and wait for it to come back before they can sell it. I believe regular MN title transfers are taking up to 9 weeks right now, so in about 2 months, it will come up... and then another few weeks for the car to be listed in view. Ridiculous.
Re: project: 2000 SSEi (light bronzemist v3) @ auction
Posted: Tue Apr 26, 2011 10:50 pm
by LouderBonneville
let me know how that auction at copart goes ? and if anything is missing replaced when you get it back .
like floormats goone and the fuel tank drained if it was full ?
i wanted to buy a car from them but they have some bad rep ?
not only that they will probaly stick a fork lift under the car and pick it up and drop it off at the gate and charge you $30 to Crush you exhaust system
and they get the titles quick like less than a month