death in family revisited

[Larry C Leung]

Glad to hear that the patient will recover.

LL - NY

On Wed, 10 Oct 2001 22:53:50 -0400 "dawson-md" <dawson-md at msn.com>
writes:
>Thank you to everyone that was concerned about my well being after 
>hitting a
>deer with my 5Ktq. I was inundated with e-mail expressing support 
>(and
>requests for first dibs on parts) which goes to show what a great 
>group of
>people are on the list. Many people also expressed their relief that I 
>was
>not in the Ferrari, they are not as relieved as I am.
>
>My insurance company has generously offered the car to me for a $250
>reduction from the settlement, I still net a $9 profit after driving 
>the car
>for 6 years! Today I took my first good look at the damage and 
>started
>taking off mangled parts. To my surprise, I found that except for 2 
>easy to
>repair bent support arms, everything that is damaged is a "bolt on" 
>part!
>This should be easy to fix. The hood, left fender and the support 
>panel that
>holds the hood latches need to be replaced. The grill, headlights and 
>trim
>were destroyed but I may replace them with non-turbo parts due to the 
>fact
>that they are easier to find, cheaper and I could use Euro headlight 
>bulbs
>to better locate those pesky deer in the future. The headlight bulb 
>socket
>was rammed into the AC condenser neatly between two tubes. I was able 
>to
>start the car and confirmed that the AC still worked, what luck! The 
>upper
>radiator rubber mounts gave way which no doubt saved the radiator. 
>The
>bumper was untouched and a few of the plastic shroud pieces around 
>the
>radiator are cracked but reusable. All in all I have been extremely 
>lucky.
>Maybe I'll invest those $9 in lottery tickets.
>
>Thanks again to all those that responded. One more Audi saved from 
>the
>crusher and those wanting parts will just have to wait a little 
>longer. As a
>side note, Ohio will issue a salvage title for the car and I have to 
>have it
>inspected by the state police before using it again. My neighbor, who 
>is a
>body shop manager for a dealer, said that they will seize the car if I 
>don't
>have receipts for all the parts and the serial number of any car that 
>I get
>parts from. They are serious about trafficking in stolen auto parts 
>and he
>has seen them confiscate cars that didn't stand up to complete
>documentation. Even painting over those little serial number stickers 
>on
>fenders and doors is enough to lose the vehicle.
>
>Mike (relieved and lucky)
>'83 UrQ (quietly resting)
>'84 4Kq (could be a parts car soon)
>'87 5Ktq (bloodied but still breathing)
>'77 Ferrari 308 GT4 (safe and warm)
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