Would anyone know an estimate of how much it will cost to fix my car? I crashed into a pole and it hit the rear left hand door & wheel.

The only damage I can see is, the door needs replacing and the piece of metal that the suspension spring joins onto is snapped. Also I will need a new airbag and sensors. I had a guy look at it and he said around $6000! Which I don't think is right. But I am waiting on a proper estimate.

The car is a 2001 VX Holden commodore

Would anyone know an estimate of how much it will cost to fix my car? I crashed into a pole and it hit the rear left hand door & wheel.

The only damage I can see is, the door needs replacing and the piece of metal that the suspension spring joins onto is snapped. Also I will need a new airbag and sensors. I had a guy look at it and he said around $6000! Which I don't think is right. But I am waiting on a proper estimate.

The car is a 2001 VX Holden commodore

If the chassis itself gets distorted, things can get pricey fast.

Post some pictures please.

Nereth is right. a Simple distortion or crack in the chassis can easily turn a thousand dollar job into a four thousand dollar job.

I'm from the states, so I'm not sure how much maintinence on Holden is, I have to be honest.

Thats why one should always have insurance. :)

Repairs are always expensive. Any structural dammage would cost ALOT! Most insurance companies would write a car off if there is even slight chassis dammage.

Get us some pics. Get different quotes, when I was rearended in my 300ZX, the first quote I got was over 7500. I ended up paying less than 2500 and it was better than ever.

You have a 300ZX?

Specs?

Would anyone know an estimate of how much it will cost to fix my car? I crashed into a pole and it hit the rear left hand door & wheel.

The only damage I can see is, the door needs replacing and the piece of metal that the suspension spring joins onto is snapped. Also I will need a new airbag and sensors. I had a guy look at it and he said around $6000! Which I don't think is right. But I am waiting on a proper estimate.

The car is a 2001 VX Holden commodore

You did the suspension tower?

$6k sounds pretty good to me, if that is the case.

You have a 300ZX?

Specs?

Had. Z32 '89 TT t-top. Great car, best I have ever driven.

I was getting maybe 250km to a tank (compared to the 700ish I get in my current lexus). Just could not afford to keep it. Suddenly insurance also jumped from 600 in 2005 to 1800 in 2006. It's a bloody joke. Not to mention everything breaking off day by day.

If I had 15k today, cash, without doubt I would have one. Buy one in which-ever condition you can for 5-8, spend the rest doing a total overhaul of the engine, transmission and interior and maybe one could get somewhere. But if you can't invest that much, it'll just be a pain and keep dragging you down.
Also, if you are in the market, watch out alot of the "manual" TTs out there are auto-conversions. Thats a bad idea. I have yet to see a decent conversion done, most will not start anywhere but neutral. The engine is detuned and the turbos are different.

Still a great car though. Easily outclasses the GTO/3000GT and Skylines in terms of handling. Probably the cheapest car out there to get HP out of per $. Massive potential.
Or, if you are that way inclined, LS1 conversion. The engines weigh nearly the same (the LS1 is slightly lighter i believe). So it will not hurt the balance of the car. But where's the joy in that? :)

You have a 300ZX?

Specs?

I do, Its an 86T with some minor modifications. And as much as people think of it as the red headed stepchild of the Z line He refuses to listen.

Grrrr, can't find my camera charger to take photos, but will keep looking :)

I attempted to draw it in paint lol. If anyone can understand it...
http://www.freeimagehosting.net/uploads/2eabc684f2.jpg (http://www.freeimagehosting.net/)

I don't think it's the suspension tower, just the thing that joins onto it. Also how much are airbag sensors and airbags, can you pick them up cheap from junkjards? I saw a door on ebay for $150.

So if I can get all the sensors and the new door for about $500(?), I will have about $1000 - 1500 to spend on that other thing (My budget is about $1500 - 2000)

If anyone can help me get an estimate, I will be extremely grateful as I still owe $15,000 to the bank for this car ( No insurance :( ). I really hope it isn't more than 2 grand to fix.

Ill try and get some photos up, and please note (If you already haven't), I don't know much about cars :)

is the car auto or manual? V6 or V8?

Didn't you have insurance dude? :confused:

It's a v6 auto. No insurance :( pissed

It's a v6 auto. No insurance :( pissed
Wow! they're hard over there.
Its usually the turbo's that have hassles with insurance here...not the V6.:confused:
Sorry bout your car dude. :(

I'm pissed because I canceled the insurance ($1000, for the year)- I needed to pay rent because I lost my job and i'm a poor cunt lol :)

I'm pissed because I canceled the insurance ($1000, for the year)- I needed to pay rent because I lost my job and i'm a poor cunt lol :)
Believe me, I know the shit your going through. (the broke bit) ;)

you paid 15k plus for a VX V6 auto?

Man that's about twice as much as they are worth...

I paid 14.5k for it, at that time they were going for about 12-13k. But I wanted this exact one (The colour, the body kit), which I had been looking for, for ages. Also I suck at ....shit what's the word....haggling(?)

Airbags and door would only be maybe $1000....

If the chassis is fucked, buy a new car :)

Err....from that fucked up drawing are you saying the steering rod/whatever it's called now is broken? It's usually just 2 bolts, undo them, put the new 1 in and tighten to specs.

On second(third) thought, you have to undo the tie rod ends from the steering bit to get the steering rod/w.e out.

It's a simple enough procedure, just dont lose the nuts/bolts/washers/split pins.

Would anyone know an estimate of how much it will cost to fix my car? I crashed into a pole and it hit the rear left hand door & wheel.

The only damage I can see is, the door needs replacing and the piece of metal that the suspension spring joins onto is snapped. Also I will need a new airbag and sensors. I had a guy look at it and he said around $6000! Which I don't think is right. But I am waiting on a proper estimate.

The car is a 2001 VX Holden commodore

I saw a guy who had hit a power pole on sunday in a commodore :)

Basically, the pole was on the ground(one of those metal ones), the car was stuck to a second pole on the enbankment bit, and it looked pretty fucked up. The cops were there, but no ambulance so it mustve been recent(~6am).

The motor looked as if it mightve been sticking through the floor, the bonnet was mangled and the front was V shaped :)

Waste of a perfectly good light pole....

If the chassis is damaged your probably better off getting a second hand commodore and either swapping the bodies, or using your one for parts for the new(second hand) one.

And if their offer to sell is $10,000 offer then $9,000 Straight up :)

Lol.

2001 commodores use trailing arm suspension, and that bar you are pointing to in the picture is a component of that system, known as the 'trailing arm'.

I.e. it is the chief component.

Holy crap you must have hit that thing haaaaard.

Edit: I should add a 'maybe' qualifier to this diagnosis, since I've just had a look under a commodore, and it's too damn messy for me to be sure.

D'oh.

I had to sell one of my cars, and it was a good one, because I didn't have the money to pay the rent. I know what it's like to be broke, it's not nice.

I'd have a half a dozen places give quotes for the suspension. I'm not sure what your picture really describes, it looks like a trailing arm or something...

Do you have any relatives in the motor trade? If they can't do the work



Huh. I meant to post this last night, but there was a power cut, and Firefox managed to save it, so I'm posting it this morning. It's probably out of date now.

Grrrr, can't find my camera charger to take photos, but will keep looking :)

I attempted to draw it in paint lol. If anyone can understand it...
http://www.freeimagehosting.net/uploads/2eabc684f2.jpg (http://www.freeimagehosting.net/)

I don't think it's the suspension tower, just the thing that joins onto it. Also how much are airbag sensors and airbags, can you pick them up cheap from junkjards? I saw a door on ebay for $150.

So if I can get all the sensors and the new door for about $500(?), I will have about $1000 - 1500 to spend on that other thing (My budget is about $1500 - 2000)

If anyone can help me get an estimate, I will be extremely grateful as I still owe $15,000 to the bank for this car ( No insurance :( ). I really hope it isn't more than 2 grand to fix.

Ill try and get some photos up, and please note (If you already haven't), I don't know much about cars :)

what sort of bank gave you a loan without requiring that you insure the car. also how much did you pay for the car, its a commodore not a statesmen right. seems to me like the car is only worth 8-10 odd grand.