So, I parked the Bonnie at the edge of my sister's driveway today and a while later she decided to take her Sebring for a drive. Well, she didn't look before she backed out and smashed right into the front right corner of my nice little car.

The damage to hers:









Now the horrible part, the damage to Christine:












The Sebring half an hour later:




Turns out Chrysler makes plastic cars. A little bit of pushing from behind the panel and it popped out, a little rubbing with a dry cloth and the white paint dissapeared. Just a little spot about 1/4 inch in diameter where the paint chipped off.

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2001 F150 a basic six cyl with 5 speed manual trans.
'66 Piper Cherokee 360 CID , 180 hp, 155 mph @ 2500 rpm, drop in K&N filter.

Nice repair! I was gonna recommend that you pop that out asap, but I just needed to scroll a little further ;)

She certainly couldn't have used the "blindspot" excuse!

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Andrew - owner/operator of Bonnevilles Unlimited

2004 Bonneville GXP | 60k | White Gold Tricoat | custom built supercharged 3800 hot rod | garage queen
1997 Corvette | 55k | Silver Metallic | Z06 wheels | Date-night Hauler/Parts runner
2014 Town & Country Limited | Cashmere Pearl | 95k | Family Hauler
2002 Ram 1500 Quad Cab Sport | Black| 260k | Official Bonneville Hauler

that sucks sorry to see man

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-Matt

...wow.

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'00 SLE Maple Red -"Crisis Management" - (125k)- Customized in Silver... Driven with Excitement. RIP 2013 the Crisis is Over
Plugs/wires @ 51k, UIM/LIM gasket @ 59k. Ignition Ctrl Modual @ 109k [b]'04 Monte Carlo SS - "Dream Chaser" - 3.8L SII - (82k miles)...Purchased 8-7-08...Still Driving!

You scared me at first John.

Nice upper cut to that Chrysler. That'll teach it for getting too close to Christine!

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2000 SSEi - SilverBullet - 78,000 kms, 4" "straight shot" custom headlight ram air inlet, TOGs, 1.9's, Lsd, 2.9-3.4"MPS 10-15 psi, Ported GenV, EGR eliminated, OR pushrods, oil volume kit, trani cooler & shift kit, Titanium retainers, 90 lb springs, 160 Stat, 42# injectors, Fuel pump voltage increase, Wideband O2, 3" to dual 2 1/2" Magnaflows, Snow Meth/water injection, after SC temp gauge, 255/50WR17, timing commander set 15-18*@WOT, 2 speed Fan over-ride, disabled DRL, Solid motor mount, Meziere Electric water pump, adjustable fuel pressure regulator, Drilled & slotted rotors/ceramics, GXP sway bars and STB, Upgraded and rebuilt transmission with ZZP 2500 rpm stall TC, Pioneer Bluetooth stereo with sub and 800 W amps, PB 13.5 quarter, (April 2014 car of the month)

That's why I love bonnevilles :D
Someone hit the back of my car, smashing in their whole front bumper (of a truck) and did no damge to the bonnie.

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I was about to get upset. I saw that car change over WCBF and I know how good it looked. From the title and and color, I was expecting the worse.

Glad it was just minor damage.

You would think with an open convertable that she would have seen your car.

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2000 SSEi - SilverBullet - 78,000 kms, 4" "straight shot" custom headlight ram air inlet, TOGs, 1.9's, Lsd, 2.9-3.4"MPS 10-15 psi, Ported GenV, EGR eliminated, OR pushrods, oil volume kit, trani cooler & shift kit, Titanium retainers, 90 lb springs, 160 Stat, 42# injectors, Fuel pump voltage increase, Wideband O2, 3" to dual 2 1/2" Magnaflows, Snow Meth/water injection, after SC temp gauge, 255/50WR17, timing commander set 15-18*@WOT, 2 speed Fan over-ride, disabled DRL, Solid motor mount, Meziere Electric water pump, adjustable fuel pressure regulator, Drilled & slotted rotors/ceramics, GXP sway bars and STB, Upgraded and rebuilt transmission with ZZP 2500 rpm stall TC, Pioneer Bluetooth stereo with sub and 800 W amps, PB 13.5 quarter, (April 2014 car of the month)

My dad did a similar thing to my '93 the week I traded it in, in his solstice. Granted, It was dark...

Is it true sebring convertables drive like rubber all over?

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Jason Z - Exposed Autos

2001 BMW 330i - Titanium Silver - Sport Package - 3 Pedals - Koni Yellow/H&R Sport
2006 Volkswagen GTI - (gone) Tornado Red - DSG, Stage II~280hp/325tq
1993 Pontiac Bonneville - (gone) Purple Pearl H4U/SLE. Loud

Yeah, Sebring verts are about the floppiest car from the past 15 years. I used to drive them all the time when I worked at a rental place.

Bonnevilles are the ish when it comes to frontal impacts. My Brother borrowed my 95 shortly after I got Big Bad, and he rear-ended a Ranger that smashed on his brakes in front of him on an entrance ramp. The Ranger's bumper was pretty much smashed, but the Bonnie only had a small spot where the paint was cracked.

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Mods: Too *dang* many...Click the siggy...
13.87 @ 101.40mph, Kil-Kare Raceway, 10/15/09

Is there white paint at the inside bottom of her tail pipe?

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2012 Ford Fusion SEL, 2012 Chrysler Town & Country, 2007 Chevy Silverado LT, 1999 Pontiac Firehawk, 1979 Pontiac Trans Am

looks like the sun to me.



So, which car was your sister more upset over? nice quick repair job by the way

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Jim

Just some sunlight reflecting in the tailpipe.

She was more upset about her car, she did the same thing in a parking lot a few months ago and it cost her $3000 to fix her car. I would have thought she'd learn from that but I guess not. She's not blonde for nothing.

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2001 F150 a basic six cyl with 5 speed manual trans.
'66 Piper Cherokee 360 CID , 180 hp, 155 mph @ 2500 rpm, drop in K&N filter.

Must...resist...white curse...comment.


Good thing it didn't suffer more damage, but too bad the Chrysler didn't get its bumper permanently disfigured for it.

On a side note...hope she keeps synthetic in that sludge machine.

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John
Now: '15 Toyota Prius III | 134 hp 2ZR-FXE | Silver | 36k
Now: '03 Honda CR-V AWD | Slow 4-Cylinder | Dirt | 180k
Then: '07 Ford Fusion SEL | 221hp Gen I VVT Duratec 3.0 V6 | Tungsten Silver | 150k
Then: '99 Toyota Avalon XL | 200hp 1MZ-FE 3.0 V6 | Diamond White | 189k | Sold: July 2015
Then: '11 Ford Fusion SEL | 240hp Gen II VVT Duratec 3.0 V6 | Ingot Silver | 84k | Totaled: Oct 23 '14 (Rear-Ended)
Then: '96 Buick Park Avenue Ultra | 240hp Series II L67 | Medium Dark Lichen | Bought: JAN 11 @ 135k | Accident: FEB 3 '12 | Crushed: MAR 1 '13 @ 153K
Then: '98 Pontiac Bonneville SSE | 205hp Series II 3800 L36 | Topaz Firemist | Bought: NOV '09 @ 74k | Accident: MAY 28 '10 | Crushed: MAR 15 '11 @ 84k
Then: '93 Pontiac Bonneville SE | 170hp Series I 3800 L27 | Dark Yellow Green | Bought: JULY '07 @ 92k | Sold: JULY '12 @ 118k
Then: '89 Pontiac Bonneville LE | 165hp 3800 LN3 | Medium Garnet Red | Bought: JAN '05 @ 117k | Sold: SEP 30 '07 @ 152k

Yah, a new bumper would have been nice.

Synthetic?? Not likely, she don't keep cars long enough to worry about sludge.

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2001 F150 a basic six cyl with 5 speed manual trans.
'66 Piper Cherokee 360 CID , 180 hp, 155 mph @ 2500 rpm, drop in K&N filter.

That'll buff right out

Glad to see you side stepped a Blond White Curse, gotta be worth 2 four leaf clovers

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Bone Evil

Mods: Tog Headers, cat delete, Al 104's gapped .050, 1.9 rockers, 105 springs,
Intense FWI, DHP Power Programmer PCM, Intense tranny with gen2 lsd,
Aeroforce scan gauge, Clear front and back, N* TB & LQ4 Maf,
Hoosier slicks, ZillaMotorsports P/P GenV & LIM

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Every time you pat my head, you pat a piece of my valve retainers.