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Walter · 01-28-2007, 01:18 AM

So with my tax return I was planning on throwing a few things on my LB. Do some bodywork, get rims, and coil-overs... a couple of seats and a half cage if money permits.

However, I just found out my old car is for sale, and it has sentimental value to me. It got rear ended, so its a steal right now for only $2000-! Its still pretty much how I had it when it was a magazine feature car, except now it has a motor swap! I could have 2 cars and have my cake and eat it too... but the yaris would have to wait a while for more mods if I buy the jetta back...

What to do, what to do?

Blenjar · 01-28-2007, 01:22 AM

nice car!

-- Blen

Kaotic Lazagna · 01-28-2007, 01:38 AM

tough call. how bad's the damage? if it's not too bad, i'd buy it back (if it really has sentimental value). that's important. i still have to get my first R/C back from this one A-HOLE who broke it 3 years ago! i swear...if he threw it away...

Walter · 01-28-2007, 02:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Kaotic Lazagna

tough call. how bad's the damage? if it's not too bad, i'd buy it back (if it really has sentimental value). that's important. i still have to get my first R/C back from this one A-HOLE who broke it 3 years ago! i swear...if he threw it away...

Looks like maybe 1000 worth of damage if i buy used and aftermarket parts to fix... along with cheap labor.

Kaotic Lazagna · 01-28-2007, 04:05 PM

not bad at all. i say buy your Jetta back.

Walter · 01-28-2007, 05:02 PM

Here is a picture of the damage, it needs...
Parts: Tailights, trunklid, and spoiler lifters (it has a speed sensitive Corrado spoiler)...
Bodywork: Repair both quarter panels, trunk floor, rear pan, & rear bumper.

Luckilly enough the quarter panels didnot buckle, no pinches in the rear door gaps, no buckles in the roof...

Here is a picture of the damage, it looks worse than it is.

Kaotic Lazagna · 01-28-2007, 05:38 PM

like you said, 1000 bucks to repair, which is not that bad. and if everything's just cosmestic damage, then go for it. and that's a first, never seen a Corrado spoiler on a Jetta.

*Chris07LB* · 01-28-2007, 06:59 PM

Id go buy back the old one.

Walter · 01-30-2007, 09:07 PM

Ahhh! I dont know what to do...

Kaotic Lazagna · 01-30-2007, 10:19 PM

buy your old baby back. heh.

spkrman · 01-30-2007, 11:01 PM

i'd get the yaris where you want it, goin back to an old car, it'll never be as good as it once was :)

The yaris, IMO at least, has much more potential to look sweet.

+ extra insurance.

I'd say a great way to go would be get the jetta, fix it, sell it, and use the $ you would have used on teh yaris, and pocket the extra

01-28-2007, 01:18 AM	#1
Walter View User's Garage Drives: Polar White LB Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Simi Valley, CA. Posts: 320	TAX RETURN $$$$ So with my tax return I was planning on throwing a few things on my LB. Do some bodywork, get rims, and coil-overs... a couple of seats and a half cage if money permits. However, I just found out my old car is for sale, and it has sentimental value to me. It got rear ended, so its a steal right now for only $2000-! Its still pretty much how I had it when it was a magazine feature car, except now it has a motor swap! I could have 2 cars and have my cake and eat it too... but the yaris would have to wait a while for more mods if I buy the jetta back... What to do, what to do?

01-28-2007, 01:22 AM	#2
Blenjar View User's Garage Drives: Black Yaris 07 HB Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: CT Posts: 1,548	nice car! -- Blen __________________ http://www.360voice.com/tag/noobblenjar My Car http://www.yarisworld.com/forums/showthread.php?t=4245 My DJ www.PainlessWolf.com

01-28-2007, 01:38 AM	#3
Kaotic Lazagna View User's Garage Drives: '14 GT86, '08 Vitz Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Central Valley, CA Posts: 9,873	tough call. how bad's the damage? if it's not too bad, i'd buy it back (if it really has sentimental value). that's important. i still have to get my first R/C back from this one A-HOLE who broke it 3 years ago! i swear...if he threw it away...

01-28-2007, 04:05 PM	#5
Kaotic Lazagna View User's Garage Drives: '14 GT86, '08 Vitz Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Central Valley, CA Posts: 9,873	not bad at all. i say buy your Jetta back.

01-28-2007, 05:02 PM	#6
Walter View User's Garage Drives: Polar White LB Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Simi Valley, CA. Posts: 320	Here is a picture of the damage, it needs... Parts: Tailights, trunklid, and spoiler lifters (it has a speed sensitive Corrado spoiler)... Bodywork: Repair both quarter panels, trunk floor, rear pan, & rear bumper. Luckilly enough the quarter panels didnot buckle, no pinches in the rear door gaps, no buckles in the roof... Here is a picture of the damage, it looks worse than it is.

01-28-2007, 05:38 PM	#7
Kaotic Lazagna View User's Garage Drives: '14 GT86, '08 Vitz Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Central Valley, CA Posts: 9,873	like you said, 1000 bucks to repair, which is not that bad. and if everything's just cosmestic damage, then go for it. and that's a first, never seen a Corrado spoiler on a Jetta.

01-28-2007, 06:59 PM	#8
Chris07LB Super Moderator View User's Garage Drives: Yaris Liftback Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: New Jersey Posts: 3,174	Id go buy back the old one.

01-30-2007, 09:07 PM	#9
Walter View User's Garage Drives: Polar White LB Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Simi Valley, CA. Posts: 320	Ahhh! I dont know what to do...

01-30-2007, 10:19 PM	#10
Kaotic Lazagna View User's Garage Drives: '14 GT86, '08 Vitz Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Central Valley, CA Posts: 9,873	buy your old baby back. heh.

01-30-2007, 11:01 PM	#11
spkrman Banned View User's Garage Drives: 1 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: 2 Posts: 1,476	i'd get the yaris where you want it, goin back to an old car, it'll never be as good as it once was :) The yaris, IMO at least, has much more potential to look sweet. + extra insurance. I'd say a great way to go would be get the jetta, fix it, sell it, and use the $ you would have used on teh yaris, and pocket the extra