Sadly leaving this group
Sunday driving my del sol to an errand, there was a light rain that slicked the road. Tires lost their grip on a tight curve and I skidded into a guard rail at about 15-20 mph. Not a bruise on me, airbag didn’t deploy. But the front corner & hood staved in. Estimated $10k to repair.
I have to let her go.
I’m heartbroken. I bought my 1993 del sol si new when the car first arrived in the US. She was my everyday driving car until I became a Dad & we needed a sedan. We decided to keep the del sol as a weekend fun car.
As a toddler, my daughter loved going around the neighborhood in the “little blue car”. I could put her car seat in it and take her on little rides because there was no passenger side air bag. She’s in her 20’s now and made me promise to never sell it so she could have it someday. I haven’t had the heart to break the news to her yet.
For 34 years and 163,000 miles I have driven, taken car of, and loved that car. This morning I’m going to the collision center to get my stuff out of it and say goodbye.
Edit: Thanks everyone for the kind support.
Those of you wanting pics… I just couldn’t. My last pics of this car will not be of her wrecked.
I’m not a mechanic at all. I believe the car is fixable, but not by me. Looking at the damage, everything on the front passenger corner plus the hood would have to be replaced. Hard to say if there’s damage to the underlying frame or not, which is where the costs would really be jacked up. But even if it cost only half that worst-case scenario, I’d have to let it go.
Those of you who wanted to track it down for yourselves, it’s now with Shorty’s Used Auto Parts in Bridgeport PA.