VX Now Totaled! :(

[kpaske]

Mark,

Sorry to hear about your accident. It's never a good day when we lose another endangered species.

Your VX appears to be well maintained - it would be a shame to let it get chopped up by a scrap yard.

Buying it and repairing it yourself is an option, but if someone had the money to purchase it for salvage, they could probably easily make their money back and then some by parting it out here. The idea has been considered a few times in the past, but I don't know if anyone has actually done it. The more years that go by, the harder it will be to find original parts. If you buy back your totalled VX and then find a Proton, you'll get first dibs at all the parts you'd ever want!

I personally am looking for a complete grey interior (front and rear seats, steering wheel, door panels, and knobs from the spare tire cover). Let me know if you consider parting her out yourself!

[ZEUS]

Man, we are vultures! Sorry to hear they totaled it on you. Everyone is right though, try your hardest to keep that VX from being crushed! Good luck finding your ideal replacement... with a big sturdy brush guard!

[CrnCnn]

No offense meant but, there is nothing like death to bring the vulture out of all of us.



Sarcasm.

I just can’t think of anything I need. Ordered my antenna yesterday.

[kpaske]

Yeah, yeah, I know. She hasn't breathed her last breath and we're already circling the carcass... We really are sorry to see another wrecked VX.

Can you blame us though? We all know if someone here doesn't buy her quick, chances are she'll go to a scrap yard and get butchered. Eventually some of the parts will make it back into the community, but at a significantly higher price. Someone here buying it and parting it out would not only have the advantage of first dibs on almost any parts they want, they would be helping out the community with a fresh source of OEM parts (that we hope would sell for much less than retail). If I had the money I'd do it.

[Chopper]

The Allstate adjuster that comes to our shop, says this car has a big target on it. They are killing them for less and less all the time. Most cars are totaled at about 75% of the "real"value. They'll kill this one at 65%...some even less. Limited parts availability is the culprit. Most states will not allow you to repair a totaled vehicle and reregister it. Others are ok, after an inspection, they will allow you to register it again...with a flag on the registration noting the rebuilt status. I would love to have the carcass though. I'm only seeing maybe 7 or 8 grand in damage, but you can't tell anything from the pictures. Point is, the important parts are all there...for a Rally car, sand blaster,rockcrawler thing. Inquire about buying it back and post the results please. Maybe I can work something out with them. Florida won't allow it back on the road, but that's not the intent anyway. Let me know. Wayne

[Spike]

It's not that we are vultures.. We just know that when a VX reaches an untimely demise ... its parts can live on in other VXs.

I wouldnt mind a rear driver cladding panel with running light

[WormGod]

Damn man, that is the suck.

In total agreement with others here though.... try to buy back for the sake of maintaining some parts and avoiding Th3 CrU5h! As the years wond down, so are the parts and as these gems get crushed by those who have no clue, we are watching an extinction take place, heh.

So.... allow the vultures to swoop, hahaha.

You get that puppy back, you let me know what you want for the L/R A-pillar covers.

[Knigh7s]

Found this on Ebay: 2000 Proton w/grey and black interior, 32307 miles.

Looks pretty well kept. I just dont know about that spair hanging on the rear door?!