urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:obishawn The trials and tribulations of building, owning, and driving a Star Wars Car obishawn 2038-01-19T03:14:07Z urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:obishawn:4239 2038-01-19T03:14:07Z 2038-01-19T03:14:07Z After a hopeful message from the estimator this morning ("I think it's around $900 in parts"), it looks like the H-Wing is <span style="font-weight: bold;">totaled</span>. Repair costs look to be $4K, and the blankety-blank AAA tow yard says they incurred $1K in towing and storage. <br> <br> <br> <a name="cutid1"></a> The shop estimator says I need at least (His ballpark prices attached): <br> Bumper ($325) <br> Bumper Supports ($120) <br> Radiator ($225) <br> Radiator Supports ($225) <br> Headlights ($360) <br> Aux lights ($60) <br> A/C compressor ($300) <br> Sand guard ($180) <br> plus a few other incidentals, and then labor. <br> <br> So I have some decisions to make. Do I: <br> Buy it back and go to a different shop? <br> Buy it back and rebuild it myself with the help of my more mechanically-inclined friends? <br> Buy a new Del Sol and start over? <br> Buy a completely different car and start over? <br> <a href="http://autos.msn.com/research/vip/jedlicka.aspx?modelid=11605&amp;src=Home&amp;pos=Edit3">Get Pontiac to donate a Solstice to me?</a> <br> Regardless, I'm not giving up. <br> <br> <img src="http://www.shawnandcolleen.com/shawn/Assets/H-Wing-Banner.gif"><br> <br><br>