89 Suburban DD Build (finally a 3/4ton)

[82355]

Does she have insurance?

Martin

 

[eclipse85k10]

Yes dont remember who. My wife talked to her and the cop. I wasn't happy. I imagine the insurance will want to total it out.

 

[82355]

No big deal, you can keep it, and they write you a check for totaling it out.

Martin

 

[eclipse85k10]

Yeah as long as the check is enough for fixing it. Ill have to get help welding in a new quarter. I can do paint and bondo but all I do is melt sheet metal when I try.

After paying off alot of debt last year and closing on my house. I gave up the idea of buying a 4door diesel truck. I dont want the debt and I figured if I got this burb real nice and how I wanted id be happy. I love driving it.

 

[82355]

Don't settle till you feel they've given you a fair amount.

Martin

 

[eclipse85k10]

Thanks. Im keeping it and fixing it regardless. Let me know on any seat belts you may have. Thank god a suburban way out weighs a mazda. The shoulder belt want tight on my son but kids are fine.

 

[Babaganoosh]

Wow sorry to hear that I gasped for air reading someone hit the burb

 

[COCHEV]

Man, that sucks! I would have had to have my wife do the talkin too as I'd a been pretty POed

 

[eclipse85k10]

I think the lady was on ambein or something. She was like I'm sorry so I didn't even see you. I just woke up. 3:30pm

 

[pma4x4]

I can't see them wanting to total it. My 91 books out at 6k from NADA.

Still ducks to see it happen though.

 

[eclipse85k10]

Looked it up on Nada. Thought maybe nada said 6k for you since maybe there are fewer in your area. 89-91 burbs sell every where around here for a bit of nothing. Nada listed low to high at 3000-8000. Never seen one go for 8k. In paid 2k for it 8 years ago with 140k on the clock needing a paint job. Now its 192k with 10k on the long block and a good paint job.

 

[82355]

I looked. I have the middle seat shoulder belts in blue. The front shoulder belts are gone.

Martin

 

[shady]

make sure you get all your receipts and even pics of what you put into it ready for when her insurance comes to look at it.... they took all of that into consideration when my kids k5 was T boned nearly the same way last year. we ended up getting to keep the rusted a$$ truck and got $6500 to fix it

 

[eclipse85k10]

Thanks for looking Martin

Yeah im terrible with saving paperwork

 

[eclipse85k10]

How are lmcs rear quarters? I was looking in the catalog last night and saw they offer a full rear panel for suburban. However ive been proud of my flint Michigan steel rig. Maybe instead I should look for a burb being parted out, I see ones with clean bodys up for parts all the time.

 

[eclipse85k10]

Wow things arent going my way. Changed the oil on friday. Something didnt sound right so I drained the oil today and this was the new oil filter.

 

[muddysub]

oh **** man, that sucks. maybe time for an LS swap after all?

 

[y5mgisi]

Dang it!

 

[eclipse85k10]

oh **** man, that sucks. maybe time for an LS swap after all?

I was thinking that but just spent 400 on a full tbi rebuild and a rebuilt warrented long block is 1350.

 

[muddysub]

I was thinking that but just spent 400 on a full tbi rebuild and a rebuilt warrented long block is 1350.

true, thats hard to beat. i'd probably do the same in your shoes.