My Z hit a tree

[Desmo]

Last night out of nowhere noticed a large paint can in the middle of the street. Swerved to avoid it but hit some loose gravel near curb a slid into a small tree snapping it in two.

I am thankful I did not get hurt but the front of my car is in BAD shape all because of this stupid debris left in the street. Insurance will cover this but stuck in a rental for 2 weeks.

Hope the repairs come out well.

[Jagrmaister]

Best of luck to you. I almost nailed a wooden pallet left on an interstate of all places...Luckily, I swerved in the nick of time thanks to the great handling of the Z06. Saved my ass, but I didn't have to compete with loose gravel.

Seriously, hope things improve for you.

[gsjack]

Desmo, sorry to hear about the Z, hope all turns out good in the repair end. Glad to hear that you were not hurt, cars can be fixed.

[smook]

What would have been better...?

Hit the paint can?

or

Hit the tree?

Possibly the tree... the paint can could have done some major undercarriage damage?

Sorry about the deal... both options suck.

Next time take a different trail to your destination.

Any pics?

-Bill.

In a couple of weeks everything will be up and running again.. best of luck.

[Manteuffel]

I am very sorry to hear what happened! I know what it is to have your car damaged. I hope it all gets fixed to your satisfaction!

Good luck!



G.

[case2307]

Sorry to hear about your misfortune. I'm constantly dodging debris on the freeways here in Houston. A car spun next to me the other day trying to dodge a large trash can that was flying across the road. I'm lucky he didn't hit me. Hope the repairs turn out well.

[02 Z06 Racer]

That sucks!!!!

[EFI-1]

Doh!

[2002Z06Yellow]

its good you didnt get hurt... how well do insurance cover totaled cars.. in my country they screw you bad.. how about here?

[aldrichc5]

Originally posted by 02 Z06 Racer
That sucks!!!!

Agree!

[Desmo]

Thanks for all your support guys! This forum rocks and you guys are the reason why.

I have a $500 deductable so that's what I pay the dealer after repairs have been made. I hope they know what their doing. It is a Chevrolet dealer with plenty of vettes so hopefully the have experience.

Sorry but no pictures of the damage. Took it straight to the dealer this morning and didn't have a camera with me. Not sure I want to remember how it looks anyway.

The other thing that sucks is that there was a small dent in one of my rims from the curb and the other one was scraped all the way around. I hope they replace them. Can they be unbent or would they replace them? What about the one that is scraped all the way around, can it be buffed out? How much do stock rims sell for anyway?

[John Youngblood]

Sorry to hear it Desmo

[JTBear]

Oh ouch Desmo!!! Hope you can get 'er repaired good as new!

Mike

[RobSan]

Good thing you weren't on the Duck!

[ST1100]

Originally posted by RobSan
Good thing you weren't on the Duck!

My exact thoughts...