1StGenCL

Hey all, I havent been around for awhile but i had a '97 CL 5spd with 289,000 miles on and used to frequent the forums pretty often. I ended up buying an '05 TL about a year and a half ago but my sister decided to drive the car once in awhile instead of driving her horse towing ford 4 door diesel. Long story short she hit a ford escort going around 60 in March which left one passenger of the escort in critical condition and the husband didnt make it. My sister amazingly wasnt hurt physically and the accident wasnt her fault but the car was totalled. The really crazy thing was the insurance gave us $6,000 for the car. Keep in mind this was a '97 pushing 300k miles and we still got that much. Just thought you would all like to know how acura holds their valves. Hope everyone is going well around the 1st Gen forums

97BlackAckCL

iTrader: (6)

Must be nice

gotguinness?

Wow, that's a tough situation to go through I'm sure, that's to bad.

Good to see a fellow DMB fan around though, I like the avatar. Are you a warehouse member by any chance? Catch any shows lately?

AznX TL

wow............im not sure if 6k would make me feel better about that accident though.

1StGenCL

Hey Guinness, I am a member and caught three shows this year. One in Gainesville, FL, West Palm Beach, and I think the other was Tampa. It was awesome to hear all his new songs

As for my sis, yea it was really hard on her. She was going straight in a 55 right around 60 when a car turned left in front of her. She hit the pass. door where the ladies husband was sitting. They (the ex wife of the guy killed that was driving and the daughter who wasnt even in the car) sued for tons and tons of money and insurance ended up settling even though it was ruled the ladies fault and she lost her license for six months. My sister still crys if she has to go by the spot and she was so upset that she withdrew from pharmacy school for the semester. She is doing better tho and actually has another CL now but a second gen

Dicorp

considring she killed someone, even though not her fault i still dont think it appropriate for you to write about how much you got for the car. and the first gen has shitty resale value actually. insurance companies decide the value based on their own book of values too, not the market value

AznX TL

idk about shitty resale value, i've seen a 99 for as high as 12k with 79k on the dial.
but the highest 97 i've seen was 8500 with 105k on the dial.

Dicorp

105K miles? you gotta be kidding...thats like what, almost 170Km...those go for 5000 in Ontario. needless to say, i had a hard time selling mine for 5000, thats why i took the trade on the 95 lude. if i could sell for at least 5000, i would be driving a 5th gen instead

AznX TL

hmm right now theres a 98 2.3 with 110k miles for 9000 near me.
http://www.cars.com/go/search/search...l&aff=national

Dicorp

wow, thats not worth it, unless its MINT
http://www.trader.ca/Search/Details....ADS=6573064%7C high milage prolly

about miles 83xxx miles, 1 owner, 5 speed... 6 grand
http://www.trader.ca/Search/Details....ADS=6568274%7C

i guess location makes a difference

98clgirllv

Value is really not shitty on these cars. I just traded mine to a dealer, got $5500, the car needed new front brakes/rotors and the tranny was going to need another rebuild. They turned around and put the car back on the lot for 9900, almost a $1000 more than I paid for it 2 1/2 years and 15,000 miles ago. My car was on the lower end of the mileage but it's definitely held it's value well for a 10 year old car.

agranado

damn

97BlackAckCL

iTrader: (6)

Wow, should have traded mine in on my truck

STL+3.0CL

HOW DARE YOU!

97BlackAckCL

iTrader: (6)

Should have been red text

I think everyone knows i was kidding I have replaced just about every mechanical piece of my car, I would never sell/trade it in. The toyota dealership was trying to get me to bring the CL in so they could apraise it even though I told them no trade in

BustedS13

....she killed somebody?

jz-97-c7

i did...never been happier, the cl was a hand-me-down car from the old lady to begin with so I never wanted it. and the trade in on that car sucked...$1500 for a car that was in pretty good condition.

subbuzz

6g's, was the adjuster tripping balls???!!! I'll go head on with an 18 wheeler or a tank for that matter in a game of chicken for 6g's. glad your sis is ok and everything worked out.............

pugsly027

yea, cool that everything worked out. Hope your sis is doing OK with the whole thing. I can't believe you got 6 Gs. That is awesome. Wonder if it was a one time thing or that happens more often in other places.

BustedS13

so... she... KILLED SOMEBODY?

97BlackAckCL

iTrader: (6)

Yes she killed someone

What I wanna know if the wife was ruled at fault how did she get paid all kind of money from your insurance? Oh wait, cuz a jury or judge probably awarded it cuz it came from the insurance company.

1StGenCL

Why is it inappropriate? I mean I was amazed at how much we received for the car and I thought others would be interested seeing how everyone in the 1St Gen forum HAS the car. It happened along time ago and while I feel terrible about the ex husband of the lady driving, I feel way worse for my sister because she went thru a ton of shit and still is because some lady cut in front of her. She didnt kill the husband, the wife killed her ex husband but my sister has to deal with the death for the rest of her life. As for them getting money, the lady hit was a greedy bitch and just wanted money. She didnt seem too upset about the death and her daughter didnt either while my sister could barely make it thru the court day. They just wanted money and instead of settling for 200k or so they drug us to court, they got fined, the lady's license was taken for 6 months, and while some money was still given to them it ended up being less because she had to pay the lawyer, court fees, and the fine. I really dont think there is anything wrong with this post but I am sorry if i offended you Dicorp.

Again, just saying that my car with a ton of miles was still worth something in insurance eyes and the resell from what i have seen is really good. I have had zero problems with this car and with almost 300k i couldnt have been happier with it and hopefully you all feel the same about your cars.

Dicorp

not that i was offended, but i think human lives are worth more than cars so considereing this was a touchy situation, the fact that death and injury was involved, it would outwieght my desire to go on a forum and discuss how much money i got for a wrecked car. just my