Abarth bit the dust

[fiatmonkey]

Totaled the 500 this weekend. IF I get the car back, I may have some bits for sell. Has a leather interior. Most if not all of the bits under the hood got smashed good.

 

[motoTrooper]

Jeebus Tim! Hope all involved came through better than the 500. There are too many people out here and too many bad drivers on the road to boot. If I can help at all let me know.
-Chris

 

[bbrown]

Sorry to hear. You or driver/passengers OK?

 

[myronx19]

Sorry to hear I also hope everyone was OK. The car can be replaced, but sorry to hear.

 

[fiatmonkey]

500 vs SUV, you know who wins that one however both myself and the other driver are fine. No passengers. I will know more about the cars fate later this week. As soon as I know the plan and if I get the car back, I will give an update with stuff to sell. Interestingly, I am working on a couple of "projects" so who knows, the heart of this car if not badly damaged, might live on...

 

[fiatmonkey]

Insurance paid out a decent amount; about 80% what I paid for the car 4 years ago so I was happy to take it. I strongly considered buying it back and pulling the engine, but I just don't know what the heck I would do with it as I have no projects that I would think of using the motor. Would also be sad to see that car in that state any longer than I had too

Picked up a used 2010 Acura TL. A pretty big jump; 2 more doors, more than double the engine size + 2 more pistons and 1.4k more pounds Also double the HP

 

[kmead]

You chose wisely.

 

[zonker]

Sorry to hear you left the Abarth fold. If I was to suffer a similar fate and was paid 80% of my purchase value, I'd consider a used 500e and a Alfa 4c. The 500e's are stupid cheap on the used car market ($6k) and the Alfas are starting to suffer a similar fate (some are being sold under $50k now).