So I let my Dad drive my Camaro... And he wrecked it.

[BigPopa71]

Originally Posted by BowtieBelle

My dad also backed into it with his F-250 when my Camaro was four months old

So what do we call $2-3k worth of suspension damage, then, if not wrecked? Is there a better word for it...? Sorry if y'all were expecting twisted metal and blood...

I'm with you its wrecked! I had an arm from the access gate at my apartment lower on my car causing $700 worth of damage and I called it wrecked! And I've had 3 total losses in the last 22 years!! There is no difference if your car is damaged its wrecked! Oddly enough my 85 lroc Z was totalled when my dad took it for a test drive the day after I got it for high school graduation. Life goes on and you are his babygirl, glad you weren't injured and you will have your baby back in a snap! By the way its a sweet ride.

[2010SLVRBULIT]

ouch, time for a different style fascia?

[SSOOCH]

Was he possibly inebriated?

[AdamEL]

:(

[Chi-One]

Originally Posted by BowtieBelle

I'm not mad at him. Because he's my dad. We are already chuckling about it and made a toast to the car with our tequila shots (Patrón.. Moohahaha) this evening.

[BowtieBelle]

Originally Posted by SSOOCH

Was he possibly inebriated?

He would never even attempt to drive my car drunk nor would I allow it.

[Rocky1974]

Originally Posted by kostnkost

Time to rip up the old mans license

How'd you get that picture of me when I was young?

[Bonemaro]

Has dad read this thread yet? I tihnk it would cheer him up a little knowing most of us understand where is heads at right about now. Sorry Mr. Belle it's gonna be ok.

[AbsoluteMayheM]

Cars are cars, but family is ..

In 1996 I wrote off my Dad's baby .. 1990 Chevy 454 SS.

It kissed a telephone poll when it was raining. I stumbled out of the truck, checked on my girlfriend. She was seemed ok, but she said her chest hurt were the seat belt was.
I stumbled across the road, to a strangers house asked if they could call 911. I said I was in accident in front of their house. A few minutes later they said the ambulance was on its way. I asked to user her phone to call my Dad.

I dailed his number .. i was scared shitless at this point .. no clue how he was going to react.

Me - "Dad, I was in an accident"
Dad - "Are you and Melissa OK?"
Me - "Yes, but I think I totaled the truck"
Dad - "Son GM makes trucks every ****ing day, I only have one son. I can get another truck, that's what insurance is for. I am on my way!"

.. he hung up the phone ... and to this day that is one of those moments I will never forget.

Truck was totaled, frame bent, motor fooked. Cops blamed it on the weather. The people that lived in the house said that almost once a year a vehicle gets into an accident there in the rain.

My now wife, spent the night in the hospital, my Dad took me out and got me shit faced.

I am sure I have photos of the truck before and after. But here is one from the interwebs. Man that truck was a beast!

[infernometallicSS]

I would consider my car wrecked if it had happened to me too.
Sorry that it happened. Regardless of the damage it's always shitty.

[Liam]

Originally Posted by BowtieBelle

My dad also backed into it with his F-250 when my Camaro was four months old

So what do we call $2-3k worth of suspension damage, then, if not wrecked? Is there a better word for it...? Sorry if y'all were expecting twisted metal and blood...

Exactly!! Wheel is wrecked, suspension is wrecked, $2-3k in damage...yep, WRECKED! I think some people commenting were confusing wrecked with totaled.

[DRKnight1SS]

Originally Posted by 05stram

agreed our reflexes do not keep up with our second, third, fourth etc etc childhoods

My step dad drove my '13 SS and didn't crash it and he's almost 70. Drove her pretty hard too. Some peoples reflexes are just sharper than others even at an older age.

It was an accident and your dad will make sure its fixed up as good as new. You'll have something to tease him about for a long time to come

[mel0629]

Sorry to hear, its never a good feeling when your baby is in accident let alone when someone else does it. Good Luck with the repairs.

[jewel25]

Originally Posted by AbsoluteMayheM

Cars are cars, but family is ..

In 1996 I wrote off my Dad's baby .. 1990 Chevy 454 SS.

It kissed a telephone poll when it was raining. I stumbled out of the truck, checked on my girlfriend. She was seemed ok, but she said her chest hurt were the seat belt was.
I stumbled across the road, to a strangers house asked if they could call 911. I said I was in accident in front of their house. A few minutes later they said the ambulance was on its way. I asked to user her phone to call my Dad.

I dailed his number .. i was scared shitless at this point .. no clue how he was going to react.

Me - "Dad, I was in an accident"
Dad - "Are you and Melissa OK?"
Me - "Yes, but I think I totaled the truck"
Dad - "Son GM makes trucks every ****ing day, I only have one son. I can get another truck, that's what insurance is for. I am on my way!"

.. he hung up the phone ... and to this day that is one of those moments I will never forget.

Truck was totaled, frame bent, motor fooked. Cops blamed it on the weather. The people that lived in the house said that almost once a year a vehicle gets into an accident there in the rain.

My now wife, spent the night in the hospital, my Dad took me out and got me shit faced.

I am sure I have photos of the truck before and after. But here is one from the interwebs. Man that truck was a beast!

awww this is a cute story.



Sarah, sorry about Bella. I know how much you care about her, hope she is crusin' the street soon.