'92 Nova Wrecked

[barkeybooster]

This is my first Thread on NL! been watching the forums as i'm working on an engine rebuild of a C20XE. Any way, my story i wanna share, she wrecked my '92 nova! i was turning onto the roundabout (we love them in holland) while this lady ignored a red light. Result? She planted her Ford Focus straight into my baby:


From the outside it doesnt seem so serious . . .
http://img331.imageshack.us/img331/6812/00040bf.jpg


Its the inside thats the problem. The weak spot of every Nova . . .
http://img331.imageshack.us/img331/6398/a067za.jpg

Well, we decided to scap it and buy a new one . . . :cry:

[Adam]

Welcome to novaload.

Holland! You speak better english than some of the members on here lol

Looks like some nasty damage to the inner wing there.

[novamadman]

sorry for your misfortune

when u say a new one how new do u mean or do u just mean a different nova??

by the way your english is very good :thumb:

shane

[jamie gsi16v]

you only needed a new inner wing and outer panelling, easy, welcome.

[barkeybooster]

My friends say that I will die in a Nova at the age of 100. I have been looking for a standard GSI but its hard to find a "normal" GSI here in Holland.

ps: my English, I work at IBM where the main language is . . . . English

[shy witness]

that looks pretty nasty












is the rest of the car in good condition??????????


if not.........u might b better considdering lookin 4 another 1............



r nova's/corsa's hard 2 find in holland?????????

[General Baxter]

hello welcome, i think you have a drive shaft problem as well lol

[Stuart]

lol @ baxter.


Ohh an IBM worker... maybe i can have your direct dial number for the Visteon Helpdesk lol

When i was working in germany i say loads of novas that were in mint condition.. so maybe you need to take a trip?

Welcom

[barkeybooster]

There is more to the story, we removed the 1.2L engine (thats why we just cut the driveshaft in half lol). Also there was more damage then just the inner wing and outer panelling as you can see below . . .

http://img134.imageshack.us/img134/1350/00105rz.jpg
http://img208.imageshack.us/img208/2853/00115oi.jpg

in Germany the Nova's are in much better condition then in Holland that's true. when its freezing here, they spray some kind of salt on the road that the nova rear arches really cant handle. in Germany they use a different kind of salt which is less "nova destructible".

[Stuart]

ahh that explains the lack of rusted cars there lol

[Riggy]

welcome to NL fella