Any help that could be given would be gladly acceted and greatly appreciated..



As some of you know, my birthday was on Saturday. I decided to throw a party and have a few friends over. As I woke up Sunday, happy and hungover, I decided to go to the bank and deposit the rent my roommate gave me. I got in my truck, and headed out of the neighborhood. I looked in the center console for the cash. It wasn't there. I remembered that I had taken it out of the console and set it on my dresser for safe keeping. I returned home and there was no cash. There was nothing. My girlfriend and I tore the house apart trying to find it and came to the obvious conclusion: it had been stolen. We're talking about $700. $700 that helps make my mortgage payment.



Now today is Monday. Last night I had returned to my house in such haste that I left the truck parked facing the wrong direction on the street. I forgot about it all night. As I am getting in the car, I notice that the City of Northglenn, CO, has left me a PARKING TICKET for parking on the wrong side of the road! Great, I think. What a nice birthday present. **** Northglenn. Cynthia and I were on our way downtown, she was to drop me off at work and take the truck to her doctor's appointment. The day passes, and I call her just after 3:30 to ask her to come get me from work. She heads out.

On I-25 Southbound, she is driving and comes into traffic. She stops, and then an overwhelming crunch eminates from the rear of the vehicle. She had been hit. She proceeds to pull from the middle lane of traffic, but low and behold, the car that hit her does not! Shaken, she calls me from the shoulder while she's waiting for the police to arrive. The impact was so sudden and frightening that she doesn't recall the make, model, or even color of the vehicle that hit her. The damage (thankfully) only extends to the rear bumper, rear bumper cover, and tailgate.



So here is my plea: I don't usually ask for handouts, but I'm a little desperate. If there's any way you can help, call around to junkyards, ask a friend, whatever, I need to find a new bumper, bumper cover and tailgate for my truck. My deductible is $1000, and I'm trying to figure out if I can afford to eat Ramen noodles the rest of the week, so please anything that you can do, I'd appreciate.



-Steve

It might help if I told you that the truck is a 1992 Oldmobile Bravada, white.

whats your paypal addy..... youre not some guy on nyc streets making stories up for some quick cash are ye?



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Dude, I got cashed out on my 401K (supposedly) from my last job, should be here any day. I was planning on either throwing it towards the medical bills, but I can hold off on that and give ya some, that is if it arrives.



I should call them, just to give them ****.



What year truck is it?

What's the difference between the 92 and the 95?

This is for a 95 brevada according to my catalog. Will it fit? Looks like a standard bumper.

The model year is 92-94, '95 I don't think had a Bravada.. but 96 did..

paypal addy!

Yea 96 is actually the year I was looking at, same bumper.

96 has a different bumper, but thanks! https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...IR#>/bigok.gif

Paypal is sinful7@nopistons.com.. Thanks again!



Edit: Parts are more necessary than cash at this point.. I just need to make my daily driver functional again.

Damn, that sucks. I am pretty sure Rob can hook you up on body parts no prob.

Thanks, I'll get in touch with him!

try here.... www.car-part.com

Hey, it doesn't by any chance match any of the other GM products does it? GMC Jimmy or Blazer, I don't list **** for the Brevada.

It's similar to the S10 Jimmy and blazer. The tailgate is identical, the bumper uses the same mounting holes, but on the Bravada it has provisions for a urethane bumper cover..

You've gotta be kidding me!!!

Man!!! I don't know when my tax returns come in. . but soon I hope!

I'm sure I can help you with parts. . .lemme check with friends.

**** man, when it rains it pours eh. https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...IR#>/angry.png

damn sorry to hear steve. i wish id be able to help you out, but ive been in that boat fort a while and trying to get out of it.

Yeah, I guess I'm mostly asking if people can check out their local junkyards for the parts.. seems no one in Colorado has a wrecked Bravada..

Damn, well I am sure Rob can get you a good deal on them.



How much cash you need to keep a float?

I think I can squeek by, I hope I can anyway.

My parents gave me an LCD monitor for my birthday, I'm gonna give it back and ask them to try and return it..

wuts the monitor worth?

Damn, sorry to hear about these hard times. I witnessed a hit and run about 2 weeks ago. **** like that is pathetic.

I have been hit and ran twice, well one was Amy, when her p5 got hit, we had to pay for all of that out of pocket cause our insurance company or rather broker fucked up.

It's a 17" Princeton, I'd say around $480-490.

Damn! that will help!

Bravada isnt a popular model, I can see if they have aftermarket

****, I'd help with money, but school bills are killing me.

Yea same issue here, don't really have anything at all listed for pre-96.



Hey my old neighbor's Dad owns a business in Denver called SpaceCo I can find out if they need a little warehouse help, get ya some extra weekend cash.

Oh man, that would be the greatest help of all!

I'll talk to one of my customers tomorrow steve, he owns 3 GMC dealerships on LI. I dont know if i'll be able to get anything out of himl, since he's a shrewd businessman. But, i'll try





-nick

Thanks Nick..

So much for quitting smoking, eh Trice?

Well, I found a bumper and (maybe) a tailgate about 300 miles from here.. in White.. I'll be calling them tomorrow to check it out. They have the listing prices at $200 for the gate, $175 for the bumper..



Anyone wanna buy a kidney or a testicle?

MY friend got hit and runned a few weeks ago. It was some lady in a Lexus too, not like she couldnt afford it either.

high five for hit and run drivers!!

YAY!

Common don't give up on me now!!!

This is the best time to stop!

Don't worry man, it can only get better!

Your "bad things in 3's" has come and gone!

Unless I get two sets of bad things, then I'm in for six.. Ugh, I'm just gonna take sick leave for the next year.

If I don't go anywhere or do anything, then I'll be safe, right?

Well you're welcome to come hide in Canada if you want. .what could go wrong here?!?! Oh yeah. . and you get smarties!! https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...#>/biggrin.png

I'm just devastated that all this took place inside of 48 hours. Thanks for everyone's help so far.

Actually I could use the kidney, no use for the extra nut though.

I am sure the 40% tax rate would really help him out LOL