Totaled???
#44
Originally Posted by dziuniek
5300 pff that's right on the ball, what u need is a hood n bumper(+painting) some lamps, front support, radiator maybe? it's not bad at all. U shouldn't feel a difference after it being fixed.
#45
I would hope for a total out from your insurance. A wrecked car is a big loser for value and from the pix looks like you have some extensive damage. Wouldnt you just prefer a new car. From the tone of your post you didnt seem to. Either way, I would try to cut my loss and get into a new car. Either way, thats a bummer man, hope it all works out for you.
Hey, at least you have an excuse now for drinking before noon.
Hey, at least you have an excuse now for drinking before noon.
#47
Originally Posted by jakedudeta
I would hope for a total out from your insurance. A wrecked car is a big loser for value and from the pix looks like you have some extensive damage. Wouldnt you just prefer a new car. From the tone of your post you didnt seem to. Either way, I would try to cut my loss and get into a new car. Either way, thats a bummer man, hope it all works out for you.
Hey, at least you have an excuse now for drinking before noon.
Hey, at least you have an excuse now for drinking before noon.
did it drive after the accident?
#49
When the shop did the estimate, did they tear the car down, because that is really the only way to know what is going on with the damage. The original estimate may be low, then they write what is called a Supplement to the estimate, which yes could increase the estimate by thousands just depending. No one can write a correct estimate just by looking at the damage without tearing the car down.
Once someone gets your car apart they will truely know what is going on but I really don't think its gonna total.
You will loose some value on a trade (its called Diminished Value), you are legally obligated to disclose that it has been in accident should you trade it in, if you don't (and you can choose to just not say anything) it is called Fraud, you can be sued, fined and/or put in jail.
As I said in my earlier post, a good body shop estimater or manager will tell you whether or not to fix it. I will tell you that I have seen a cars with the entire front clip of the car that was removed and replaced, the car was structurally fine, the frame rails and core supports (where the radiator sits) are made to be REPLACED on cars. Back in the day things used to be repaired, now they are replaced. Auto body technicians now a days do very few repairs... they do more replacing.
Once someone gets your car apart they will truely know what is going on but I really don't think its gonna total.
You will loose some value on a trade (its called Diminished Value), you are legally obligated to disclose that it has been in accident should you trade it in, if you don't (and you can choose to just not say anything) it is called Fraud, you can be sued, fined and/or put in jail.
As I said in my earlier post, a good body shop estimater or manager will tell you whether or not to fix it. I will tell you that I have seen a cars with the entire front clip of the car that was removed and replaced, the car was structurally fine, the frame rails and core supports (where the radiator sits) are made to be REPLACED on cars. Back in the day things used to be repaired, now they are replaced. Auto body technicians now a days do very few repairs... they do more replacing.
#50
If the airbags would have went off, that would have added a couple thousand to the damage value right off the bat, which would help in the descion of it being totaled. I had a '99 cougar hit a pole (don't ask) and since the airbags went off, about 2+ grand, it was considered totaled. BTW, that was 6 days after I got it.
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