Write-off or fixable? - Toyota Yaris Forums

salmonz · 12-17-2011, 01:12 PM

We hurt our yaris really really bad. I'm just wondering if this is considered a write-off or would there be some insurance company penny pinching to get it restored like new?

09sedan · 12-17-2011, 01:17 PM

write off, airbags deployed and the entire front end is caved in.. sorry

, scrap the car and get a cheque from insurance, even if u fix it, its never the same after, and god forbid if u fixed it and got into another frontal accident you'd probably end up dead/alot worse then the first time. (structural integrity is null and void after any major accident)

jpmck03 · 12-17-2011, 01:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 09sedan

write off, airbags deployed and the entire front end is caved in.. sorry

, scrap the car and get a cheque from insurance, even if u fix it, its never the same after, and god forbid if u fixed it and got into another frontal accident you'd probably end up dead/alot worse then the first time. (structural integrity is null and void after any major accident)

I'd have to agree: that's definitely totaled.

Sorry for the loss and hope that you are okay.

salmonz · 12-17-2011, 01:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 09sedan

write off, airbags deployed and the entire front end is caved in.. sorry

, scrap the car and get a cheque from insurance, even if u fix it, its never the same after, and god forbid if u fixed it and got into another frontal accident you'd probably end up dead/alot worse then the first time. (structural integrity is null and void after any major accident)

Thanks! Very minor injuries with this one. I would not trust this car again.

I just bought out the car less than 2 months ago. Will insurance pay the price I juuust paid?

Btw - the transport truck that hit our car took off. 401E/Dixie collectors 9:30am Dec 16th in Mississauga. I'm not sure if the police found the driver.

bronsin · 12-17-2011, 01:44 PM

Wow the best news is you werent hurt and another serious accident involving a Yaris/ECHO that protected its occupants.

Personally Im in favor of all cars being equiped with black boxes and video cameras that record front, rear, and both sides for half and hour then write over. That way everybody know everythings on video in the event of an accident. That would finger the guilty immediately with no nonsense protecting the innocent. I think it would also stop a lot of dangerous, careless driving because everyone knows they are being recorded.

ciscobear · 12-17-2011, 02:03 PM

As much as it hurts, I would cut my losses. Glad you are safe.

Betrivent · 12-17-2011, 02:50 PM

Write off. Frame rails are completely bent

thebarber · 12-17-2011, 03:11 PM

thats a totaled yaris.

why? · 12-17-2011, 03:55 PM

no way anyone would try and repair that car.

Altitude · 12-17-2011, 04:18 PM

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Originally Posted by salmonz

Will insurance pay the price I juuust paid?

They'll pay the book value.

thebarber · 12-17-2011, 10:26 PM

what they pay depends on your policy. i had mine so that they'd replace my car with a new car with the same features for the first 2 years...

Hamster · 12-17-2011, 10:37 PM

[QUOTE=salmonz;619620]Thanks! Very minor injuries with this one. I would not trust this car again.
[QUOTE]

Just out of curiosity, is this a typo? Did you mean that say that you would trust this car (i.e. a Yaris) again? Anyway, that must've been very frightening to get hit by a truck. Better that it's the car that gets totalled, and not your body.

eTiMaGo · 12-18-2011, 12:12 AM

ah a few bangs with a hammer, a bit of bondo, it'll be like new ;)

Seriously, glad to hear you are OK, like Hamster just wrote, better have your car crushed and mangled rather than your own body...

salmonz · 12-18-2011, 01:43 AM

[QUOTE=Hamster;619685][QUOTE=salmonz;619620]Thanks! Very minor injuries with this one. I would not trust this car again.

Quote:

Just out of curiosity, is this a typo? Did you mean that say that you would trust this car (i.e. a Yaris) again? Anyway, that must've been very frightening to get hit by a truck. Better that it's the car that gets totalled, and not your body.

I meant to say I would not trust this particular car even if it was fixed. Would I buy another (new) Yaris? For Sure!

salmonz · 12-18-2011, 01:53 AM

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Originally Posted by eTiMaGo

ah a few bangs with a hammer, a bit of bondo, it'll be like new ;)

Seriously, glad to hear you are OK, like Hamster just wrote, better have your car crushed and mangled rather than your own body...

Oh, nothing like a little bondo and ALOT of sanding. Maybe some duct tape.

I should have posted in the DIY or cosmetic modification section instead. lol

Thanks all for the kind comments. :)

Now on to dealing with the paperwork. Merry Christmas!

RABYARIS · 12-19-2011, 08:04 PM

Time for the scrap heap. Sorry.....

YAR1S · 12-20-2011, 03:56 AM

wow yeah total. Sorry to hear of it!
Hope they catch the guy.

Sam8madness · 12-21-2011, 10:43 PM

I've fixed worse, but on higher retailing cars.

12-17-2011, 01:12 PM	#1
salmonz Drives: 07 Yaris Sedan Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Milton, ON, Canada Posts: 66	Write-off or fixable? We hurt our yaris really really bad. I'm just wondering if this is considered a write-off or would there be some insurance company penny pinching to get it restored like new?

12-17-2011, 03:11 PM	#8
thebarber daily driver View User's Garage Drives: the #wrecho Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Grand Rapids, MI Posts: 5,877	thats a totaled yaris. __________________

12-17-2011, 03:55 PM	#9
why? Only Happy When it Rains View User's Garage Drives: Yaris LB Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: harnett county NC Posts: 4,097	no way anyone would try and repair that car. __________________ Colin Chapman disciple

12-17-2011, 10:26 PM	#11
thebarber daily driver View User's Garage Drives: the #wrecho Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Grand Rapids, MI Posts: 5,877	what they pay depends on your policy. i had mine so that they'd replace my car with a new car with the same features for the first 2 years... __________________

12-18-2011, 12:12 AM	#13
eTiMaGo vroom vroom View User's Garage Drives: lil red 5-door Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bangkok, Thailand Posts: 7,744	ah a few bangs with a hammer, a bit of bondo, it'll be like new ;) Seriously, glad to hear you are OK, like Hamster just wrote, better have your car crushed and mangled rather than your own body... __________________ The price of freedom of religion, or of speech, or of the press, is that we must put up with a good deal of rubbish. - Robert Jackson Bye bye 1NZ...

12-17-2011, 01:17 PM	#2
09sedan Drives: 2009 yaris sedan Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: toronto Posts: 141	write off, airbags deployed and the entire front end is caved in.. sorry , scrap the car and get a cheque from insurance, even if u fix it, its never the same after, and god forbid if u fixed it and got into another frontal accident you'd probably end up dead/alot worse then the first time. (structural integrity is null and void after any major accident)

12-17-2011, 01:44 PM	#5
bronsin Drives: 2009 Base Hatch 2 Dr Auto Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: nj Posts: 4,792	Wow the best news is you werent hurt and another serious accident involving a Yaris/ECHO that protected its occupants. Personally Im in favor of all cars being equiped with black boxes and video cameras that record front, rear, and both sides for half and hour then write over. That way everybody know everythings on video in the event of an accident. That would finger the guilty immediately with no nonsense protecting the innocent. I think it would also stop a lot of dangerous, careless driving because everyone knows they are being recorded.

12-17-2011, 02:03 PM	#6
ciscobear Drives: Toyota Belta Join Date: May 2011 Location: Barbados Posts: 196	As much as it hurts, I would cut my losses. Glad you are safe.

12-17-2011, 02:50 PM	#7
Betrivent Not quite a noob Drives: e46 325 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: edmonton Posts: 1,408	Write off. Frame rails are completely bent

12-17-2011, 10:37 PM	#12
Hamster Drives: 2009 5-Door Liftback Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Columbus, OH Posts: 333	[QUOTE=salmonz;619620]Thanks! Very minor injuries with this one. I would not trust this car again. [QUOTE] Just out of curiosity, is this a typo? Did you mean that say that you would trust this car (i.e. a Yaris) again? Anyway, that must've been very frightening to get hit by a truck. Better that it's the car that gets totalled, and not your body.

12-19-2011, 08:04 PM	#16
RABYARIS Drives: 2009 Yaris 3D AT Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: The O.C. Posts: 72	Time for the scrap heap. Sorry..... __________________ '09 AT, CC, PW, PDL, Key Less Entry, A/C, MP3, Trailer Hitch, Hard Wired Garage Door Opener

12-21-2011, 10:43 PM	#18
Sam8madness View User's Garage Drives: 2007 Toyota yaris hatch Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Twin Falls, Idaho Posts: 36	I've fixed worse, but on higher retailing cars.

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