And another one bites the dust

[jkonrath]

Just got off the phone with the body shop - they have it torn down and said it's not as bad as it looks. Nose, sheet metal, radiator, condenser, but the only thing that happened engine-wise was a crack of the intake manifold. (Plastic? Weird.)

He did give a total guess estimate of 8-9K - not sure how close that is with the insurance company, but I hope they can work with me, maybe get some used parts, and not total it. I am hoping they say the car is worth $12K and work with me.

I'm closing on a new house at the end of the month, so it's the worst possible timing on this, and I can't jump into a new car until I recover from closing and moving costs. If she ends up a total, I'll probably wait out the summer and then maybe see what the '10s look like. Fingers crossed though - I really do love this car!

[roxy1]

Originally Posted by jkonrath

Just got off the phone with the body shop - they have it torn down and said it's not as bad as it looks. Nose, sheet metal, radiator, condenser, but the only thing that happened engine-wise was a crack of the intake manifold. (Plastic? Weird.)

He did give a total guess estimate of 8-9K - not sure how close that is with the insurance company, but I hope they can work with me, maybe get some used parts, and not total it. I am hoping they say the car is worth $12K and work with me.

I'm closing on a new house at the end of the month, so it's the worst possible timing on this, and I can't jump into a new car until I recover from closing and moving costs. If she ends up a total, I'll probably wait out the summer and then maybe see what the '10s look like. Fingers crossed though - I really do love this car!

i may be wrong, but cant they total a car like the yaris for $8-9k even if they value it higher? so, ins company could total it and still give you 11-12k. since you owe $8500 that could be a few thousand in your pocket. id say that is preferable to having it fixed (poorly, as is often the case). even if you dont want to buy a new car, a few grand would buy you a car that would be quite usable for a year or two.