werdupg2009

Hi AZ,

Long time lurker first time poster. My name is Aaron and I've been an Acura lover forever now.

I have a Acura CL 2001 Type-S and a Acura TSX 2010.

Sad to say but I just got into an accident with my CL! We had such a long journey together but now she's not in driving condition as I rear-ended someone on the freeway. Front is smashed. The radiator and the front bumper / lights are busted. Pretty minor accident but my front is not pretty anymore

Specs:

205,xxx miles
new trans rebuilt 2009
new engine 2011 (replaced with one that had 68,xxx miles)
timing belt,

So this car used to run like a champ before the accident!

Questions are :

how can I best get the value for my car? Insurance is not going to reimburse my car's damages. The car has a lot of miles but the engine is only about 80k by now. The body is in pretty bad shape.

Is this considered a salvage now (since cost of damage of radiater/front bumper/lights/labor is gonna cost more than the car itself)?

Better to sell piece by piece?

Advice?

Thanks !

mikebikelife

iTrader: (3)

I would say piece by piece, I know alot of the guys here would like pieces of it. If its black interior I would be interested in some of the pieces, for my tan interior.
I've read on here 2k as a whole car.
Not sure about your title either.
Good luck !!

aznboi2424

iTrader: (10)

If the damage exceeds the value of the vehicle, which is easy to do in your case, it will be branded as a salvage title. Hoping you have comp/collision for your CL, you have 2 choices:
1. Have the insurance company buy you out. They will give you the worth of the vehicle minus your deductible minus cost of damages, I believe.
2. Use that money to buy the car back from the company, shouldn't be very much.

I'd only do number 2 if you have the time or money to repair it. Same with selling piece by piece. Do you have the means to strip and sell a complete engine/tranny? Cause I certainly don't.

VIPCLS

I would just salvage it out, and accept whatever the insurance will give you cause most likely it's totaled from what your telling us. Sucks, I almost lost mine at the beginning of May if it makes you feel any better.

werdupg2009

black/black . thanks guys. I dont have the time/money to strip out. Good advice.