Mdumanski01

I would fix it, and sell it!!! Speaking from experience that car is crap now. But at least ur not claiming to the insurance company.. Mine was quoted 9k and my car was worth 13 at the time, so insurance wanted to fix it. Once they got to fixing it things started adding up.. Total bill was 12k in repairs... I hope ur mechanic doesn't get in there and find more problems since ur paying.. Good luck

uhohkaitlina

Looks totaled to me.

Honestly, if that was me, I would want it totaled... won't be the same for sure.

Jcaron9gt4

The only way it would be "totaled" is if your insurance was involved. Because they're not going to pay a dime for it, it's really up to you to determine if it's totaled or not. Either you want to pay for the repairs or you don't and it's a total loss, it's up to you.

TangD

Im going to fix her up for sure. I can accept to drive a car that wont feel the same anymore. But i cant accept to just scrap yard, if you guys know what im saying. Especially i just got this TL 3 weeks ago....

Healingduck

Man...

JJH

iTrader: (1)

Can't even count the number of young TL owners that have had their TL's less than 2 months before totaling them that I have seen on this forum. And I have only been on this forum for a couple months myself!

Silver_Surfer

Full coverage also covers you if your car is stolen, not just driving accidents. You'll never know what will happen these days. Glad are you ok though. But a poor decision on your part.

acura_dipset_tl

iTrader: (40)

wow, glad your ok.

AK1991

As an auto insurance broker, that's a guaranteed right-off. Sad to see another TL bite the dust...

huystAr

iTrader: (3)

^ hope it ends being a right-off!!

sorry about your TL! especially for only having it for less than 1 month.......... hope things turn around for you

SpenceTLMonster

Oh fuc**** that look so bad ;( I'm crying rn for you..thats horrible. Your damn WINDSHILD and FRAME look bent around it!? WTF did you do? Lord I hope you're ok! ... I would say that's a totaled TL right there =/

triax37

iTrader: (1)

Sounds like your insurance "totaling" the car isn't even relevant here, since you don't have collision coverage. If you're going to fix it, try to find a junkyard TL that had rear or right side damage, and pull parts from that car - many of the parts from 2004-2008 are interchangeable. No reason to report it to your insurance, but it might be already happen due to the other driver's car. Good luck!

Majofo

No Collision.. kids.

At least you're alive.

Majofo

triax37

iTrader: (1)

He's only 20 years old - let's cut him some slack. But I agree it's a little odd that he formally identified himself as an insurance broker and (apparently) doesn't know how to spell industry terms....

Majofo

Especially if it's an industry you've been in for 3 years.

P1zzaman

iTrader: (1)

Then please I would like to stop having 18 yr olds yell at their parents saying "i"M AN ADULT NOW! YOU DON'T TELL ME WHAT TO DO...."

IGGUS

(Figured I'd share this sobering story/video in this thread as it seemed related, although I did originally post here - https://acurazine.com/forums/showpos...&postcount=178 )

Drove past this yesterday (my birthday!) on my way back from my parents'. Boy am I glad I decided to drive across the grassy median from local to express lanes (along with many other vehicles - amazingly I picked a spot where I didn't bottom out!) If I stayed in the local lanes, I'd probably still be there.

And sorry I didn't have a chance yet to edit the video. I took some before this with zoom in of the smoke, larger flames, etc, but no chance to make a highway-car-fire montage.

So when you're sad your TL's got a few thousand of damage not covered by an insurance 'right-off', realize it could always be worse. Much worse.

Sclass88

I hate to say it but you better hope that's totalled; the damage looks severe enough that it will unlikely ever drive the same. Best of luck and glad you're okay.