Advice on whether its totaled....and replacement
#1
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Advice on whether its totaled....and replacement
Ok, so my wife in Walgreens, and came back to a car laying on the left side of the hood. She was the end of a 4 car collision, where one car hit the second car...when then went nuts and hit one parked car and landed on ours.
Fun.
The car may be totaled, and was curious about a immaculate (about 45k mileage) 09 TL-AWD Tech cost if its totaled. What price should I be fighting for? I still have 9 payments left on the car (of 626 a month). I went and looked at the blue book for it and came away with low 20's for it. I just put new tires on the damn thing and will do what I can to factor that in as well as fighting for genuine parts. Car is being flat-bedded to the adjustor in Mobile (USAA) who will truely assess the extend of the damage...
Kinda sucks to take care of her to see her in this shape.
Fun.
The car may be totaled, and was curious about a immaculate (about 45k mileage) 09 TL-AWD Tech cost if its totaled. What price should I be fighting for? I still have 9 payments left on the car (of 626 a month). I went and looked at the blue book for it and came away with low 20's for it. I just put new tires on the damn thing and will do what I can to factor that in as well as fighting for genuine parts. Car is being flat-bedded to the adjustor in Mobile (USAA) who will truely assess the extend of the damage...
Kinda sucks to take care of her to see her in this shape.
Last edited by floridaseabee; 12-17-2013 at 11:11 AM. Reason: added another pic
#2
Instructor
My opinion - After just getting mine back froom the body shop after being "accordioned", your car is far from being totalled. Unless there is extensive engine damage, which based on the first picture there doesn't appear to be heavy damage, your gonna be far from being totalled.
An idiot, driving a Honda Accord coupe, was texting and nailed me at about 30mph. Needless to say I was pushed into the front vehicle (which had a spare tire mount) and my car had $13K worth of damage. You damage is nowhere near what I had!
Gotta say - after being hit as hard as I was, no frame damage and no trunk damage either (thank god). Did get a brand new exhaust because of the accident - insurance paid for it. I was hit so hard the the left muffler broke at the weld. Happy to get a new exhaust - unibody pipe cost $900 just for the part!
An idiot, driving a Honda Accord coupe, was texting and nailed me at about 30mph. Needless to say I was pushed into the front vehicle (which had a spare tire mount) and my car had $13K worth of damage. You damage is nowhere near what I had!
Gotta say - after being hit as hard as I was, no frame damage and no trunk damage either (thank god). Did get a brand new exhaust because of the accident - insurance paid for it. I was hit so hard the the left muffler broke at the weld. Happy to get a new exhaust - unibody pipe cost $900 just for the part!
Last edited by Road-Rager 1; 12-17-2013 at 11:24 AM.
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floridaseabee (12-18-2013)
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Good to hear... when I was describing the damage to USAA, they said that it MAY be...so I'm just planning for the worst in case it is when they see underneath the sheet metal.
Glad to hear yours turned out ok....
Glad to hear yours turned out ok....
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80% value of the car for repairs would equal about $16-18K in repairs to total it- based on how it looks, it seems primarily cosmetic, so I doubt a total (unless there's suspension damage, which is doubtful). It likely can be brought back to like new condition with new parts.
#12
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I appreciate all the replies. With USAA saying it may be totaled...I figured they knew something I didn't. Didn't seem like 15k damage myself. Wouldve hated to get a new car payment again.... And my 2000 Prelude is still going strong. Paid cars are the best cars. DnD...I'm in the Fort Walton Beach area.
#14
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Glad that nobody was hurt. And...you can't do any better than USAA. I've been with them for 43 years.
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floridaseabee (12-18-2013)
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^^^
Recommend you consult with USAA on the best way to proceed. Our 2009 CRV was T-boned a couple years ago and the at-fault party's insurance company hired an "independent" appraiser. After some back and forth negotiation the process worked quite well. In our case we compared the private sale Kelly Blue Book value with what Carmax and a Honda dealer offered us after the repairs were finished.
Recommend you consult with USAA on the best way to proceed. Our 2009 CRV was T-boned a couple years ago and the at-fault party's insurance company hired an "independent" appraiser. After some back and forth negotiation the process worked quite well. In our case we compared the private sale Kelly Blue Book value with what Carmax and a Honda dealer offered us after the repairs were finished.
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floridaseabee (12-18-2013)
#17
Racer
Yes, because Clearly clear bras are meant to protect your car from another car landing ontop of it
OP: Like everyone else is saying, itll be repaired. Not enough damage to write it off, thankfully your wife wasn't in the car to go through all that.
OP: Like everyone else is saying, itll be repaired. Not enough damage to write it off, thankfully your wife wasn't in the car to go through all that.
#18
^^ Potmilkz was being sarcastic and funny. I am surprised no one has posted the "Don't worry, that can buff right out" comment yet.
#22
Sorry to see that damage happen to your car. Glad to hear your wife wasn't in the car and is ok. That's a pretty good story though, you don't see that kind of accident too often.
USAA is a great company. Good luck and may the force be with you.
USAA is a great company. Good luck and may the force be with you.
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