Can be fixed or totaled?
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Damage doesn't look too bad. Can it be fixed? Absolutely. A body shop can fix most anything, and that damage is well within the range of being fixable, for a shop.
are you paying yourself, or are you going through insurance? Insurance may want to total the car, but you always have the ability to buy it back from the insurance company, for pennies on the dollar, and use your insurance pay out to fix it yourself. The only issue is your car will have a salvage title, making it harder to sell in the future... but this is assuming it is deemed a write off by the insurance company.
What it comes down down to is two things: mileage and age. Your car is only four years old. We don't know how many miles are on the car, though. Based on just the age, I can't imagine the insurance company writing the car off... but again, your mileage plays a role in this also.
From what I see, you need a new hood, grill, headlight, rad support, rad, etc... it won't be a cheap repair... but I don't think it's a write off.
are you paying yourself, or are you going through insurance? Insurance may want to total the car, but you always have the ability to buy it back from the insurance company, for pennies on the dollar, and use your insurance pay out to fix it yourself. The only issue is your car will have a salvage title, making it harder to sell in the future... but this is assuming it is deemed a write off by the insurance company.
What it comes down down to is two things: mileage and age. Your car is only four years old. We don't know how many miles are on the car, though. Based on just the age, I can't imagine the insurance company writing the car off... but again, your mileage plays a role in this also.
From what I see, you need a new hood, grill, headlight, rad support, rad, etc... it won't be a cheap repair... but I don't think it's a write off.
Damage doesn't look too bad. Can it be fixed? Absolutely. A body shop can fix most anything, and that damage is well within the range of being fixable, for a shop.
are you paying yourself, or are you going through insurance? Insurance may want to total the car, but you always have the ability to buy it back from the insurance company, for pennies on the dollar, and use your insurance pay out to fix it yourself. The only issue is your car will have a salvage title, making it harder to sell in the future... but this is assuming it is deemed a write off by the insurance company.
What it comes down down to is two things: mileage and age. Your car is only four years old. We don't know how many miles are on the car, though. Based on just the age, I can't imagine the insurance company writing the car off... but again, your mileage plays a role in this also.
From what I see, you need a new hood, grill, headlight, rad support, rad, etc... it won't be a cheap repair... but I don't think it's a write off.
are you paying yourself, or are you going through insurance? Insurance may want to total the car, but you always have the ability to buy it back from the insurance company, for pennies on the dollar, and use your insurance pay out to fix it yourself. The only issue is your car will have a salvage title, making it harder to sell in the future... but this is assuming it is deemed a write off by the insurance company.
What it comes down down to is two things: mileage and age. Your car is only four years old. We don't know how many miles are on the car, though. Based on just the age, I can't imagine the insurance company writing the car off... but again, your mileage plays a role in this also.
From what I see, you need a new hood, grill, headlight, rad support, rad, etc... it won't be a cheap repair... but I don't think it's a write off.
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PA has to have one of the most painful processes to register a salvage titled car.
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The process, in Maryland, isn't terribly difficult to navigate. The after repair inspection, isn't even that thorough! The MVA here, just kind of "eyeballs" the car! In Maryland, however, the title is still branded.
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Damage doesn't look too bad. Can it be fixed? Absolutely. A body shop can fix most anything, and that damage is well within the range of being fixable, for a shop.
are you paying yourself, or are you going through insurance? Insurance may want to total the car, but you always have the ability to buy it back from the insurance company, for pennies on the dollar, and use your insurance pay out to fix it yourself. The only issue is your car will have a salvage title, making it harder to sell in the future... but this is assuming it is deemed a write off by the insurance company.
What it comes down down to is two things: mileage and age. Your car is only four years old. We don't know how many miles are on the car, though. Based on just the age, I can't imagine the insurance company writing the car off... but again, your mileage plays a role in this also.
From what I see, you need a new hood, grill, headlight, rad support, rad, etc... it won't be a cheap repair... but I don't think it's a write off.
are you paying yourself, or are you going through insurance? Insurance may want to total the car, but you always have the ability to buy it back from the insurance company, for pennies on the dollar, and use your insurance pay out to fix it yourself. The only issue is your car will have a salvage title, making it harder to sell in the future... but this is assuming it is deemed a write off by the insurance company.
What it comes down down to is two things: mileage and age. Your car is only four years old. We don't know how many miles are on the car, though. Based on just the age, I can't imagine the insurance company writing the car off... but again, your mileage plays a role in this also.
From what I see, you need a new hood, grill, headlight, rad support, rad, etc... it won't be a cheap repair... but I don't think it's a write off.
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Damage doesn't look too bad. Can it be fixed? Absolutely. A body shop can fix most anything, and that damage is well within the range of being fixable, for a shop.
are you paying yourself, or are you going through insurance? Insurance may want to total the car, but you always have the ability to buy it back from the insurance company, for pennies on the dollar, and use your insurance pay out to fix it yourself. The only issue is your car will have a salvage title, making it harder to sell in the future... but this is assuming it is deemed a write off by the insurance company.
What it comes down down to is two things: mileage and age. Your car is only four years old. We don't know how many miles are on the car, though. Based on just the age, I can't imagine the insurance company writing the car off... but again, your mileage plays a role in this also.
From what I see, you need a new hood, grill, headlight, rad support, rad, etc... it won't be a cheap repair... but I don't think it's a write off.
are you paying yourself, or are you going through insurance? Insurance may want to total the car, but you always have the ability to buy it back from the insurance company, for pennies on the dollar, and use your insurance pay out to fix it yourself. The only issue is your car will have a salvage title, making it harder to sell in the future... but this is assuming it is deemed a write off by the insurance company.
What it comes down down to is two things: mileage and age. Your car is only four years old. We don't know how many miles are on the car, though. Based on just the age, I can't imagine the insurance company writing the car off... but again, your mileage plays a role in this also.
From what I see, you need a new hood, grill, headlight, rad support, rad, etc... it won't be a cheap repair... but I don't think it's a write off.
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