GotTurbos?;1292486 said:
I agree 100%!! Same thing happened to me with my Supra. After getting receipts & printing ads from autotrader etc I got 3 times what the initial offer was. Then bought the car back & fixed her up to what she is today.
The supra's totaled! :(
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I agree 100%!! Same thing happened to me with my Supra. After getting receipts & printing ads from autotrader etc I got 3 times what the initial offer was. Then bought the car back & fixed her up to what she is today.
Thanks for all the info guys, i just looked up the kbb on the car and in excellent condition it was 4600, and the quote i got from the auto body shop was 2800. ill post up some pics here in a few mins.
That actually doesn't look that bad.
New rear-most hatch panel
New moldings
New tails (all 3 pieces)
New rear bumper + supports
If you keep the new stuff unpainted, you might stand to make quite a profit if you can find used tails and moldings.
I wouldn't ditch that shell, though. Unless, of course, there is much more damage than I'm seeing...
New rear-most hatch panel
New moldings
New tails (all 3 pieces)
New rear bumper + supports
If you keep the new stuff unpainted, you might stand to make quite a profit if you can find used tails and moldings.
I wouldn't ditch that shell, though. Unless, of course, there is much more damage than I'm seeing...
Do you know anybody that does bodywork in your area? It doesn't look like much to fix. Make the school pay for the damage, and put you in a rental. After all, it is their fault.
Yea, damage look pretty decent and not too bad of a fix. Make them pay for it. I'd try to keep it man
suprarx7nut;1292761 said:
there's more, ill take some better pics tomarrow, the body shop quoted me 2800. iam hoping to salvage the shell but i doubt it.
I don't think thats a write off, it seems buying them back is pretty popular, if its that easy why not settle for a reasonable price and fix it yourself?
Curious to see other pictures though.
Curious to see other pictures though.
dumbo;1292793 said:
Iam def keeping the car! there not taking my 1jz that easy lol. the biggest thing iam worried about is in the hatch its bent forward an inch or two.
See most people don't understand the structure of a car. That does not look bad, but can they see what is wrong on the inside? What if the gas tank brackets were broke, uhm? That would be a bummer.
All I have to say is your trunk still lines up which is a good thing. Hopefully nothing was pushed to far forward, and your internal bumper hopefully collapsed in a way in which it did not break anything.
Looking forward to finding out more.
All I have to say is your trunk still lines up which is a good thing. Hopefully nothing was pushed to far forward, and your internal bumper hopefully collapsed in a way in which it did not break anything.
Looking forward to finding out more.
IJ.;1292857 said:
very fixable,
if you decide you want to replace sheet metal i have a parts car i can take cutting's from for you.
Guys i know its fixable and that what i plan on doing, but the insurance is going to total it, if the damage is more than 60% of book value the car is considered totaled, so it looks like iam going to have to buy it back from insurance.
yea they are deffinally going to total that. the unibody structure in the rear probably looks bad remember the after impact the bumper pops back out a bit. buy it back they dont really want it anyway you will save them the trouble of getting the car. i never paid more than 250 to buy back from insurance. use the money to buy a cut from a junkyard and weld it on if you really want to keep that shell.