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took it to a local body shop whos known for amazing work and they quoted without even tearing it apart at 4,300 dollars... and he said he's pretty sure the frames bent too.. so right now. i have to wait until monday to get the insurance person to look at it (so pissed ) so basically i'm looking for a car now, expecting the worst hoping for the best.

Wow, that sucks...same shit happened to me. Luckily the other guy's insurance took care of me, plus the body shop got me a few extra goodies for NOTHIN!

so do you know who did it, I take it they have insurance? it should cover if it was there fault... or was it a hit and run? I say get an SRT4! Or if they can fix it, and frame not bent, get a who new srt rear section, bumper, trunk and spoiler.

supertrick_05 wrote:Wow, that sucks...same smurf happened to me. Luckily the other guy's insurance took care of me, plus the body shop got me a few extra goodies for NOTHIN!

yeah problem is.. no fault insurance here in michigan..

i actually found a very nice 03 wrangler thats a 5 spd i wouldn't mind owning and an 03 stratus thats pearl white.. its the sxt coupe.. but its automatic

DAMN! that sucks liz! at least you are ok!

I don't see $4300 worth of damage. Without really seeing under the bumper at least. Looks like you'd need:
-Rear bumper cover
-Reinforcement/foam
-Trunk lid
-Stick it on a "frame" machine (we don't have frames--we have unibodies)

Your muffler looks ok, your quarter looks ok, from the pics. Taillight looks ok too??

Bodywork would probably only be on the quarter panel, if at all. When I got rear-ended all they did was blend the quarter into the rear bumper and what not (which is retarded because it didn't need it) Anything else will be just $$ into the paint that goes onto the already-ready to paint bumpers.

What about the trunk? The spare tire well? Is it crumpled or anything? Mine was. They fixed it... no big deal.

Honestly, I think it is far from totalled. Especially if you would somehow get $ from insurance and fix it yourself (used bumper, trunk, etc and then paint them or have them painted). That's the way I would go.

I have been rear-ended, hit some curbs causing damage, and also slide sideways into a curb and wrecked 2 wheels and my whole suspension. Car still functions normally and has normal gaps in between body panels. I even replaced the k-member because the big curb incident.

It's fixable, just are you willing to fix it?

More pics from underneath/without bumper cover would be good, too.

-J

That sucks, I'm really sorry. What kind of car are you looking for next?

off topic but...

your license plate says 1 GN! sorry about the accident.

glasswars wrote:off topic but...

your license plate says 1 GN! sorry about the accident.

Noticed the same thing :P
F body shops.. get the insurance claim and fix urself :D

do you think they will "total" it out? that would suck if they do....

yeah i got cut off and did 2600 and some dollars in damage :banghead: but luckily the old lady that cut me off had to pay for all of it :rockon:

We've covered the 1gn plate thing twice all ready.

Umm Dibs on spoiler?? Now that we know Liz is okay....

01rtgurl wrote:I don't see $4300 worth of damage. Without really seeing under the bumper at least. Looks like you'd need:
-Rear bumper cover
-Reinforcement/foam
-Trunk lid
-Stick it on a "frame" machine (we don't have frames--we have unibodies)

Your muffler looks ok, your quarter looks ok, from the pics. Taillight looks ok too??

Bodywork would probably only be on the quarter panel, if at all. When I got rear-ended all they did was blend the quarter into the rear bumper and what not (which is retarded because it didn't need it) Anything else will be just $$ into the paint that goes onto the already-ready to paint bumpers.

What about the trunk? The spare tire well? Is it crumpled or anything? Mine was. They fixed it... no big deal.

Honestly, I think it is far from totalled. Especially if you would somehow get $ from insurance and fix it yourself (used bumper, trunk, etc and then paint them or have them painted). That's the way I would go.

I have been rear-ended, hit some curbs causing damage, and also slide sideways into a curb and wrecked 2 wheels and my whole suspension. Car still functions normally and has normal gaps in between body panels. I even replaced the k-member because the big curb incident.

It's fixable, just are you willing to fix it?

More pics from underneath/without bumper cover would be good, too.

-J

i had a similar looking accident in my neon and they cut me a 3000 check and i replaced the bumper and trunk and got the entire car painted. if you insurance is totaling it out see how much it would be to buy it back they sell you the entire car for like a grand or two..

thats sux liz, it doenst look as bad as it could have been though. Just as long ass there isn't significant damage to the unibody you should be alright hope it all works out

geez, that sucks Liz. but ya never know, something good might come out of it. let us know what the insurance company has to say...