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by 01rtgurl » Sat Jul 21, 2007 12:31 am
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
fusion210: Everytime I ride in a car you're driving I try to make it the last time. D:
) so basically i'm looking for a car now, expecting the worst hoping for the best.
