cvoeb

Hit a car going around 35, airbags did not deploy. Question is, will it be the same after the repairs?

johndeerebones

It doesn't look that bad from the pictures. Looks mainly cosmetic. Bust the radiator or condensor?
Get an estimate and go from there to see what's screwed up....

cvoeb

If you look underneath, it looks like the frame or control arms are bent.

gearbox

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its hard to tell. if suspension checks out, you will be fine. if not, it may have lots of issues in the future.

scooty

Lemme guess....Texting

cvoeb

you guess wrong, I was not at fault. Other guy made illegal u turn in front of me.

sdaidoji

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no, it won't be the same.
it will have different parts since you will need new or used ones to replace them.

honestly, you need to remove and check what is broken or bent and change them and see how it will be afterwards. every crash is different.

scooty

He was probably not paying attention and...texting. What a rat bastard.

Sorry about your car, is his insurance covering it?

cvoeb

yeah his ins is covering it, I'm waiting for the estimate.

rjones7755

You do realize that every crash is not caused by someone texting right?

ezone

Not according to the mass hysteria (media).

pjb3

The problem is going to be if the repair exceeds 80% of the book value they may total the car.

EcoRacerD17

Since this is an 04-05, it's probably still worth closer to 5.5-6k depending on the mileage. Should be good, hopefully nothing major is broken...

cvoeb

body shop told me that it is on the verge of being totaled. The frame is bent. They are waiting for the ins comp to decide to repair or not.

ElHombre

It must be rough man i remember when i got into my accident, it was kinda like your but at slower speeds. Wait to see what the body shop says, and also try different places, and if you really want to save this car try going to a friend who has some kn owledge on car body work. Like others have said it doesn't look too bad, and it doesn't look like you did any major damage to anything besides maybe the frame.

pjb3

Most people underestimate repair costs. The reason most insurance totals a car at 80% is you never know what hidden damage you might run into and they don't want to take a chance of the repair being more than the value of the car.

cvoeb

how much can I get for this car for as is? 05 71k miles, wheels, interior, engine/trans not damaged.

04 Honda Civic

iTrader: (2)

Ill give you $1,000 where you at? lol

BlueEM2

iTrader: (1)

Wish someone would total my car. Regardless if your not looking for it that sucks

cvoeb

its not totaled. They are paying me for the repairs... I'd rather not repair, I will keep cash and sell car as is. Clean title. Give me an offer guys. I'm in Las Vegas

Hensinger2010

some guy took the front off my em2 last night :'(

lazlong

Sorry to tell ya but, since it's reported to the insurance it will come up as a salvage/rebuild title in a VIN search.

cvoeb

Why is that? It was not totaled by the ins co. I keep my original title.

04 Honda Civic

iTrader: (2)

Yea, if the ins company wanted to fix it, it probably wont have a salvaged title. However it probably will appear on a car fax as an accident vehicle bringing down its value a bit.

gearbox

iTrader: (95)

im sure whoever is buying it 'as is' will see the damage already lol. didnt sound like he was planning to fix it before selling.