Damage estimation

[kluke15]

Insurance estimate is 10k. Goes to the shop on Wednesday so we’ll see what they have to say and go from there.

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[javierhe]

Good luck!

 

[mustangflanagan]

I have a 18 with 60k miles and got plowed into while sitting at a light. Everything body wise in the rear had to be replaced and floor panel in trunk. The only thing that was fine were the rear quarters.. almost 11k in damage... I wished they totaled it smh

 

[luca1290]

I have a 18 with 60k miles and got plowed into while sitting at a light. Everything body wise in the rear had to be replaced and floor panel in trunk. The only thing that was fine were the rear quarters.. almost 11k in damage... I wished they totaled it smh

Why you wish a good car to be totaled?

 

[Zrussian13]

Why you wish a good car to be totaled?

A car with 11k in body work is no longer a good car. I'd be pissed too.

 

[mustangflanagan]

Well 2.5k of that was stock exhaust l.. about 7k in parts and rest in labor... exhaust, trunk lid, bumper and floor rear floor panel

 

[mustangflanagan]

Why you wish a good car to be totaled?

Because I was looking into getting a new car anyways

 

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[Nightmonkey]

Because I was looking into getting a new car anyways

Isn't it possible over there to collect the insurance money and sell the car unrepaired?

This is a common procedure in my country.
It's called fictitious billing according to repair shop estimate or assessor estimate.
But in this process the VAT is initially withheld by the insurance company and paid out when you present invoices for repairs (parts, etc.) or new purchases.

 

[kluke15]

update:

body shop estimate is closer to 14K. i noticed this last week that im getting some premature wear on my passenger side tires so probably frame damage. car goes in june 8th to start repairs. will update once i have more.

 

[jlchoutex]

I have a set of rear lights off my 2021 GT that only had 2K miles on them before I swapped them for the ICE white lights.

 

[Oakley]

you won't know if it isn't tweaked without a thorough examination which includes measuring hard points on the chassis to ensure nothing important shifted.

it is probably fixable but you'll have half the car repainted so if you wanted some exterior mods now's the time to jump on that

 

[Dave2013M3]

update:

body shop estimate is closer to 14K. i noticed this last week that im getting some premature wear on my passenger side tires so probably frame damage. car goes in june 8th to start repairs. will update once i have more.

That's what I figured, these kind of repairs are like onions. You will have layers.

 

[Cobra Jet]

update:

body shop estimate is closer to 14K. i noticed this last week that im getting some premature wear on my passenger side tires so probably frame damage. car goes in june 8th to start repairs. will update once i have more.

I was going to say the damages seen (without knowing what else is damaged under the sheet metal), a rear 1/4 replacement is at least a $10k bill, which would include the R&R, parts and prep/paint...

Don't be surprised if you see that estimate hit a good $17k after the Shop and Adjuster tear it down.

The unfortunate thing is now the VIN will have accident history tied to it which will hurt if trying to sell or trade in at a later date.

Anything can be repaired, and I've seen much worse out back together - so I wouldn't sweat the comments about it no longer being a "good car".

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