Do y'all think I totaled my car? (Update: I did)

[FreePenguin]

back in 2017 I had a EcoBoost premium w 18k miles, it was hit in the rear hit/run, they totaled it. I got paid out really well, I wanted to buy it back because it was perfectly drivable, could of been fixed easily.

they wanted 6k buyback, I passed. sucks If was 2-3k I would of bought it

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[LSchicago]

back in 2017 I had a EcoBoost premium w 18k miles, it was hit in the rear hit/run, they totaled it. I got paid out really well, I wanted to buy it back because it was perfectly drivable, could of been fixed easily.

they wanted 6k buyback, I passed. sucks If was 2-3k I would of bought it

They get a lot more at the salvage auction.

 

[sleekman]

I've learned quite a bit about this whole process by reading what y'all have said. And I agree, I am very unwise by giving it any throttle around a slippery bend. If its anything to go by i bought the car in 2019 right before covid and the used car market exploded. I owe 15k on it as it stands now, plus i had paid for gap insurance because you never know what happens. I wish i could buy it back and repair it, but sadly i live in an HOA where i actually have to keep a cover on the car in the driveway because if they even see it damaged in the driveway its a violation. Additionally, i have hardly enough space in the garage to even pull it 75% into it let alone the whole thing. I'm simultaneously mad at myself and just very sad over the whole thing. I took the best care of it that i possibly could and one push of the throttle has basically thrown it all away. I really do appreciate y'all chiming in, its opened my eyes to the reality of what wrecking a car can cost. The adjuster comes by Thursday morning, my next post will be the verdict.

 

[KingKona]

....i have hardly enough space in the garage to even pull it 75% into it let alone the whole thing.

You have a garage, but didn't garage your Mustang??

 

[sleekman]

You have a garage, but didn't garage your Mustang??

One of my roommates runs a business on the side that requires a lot of the garage space for product storage sadly. I keep a cover on the car most of the time when i can.

 

[KingKona]

One of my roommates runs a business on the side that requires a lot of the garage space for product storage sadly. I keep a cover on the car most of the time when i can.

Sounds like your roommate needs to rent themselves a storage unit, and get their stuff TFO of your car's rightful space.

 

[LSchicago]

One of my roommates runs a business on the side that requires a lot of the garage space for product storage sadly. I keep a cover on the car most of the time when i can.

Personally I'd tell the roommate to get F#@ked. Mustangs belong in the garage. LOL.

 

[sleekman]

If it were so easy LMAO! Its not as bad is its made out to be, the driveway only gets like 4 hours of sunlight with the houses being so close together, they end up just blocking the sunlight for most of the day so the cars we've had have held up paint really well. also helps to keep it washed of course

 

[shogun32]

Its not as bad is its made out to be

ignore KingTuna, er Kona. There's so much wax on his car it's smeared all over like so much dried cXX.

Lots of us have cars that are parked 24/7/365 in blazing sun and whatever weather happens to be about.

 

[FreePenguin]

They get a lot more at the salvage auction.

I mean, the car was 100% drivable, so could of sold entire drivetrain prob for that, but I didnt have room to store it indefinitely

Personally I'd tell the roommate to get F#@ked. Mustangs belong in the garage. LOL.

I never parked my mustang in garage other than winter storage or hail storms (yeah my car got hit by 5k in hail and gf wasn't able to move it into garage... doesnt drive manual, watched it get beat up)

idk. I just dont like parking cars in garages.

 

[LSchicago]

I mean, the car was 100% drivable, so could of sold entire drivetrain prob for that, but I didnt have room to store it indefinitely

I never parked my mustang in garage other than winter storage or hail storms (yeah my car got hit by 5k in hail and gf wasn't able to move it into garage... doesnt drive manual, watched it get beat up)

idk. I just dont like parking cars in garages.

Mine lives in the garage much more than I'd like sadly.

 

[obgod3]

I just wouldn’t keep writing on a public forum about “how” you crashed the car… its a public forum….hope it works out for you because it really sucks for sure.

 

[sleekman]

Car was indeed considered a total loss. At first the adjuster said that it "looked better than he thought it would". That was, until we got the hood open and he spotted frame damage on the passenger side. At that point it was a done deal. I'm not sure if it's a law in Virginia or a policy in Geico, but any damage that compromises the structure of the car, and in turn the safety aspect considers it a total loss regardless. The reason I say this is because damage was estimated at $10.8k. However, they valued the car at $26k. (which is insane by the way, I bought this car in 2019 for 24k and it had 30k less miles on it. Wtf is with the parts shortages and used car market. Its been a couple days and I'm still in shock it is worth that much). So because of the frame damage the cost to fix the car is irrelevant. A sad day indeed. I wish you all the best and thank you for at the very least mentally preparing me for the incoming loss of my pride and joy.

 

[DemonGT]

I guess you can get a S650?

 

[JohnnyGT]

Do you have pictures of the frame damage?

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