Dam it they totaled it

[etznova 10+ year member]

like i said ithe od reads 258,000+ i'm still fighting to get more i havn't heard what their damage quote was yet i the rep hasn't called me back yet with the answers to some more ? i had for him

 

[billabongcr 5,000+ posts]

the hood alone is 300 new im sure. if not more. as you said....hoods arent cheap. That is probably 600 in parts between bumper, hood, lights, grille, core support, and whatever else isn't shown.

with a car like that, our shop would go ahead and clear it with customer and insurance company and look for used/salvaged parts. just as good if never before repaired. pretty plentiful too. thats why i said like $300 bucks.

no one really EVER buys new parts for a car older than 96. cheaper for everyone. special exceptions for higher end/rare cars

 

[tapout 5,000+ posts]

with a car like that, our shop would go ahead and clear it with customer and insurance company and look for used/salvaged parts. just as good if never before repaired. pretty plentiful too. thats why i said like $300 bucks.
no one really EVER buys new parts for a car older than 96. cheaper for everyone. special exceptions for higher end/rare cars

agreed. Get your parts from a junkyard.

 

[Orio5 10+ year member]

yo!!... i see your from belvidere to where did this happen at?

 

[etznova 10+ year member]

yo!!... i see your from belvidere to where did this happen at?

happened on I-90 heading toward chicago

 

[etznova 10+ year member]

with a car like that, our shop would go ahead and clear it with customer and insurance company and look for used/salvaged parts. just as good if never before repaired. pretty plentiful too. thats why i said like $300 bucks.
no one really EVER buys new parts for a car older than 96. cheaper for everyone. special exceptions for higher end/rare cars

its not older than a 96 its a 97

 

[helotaxi 5,000+ posts]

Depending on the insurance company, salvaged parts are a non starter. If the OEM parts are not available, the car is totaled regardless of what the cost of repairs using salvage or replica parts is. It's a liability thing.

The fact that your car is an extreme high mileage example and only books at $1600 isn't going to help your cause at all. Doesn't matter what you want. You'd have almost been better off from the beginning carrying only liability insurance and using the money that you spent on collision and comprehensive to save up for a "new" car. Carry a rider just for the stereo for theft.

 

[Prowler573 5,000+ posts]

being totaled means the bill to fix it is more than the car's worth. could be $1,000. could be $20,000. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif

Not true at all.

An insurance company considers a car a total loss if the repair bill is equal to or in excess of a certain percentage of the vehicle's current KBB value.

What that percentage is varies from one company to the next. Could be 70%, 80%, whatever but it will be called a "total" long before the repair bill even meets the car's current value much less overtakes it.

The fact that your car is an extreme high mileage example and only books at $1600 isn't going to help your cause at all. Doesn't matter what you want. You'd have almost been better off from the beginning carrying only liability insurance and using the money that you spent on collision and comprehensive to save up for a "new" car. Carry a rider just for the stereo for theft.

Not all insurance companies even offer such a thing unless you're carrying comp and collision coverage, sadly...

 

[bigbangtheory 5,000+ posts]

I was surprised to see that totaled until you posted how many miles it had. And it hassssssssss a shit ton. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif Sorry to hear that though. Maybe it's time for a new ride.

 

[phantom240 5,000+ posts]

nope slamed on the brake the front end droped down under the car in front of me bonnivilles tend to nose dive quite hard during braking

As do many GM cars of the era. They ride nice at times... but kinda like boats others.

 

[Igno 10+ year member]

then how the hell is there so much damage? i work in collision repair..old car, alot of them made, cheap cars..and if everything your saying is true then your insurance company is anal raping the shit out of you by totalling it. shouldnt cost but $300 to repair (in parts alone)
maybe they dont want it on the road anymore //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/laugh.gif.48439b2acf2cfca21620f01e7f77d1e4.gif

let me know what body shop you work at because that is dirt cheap

 

[ravendarat 10+ year member]

i didn't say the is only 500.00 to 600.00 in damage i was stating exacly what you did i know cars worked on car been around the my whole life

Does this make no sense to anyone else

 

[jmanpc 5,000+ posts]

does it run?

 

[mazdakid 5,000+ posts]

i had a 94 mazda 626 that go hit while i was driving and they totalled it. insurance lady talked to me and said she could give me $600 for the car, i said no, and then her price went up to $1500 something right after she just told me no more than $600 for it. so maybe you can tell the insurance company no and they will raise the price on what its worth

 

[etznova 10+ year member]

Does this make no sense to anyone else

i know i type fast then don't proof read before i post oh well