Accident

[j0n]

even if the car got put back together it'd still be a "hit" car and will never drive the same

personally id put it back together myself and sell it but that requires time, storage, and work

[Knipps]

Originally Posted by j0n

even if the car got put back together it'd still be a "hit" car and will never drive the same

personally id put it back together myself and sell it but that requires time, storage, and work

it's an idea, i don't think my parents would kill me for having it sit in the driveway for a while

Originally Posted by ted gerlach

i have a brand new back bumper, tail pannel, rear renforcement and both taillights, ithe were all new gm parts on a car for 3 weeks untill it hit a cable vishion van at a red light, parts are black,

how much would you be asking for all of it?

[Frosty]

Originally Posted by Firebirdv600

seriously...thats all the car looks like it needs....is there any other damamge other then what is shown in the pix?

It needs more than that. The way it was hit there is probably rear body/floor damage

[Frosty]

Ryan, do you have a copy of the estimate? I'm curious to what exactly they wrote.

I'm an auto damage appraiser, I do this stuff every day. If you need any help PM me.

Glad everyone is alright

[Knipps]

Originally Posted by Frosty

Ryan, do you have a copy of the estimate? I'm curious to what exactly they wrote.

I'm an auto damage appraiser, I do this stuff every day. If you need any help PM me.

Glad everyone is alright

thanks Frosty, i thought i remembered someone mentioning that..
when i get the quote from my dad i'll be sure to forward the information to you

i called yesterday and he said that they had only told him it was totaled and requested the mileage on it.

[NightRydaSS]

hey, no one was hurt, be thankful for that. i had a '90 Trans Am GTA, show room condition, ram air hood, flowmaster exhaust, ect...and was rearended at a stop light by some 17 yr old kid. car folded up like an accordian, but i wasn't seriously hurt.

cars can be replaced man, ppl can't.

[99TA]

that sucks

[Knipps]

according to my dad the insurance company said i keep the car [still totaled]
and i'm getting $4,012 to fix it.

[BonzoHansen]

Originally Posted by Chevelle 454

according to my dad the insurance company said i keep the car [still totaled] and i'm getting $4,012 to fix it.

That usually means a salvage title. Are you going to fix it or part it out? If you are parting it out, will they give you more if you don't keep the car?

[Knipps]

Originally Posted by BonzoHansen

That usually means a salvage title. Are you going to fix it or part it out? If you are parting it out, will they give you more if you don't keep the car?

i don't think they're going to give me more if i don't keep the car, i think i'm going to fix the bumper/panel/taillight and throw it on the market

there's enough 4th gens parted out on here

[BonzoHansen]

You might ask. I had that happen. Well, they offered $1000. When I asked to keep it, I got the car & $600.

I have no idea, but will the salvage title hurt your attempt to resell it? I thought NJ was tough on those.

[V]

if you dont turn the title over to insurance and the tow yard gets the job of disposing the car, you can usually buy the car back easily and youll still have a clean title.

if it does become a salvage title, getting it street legal here in NJ is easy. i bought a salvage motorcycle a few years back and went through the whole process first hand. No trouble at all, worst part was waiting for the scheaduled inspection date at morristown.

DO NOT FIX IT TO RE-SELL. (fix for yourself is fine) fixing it with plans to just seell it is a huge waste of money. to fix it enough and properly it will cost more than you think and you will not be able to sell it for nearly what you want. take the 4k, sell the car AS-IS and be done with it.