Please help give me any suggestion for my broken down car

[mitama]

As you can see the pic, my car is completely broken down.. it's not even starting, I can't even drive. I only have a liability insurance for others , so I can't fix my car using auto insurance.. Now, do you think I should try to fix this car..? or sell parts or scrap..? It's 2018 Subaru BRZ , and I bought this car as new .. It's only been a year..
Please provide a quote to fix this car if possible.

Please help. I'm depressed.

Pictures of my car:

[Victorscp]

that sucks.... but suck it up, figure out why it isnt running. once you do that take it to repair shops to see how much they charge to fix it or fix it yourself.

no use in being upset, its not gonna change the fact that the front is messed up. it looks like the radiator support is messed up as well as the other front pieces you can probably rebuild it with parts from a junk yard


hopefully this wasnt your daily

[RRnold]

Start taking off the damaged parts; bumper, hood, fenders, airbox and start assessing the damage. Download the manual, document everything with pics and specific bags.

I'm sure you'll find what you need by searching the around for used parts and even new OEM parts. You can slowly start fixing it back and it'll be a great learning experience.

[Dave-ROR]

Originally Posted by Victorscp

that sucks.... but suck it up, figure out why it isnt running. once you do that take it to repair shops to see how much they charge to fix it or fix it yourself.

no use in being upset, its not gonna change the fact that the front is messed up. it looks like the radiator support is messed up as well as the other front pieces you can probably rebuild it with parts from a junk yard


hopefully this wasnt your daily

It's not running because the intake tube is crushed and the MAF is damaged. Granted I've seen a similarly damaged MAF still work fine but the tube is crushed too far for air to flow to the throttle body.

I sent the OP a quick estimate on parts. It's fixable for sure and I agree with RRNold, he should fix it himself! That's by far the most economical way to fix this.

[ls1ac]

Since you own it, strip the front to see weather the front suspension is ok. It looks like the hit was high so you might be in luck.

[DarkSideFRS]

liability insurance on a brand new car? wow. just WOW.

[GrantedTaken]

Originally Posted by Dave-ROR

I sent the OP a quick estimate on parts. It's fixable for sure and I agree with RRNold, he should fix it himself! That's by far the most economical way to fix this.

Can you post that list here, so we also can learn things?

[Sapphireho]

Start stripping and tossing.

[spagti]

Looks almost exactly like my 2015 when I bought it. It cost me a couple thousand to fix it with almost entirely OEM parts.

Just strip the whole front end, remove everything damaged. Hood, bumper, fenders, air intake, radiator, crash bar, etc. Don't throw anything away because you might need hardware and small bits off of it.

Figure out what you need to replace. I replaced my hood, both fenders, bumper, crash bar, intake, belt, radiator, condenser, most of the core support, both seat belts and driver airbag.

After you know what needs replacing, start searching. Direct from subaru was actually not a bad deal and if you select a specific dealer near you, they sometimes cut a % off MSRP. I bought my fenders, crash bar, bumper and core support from them and some other small bits. I got OEM headlights on ebay for $500 and an OEM airbag for $300. Had the SRS module reset for $40.

Radiator and condenser were dirt cheap from rock auto and working great.

I didn't have any frame damage, so that could complicate your rebuild if you do, but it looks like the impact was above the bottom front crossmember so you may be lucky as well.

I was quoted $1800-2000 to paint the front end and blend to the doors/pillars. YMMV.

Overall, it was a really easy project.

[Dave-ROR]

Originally Posted by GrantedTaken

Can you post that list here, so we also can learn things?

Sure.

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Thanks... so as a quick list not including small stuff the car needs:
Hood
Bumper cover
Drivers fender
I suspect Passenger fender but no pic so maybe not
Metal bumper
Upper and lower pass side core support
Upper and lower drivers side core support
Drivers airbag
Both front seatbelts should be locked as well
SRS Module (or have it reset)
Basically entire intake system
Air deflector plate under the intake snorkel (most likely - no pic of it but it's 50/50 to break)
MAF looks damaged - but could still work
Condenser
Radiator
AC lines 90% chance
AC compressor cover
Coolant overflow 60% chance
Drivers side headlight
Pass side headlight most likely - no pic but I'd suspect broken tabs with that damage
T bracket (upper center core support)
Hood latch (lower)

Plus all the trim, possibly a coolant hose or two.

If you repaired it in your own garage (minus paint) I'd expect 6, maybe 7k if some of the 2017+ parts sell for more.

I'd guess 14-16k for a shop to fix this.

One question mark is the overall straightness, I'd make sure that the car gets measured out to make sure it's straight.

It's certainly not a fatal hit for the car but it won't be super cheap to fix

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That's all based on OEM parts. It could be cut down a bit with aftermarket parts.

We just finished a 2013 Hot Lava FRS with similar damage and we are $6k in on repairs, including $700 in paint work. I added some extra $$ in the above for potential unknowns that can't be seen and to account for possibly more expensive 2017+ parts. And some thing I didn't bother listing and just included minor stuff as "trim" (like the fender mounts, metal piece that goes above the bumper cover, the rubber for that if needed, a ton of broken clips, brackets if needed for the crash sensors, etc, etc.)

If this were an insurance claim this car would be totaled without a doubt but it's really not THAT bad if you do the work yourself.

[spagti]

Originally Posted by Dave-ROR

Sure.

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Thanks... so as a quick list not including small stuff the car needs:
Hood
Bumper cover
Drivers fender
I suspect Passenger fender but no pic so maybe not
Metal bumper
Upper and lower pass side core support
Upper and lower drivers side core support
Drivers airbag
Both front seatbelts should be locked as well
SRS Module (or have it reset)
Basically entire intake system
Air deflector plate under the intake snorkel (most likely - no pic of it but it's 50/50 to break)
MAF looks damaged - but could still work
Condenser
Radiator
AC lines 90% chance
AC compressor cover
Coolant overflow 60% chance
Drivers side headlight
Pass side headlight most likely - no pic but I'd suspect broken tabs with that damage
T bracket (upper center core support)
Hood latch (lower)

Plus all the trim, possibly a coolant hose or two.

If you repaired it in your own garage (minus paint) I'd expect 6, maybe 7k if some of the 2017+ parts sell for more.

I'd guess 14-16k for a shop to fix this.

One question mark is the overall straightness, I'd make sure that the car gets measured out to make sure it's straight.

It's certainly not a fatal hit for the car but it won't be super cheap to fix

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That's all based on OEM parts. It could be cut down a bit with aftermarket parts.

We just finished a 2013 Hot Lava FRS with similar damage and we are $6k in on repairs, including $700 in paint work. I added some extra $$ in the above for potential unknowns that can't be seen and to account for possibly more expensive 2017+ parts. And some thing I didn't bother listing and just included minor stuff as "trim" (like the fender mounts, metal piece that goes above the bumper cover, the rubber for that if needed, a ton of broken clips, brackets if needed for the crash sensors, etc, etc.)

If this were an insurance claim this car would be totaled without a doubt but it's really not THAT bad if you do the work yourself.

Pretty much exactly my list of what I had to do to fix mine. Glad someone else here has actually done this before acting like they know. And I agree that the work isn't bad at all if you're willing to do it.

[MJones_RB]

Best bet is to buy a front clip from a same-year salvage and swap out the parts you need to fix your car, then either sell the rest of the parts from the clip of just sell the clip as a whole. Most repairs of that nature come down to labor and part sourcing. Don't worry too much about fenders and bumper, just the essential parts to get the car going.