You've described my hopes for you. You've got your ride back like new, and the cherry on top would be a total cash outlay of $250. I really hurt for the guys who turn their backs on a car they loved and thereby wind up out thousands to get back in the driver's seat again, let alone any list of mods they sweated over. Good for you -- you made the right choice. Now do something nice for you and the car -- give it a glass-coat or something and go on a road trip!

rule of thumb is if the airbags deploy most likely its totaled, made me cringe seeing those photos.

I do respect your patience. I would imagine you were somewhat mad, I would have been impulsively enraged for something so stupid, like careless/inattentive driving. The body shop did a hell of a job.