[olsonpg]

My car was in a collision MUCH like this before I bought it. I think they said the total repair was 15,000 dollars, was on the verge of a total loss but not quite there. Bought it with a "damage" title out of North Dakota. It depends on your state but if the damage is significant enough your title might have to be altered for future sales and that will seriously hurt the amount of money you can get back in the future. For a buyer like me it was an awesome deal, got an 11,000 mile used brz for 17,000 (from a dealership as well).

But yeah, very similar damage and no total loss from my experience.