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Originally Posted by Lynxis
It's hard to say. Because your car is pretty new, I think it has a good chance to be fixed because the value of the car will remain high. Total loss is determined by the cost of repairs against the perceived value of the car so there would have to be significant invisible damage to be total loss I think. Regarding airbags, they do not normally deploy in a rear end hit so this is also to your benefit in getting the car fixed as opposed to totaled. Also, were you able to drive your vehicle after the hit? Did it drive OK? This is also a factor.
I accidentally backed into a concrete barrier really hard a few months ago when I passed out while reversing. While the extent of the damage to my car wasn't as severe, it looks like the same basic things got hit. In my case, it was *just* hard enough to jack up my bumper, trunk lid, passenger side quarter panel, exhaust to the point that they all had to be completely replaced and there was also did some minor unibody damage too. Quote was 12k and it was fixed. You lost your rear glass but it looks like your exhaust is still fine so that is mostly a trade in value I think. I imagine yours will be pretty close to mine in cost to repair unless there is significant invisible damage.
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Originally Posted by Tcoat
I would not be at all surprised to find that one will be totaled. Not because of the cosmetic damage to the panels but due to the fact that his crash bar is pushed forward about a foot. That has to have caused some considerable underbody warping. They can work miracles with the straightening machine but that could be more than will be worth fixing.
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The car hasn't been driven since. It was towed and been sitting at the compound yard waiting for the insurance appraiser. I went back to take a closer look at the car, the part where the spare tire is sitting is actually push into the rear seats. I'm not an expert but i'm guessing that would've cause some damage to the frame/underbody like Tcoat mentioned. To be honest, I rather they write it off than fixing it. Even if it is fixable, I don't know if I would trust the car and there would be a big hit on the resell value like you mentioned.
