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Originally Posted by soundman98
you would need to buy the car back for that to happen. with the damage to the rear quarter panel, i'm doubtful that the shop might be willing to accept the liability of working on it. if they do agree to do it, i don't doubt that they're going to give you a repair cost exceeding $15k once they factor in labor. insurance rates and private pay rates might be slightly different, but not substantially.
cars are changing where steel is no longer steel, so parts that used to be capable of being welded together can no longer be consistently welded by body shops. it can still be done, but it needs to be done by someone with a full understanding of the metalurgy, and most body shops don't staff people like that.
here's an example from mercedes for their 2012 s-class on the different metal types that go into a single vehicle structure
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Just got back from a factory tour in Alabama, 43 types of metal on the 2020 GLE
Why bother buying it back? It’s legitimately totaled. That’s not a scratch on the bumper and 3 flat tires. Cost to buy the car, try to fix it, buy a second car for the duration, and you’ll always have a salvage title junk car.
Take they money and move on. Buy the same car again, these cars aren’t exactly hard to find.