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arjunkc · 11-15-2023, 08:43 AM

So the unthinkable happened and I hit a track barrier during a hpde. Track insurance totalled my car (it has extensive body and frame damage), but it still runs and can move around! I've had some time to process, and am considering my options:

1. Buy back my car from insurance for about 2-2.5k. My drivetrain only has about 30k miles on it. So then Id buy another roller or flood/hail damaged salvage title and put my drivetrain into that. Might be a *long* project.

2. Buy back my car from insurance and part it out. How painful will a part out be? I have a fairly decent garage and I can borrow tools like cranes and the like to get the engine out. But palletization and shipping to buyers makes me wary.

3. Just let it all go, and look for a running cheap car that I can turn into a track rat.

What would you guys do?

11-15-2023, 08:43 AM	#1
arjunkc Member Join Date: Dec 2019 Drives: Toyota 86 GT Location: Northeastern US Posts: 37 Thanks: 3 Thanked 10 Times in 7 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Insurance buyback after track incident So the unthinkable happened and I hit a track barrier during a hpde. Track insurance totalled my car (it has extensive body and frame damage), but it still runs and can move around! I've had some time to process, and am considering my options: 1. Buy back my car from insurance for about 2-2.5k. My drivetrain only has about 30k miles on it. So then Id buy another roller or flood/hail damaged salvage title and put my drivetrain into that. Might be a long project. 2. Buy back my car from insurance and part it out. How painful will a part out be? I have a fairly decent garage and I can borrow tools like cranes and the like to get the engine out. But palletization and shipping to buyers makes me wary. 3. Just let it all go, and look for a running cheap car that I can turn into a track rat. What would you guys do?