Let's play the game again...

[DTro]

Thankfully everyone is OK....but will they total it?

[muddpuppy]

What year and Milage? I will say NO looks fixable to me.

[PierBridge]

It's totalled for sure............and that person should take the 1st deal the insurance company offers as we know all know a vehcle similar to it can be found somewhere in the U.S.A for less!

Back to the question, yes she's totalled!

[muddpuppy]

It's totalled for sure............and that person should take the 1st deal the insurance company offers as we know all know a vehcle similar to it can be found somewhere in the U.S.A for less!

Back to the question, yes she's totalled!

LOL!!!!!! hopefully you have full coverage..We can then see the differance in customer care between Liability and Full coverage

[Ralph Wiggum]

Ouch! Glad everyone is okay. I think they'll total it.

[Scott K]

Ouch! Totaled !!

[Jeremy airjer W]

Its a silver Toyota, it has to be from the personal collection. Glad to hear everyone is o.k.. I always wondered how well those did in a rear end collision with no "normal looking" bumper.

Yup, The gap between the upper door and the uni-body is the deal breaker. Once they see a structure tweaked that hard its game over.

BTW,

[DTro]

Yes, full coverage, but here's something strange. The guy that hit her has the same company, (American Family) but his is only standard, but ours is something different, so our guy says there might be a few bumps along the way, hopefully not.

2004 with 120,000 miles. It was babied, so I'm looking for a high number.

[Scott K]

And it has new brakes

[Macgyver55]

Start shopping.....

[PierBridge]

I just found a 04 Rav 4 for $8600 :babied" with less miles!

I see book is a bit less though so don't get your hopes up...

[pureinsanity]

Totaled. No question.

[TruthWalleyes]

Any bending or tweeking of the frame and it is totalled. Looks like a goner

[pureinsanity]

front end doesn't look to bad but it could be worse underneath. What I think is amazing is how your license plate magically got photoshopped in the mist of a collision.

Edit: oh and don't forget to take your beagle lover sticker out

[cjac]

Yikes.....glad the Mrs is OK.

Talk about weird almost creepy timing, I just told Dtro last night that I (well a HS kid in the other truck technically) totaled my '04 Tahoe with 120k miles that was "babied".

Not to make light of a bad situation but sorry about the jinx!

[MJ1657]

I would hold out as long as possible and not accept a fair market value.

I'm sure there is not another one like it and it probably meant alot to you.

[DTro]

Well, everything has been going pretty smoothly. Rental car paid by his insurance was in our hands within a day, and communication has been swift and polite. I’m just waiting to get an answer about our vehicle to see if I need to go shopping. Hopefully I get a fair number if it is a total loss. From my research, replacing the vehicle is going to be a bit more $ than the private party KBB value.

[PierBridge]

Thats the problem or hassle. Trying to find another rock solid vehicle like you had for a decent price.

Remember bad things come in 3....totalled car, snowblower on the fritz, Snowmobile next?.....DOH!

[DTro]

Well the vehicle was a total loss and I was offered 2500 over KBB. Seems like a fair deal, now I need to go car shopping.

[MJ1657]

Sounds like a good deal to me too.

What are you looking to replace it with?

[scott b]

Darn cell phone drivers!

[DTro]

Well 8 days later, and there is a semi-new Toyota Solara in the garage, with 40k less miles and a little left over $ to boot.

Pleased with American Family.

[delcecchi]

That's a nice looking garage you have there.

[Jeremy airjer W]

Just don't overheat that transmission. If you get stuck call a tow truck!

Make sure it has the updated oil lines. If there rubber toyota will replace them no charge on most engines. There is a before and after cut off and without knowing the year or vin its hard to say what you have.

[DTro]

Thanks Jer. I just sent you a PM