car accident...what do I need to know about salvaging the ca

chocolove wrote: Thanks, I was going to see if I could get some estimates on my own for repairs...from the pictures I have seen there shouldn't be any damage to the engine. No airbags went off and the damage is at the back of the car on the roof.

If it bent any of the pillars, the roof will need to be cut off, and a salvaged one welded on. That takes a good body man to handle the torch and blend it in to look good.

If they total it, just chop the back off and make it into a pickup

it's a subaru take it to the scrapper about 150.00 per ton

Martin Ent Inc wrote: it's a subaru take it to the scrapper about 150.00 per ton

You'd only get about $1.50

2wlady wrote: Is the frame damaged? If so, it really itsn't worth it.

Not true. I have a really nice 4runner that the frame was bent. Not anymore.

pound your chest - wave your arms, and shout y'allah mushkila kabira --- and drink a couple cans of energy drink so the adjuster thinks you're about to avenge a stupid decision.

Oh wait - sorry --- you're in America - cancel that thought.

I rolled my 4Runner a year ago. The car was really in decent condition, all things considered (the car could drive straight, still - and all four doors could open and close). They still totalled the car - saying 2001 model + roll = total. It fetched a fairly decent sum in a salvage auction.

I could have bid on it - but it really wasn't worth the time/energy/effort.

I had GEICO - and their settlement was very reasonable (I bought a 2003!)