is my daughters car totaled?

[MED]

Insurance will likely total it, buy it back, pull the front fascia, hood, fender; look for structural damage to the bumper and unibody; If all is good, take a trip to the salvage yard, get the parts, put it back together, get it aligned, and have it painted (or do it yourself if so inclined) on the cheap. It is not worth the money if you can't do it yourself, which is the reason they will total it. Totally worth it, if you don't mind a little project.

[vossman]

We need to make disposable cars. Sucks that this car, with minimal damage is totaled.
Hope you ge t this all squared away and it works in you favor.

[Wulf202]

Don't put too much effort into the idea of keeping it. About 50% of the time the buy back price is stupid.

[BPTactical]

The other things to consider on a "Buyback".
With uni body cars the design is such so the impact is dissipated throughout the structure.
I have seen vehicles with similar damage and welds in the trunk are popped and seams distorted.
A "buyback" repaired vehicle will have a "Salvage" title. Insuring them can be a pain.





Glad the "Devil Child" is OK Robb. Tell her texting and driving is a bad thing

[Robb]

The other things to consider on a "Buyback".
With uni body cars the design is such so the impact is dissipated throughout the structure.
I have seen vehicles with similar damage and welds in the trunk are popped and seams distorted.
A "buyback" repaired vehicle will have a "Salvage" title. Insuring them can be a pain.

Glad the "Devil Child" is OK Robb. Tell her texting and driving is a bad thing

I'll definitely relay the message, she'll appreciate that coming from you Bert. (I can see her eye rolls from here.)

[Guylee]

Mom worked in insurance, she says it's totalled. Sorry bruh.

[Scooby]

15+ years experience selling Ford Parts here. Also, used to be an estimator at a body shop, that thing is done. You can't even get new parts for them anymore so everything would be salvage or aftermarket. If you are mechanically inclined it would probably be a pretty easy fix to make it drive-able again, but as others have mentioned the buyback will probably be close to what it is worth fixed.

[SideShow Bob]

Also figure in a trip to the dealer, after rebuilding if you go that way, to clear the airbag deployment code. Those shade tree mechanic code readers will not clear that code, not even the professional mechanic code tools will not clear certain major codes.

I think that only the dealer can clear it.

Good to hear that your girl is OK.

[jmg8550]

Also figure in a trip to the dealer, after rebuilding if you go that way, to clear the airbag deployment code. Those shade tree mechanic code readers will not clear that code, not even the professional mechanic code tools will not clear certain major codes.

I think that only the dealer can clear it.

Good to hear that your girl is OK.

My Snap-on Solus scanner will delete airbag codes, so your statement is generally false.

OP, if she likes that car, find another one. Those SN95 Mustangs are pretty cheap now days. There's a super clean 1995 GT up here for $5k. It has Cobra wheels, and some other upgrades, and under 50k miles.

[hurley842002]

There's a super clean 1995 GT up here for $5k. It has Cobra wheels, and some other upgrades, and under 50k miles.

Don't know the details of the accident beyond what the picture tells me, so I don't want to speculate, however, my first thought is the daughter may be best off with the V6 and not a GT.