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Thats a $ 5 6 , 0 0 0 damage!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!???????????????? ?????


HOLLY SHIT!!!!!

I think he was meaning $5600 estimate that was then raised to $20000 due to airbag deployment.
As for OP take it to a reputable autobody shop and have them inspect it if your concerned.

no no, i did mean $56,000. the front subframe ended up getting bent which meant having to replace the entire thing... if the airbags didnt go off, the repairs would still have been around $30k, if it was $20k worth of damage, they wouldn't have written the car off

^ oh shit....

didnt' realize collision costs can be almost as much as a car's retail price lol
can you still try to part out or does it become ICBC's possession once written off?

56,000 for a Mercedes isn't too bad.

Mercedes wants $47,000 for a hardtop on the older 1998-2002 SL500's right now, with paint your up to nearly 50,000 before taxes. And a license plate mount for an AMG bumper was $1,800, which is basically a piece of square plastic.

However I found a hardtop on Craigslist for $100..

OP, I would definitely recommend that you run the VIN through ICBC because the car you are looking at sounds like the one I looked at... $8k damage claimed by dealer and $18k on ICBC record.

Good luck!

rear ender on a rear wheel drive car - i'll pass....

car becomes ICBC's property once written off. you used to be able to buy the salvage from them, but now i think they only sell salvage to licensed shops at their auction

As most replies, $8000 claim is not that bad if the damage is not related with engine
Or frame.
But the only downside of having a claim like that if you are going to sell in the future.
50~70% of your buyer will be like you to hesitate in buying because of the claim.
Also dealer will give you much less if they see a claim, if you are trading in or selling to them.
Because they know it is much harder to sell a car with higher claim.
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Imo 8k isint much especially on a Lexus, BMW, Mercedes, Audi etc. I looked at 2006 Cadillac XLR-V last year that had a 32K claim.
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56k??? wtf

Is that an SLK55 ?
56K definitly takes the cake; that's more than the cars worth today!
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