[ineedhelp]

so icbc said gave me a total loss for this....

[ineedhelp]

and it still runs

[ineedhelp]

rest of car is intact no airbags only damage to that area and hood

[underscore]

So what's your point? Hood, bumper skin, bumper, light, fender, fender liner are all toast, then possible frame, suspension or engine damage, why are you surprised it's written off?

[trollguy]

anytime the wipers come on after a crash, they will consider it a total loss. ask your adjuster. happened to a lot of people on here

[Dragon-88]

Your front end damage looks severe. Although I cant see in the engine bay i'm sure there some damage to the front frame.

Car is worth about $10K(LE Model,based off your rims) so I dont think its worth fixing. Take it as a loss and get a new car. That generation Corolla isn't that great anyways. I would know, I have one..

If you wanna part out those rims, lemme know I need winter rims..

[ineedhelp]

its a S model

[ineedhelp]

anytime the wipers come on after a crash, they will consider it a total loss. ask your adjuster. happened to a lot of people on here


wipers were still working

[Jgresch]

its a S model

lol

[Tr1ll]

its a S model
Go on...

[ineedhelp]

lol.....well its a bit more expensive than a LE

[Traum]

If I am seeing what I think am seeing, it looks to me that your driver side frame rail is hit. Generally speaking, I wouldn't want to keep a car that has sustained any frame damage, so I'd say ICBC is doing you a favour by writing off your car.

Your bumper rebar is also hit. Between the bumper, energy absorbing material, rebar, etc., the bumper repair alone is going to cost more than $3k. How much did ICBC estimate your car's value to be? and how much did they think the repairs will cost?

I can only say, in this case, I am not surprised your car is written off.

[Dragon-88]

Ya, then take it as a loss. Plus do you honestly love that car that much that you wish they fixed it?

[ineedhelp]

If I am seeing what I think am seeing, it looks to me that your driver side frame rail is hit. Generally speaking, I wouldn't want to keep a car that has sustained any frame damage, so I'd say ICBC is doing you a favour by writing off your car.

Your bumper rebar is also hit. Between the bumper, energy absorbing material, rebar, etc., the bumper repair alone is going to cost more than $3k. How much did ICBC estimate your car's value to be? and how much did they think the repairs will cost?

I can only say, in this case, I am not surprised your car is written off.

12 k in repairs and not sure how much car is worth

[ineedhelp]

Ya, then take it as a loss. Plus do you honestly love that car that much that you wish they fixed it?



its only 5 years old....and first brand new car so sort of sentimental value

[Traum]

12 k in repairs and not sure how much car is worth
There you go. $12k repairs, and your car is worth at most $12k as well. So why would anyone (including yourself) ever want to fix it?

Start looking for a new car for yourself. Get well and recover from any injuries you might have sustained. There is no point in moaning over this loss.

[?NR]

how'd you end up on the median on alderbridge?

In anycase, general rule of thumb is if the repair cost exceeds 50% of the total value of the car it gets written off.

looks like the frame rail took a good hit too. Frame time, refinishing time as well as replacement panels and parts add up pretty quickly.

[ineedhelp]

There you go. $12k repairs, and your car is worth at most $12k as well. So why would anyone (including yourself) ever want to fix it?

Start looking for a new car for yourself. Get well and recover from any injuries you might have sustained. There is no point in moaning over this loss.


it wasn't even serious enough of accident to injure me ...so that is why i am wondering how did it sustain so much damage

[ineedhelp]

how'd you end up on the median on alderbridge?

In anycase, general rule of thumb is if the repair cost exceeds 50% of the total value of the car it gets written off.

looks like the frame rail took a good hit too. Frame time, refinishing time as well as replacement panels and parts add up pretty quickly. long story....lets say i was taking a right and smashed..

[PDA_86]

Even if you manage to fix it, it will never drive the same with a damage like that. Why bother? This isn't a Devil Z (Wangan Midnight reference).

[trollguy]

I bet the wipers didnt turn on for the devil z

[bluejays]

It's a corolla, get over it."Sort of sentimental" isn't a good enough reason to hang on to it, it will never be the same car again as others have mentioned.

[jinxcrusader]

its only 5 years old....and first brand new car so sort of sentimental value

:rukidding:

Then take it as a salvaged car and spend $12k+ to fix your "sentimental corolla"
Why are you here? Every single person here said to take the money. What are you asking for? Legal advice? You want to sue the other driver for sentimental loss?

[flagella]

OP is a moron.

[H.Specter]

it wasn't even serious enough of accident to injure me ...so that is why i am wondering how did it sustain so much damage

you answered your own question

[TypeRNammer]

long story....lets say i was taking a right and smashed..

Long story?

So far it's a broken story through out the whole thread...

[parm104]

you answered your own question

#lawyered

[VR6GTI]

Corrollas get really high salvage value because they are reliable vehicles and rebuilders can easily fix them and turn them around for a profit. Which makes they easier for a total loss

[Reeyal]

it wasn't even serious enough of accident to injure me ...so that is why i am wondering how did it sustain so much damage

For crash safety, modern cars are made to absorb the energy of a collision. While absorbing, the energy has to go somewhere; therefore, parts break apart to mitigate the force.

This is why:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HCecdOBCFjI

[meme405]

OP by chance does the rear of your car look like this:

http://i.imgur.com/ABFCfbj.jpg

?

[mr_chin]

its only 5 years old....and first brand new car so sort of sentimental value

5 years and it's worth $12k still? that's pretty good in terms of depreciation.

[dachinesedude]

OP by chance does the rear of your car look like this:

http://i.imgur.com/ABFCfbj.jpg

?

it's a S model remember?

[underscore]

it wasn't even serious enough of accident to injure me ...so that is why i am wondering how did it sustain so much damage

You weren't injured because it took that much damage, it's designed to take the hit so the sacks of meat inside it don't get hurt as badly.

[Expresso]

OP, did you tell the adjusters the wipers still work at least?

[dat_steve]

OP, did you remind the adjusters it's an S model?

[Hot Karl]

all jokes aside, the OP is so fundamentally ignorant in this situation it's blowing my mind.

this is what a 13 year old girl would think about car ownership and dealing with a write off.

i feel like you shouldn't be allowed to drive at all because of this.

[BoostedBB6]

https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/653/22396714500_12bff48c45_b.jpg

Let me put this into perspective. These are just the cospetic parts, the ones you can see from this photo. You are missing many clips, screws, and other small items. Not to mention, it will likely need new suspension components with a hit like that.

So your looking at $4954 in easily to spot and quote parts on a 10k car. Its dead.

[Ferra]

you know....this is not twitter, you can write the entire thing in 1 post instead of making a post of each and every sentence...