acefominC5

Some idiot tapped me on the highway and made me spin out and hit the border. Right after I fixed it as well. Is this worth fixing?

walleyejack

could be worth fixing, depends if there are underlying issues, things bent, cracked or broken.

DBS99MagRedCoupe

If the inner tub and rocker panels are not damaged it’s not a bad repair.

ThomasR

Have the frame and suspension checked. Hopefully it's just cosmetic damage.

frodo84

Is the other guy's insurance paying?

walleyejack

just like Nascar. bump em outta the way and roll on

acefominC5

hit & run

Chuck A

very painful, indeed

acefominC5

Def suspension damage as the right rear wheel is all crooked. Will get an appraiser to come in and look at it

jdmvette

Sorry to see that man

frodo84

Sucks...sorry to hear. Probably some uninsured illegal...

acefominC5

Inner tub is smashed. Insurance claims it’s a total but I Still want to fix it. Any information y’all can give that will help ?

RonSSNova

Control arms and even the rear cradle are easily replaced.

acefominC5

Body shop gave 12-18 Est.

for inner tub replacement , cradle , rear bumper and qp. What do y’all think?

And I’m in the Bay Area. Maybe there are body shops y’all could recommend?

DBS99MagRedCoupe

I would take the check and move on.

ncali

that must be the san fran bay area. my insurance company totaled my car for a hit on the drivers door.
All I wanted was for my car to be repaired and they refused to have it repaired and the accident wasnt my fault. I couldnt even find a shop that would repair fiberglass. I am in sac

grinder11

Happened to Earnhardt!! I agree with RonSS. In Michigan, when a car is totaled, you can (could?) buy the car from the insurance company BEFORE it goes to auction. It is YOUR car. When this happens, the insurance company pays you the book value of your car. Then, if you ask, they will offer the car for sale to the owner they just paid off, before any other sale can occur. If you don't want the car, it goes up for auction. If you do buy it back from the insurance company BEFORE it goes to auction, the title will remain clean. Sometimes, you can actually be $$$$ ahead on a deal like this (it happened to me with a stolen Iroc-Z), provided you can do a lot of the work yourself. It may be worth looking into if your state has similar laws, and you are handy.

acefominC5

Most likely what I am going to do. Sad that this is how it ends for this car considering I just bought McLeod rst clutch. Was prepping everything for ls3 swap.

Buying E36 M3 next and installing single turbo. Wish me luck

acefominC5

Ended up cashing out on the Vette, and as I said I bought an E36 M3. Loving my new car. Will be back on these forums in a bit. I’ll get a C7Z.

redzg

Well, maybe that McLeod rst will be available at a reasonable cost on vettenuts or Dino's in the near future...