I don't mean to sound rude, but I am getting pretty frustrated. Did you read the thread?

I'm fully aware of the options you listed, but they're not relevant to my case. I've even said so several times after I listed my constraints in the original post. Don't get me wrong; I appreciate your reply, nonetheless.

Please, folks, this is very important financially and emotionally. I really need advice that's applicable to my situation.

 

What are you going to do if you trade this one in, pull out of the lot in your new IX, and someone smashes into you in it?

 

I don't do hypotheticals. Ask me again when I get a new crystal ball.

 

When you get that new crystal ball, PM me. As for the question, I worked at a Mitsu dealer in sales for a few years. One thing that will effect your situation is who you are insured by and how good your coverage is. The other factor is what you owe on your Evo, if anything. The bad thing is you are going to take a bit of a loss whatever the case may be. If the car is repairable, you can have the car fixed and still have an Evo, no matter how good the repairs are,it won't be like it was before obviously. If it is totalled, you will get a settlement and probably get the same amount you would if you had traded the vehicle in at a dealership. This is what I have seen in my experience. Let me know how it goes. PM me if you have any questions, maybe I can help answer them.

 

From the sounds of the collision, push and claw for the car to be totalled. This is your best option because with that amount of damage should total your car; evo parts are not cheap. Do not get it repared as it will be several months in waiting. As said previously you willl get railed on trade in.

 

Did the other drive stick around and admit fault b/c I would have rather hit the SUV then have to use my insurance

 

damn dude gl

 

Of course not

 

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Thank you; that's very kind.

 

when the chevy avalanche came out, i got one like 2 weeks later, i got hit in the side(not my fault). Parts they needed werent even available to the body shop yet, i had 2 options trade it in wrecked, or wait 3-5 months for parts to even be available, i got f-d over on trade. if you can get them to total it, that will be in your best interest

 

What I'm about to say may not be true of all dealers or all situations, but I believe it to be usually true:

If they total it, you don't need advice. Go buy a car. I'll presume it's not going to be totaled.

If the dealership has its own body shop it's there to make the dealership more money, not save the customers money. If you brought your damaged car there, they won't have to guess how bad it is, they'll know for certain!

If it was my car, I'd find the nicest, most expensive body shop around. I use one that primarily restores old cars for show. Your insurance has to pay for whatever shop you go to, so might as well go to the best.

You're going to be stuck in a rental which may or may not be partially or fully covered.

Once it's repaired, then sell it/trade it in. You'll get much more (thousands of dollars) for it than if you traded it in as a wreck.

If you already had it towed to the dealer, you'll still have the option of shopping the trade around, which I suggest regardless. Take your time and shop around. You seem quite anxious to part with your car and buy a new one. Most dealers would consider you fresh meat. They'll give you too little for your trade and demand too much for the new car.

At least you're ok and live to buy another Evo. It could have been worse.

P.S. You should take the mods off your car before selling it, and maybe add a pinstripe. A buddy once had a body shop replace the pin stripes that apparently fell off his truck in the accident.

 

the fact is when a dealer goes and looks at that car....they act on emotion
there is a lot of what ifs...... they dont know if the car could be fixed and drive like new. most new car dealers wouldnt have a damaged vehicle(that has been fixed) on their lot. that being said, they would keep your insurance money and drop it off at an auction.
what itll go for there, who knows..... its an almost totaled evo.....nobody wants to mess with that. that being said. the insurance company is responsible to fix the car and give
"lost value" or total it. if there is an estimate of 10k, and it costs 12k.....they owe 2k. it sounds like you have a lot of structural damage.....push for the total, and dont forget to ask for loss of value on it.... that might push it over the edge. between the two...it might be enough where you can part the car out urself and make up the money

 

You said there was fluid, from the engine or radiator? If its the radiator then your insurance will likely fix the car. If its the motor. A new 4g63 for the evo runs just under 12k. Not to meantion that the shock of the tire hitting the curb was likely to split your transmission or transfercase. which I dont the exact price for the transfer case but i know the tranmission is about 3k. That alone is nearly enough for the inusrance to claim it totaled. Because the amount of labor charges to have those two replaced. Thats not including the amount of structural damage. and the damage to the subframe/suspension. You are probably looking at a total loss here.... Just pray that you motor is cracked. If your insurance totals the car all you have to do is roll the left over amount onto you new evo. If your car is paid off to the point where the claims payout is more then what you owe, then look at either another healthy downpayment or alot of aftermarket parts for your new evo. I used to work with my father on insurance claims so i have a lil bit of experience.

 

I think it is best to have the car repaired. Most dealers aren't going to fool with a car they aren't going to be able to (attempt to) sell right away. Even a minor repair could take weeks to fix because most bodyshops are backed up. We had an XLR backed in to by one of our lot guys and it took almost a month, mainly because our shop is slow, it wasn't a customers car, parts were backordered, yadda yadda yadda. It took me over a month to get my Evo back when I had minor front end damage.

Time=money and dealers who floorplan their used cars have to pay interest on cars that sit around, even if it is at their own body shop. I think most dealers would probably want you to fix the car first before they appraise it, but if you want to risk towing it in for them to have a look, good ahead. I would just call the used car manager/appraiser at the dealer you want to do business with and try to describe the damage as best you can or bring pictures first. He'll probably say fix it, and then bring it in.

 

or you could see what insurance will give you see what theyll do for a trade in
then see if you could get more money selling it damaged and pm me as i would like another evo PREF damaged