Totalled my STi looking for something new
02-06-2009, 03:00 PM
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yeah medians suck, i've almost hit a couple. what are even scarier are the ones that are on the freeway, when the k rail sticks out to cover a pole or something...you see all kinds of tire marks on those in the fast lane
02-06-2009, 10:34 PM
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That is totaled? WTF? What year is your car? There's no way that should be totaled unless you have like 200k miles on the odometer and there's more damage that we can't see...
I had to replace my entire driver sides practically (doors, both bumpers, and rear quarter panel as two wheels) Everything was just cosmetic, so nothing was mechanical... I guess its cuz the stuff on my car is a cinch to replace, but my damage was only around 5k and I took it to one of the best body shops in the bay area. I can't imagine your damage being 12k + to total it... If your car was worth 25k, which it probably is because the insurance values your car on the high end, that means you'd have to have $12,500 worth of damage to total your car. Thats A LOT of damage and it doesn't look like your car has that much... I highly doubt your frame is bent according to those pictures.
So, are you assuming/guessing that your car is totaled? Or did you actually have your car appraised by a professional?
can you list the parts that need to be replaced on your car?
I had to replace my entire driver sides practically (doors, both bumpers, and rear quarter panel as two wheels) Everything was just cosmetic, so nothing was mechanical... I guess its cuz the stuff on my car is a cinch to replace, but my damage was only around 5k and I took it to one of the best body shops in the bay area. I can't imagine your damage being 12k + to total it... If your car was worth 25k, which it probably is because the insurance values your car on the high end, that means you'd have to have $12,500 worth of damage to total your car. Thats A LOT of damage and it doesn't look like your car has that much... I highly doubt your frame is bent according to those pictures.
So, are you assuming/guessing that your car is totaled? Or did you actually have your car appraised by a professional?
can you list the parts that need to be replaced on your car?
02-07-2009, 12:40 AM
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That is totaled? WTF? What year is your car? There's no way that should be totaled unless you have like 200k miles on the odometer and there's more damage that we can't see...
I had to replace my entire driver sides practically (doors, both bumpers, and rear quarter panel as two wheels) Everything was just cosmetic, so nothing was mechanical... I guess its cuz the stuff on my car is a cinch to replace, but my damage was only around 5k and I took it to one of the best body shops in the bay area. I can't imagine your damage being 12k + to total it... If your car was worth 25k, which it probably is because the insurance values your car on the high end, that means you'd have to have $12,500 worth of damage to total your car. Thats A LOT of damage and it doesn't look like your car has that much... I highly doubt your frame is bent according to those pictures.
So, are you assuming/guessing that your car is totaled? Or did you actually have your car appraised by a professional?
can you list the parts that need to be replaced on your car?
I had to replace my entire driver sides practically (doors, both bumpers, and rear quarter panel as two wheels) Everything was just cosmetic, so nothing was mechanical... I guess its cuz the stuff on my car is a cinch to replace, but my damage was only around 5k and I took it to one of the best body shops in the bay area. I can't imagine your damage being 12k + to total it... If your car was worth 25k, which it probably is because the insurance values your car on the high end, that means you'd have to have $12,500 worth of damage to total your car. Thats A LOT of damage and it doesn't look like your car has that much... I highly doubt your frame is bent according to those pictures.
So, are you assuming/guessing that your car is totaled? Or did you actually have your car appraised by a professional?
can you list the parts that need to be replaced on your car?
02-07-2009, 12:43 PM
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23K for your STi? What year is it? Unless its a 2004 bare bones, then I don't understand?
Just to compare, my 06WRX TR with no options with 52k miles on it was totaled at a value of just shy of $20k. Your STi should have cost more then just $3K more then my WRX TR which also had way more miles then yours. Something isn't right here... Your insurance is supposed to give you MORE then what your car is worth in the private party sale... Everyone I know has always received more from the insurance then they could have received from a private sale, like with my WRX... I would have been lucky to get 16k for it if I sold it to a private party, I think they are supposed to give you the retail value for your car and then pro-rate it.
Just to compare, my 06WRX TR with no options with 52k miles on it was totaled at a value of just shy of $20k. Your STi should have cost more then just $3K more then my WRX TR which also had way more miles then yours. Something isn't right here... Your insurance is supposed to give you MORE then what your car is worth in the private party sale... Everyone I know has always received more from the insurance then they could have received from a private sale, like with my WRX... I would have been lucky to get 16k for it if I sold it to a private party, I think they are supposed to give you the retail value for your car and then pro-rate it.
02-07-2009, 03:12 PM
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Ya its an 04 pretty much stock..jus had wheels and some other minor things, and they pay you what it is worth...the blue book is around 24.5K for my car...but obviously I am gunna try to milk them for more
02-07-2009, 05:21 PM
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Now I have a life time warranty on paint and other things through a really great body shop who has been there for 50 years now.
I get two keep my old BBS wheels that were scratched up during the accident and they are going to replace everything with brand new oem parts. One stock BBS wheel = $700+ dollars!!! Thats for ONE wheel! 
02-07-2009, 05:23 PM
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One last thing, who is your insurance company? Sorry if this was asked already. I had Farmers FYI. They always take care of me big time, maybe its time to switch?
