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This weekend I was involved in the only accident I've been at fault in. I was in a new town on my way to go camping and came to a two highway intersection. Aparently the east-west traffic does not yield to Volvos that creep across the intersection slowly to look at a neon diner sign.
Anyway, my car is technically totaled. I only paid 2250 dollars for it a month ago on ebay. To me, the car is worth more, but I have the dilema of having no money, and I know it's not worth it to fix it back to original. The car was perfect before this incident.
The results of the collision are that my front passenger headlamp/fog light assembly are ruined, the turn signal is ruined, the bumper cover, the front passenger fender, the grill, etc... The fender support is pushed in and would need body shop assistance to pull it out and the hood is a loss even though it's only pushed under and tweaked a little. The passenger front door received no damage, but closes hard now due to the body being tweaked.
The passenger side engine mount sheared off its top, and the engine is resting on the crossmember (I drove it 200 miles this way, and made it home)
Anyway, the car is still too nice for me to just start tearing it apart and ebaying things, trying to pay it off.
What would you guys do?
Also, do any of you know if the front fender on a 940 is the same as my 92 960? I think I'd like to try to add up the cost of parts and have the body shop pull the frame straight and then have myself replace the fender and headlamp. The rest can just remain battle scarred I guess, since this isn't our nicest car.
Oh, by the way, I only carry liability + comprehensive (tree falls on it) because I paid cash for the car and I couldn't afford to fully cover the thing when I have been driving 12 years with no accidents. So I'll pay for this kid to get his F150 fixed, my rates will probably go up over 2000 dollars in the long run, and I'll continue hating life and my stupid mistake from here until eternity.
Suggestions?
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'92 965
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