big_g

Just got rear-ended something fierce. Know I'm about to be lowballed by a claims adjuster. May be declared totalled because it is so old.
My car: 99 T/A, WS6 hood, original paint is excellent and shiny. Not a scratch, stain, rip, or tear in the interior. T-tops. 70,000 original miles. Runs perfect. Everything works perfect. Well...worked perfect...

Anyone have any advice? Or what value I should fight for? Can't find any real comps in my area...

TechCam97

iTrader: (5)

Get a ball gag or bite down on a stick because you're probably about to get reamed pretty good. Hopefully it goes better for you, but these cars are just getting older and older and their value keeps dropping.

big_g

Yeah I was afraid of that. I looked it up on KBB and private party was $9300, and dealer msrp was $11500. I don't expect to get over $10K, but I know for certain it would take at least $8K to replace.

WBO_COTTO

Sorry to hear about the accident post some pictures up.

01badbird

sorry to hear and have to agree with above statements

BLK95-Z

iTrader: (2)

If its that nice buy it back and fix it. Post pics of the damage

big_g

I'll get some pics tomorrow when it's light out. The real damage is that it "kinked" the main square beam (don't know the exact name) that runs along the passenger rear side. The one that the wheel well and fenders and everythng are attached to.

WBO_COTTO

By the way make sure you post it in a tread i started in vehicle specific forums in Pontiac Firebird section called wrecked,thanks.

BLK95-Z

iTrader: (2)

Unfortunately its pretty common for any significant rear impact to kink the rails on a 4th gen f-body, it probably buckled the quarter panel(s) as well. Depending on how bad it may still be repairable, probably not by your insurance company though

big_g

The one is the truck that hit me. The other is the buckled quarter panel (another buckle over the rear tire). The other pic is in my wheel well where the actual metal ripped down the seam. It looks like my doors and hatch made it out alive somehow. At least it looks that way. Also slammed me into the car in front of me, which scratched up my paint and ripped the underside of the front bumper. All in all, I'm SO impressed with how well the car held up!! Likely totalled the truck and the car in front of me!

big_g

Oops, selected the same one twice... Here is my wheel well.

big_g

Adjuster just left, estimates about $7,000 in damage.

Daniel Richards

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at that price, the insurance will definitely consider it totaled.

big_g

Yeah I know. KBB gave me an estimate of $9200-$10k, with MSRP at $10.8k. Geico totals at above 80% of the car's value. So it's gonna be real close. They are going to have a tough time finding comparable cars in that shape with 75K miles though.

BLK95-Z

iTrader: (2)

7k wow Ill fix it for $3500

Alot of what your seeing in the quarters would come out from pulling it. Its really not that bad.

Daniel Richards

iTrader: (1)

If I was you, I would look for a roller body and swap everything over to it, if you swap stuff yourself it will be cheaper then trying to straighten all that back out. I was gonna link one that was literally striped down to carpet the guy was selling for 200 bucks (no axle or suspension parts) but I guess its gone now, but you should be able to find a roller under a grand with no motor or trans (even if you have to get a v6 roller).

big_g

Passenger side frame rail pics (side I was hit on), and area in that gap between the hatch and quarter panel where the panel ripped.

Stupid moron didn't even touch the brakes. Saw his headlights coming in my rear view mirror and couldn't do a darn thing but brace and wait...

big_g

Crap. Just took a look at my drivers side frame rail...

So frickin' gay!!!!!!!!!!!

ZEEYAL8R

if they total it, get your 10k, buy it back for 2500, fix it for the 7000 and take the other 500 and go on a weekend vacation with plenty of sunshine and iced tea.

big_g

You think the buyback will be that high!?!?