should i repair or not Options

[95wht6gc]

So today i got into a wreck in the celica my question is should i try to salvage it or just look for another one when i can. Pics of carnage below.

[Spider77]

Not saying it cant be repaired, but the costs might equal or exceed the cost of another celica. If insurance is jumping in, maybe just pay your deductiable and roll from there? Either way, sucks to see that happen to you.

[95wht6gc]

Not saying it cant be repaired, but the costs might equal or exceed the cost of another celica. If insurance is jumping in, maybe just pay your deductiable and roll from there? Either way, sucks to see that happen to you.

That is what I was thinking. Either me or my father-in-law can repair mechanical issues but I cant do anything with body work so it would all be done in a body shop...so yea, I think it will be a bit much. Worst part is that it is my fault, I have had a ****ty run of luck lately and i was driving upset and didn't notice the guy in the left lane turning without a signal so i jumped into the right lane so i wouldn't hit him (couldn't stop because of wet roads from snow today) and hit a guy turning in the right lane about 2 car lengths ahead. (didnt see him either...the guy in the left was blocking him from my view. I was hard on the breaks and skid on the wet road into him.)

[njccmd2002]

Honestly, that celica might be lost. Get a bodysho quote. the fender replace is easy, but straightening those crumple zones may not be cheap..

for 1000 bucks you can get a celica shell and swap all the componets of your car. or 2000 get something cheap..

sorry, if it was me, ill prolly ditch it...

same thing happeened with a 1gc i bought, but that one is worth repairing. not many of those around.

[zfjohnson07]

id fix it. not that bad if you ask me. a fender and some other stuff...

[95wht6gc]

id fix it. not that bad if you ask me. a fender and some other stuff...

It is worse than it looks. The whole right side of the car is warped. You really have to see it in person. Im thinking of trying to find a shell though. I'm not willing to go without a celica. If I can get a deal on a shell, me and my father-in-law can do the swap...that could be cheaper than body work. I'll know more about what I want to do after I get a quote.

[zfjohnson07]

well if theres a will theres a way lol. i totalled mine and wanted to fix it bought a shell and well now im gonna fix both. im in love with celicas!

[richee3]

Looks like that one is done for. The headlights, fender, and bumper would be easy fixes but like Noberto said, that crumple zone looks pretty bad. You should be able to find a shell pretty cheap though. I picked one up last year for $250, so just look around and be patient.

[garin]

looks like the popular choice is to cut your loses. depends on the amount of frame damage . that upper headlight support looks really bad.

i know of a celica st in upstate nj for sale. its a 94 st. i was gonna buy it, but backed out. let me know over pm if you want more info!

keep us posted.
good luck with your decision man!

[lagos]

FIX IT!

Its not that bad. All you need is a new headlight, fender and hood. You can get all of them cheaply on the forums here, saving you a lot of money.
Then remove the fender and front bumper from the car and take it to a body shop so that they can pull the upper radiator support back into shape. They have special machines that can do this for not a lot of money.

Seriously, there is no reason to get rid of the car. It can be fixed. Just do as much work as you can by yourself to save money.

[mkernz22]

i'd say fix it man! it's not too hard of a job, i fixed the whole front end of my car by myself. like lagos said, try to get it all pulled back out if you can

[zfjohnson07]

X2 and you will take pride in fixing it!!!!

[95wht6gc]

est repair cost is almost 4500 to have a body shop straighten the body... not going to be fixing it, hopefully i can find a shell or i will have to part out and get another dd

[lagos]

est repair cost is almost 4500 to have a body shop straighten the body... not going to be fixing it, hopefully i can find a shell or i will have to part out and get another dd

Thats the "insurance price" with them replacing all the body parts, painting them, etc... and charing you for every nut and bolt that they touch.
If you do the work yourself, you can have it fixed for around 1,000 bucks or less.

[mkernz22]

i could easily cut that section out of my parts car for you and you could just have someone weld it in (if you know someone that can do it cheap). I wouldn't pay 4500 for that, you can easily do more than half of the work yourself!

[njccmd2002]

i could easily cut that section out of my parts car for you and you could just have someone weld it in (if you know someone that can do it cheap). I wouldn't pay 4500 for that, you can easily do more than half of the work yourself!

you could, but this is what i tought i could...



almost same damage, but my front rail was toast..



crumple zones crapped..

here is what it is now...



a shell might be an easier and safer option...


or.............

[97lestyousay]

A come along, a tree, and a hammer and that will buff right out. I would say fix it and buy the parts here,
you will save a ton off new parts and might even find the right paint color.

[stephen_lee]

take the fender off and then asses it. the fender support may not be bent. if the upper headlight rail is bent, thats an easy drill out & weld on.

or a tree, sledge hammer, etc willdo it

[njccmd2002]

so any news...