My Celica... is totaled Options

[VieT9sD]

the accident happened 5 hours ago, but here it sits now.
















from my webcam, cause i dont have a camera

This post has been edited by VieT9sD: Nov 2, 2010 - 5:42 AM

[SupraKid]

Sorry to hear that, are you ok physically?. Your facebook is blocked so we cant see pictures. Make a photobucket account at photobucket.com,upload your pictures, the post the IMG url on each onto your post.

[mkernz22]

I hope you are alright!
doesn't look totaled to me, get some better pictures when you can though!
my was pretty much just like yours and I fixed her back up myself



This post has been edited by mkernz22: Nov 1, 2010 - 10:05 PM

[HectortheRican]

Ohhh man, that sucks How exactly did this happen?? Are you alright, though? I mean, you're obviously not in too bad a shape if you're taking pictures 5 hours after But you okay?

This post has been edited by HectortheRican: Nov 1, 2010 - 9:43 PM

[SupraKid]

OP If you decide to rebuild i can help you source a bunch of parts in nor cal, PM me and we can talk details if youd like.

[SupraKid]

By the way VieT9sD did your insurance company already label it as "totaled" or are you making the assessment yourself?

This post has been edited by presure2: Nov 2, 2010 - 7:05 AM

[enderswift]

whoa another celi down. I definately feel your pain man. I've had two hits in a row where I thought my celi was gonna be totaled from frame damage O.O
I think if your determined and dedicated enough you'll be able to salvage your car. There was a thread on here when someone went nuts on their front end and restored it to new. They replaced the windshield and airbags and everything. So.. if you really like the celi you should save it. I can give you tips on what to do with the front end haha.

post some better pics when you can stand to look at your celi so us 6g guys can make a proper assessment

[dustin15brown]

To the OP, sorry about your loss. There are a lot of people on here with the parts you'll need if you decide to fix. Glad to see you're doing ok

This post has been edited by presure2: Nov 2, 2010 - 7:05 AM

[stl95celica]

I got airbags for sale if you decide to fix!

[Rusty]

sorry for you loss, however at the end of the day your life (and others??) are worth more.

(highly disappointed in the above comments) Very nice to see others wanting to help.

[richee3]

First and foremost, I hope all parties involved are alright. It looks as though the car did its job- the front end crumpled and the airbags deployed. Hopefully there are no injuries and as others have said, your life is worth far more than a car. Second, some are suggesting to fix this one. Judging by the pictures and the extent of the damage, I suspect that there could be frame damage, and you can ever properly fix that in a unibody car. Hopefully this one can be fixed, or you can pick a new one up and stay in the 6gc game.

[easternpiro1]

there are alot of celi's for sale onhere lately (boosted ones too!)

need anything u know where to go!

[whatthe]

Sorry to hear about this, are you gettting paid out for your celica through insurance?

[VieT9sD]

According to www.insurance.com:
When is a damaged car considered a total loss?
Your insurance company may decide your damaged car is a total loss if:

1. It cannot be repaired safely
2. It would cost more to repair the car than it's worth, or
3. State laws require the company to call it a total loss due to the amount of damage

The other guy was trying to make a left turn at a T intersection (basically turning left into the | of the T), but he stopped when he saw my car heading straight while he had his front end of his car in my lane. I was going about 35 miles an hour (yes... speed limit was 35) and only had about 2 car length to react and break when he was in front of me. Then BAM! Now some of you might be thinking, why didn't you just swerve out the way? Well if I attempt to swerve out the way, I would have hit another car on the right and that would DEFINITELY have been my fault.

It was his fault because I had the right of way. He was driving a Ford F150 and his front bumper only got a small dent. The driver was hispanic and didn't have a drivers license (unlicensed.... no wonder right?). The F150 car has Anchor General Insurance... look it up on google cause it has hella bad reviews.

Well at least in the end, nothing major happened to me or anyone else thank god. I only have minor bruises on my right wrist and scratches my left forearm. I think they were from the horn thing on our steering wheel when the airbag deployed.

As for fixing the car, the cost of repair will be wwaaayyy more than the car's value so I'm thinking of just letting them take the whole car but of course I'll part it.

This is what I have in mind right now
Option A, buy another 6gc and put all the mods I currently have onto that car
Option B, save up and buy the 7th gen celica Gt-s
Option C, save up and buy the rare SW20 Mr-2

What would you guys do?

[Johnnyny]

a sad sad day i need to see less of these post especially the coupes hope u ok !

[zfjohnson07]

that sucks man. i just lost my car as well

the other day had liability so im screwed. but yeah again sorry i hope you're alright!!

[chacha]

gosh, lots of people losing their celi....as long as ya'll alright, that's what matters now...save up and buy another celi when you can. hopefully no one else got injured in the accident.

[mkernz22]

I know how you feel as well, I had the same situation except I was at fault. I was in a construction zone where there were raised manhole covers, I was about 4 car lengths behind the person in front of me, and I went to in between two of the raised covers because they were side by side, and wide enough for me to fit through. So I went through, not paying attention to what was going on in front of me, I looked back up, and there was a Jeep Cheroke dead stopped two car lengths infront of me. Hit the brakes, skidded and wham. It wasn't a good site after the accident, but I fixed her back up. I had to replace the hood, driver's side fender, all four head lights, radiator, radiator support, bumper, turn signals, crash bar, framerail adapters, coolant reseviour, airbag in the dash, got a non airbag steering wheel, got my window replaced, and had some other odds and ends as well. I got lucky, and bought a full parts car for $450 and did all the work myself. Then I parted out the car I bought and made my money back.

Try to get some more pictures for us in the daylight if you can
I hope everything is going to work out well for you!
Keep us updated

[Keiri]

Glad to see you're alright, all things considered that is, and that no major injuries occurred due to the accident. It is very unfortunate that the other driver was unlicensed and caused this but it's very positive that the Celica took it like a champ instead of you. Sad goodbye to another 6GC GT on this site...

As far as what would I do in this situation, I'd do option B or option A for a cheap 6th gen beater and hold on to the rest of the insurance money for a new(er) car down the road.

Do keep us posted though.

[95CelicaST]

If you get a MR2, buy a SW21. Many people aren't experienced enough for a MR layout and end up losing control. Get a non turbo. If you want more power later on you can swap it.