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2007 Elantra rear ended, please help!

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Old 10-18-2010, 11:07 AM
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Question 2007 Elantra rear ended, please help! PIC added

Guys, so I have a 2007 Elantra and it got rear ended this past weekend,
the trunk is completely smashed, popped a tire, back doors are a bit jammed/smashed and the front driver door will not open.

Do you think it'll be totaled???

Was not our fault and we still owe $8400 on it....so upseting.
 

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Old 10-18-2010, 11:26 AM
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Hard to say without actually seeing it. My guess is it would be totaled because the cost of fixing it would probably be more than it's worth.
 
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Old 10-18-2010, 11:39 AM
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Thank you, I wish I had a pic handy.
I have one on my phone, will try to load
 
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Old 10-18-2010, 11:55 AM
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here it is, it's from my phone so it's bad.



the trunk went under, weird and smashed a tire, the side panels are also kinda smashed and like I said the front driver door will no open.
 

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If the air bags popped then it's totalled.
 
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^^^ Not true in all cases.
 
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No, the air bags didn't pop.
 
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Old 10-20-2010, 06:31 AM
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You are right, not all cases. But have a dash bag go off and see how much costs to fix. You are looking at an entire dash board, windshield, control modual.
 
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Yes, replacing a deployed airbag is expensive but it's not a guarantee that the car will be totaled.

Have a car hit from behind and see how much THAT costs to fix. You are looking at an entire trunk, quarter panels, tail lights. Again, that doesn't mean it's totaled.
 
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Old 10-20-2010, 07:24 AM
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Thanks guys.

Now, how about the fact that the car is jammed in a way that the front driver door doesn't open, does that mean that the frame is messed up? It'd mean more repair through out the car right?
 

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