2004 Totaled - who buys wrecks?

My baby gone - lady ran a red light and totaled my 2004 Prius. (5,000 miles short of 300,000. Great car.)

She hit me hard in the driver's side rear door. Everything still works, but the fix would be about double the value of the vehicle repaired.

Long story short, i now need to sell it. Looking to find best value for it. Who buys wrecks?

I am located on the Eastern Shore of Maryland.

Thanks, Craig

 

Amazingly, everyone walked away, though a little banged up. Thanks for asking.

The place mentioned in Indiana said it would cost them $5-600 to transport, so they could only offer $600.

Unfortunately, I do not have a place or the patience to part it out, though thanks for the suggestion. That would be like a monkey with a football, LOL.

I figure it has to be worth more than $600. For that much I might just take it apart and use the little pieces for decoy weights.

 

Yes, well, that would be lovely, but, unfortunatly, does not apply in my situation. (5 commas. Probably not grammatically correct.)

Short story, do not drop the collision part of your insurance to save a few bucks. I was on a green light, but when the dust cleared no one had stopped to offer witness and she does not admit fault. It occured at a very busy intersection. No one stopped and I was the only person to call 911. It was a big hit. She drove right thru me spinning me almost 180 degrees and it was weeks before my head cleared.

If she had struck me 12 inches to the left I might not be asking this question, so ...

 

Thanks, good thoughts. In my mind I am putting together the framework of a court suit. My next step will be to run the facts by a retired police officer trained in accident reconstruction. On the flip side I have to consider the cost in time and dollars weighed against the likelyhood of success and the value of that success.

I will check with the Maryland State Highway Administration about any monitoring systems on traffic lights.

Lawsuits are are about money. Pay an expert, pay a lawyer, not much left in this one. Damn lawyers.

And yes, i was foolish to minimize my insurance.

 

Hmm. Reduced Ins coverage just this past year. Saved less than $200. Car market value maybe $4,000. Do not yet know value in current condtion.

What i miss is a car i liked, was paid for, getting 48 mpg and oil changes every 5 to 6 thous miles. Now i am driving my 1996 T100 at 20 mpg and it squeaks.

 

Thanks for the suggestion. If I sue, her insurance company would defend the suit on her behalf. I estimate my only chance would be if an expert could shed some helpful light on the accident. If a court found her to be at fault, then we would fight over the amount of damages. Market value would be maybe $4,000. Insurance companies always seem to be on a low end of market value. I would need an expert fo that, too. The court would require proof of value. That requires an expert to testify. Standards of proof go up when lawyers are involved.