Prius nearly totaled

Sorry that you got in an accident but glad there wasn't any personal injury. What is your insurance company say about fix / replace? If the insurance company recommends scrapping it how much are they offering for it? You may want to evaluate those option based on the financial options asa well as the risk of what you end up with if repaired.
Good luck,
Gabe

 

You were hit at 55mph and it *only* did $13,500 damage? wow.

great little car!

 

So sorry to hear about your car. How heartbreaking! Glad you are okay, though - like you said, that is the most important thing. I agree that you should bounce these questions off of your insurance adjuster, if you haven't already. Maybe they can offer some insight in weighing your options and determining your best course of action.

 

I had my accident last year. Cost of repair = $15K. The car was only 6 month old. My Insurance is AAA, they have policy if the repair cost is more than 50%, it is automatically a totaled car. How much is your car's worth? (see blue book?)

You want to get the best possible car repair shop. Get comparison for more than 1 shops. Don't settle with fixing the "outside", but also the inside like the frame/chassis mis-aligned, battery (is it damaged?),

Linky to my last year accident case.

 

The traction battery needs to be pulled to prevent damage when baking the paint.

 

What is your source for this assertion?

 

Reading through countless posts here.

 

do you have pictures of the damage?

im sure the car will drive normally once the shop lines the frame up correctly, and does perfect wheel alignment, i mean if the insurance is paying for everything it should be a great fix.

should be, but then again i could be wrong.


my 01 prius was in a severe collision, frame was damaged in the front, the electric motor wiring harnesses and stuff needed to be repaired, obviously i lost hope at some point, but as soon as we got it fixed the vehicle runs like a wonder, better than the 01 prius we bought from the dealer 3 years prior.

honestly, for me getting a vehicle repaired from a collision and driving it is a very interesting experience, you always think that before the car looks normal, it was in a accident

 

Pictures, pictures, pictures, we neeeeeeeeeeeeed pictures.:crutch:

 

In the current Consumers Report the Prius is shown as the best vehicle for resale value in relationship to the purchase price. Show that report to your insurance company and best of luck.

 

I had a similar situation back in the late 70's when there was also a 'gas crisis'. I had a Rabbit Diesel, and they were basically like the Prius then. In demand, high resale and low depreciation.

Unlike the Prius they were also very popular with car thieves. Folks were saying that they were stolen and trucked to Mexico where Diesel was much cheaper than gasoline but I can't attest to the truth of that rumor.

One day I came out and the only thing left in my parking space was some broken glass and the Speaker Cover off the drivers door.

My insurance company had the same lowball approach. So, I asked them to identify ONE car that was for sale anywhere in the US with my features and mileage at the price they were quoting me that didn't have a salvage title.

Eventually they upped it to a relatively reasonable amount