Body Damage to Prius

Springs Hybrid Automotive in Colorado Springs only sell Prius with salvage titles. They manage to get 4 to 6 grand out of 200k+ mile gen 2's. so I'm sure it can be done. They might be the ones to call and ask. Anyone with a frame rack should be able to make it drivable, however these guys claim their cars don't even chew up tires after being totalled so they might be worth calling. Best wishes.

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I will buy the HV battery from you and come pull it myself if you end up not being able to get it repaired. They call recent repairs necessary maintenance. They never treat me right on value. I got the same pay out as a person who neglected their car would with proof of mine being immaculate. Feel free to reach out to me regarding the hv battery plz.

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Not all is lost.

Contact Scott at Autobeyours (Prius hybrids sales and service Scottsburg Indiana). They have a gift of turning insurance salvages into proper working vehicles again, and they are REPUTABLE.

Replacement of the HV Battery, 12V battery, tires, brakes, etc is called maintenance for wear items. Cheaper to replace the wear items than buy a new or young used car. If the HV Battery was replaced by a Toyota dealer, then you are sitting on a very young HV Battery that will likely give you 8-10+ years of service. Consider getting another Gen2 Prius (2004-2009) that has a bad battery and buy that. Transfer your GOOD HV Battery over and take the 12V and tires with you too. Or, get a Gen3 w/ a bad battery and transfer the Gen2 modules into the Gen3 case, and be good for 8-10+ years.

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Sorry. I can guarantee you that insurance will write the car off. 11y/o very little value.

Cost of body work will exceed 50% of cars value. Most insurance companies draw the line at 50% and will just cut you a check; some go slightly lower to 45%. Flood damage they always cut a check for obvious reasons: electrical and safety components (air bags) are compromised. Repair and replacement of water damaged parts too great of a liability for insurance company to let the vehicle back on the road; cheaper to cut a check.

You can always beg/plead w/ the adjuster to get a higher value than what they initially offer.