My 2011 prius tboned Friday...now what

Call came, the final check was cut to the collission department, we pick up our Prius Monday......finally!
Hopefully, it will be a happy ride home....

 

It seems silly we update our status, but our accident occurred less then 4 months of ownership and never thought I would miss a car as I do the Prius.......the forum has truly enlightened us while we wait. We appreciate the responses and "hurray" offered. Most important, Prius Chat is a learning curve as we might trade in for a newer Prius sooner than anticipated. Anyways, Monday is almost here, MRI first, Prius on the way home, Mazda 3 rental car to be returned.

 

Not happy today. Picked up the Prius, 12v battery dead....they charged it. Drove away, on the highway, dashboard rattling and loose and seems as popping out. Turn around, back to the shop.
Its going to be a long hot week it seems.

 

Ceiling dash was not popped in place, it is now....so hopefully all is fine when my husband arrives back .

 

Disappointed . After viewing the car upon arrival home, seams along the panels do not match or line up compared to the non damaged side. Rubber gasket crinkled in 2 places, and soon I fear the panels will show even more displacement after the car has time on it. There is noticable separation of the hit side driver to rear passenger repairs . I imagaine I expected same condition as I when bought the car in February .
Yes, we will have legal aid with this. Thankyou for your responses.

 

Yes, the body shop is at the dealership.
As I drove home from work into my driveway, the visor dropped into my lap before I had the car in park. Just popped right out. If I were driving on a roadway- It would have jammed between the wheel and my body as I tend to move my seat up close to the wheel as I am short legged.... Scared me enough to be a bit miffed right now thinking I would have been startled enough and might have hit something. The car goes back Friday, to be detailed(scuff and smudge marks removed , a nice reversed dent is noticeable on the door which needs to be replaced, cracked paint by the taillights and basically a punch out list for them to work on. They will give us a loaner.
But, it does feels good to be back in the Prius, but I notice it runs a bit different than I remember.....need time to adjust again.
Have a good night all.

 

Todays adventure, remote key won't work all the time, pressing the door lock won't work either.... radio went dead. Now we wait until we return it on Friday.....to wait for more repairs....or check out alternatives....

 

I understand not to be so critical, but things should not be falling in our laps and be a hazard to driving. The panels misalignment irritate us as one panel is 1/2 inch popped out of the corner.... but electrical issues will be truly bothersome if they continue.
Time to step back, catch my breadth and move forward hopefully.

 

The headache was having 2 MRI's today and no visor to block the sun while driving . But, I still love the Prius!

 

State Fram is my insurance company, no fault state in Florida. They have been co-operative but since it is the other driver at fault, they have handed everything over to the at fault insurance agent.
The at fault driver who TBoned us has Amica. They are the ones who say DV doesn't apply but have paid for the repairs. His crude attitude towards us and the collission department prompted us to retain a lawyer. We will need to send a demand letter for DV , as in Florida we have the right towards DV. I do not want a car now that might have further issues, trade in is only $10k (2011, 33400miles, and some added options). Or sell privately.
Dealership 2011 retail is high, selling privately might be best, but trade in sometimes has benefits as well with less sales tax ,incentives, maintenance etc....I am searching for a replacement if needed. I will give the car a month of use to see if there are any more issues before we make a decision.
The adjuster must have placed a high retail value on the car before they would consider a loss as the shop said they needed another $7k in repairs to meet their % of damage to value. Thats rediculous.
Sadly, we had worked so hard to find a perfect used, non smoker, accident free, low milage Prius we could afford. We bought the car so I could have a reliable , fuel efficient car for me to drive daily for radiation treatments from Feb. to April. The car was bought in February, accident in May.
If we had used State Farm to represent us, they said the collision would reflect on our policy, raised rates.