CyMoN

that sucks I had my ford backed into the side a week after I had done the body work and repainted it.

I had gone to a small party next morning I left for work and the space between the rear tire and cab was smashed in.

called my buddy who's party it had been quit angry asking who it was that had left right as I had arrived that night thought it was those kids.

he reluctantly said that it was him when he had went back to the house he thought he might have backed into my truck.

I would look at the neighbor across the street or their friends cars for rear damage as well if they backed out.

desertcamper67

Like TNRabbit mine was totalled. I knew I wanted it back clean title or not. I ended up getting about $5200 for my 85 4Runner and bought it back for $480. Repaired it as much as needed (for me) spending under $1,000 and took a trip to Thailand with the extra $$$.

In your case you can have a clean truck again for cheap since its limited to the bed.
Junkyard bed and fresh paint on the whole truck and you're back in there with cash in your pocket. I know its value goes down but wtf, its the same truck weather it gets that mark on your title or not.




I made money on another car that got totalled but was totally repairable enough to keep and profit off of. There was a wrinkle in the pillar next to the left rear passenger that got it totaled.

BigBluePile

iTrader: (3)

Holy heck man, that sucks. Looks like it's time for a flatbed.

annoyingrob

I came out to my car one night a few years ago to find it smashed. I drove around the neighborhood examining every single car, in the middle of the night. An hour later, I had the car, had pictures, and had called the cops. They were charged with leaving the scene of an accident, and had to pay the 3 grand to fix my fender and door.

94toy22re

a little bit of good news, around a 6pm a older lady in a 06 rav4 came up to the door and gave me her insurance information.

desertcamper67

Great. I'm curious to see what the insurance co. says.

rdrttoy

if they dont total it i would suggest investing in an exo cage or a gnarly bumper so if it happens again you can see the color of paint that the car had that hit you. thats what happened to me. I just smiled and laughed.

94toy22re

I'm going to a body shop Monday morning to get a quote. If they total it i will probably buy it back sell it and then get a taco or 3rd gen runner

94toy22re

The adjuster came today, there going to total it, any one in a recent collision know a estimate of what they gave for a similar truck.

Lumpy

I would think that you'd get about 4k for her, maybe 3,500??? Buy it back and get a bed for less than 500 and you are good to go!

Stuwy123

iTrader: (1)

Wow, I can't believe they would total your truck.
I can't find a truck like yours for less than 7-8k up here in canada.
I've heard that the insurance company might not let you buy it back. Just find a buddy willing to buy it for you then buy it from him plus a case of beer.

Flat deck it or turn it into a buggy.


I hope it all works out for you and the final outcome doesn't sting too much.

CyMoN

fight it if you want it fixed demand that they fix it.
make it clear that you did nothing wrong and that their client hit you.
at least she came back and told you she hit you.

do your research and know how much a truck in the same condition costs minus the big dent of course.

the adjuster will tell you some crap about they want to keep the truck so they can make some of their loss back find out how much scrap metal is going for and tell them that is what you will pay to get it back.

if you are unhappy with their offer tell the guy to get lost and you want another adjuster.

I don't know how it works legally with a hit and run and insurance company's they might just drop the client and tell you to sue them.

if you have the same insurance company you may have some leverage if you have a clean record with them.

if you have receipts for any work done and any after market parts make sure to have that all on hand to show them.

best of luck

fastkevman

Sorry for your pain.
I am curious though, what kind of flares are on your truck, they look like they held up very well to such a horrible hit.

94toy22re

I'm not sure about the flares. i found some similar trucks for 7-8k in auto trader so I'm printing the adds and showing them to the adjuster.

tesh

I'd consider the buyback option - I had a scion xB that was rear-end totalled from a 35mph hit.. but after they took it to a shop and attempted some frame pulls, you'd never know it was hit, still totaled though, so i bought it back (with only 35k on the motor) and i'm at 70k lovin it (wish i didnt have to leave it in CA)...

if the buyback is cheap, then go for it and have yourself a wheelin' rig, or fight it to have them fix it - it definitely wasn't your fault..

gary96360

some nice person decided to walk on my hood last night. left massive dents in the hood

94toy22re

i found some beds is Dallas from 350-700 supposed to be rust free the same salvage yard has some 98 4runner buckets for 75 for a set

86Toyrunna

that sucks man. around here if youve got a 1st 2nd or 3rd gen pick up and the bed gets dented beyond just a hour or two of bondo work and some paint they total them. my friends dad who is a bodyman by trade told me that its because you cant get bedsides for the beds (dont know how true that is, but i wouldnt say it isnt a possiblity)

desertcamper67

Do you have any reciepts for upgrades? Anything you can add to the value they should pass back on to you. It made a $2,000 difference on mine. I got $5,200 in 2005 for an '85 4Runner Dlx. Not their first offer.

CyMoN

I looked on KBB and some other sites and it looks if you are at around 100k on miles the in excellent condition was around 4200$ if you can prove what you payed in upgrades you might be able to stretch it to 5000$ if they pay you 3800 and you pay 500 buy back that is 3300$ in the pocket.

at the least you should get at least 2000$ after buying it back and have money to fix it