Got rear ended by someone texting and driving. Thoughts?

[bronsin]

Theres people who take cars like your get them for cheap and fix them up and sell them.

I worked for a rent a car business in the 70s that was self insured. My boss had the wrecks repaired and gave them to his family to drive. Or sold them without disclosing the repairs. You could do that in 79.

I myself bought a 78 Subaru Hatchback 4 wheel drive that was rolled and self repaired by the owner. $500. The car had 5k miles at the time of the wreck and ~20k miles when I bought it. (1982) It was painted yellow it looked like with a paint brush. But it didn't leak everything worked and it ran great! I was living in upstate NY at the time with a 60 mile round trip commute downwind of Lake Ontario. (lots of snow) I put another ~50k miles on it and gave it to a friend who needed a car. He drove it off and on another 10 years.

Great car for a great price!

So don't give up on yours too quick!

[gabriel2012]

Originally Posted by bronsin

Theres people who take cars like your get them for cheap and fix them up and sell them.

I worked for a rent a car business in the 70s that was self insured. My boss had the wrecks repaired and gave them to his family to drive. Or sold them without disclosing the repairs.

I myself bought a 78 Subaru Hatchback 4 wheel drive that was rolled and self repaired by the owner. $500. The car had 5k miles at the time of the wreck and ~20k miles when I bought it. (1982) I put another ~50k miles on it and gave it to a friend who needed a car. He drove it off and on another 10 years.

Great car for a great price!

So don't give up on yours too quick!

I got a call from one of the top shops in the area after emailing them, they arranged to pick up the car on Monday and deal with the other persons insurance. He said theres around a 70% chance of it getting totaled but the insurance adjuster would make the call when he/she arrives in the body shop.

So hopefully I'll have an answer this week, it kinda blows that this happened due to mainly taking good care of the car and it being so reliable. If something does happen, I'm getting another yaris, I just love these cars.