Warranty? when wrecked
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From: Morganfield
krazik,
I thought that was kindof a negative outlook as well. Rear-end collisions aren't nearly as difficult as front ones. The extent of the damage ends before getting to the rear suspension, so I believe it will turn out fine. I was curious about gas tank location on the car, however. I believe that it is a little farther up than most cars. I figured I will have to change it, but it may have been spared. Where is the tank? It's not directly under the trunk floor, is it?
I thought that was kindof a negative outlook as well. Rear-end collisions aren't nearly as difficult as front ones. The extent of the damage ends before getting to the rear suspension, so I believe it will turn out fine. I was curious about gas tank location on the car, however. I believe that it is a little farther up than most cars. I figured I will have to change it, but it may have been spared. Where is the tank? It's not directly under the trunk floor, is it?
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[QUOTE]Originally posted by krazik
This is complete BS. It depends on the damage. If the frame is not bent there is NO reason the car won't be as good as new.
I had my car rearended when it was 6 months old. I had damage very much the same as this car (or so I could tell from the ebay pics). It did over $7k of damage to the rear end and my car was repaired to just as good as it was before. The s2k has a extremely strong frame.
When repairing it costs 75% of the price of the car, they total it. That would mean that it has about $24,000 worth of damage. That is substantial damage. Without seeing it in person it is hard to tell.
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This is complete BS. It depends on the damage. If the frame is not bent there is NO reason the car won't be as good as new.
I had my car rearended when it was 6 months old. I had damage very much the same as this car (or so I could tell from the ebay pics). It did over $7k of damage to the rear end and my car was repaired to just as good as it was before. The s2k has a extremely strong frame.
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When repairing it costs 75% of the price of the car, they total it. That would mean that it has about $24,000 worth of damage.
When deciding whether or not to total a car, insurance companies must use standard Automotive repair time allocations. I believe the time allotment for changing a quarter panel amounts to over 16 hours. When you total all those hours and multiply by the fairly high rate that most body shops charge, your costs escalate substantially. I was really surprised about the relative inexpensiveness of the Honda parts. Most of the inflation for estimates comes from those time allocation listings, however.
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Hey 2boss2,
Good luck with the rebuilding project. I think I remember seeing that car, the entire back end was pretty banged up. If I remember correctly, it's silver and a doctor drove it into a tree.
Maybe you can post some pictures of the project as you start and complete it.
Good luck with the rebuilding project. I think I remember seeing that car, the entire back end was pretty banged up. If I remember correctly, it's silver and a doctor drove it into a tree.
Maybe you can post some pictures of the project as you start and complete it.