Is it totaled?

Car got hit by a School bus while parked. Just cracked 200k miles. Do you think it’s totaled?

 

Depends on repair bill vs actual value.

 

Was the school bus driver drunk?

 

Yes, not a lot of damage, but a lot of panels, plus paint. It's a 2007, so 18 years old, and half of the vehicle has repair time. It's an economical total, has a value of $8k, salvage value of $1.5k - $2k. I'd buy it back though, take the $6.5k buy a new front bumper and winch and make it an offroad overland-specific vehicle.

 

Fix it..especially if it's 4wd... go to car-part.com for used parts .. might get lucky and find parts color matched.

 

Well, @Garrylt, what's the verdict?

 

Does it have any pending big-ticket mechanical issues (like V8 exhaust manifold cracks or frame rust cancer) that you can avoid if totalled?

 

How much do new manifolds with integrated catalytic converters cost?

 

Welcome from Wisconsin! Nope, not totaled. I had a pristine S-10 parked, got side-swiped as bad as that, actual value of vehicle? Young driver's insurance paid to get it fixed. School bus drivers where I live, well I mean "a group" of them beat the piss out of those buses, so let the buses insurance pick up the tab.