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T-Boned 2011 Sonata 2.0T - Totalled?

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#1 ·
I am so bummed - and sore - after I was T-boned in my 2001 Hyundai Sonata. After getting off the phone with the insurance company, their statement was, " Oh sure, sounds like it can be fixed". Of course, they had yet to see the car. I really do hope this car is totalled as I can't see how it could be safe again. Three air bags deployed and although I was hit on the passenger side, my seat belt popped out all the trim and bent the post slightly. I've attached a pic for you all to see. What do you think, totalled?
 

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Working in an autobody shop, I would say it's safe to say it's a goner. That looks like a major hit to the post/floor and like 'someguy' says, the roof might have buckled too. So figure they change the quarter panel, with inners.. change two doors, B-Pillar, fix the floor.. respective color blending.. suspension work.. air bags (which are f*cking expensive).. add the labor.. and seeing as ours haven't held up in as well as some in the value department.. I'd say she's toast. Glad to hear you're alright though!
 
#5 ·
Whoa sorry to hear about the accident. Glad to see the car did its job and protect the driver. Happy it was only you inside as a passenger would of definitely took a real bad bruise.

On your topic, I agree with everyone else here. Thats totaled looks like there's frame damage. Insurance companies will always say its repairable, but once they see it I'm sure they will say its totaled.
 
#7 ·
I was hit by a van going at least 40. The passenger seat on the inside moved in two inches and the rear wheel is pushed in at an angle. But I can see why the car has a high safety rating. I will definitely be replacing it with another Sonata.
 
#10 ·
Not too bad. The air bag and seat belt bruised me up pretty good and my neck and right shoulder were hurt, but I am recuperating. It's been 3 days. I don't care about the car as much as having to deal with the thought of driving it again. If, for some odd reason, it's deemed repairable, I wouldn't want it and it's value would greatly diminish.
 
#12 ·
Sonata on Sonata crime!

Hard to say but I would doubt that is a totalled car unless there is unseen damage.
 
#14 ·
Any time the frame on a car is bent, I would hesitate to want it back. I dont care how good the shop is that pulls it straight, that metal has stretched and lost some of its strength.

Even then, I am thinking more about body on frame vehicles like trucks or older big sedans. Which our cars are not.

OP's car is totaled no doubt about that.

However, depending on what the ins company decides to do with the wreck it could very well end up back on the road with a salvage title. All depends on who buys it at auction or if its worth more as scrap.
 
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2.0 터보;2649737 said:
Sonata on Sonata crime!

Hard to say but I would doubt that is a totalled car unless there is unseen damage.
This is a total loss based on visible damage, not even considering the numerous supplements guaranteed to follow if repairs were to be undertaken. Then there is the issue of rental vehicle where the at-fault party's insurance would have to cover throughout the entire repair unless OP's UM coverage has to step up, in which case they may try to limit rental coverage to the limits of your policy.

I've seen auto insurers try to fix cars that are a true or constructive total loss. If they do repair, make sure you go after them for diminished value (DV), and then sell it before the information appears on Carfax or AutoCheck. In a way it doesn't matter, because an experienced appraiser will detect the repairs almost immediately. If they do repair, your only recourse is a DV recovery.

Sorry for your problems. At least nobody was seriously injured or killed.
 
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