Frame damage

[cjsmith]

Estimate = $3900. Down to maybe $2900 if I take used doors and fender, but the labor alone is nearly $2K and that's more than Kelly says the car's worth. If I make the case that it's in pristine condition with very low miles, AND I take used doors, AND I don't paint them, the math error fairy would still need to cough up $500.

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Comments

[kennita.livejournal.com]

Could you donate it to one of those charities that accepts cars "running or not, in most cases", and at least get some tax writeoff out of it? Do you do better if you do this before it's written off as salvage?

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

I could do that, yes, although it would be a financial loss for me to do that instead of taking the insurance company's check for it. The charity would like me though. :-)

I suspect that in this particular case it doesn't matter to the charity whether it's a salvage title. They'll probably sell it for parts just like the insurance company will. But that's a total guess. I don't know what they really do with such cars.

[kennita.livejournal.com]

I was confused. I didn't know (or forgot) that the insurance company would send you a check for more than that. Never mind.