My wife got in a car accident, not at fault, so .....now they totaled it they said 2087$.
We're moving to a house so no money to spare , and for 2-3k there is only junk I can buy who might need more repairs then our beloved concorde that had 189k but ran perfect.

Here are some pics .......





















2 quick questions?

They declared it totaled, if I buy it back, if i try to fix it myself and get it in drivable conditions ( I will make it pretty again later) is that legal or do I have to pay some extra stuff to get the title cleared because of the accident?

How bad does it look, from my visits to the junkyard 1k (which should be more than left over after buyback) should cover for headlight, bumper, hood, fender, new radiator and belts and front reinforcement bar ...can I bend everything else back in .... right now I do not care anymore if it won't look pretty .... pretty cars are over 4k so ........????

Pls Help

 

check with your local state DOT about salvage titles what they go for.

 

closer inspection when I took stuff out .....looks worse than I thought .. I do not have that much time to invest or wait for it to have time to do it myself, plus frame would require a shop ... so it's a goner ... to bad.. with the work I had done on it it would have last well to 300k and beyond .... engine was clean, no leaks, transmission felt smoother than the 2011 rental camry I'm driving this week.