'06 Prius totalled; replacement values? (Update 7/16/07)

Thanks for the great picture gallery, it was interesting to see how the Prius handled a number of impacts from all different sides. As for the body shop question your car is without a doubt totaled, my friend is an insurance appraiser and after seeing the photos he said there is no doubt it will be totaled. One question for you, what about the uninsured motorist? What happens to these scum bags? Are they arrested, held accountable? And did you get a chance to talk to them about what they were doing driving recklessly without insurance? Thanks again for the great pics.

 

Man.. that was some accident you got.
Here is my experience, I hope it helps http://priuschat.com/index.php?showtopic=33418&hl=

AAA offered me for 6 mo old package#4 Prius 23.5K (plus tax +fee = $25+K ), I bought it for 26+K + tax + fee
that was before the police report came out to clear my insurance AAA from any fault. After that, AAA got easy on me, and gave me around 26K + tax + DMV fee, that's because I argued about the carpool stickers. It would have cost me 28+K to obtain same Prius with carpool stickers.

I'm sure they will low ball you, you have to come up with the listings of used prius in autotrader, cars.com, craigslist, kbb, edmunds. They will do the same.

Take your personal stuff out of your car, and may be something from the car ^_^ (I forgot to do it for my case) like the jack or spare tire or the antenna, mats, the emblems, etc do that before taking the car to the mechanic.

you should also make sure your bodily injury is taken care of, do not underestimate it. It has been 2 months for me, and I still feel the pain on my neck & lower back after exercising.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(jrmgkia @ Jul 2 2007, 12:50 AM) [snapback]471361[/snapback]</div>

Yes, what happen to the irresponsible driver?

I am sure it will be totalled. AAA said if the cost to repair it exceeds 50% of the car value, it is automatically deemed as total loss. You can take them to AAA affiliated body shop, AAA has list of these shops. You can call nearby Toyota dealers and ask their recommendation of body shops, then you check the AAA list, hopefully some match. This way you dont need to wait for the AAA adjustor to estimate the repair cost. Well anyway, no doubt in my mind it is a total loss what ever way you choose to go.

 

No doubt about it, that car is TOTALED!
Yes, the Prius gave up its life for yours.
Amazing how intact the passenger compartment stayed . . . you can even see some ripples in the roof. :blink:

If you think your laptop booted, chances are all the info on the hard drive can be recovered. If a local computer shop can't get the info off the drive - and the info is THAT important, there are businesses which specialize in recovering info off of physically damaged drives. Just do a Google search.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(b1ffd00d @ Jul 2 2007, 02:04 PM) [snapback]471605[/snapback]</div>

I am glad you are ok.


How do people get away with driving uninsured? I mean so many people? In Georgia most are illegals or repeat DUI offenders that just don't care.

As citizens and taxpayers, we need to demand reform. These uninsured are always the worst drivers. How do they even get a license?? Why isn't it revoked or sent thru a computer data base to check for valid insurance?

Most of us are held to the fire with fines and high premiums if we drive and do anything wrong.

I am really sick of deadbeats. We ought to at least be able to beat the hell out of them if they hit us.

 

Impressive amount of damage to walk away from, glad you are all OK for the most part. As mentioned, you probably should get checked out to make sure there hasn't been any neck/back damage. That can take a few days to show.

Am interested in how it turns out - keep us posted.

 

Well, we never like to see a Prius like that, but it is good to know that the crumple zones did what they were supposed to do. The passenger cabin looks to be pretty much intact.

For the insurance, if they try to low ball you on the settlement, ask them to show you were you can obtain "Like Kind and Qualtiy" for the price you are being offered. If they cannot show you, they must give you more.

 

wow, thats like a textbook accident for the prius. Its so perfect looking, everything worked exactly how it should have. I feel so safe in it now .
You should part it out as much as possible before insurance takes it. Emblems, I saw that headlight, if its not scratched, thats like $250. I also love how no windows broke. WS is cracked, but even the rear window is in perfect condition.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Slair @ Jul 2 2007, 02:16 PM) [snapback]471663[/snapback]</div>

Definitely. If they'll let you grab some parts, do so.

 

Amazing pictures. Glad you're alright. I'm a high mileage LA freeway commuter (90 miles a day), and I take getting home every night for granted. Your photos are really sobering. There are so many idiots out there. I was rear-ended in college by some inunsured idiot. He had so much speed going that he hit me twice, knocked me forward, and hit me again. I was in my beloved 66 Mustang, and he had a big Ford (ex-taxi). My Mustang was still drivable, no so for his big Ford. My back still bothers me after almost 30 years. Good luck with everything, and thank God and the Prius designers, that you will live to tell about it. Go after him. In my case I paid the deductable, which my insurance company paid back to me aftter going after the other driver. My "other driver" was arrested on the spot for drug suspicion.

 

Sorry about your accident. The safety features that the Prius has really did there job. It is amazing that you folks were not seriously hurt or killed. Good luck with the insurance company, they can also be very happy that you were not hurt or it could have cost them a lot more.

I have a great insurance company here in Pa, Erie Insurance, they have always treated me extremely fair.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Slair @ Jul 2 2007, 12:16 PM) [snapback]471663[/snapback]</div>

I would be willing to bet that that headlight assembly has dammage to it's mounting tabs. Anyway, you cannot part out your total unless you buy it from the insurance company for the salvage value.

 

Looks like it will buff right out!!!!


I am amazed how well it kept the passenger compartment intact. I have always driven big trucks and get nervous in little cars. This really helps to see and know I am still safe.

 

....like the traction battery.....

"Hey, that's mine!"

 

Glad to know you're all okay. Those were some pretty amazing pictures.

Our 2005 Prius was totaled in January of this year (an F-250 pickup smashed the front of our car; it was our fault, though). The insurance company gave us $150 more than what we had paid for the car 18 months earlier.

My husband walked away without a scratch or any ill effects--no soreness or anything! We were very happy to go out and purchase another Prius after that. Your story--accompanied by pictures--makes me even more confident in its safety features!

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(b1ffd00d @ Jul 16 2007, 06:09 PM) [snapback]479893[/snapback]</div>

After seeing the car they figure there is no reason to mess around. They could easily be forking over tens of thousands in bodily injury. You could of claimed your neck and back hurt and sought out an attorney. It's good to see that an insurance company is actually doing the right thing.

And the whole uninsured thing drives me mad. Here in Oklahoma there is pending legislation to start impounding vehicles if you're caught uninsured and it will remain in the impound giving you time to get insurance or it will be sold at auction.

I need to look into that waiver for the deductible for uninsured motorist for our plan. I noticed after our accident on Friday we have a $1,000 deductible for uninsured and no rental car. That will be changed soon as it seems so many wrecks require uninsured motorists insurance.