I was rear-ended yesterday and had some damage to the rear bumper and trunk. The trunk no longer opens and the bumper is definitely ruined.
I really don’t know cars much at all, and I know even less about bodywork, but this shouldn’t be totaled, right? I’m waiting to hear back from insurance
If it matters, it’s a 2017 with about 62,000 miles on it
I was rear-ended last year, and it looked pretty much the same, except the impact was focused on the driver’s side corner. I couldn’t open the hatch either.
The repair cost was around $7k through insurance, and they didn’t total the car. Mine’s a 2015.
Very similar situation to this with also a 17 orange spice. Was somewhere around 5k.
I don’t think so, as long as there’s no frame damage or any other serious issues that aren’t visible.
I hate to break it to you, but I had similar damage on my 2015 with 92k miles, and Geico totaled it. They claimed there was frame damage, but I don’t see how, and the car drove just fine. My damage was more focused on the hatch, though.
Hi, insurance guy here. Honestly, it’s a bit of a coin toss. If the trunk floor is pushed in or creased, it will likely be totaled. Replacing a trunk floor involves a lot of labor. Of course, the condition of the subframe also plays a big role.
Bumper and door should cost about 5k to replace and paint. The locking mechanism probably needs to be replaced, and hopefully the frame is ok. Watch out for suspension damage, insurance won’t notice it if they just do a visual inspection.
I’m not sure what insurance would say, but you’d definitely need a new bumper and tailgate (obviously). You could take it to a body shop to have the chassis pulled back. Something similar happened to mine—cost me £70 to get the chassis pulled back so I could close the boot. The bumper was £350, and the tailgate was about £100. I did those repairs myself. It wasn’t a fun experience.
I hope it’s not. If you end up parting out let me know I’m local in Florida
