Dart is totalled.. now what ?
Not sure how many of you had heard, but I was in an accident about 3 weeks ago in my '74 dart sport. Long story short, I was a 4-way and proceeded to make my turn and a guy went through the stop sign and hit the front of my car.
The guy was at fault and his insurance has made the offer finally after the adjuster came out that my car is worth roughly $2500 the salvage is $750. So If I wanted to keep my car they would cut me a check for about $1800 Or if I decided to give it up they would give me about $2750 and they keep it of course.
The issue I'm trying to solve now is what to do. This is my only means of transportation, I have put in near 13k into this car as a ground up restoration. The damage to my vehicle is not extensive at all really. I only need the front clip of my car (both fenders, hood, radiator support,radiator, bumper) replaced. The issue of replacing the parts is not really the problem it will just be the cost of having someone basically installing the new replacements and repainting which will cost way more than I am going to be given to me from insurance.
The entire car will need to be repainted because the clear coat is peeling everywhere on my car, so that is where the major cost come in. How much do y'all think just getting the car put in primer and sealed would cost ?