Totaled wreck.. What do I have to do? T.T

[pins2u]

I have(or had) a nissan cefiro elite (year 2000) and had a major accident 2 days ago.

Radiator, right fender, hood, wind shield, airbag(driver side), front bumper, and many parts of the the right passenger side in front are damaged severely. (most of all parts on the front right side is squeezed..)

A repair shop which I used to deal with and is honest gave me a quick estimate - more than 200k...

They say it's not worth to repair it.

But the engine, automatic transmission, many electrical parts(ecu, tpc, etc) should be fine, and except for the front area, rest of the car is okay.

Can anyone make an advice on this?

Will I be able to sell this car as is? (for parts or something..)

Please help me on this.. T.T

(Friends, please use English only since I dont know how to speak tagalog.. Thanks in advance)

[Battlestar]

Does your car have insurance?

[isa1023]

Try looking for a front cut of half cut or a donor car where the front body parts would come from.

However, I doubt it would be easy given the limited number of units of that car here.

Anyway, good luck.

[pins2u]

Does your car have insurance?

No... that's the problem.

[pins2u]

Try looking for a front cut of half cut or a donor car where the front body parts would come from.

However, I doubt it would be easy given the limited number of units of that car here.

Anyway, good luck.

I'm looking for one now, but as you said, it's really hard to find it.

[Monseratto]

Best to sell for scrap. Unless you can find cheap surplus parts, repairing it may not be worth it considering the low resale value of the Cefiro.

[Mguy]

If you need that car mismo for sentimental reasons, have it fixed.

If you are willing to take a hit, then sell it as junk and find another car.

Eto talaga ang problem kapag walang insurance.

[Memphis Raines]

Unfortunately this is going to take some time for you to resolve and since it's been less than a week since the accident, you have barely exhausted all efforts to salvage what is left.

More than 200k in repairs? Let's just assume it to be 300k. That amount alone is enough to decide that the best way for you to go now is to part out the remaining working components as consolation.

For a little bit more cash, say 420k (or less), you can get yourself a 5 year old Corolla Altis.

Good Luck sir.

[pins2u]

If you need that car mismo for sentimental reasons, have it fixed.

If you are willing to take a hit, then sell it as junk and find another car.

Eto talaga ang problem kapag walang insurance.

Thanks for your advice.

Not sure how much I could recover by selling it as a junk.

Anyone knows someone who buys wrecked cars?

[Monseratto]

Try asking someone in the insurance business. Ask who do they sell the cars that were declared total loss.