Beyond repair *SAD*, Going to cost over $10,000 to fix Options

[silverspyder]

I just got the estimate this morning to fix my beloved celica.
My wife hit a deer in it.

The labor is going to be a little over $2000, but the parts are killing me at a whopping $8000.
I refuse to post pictures of my celica as is because it's heart-breaking.
And it's really not that bad, a hood, a fender, front glass...
maybe an upper core support and a couple headlights.

The freakin' body shop told me, and I quote, "It would be stupid of you to fix this car"

I can get wholesale toyota parts from a dealership I used to work at,
but they're still expensive. Especially those airbags.

I'm depressed and I just thought I'd share.
Nobody else's celica to compare to mine in my heart.

I have to decide whether to part her out and buy a newer 6th gen,
or continue on this "stupid" quest to restore her to her glory + extras like a GT-four hood and C-one front cover.

Ebay doesn't look too promising at this point. I don't want a convertible or a 1.8L.

[silverspyder]

You guys are inspiring.

I only had liability insurance at the time. I was planning on getting FC that week.

Another thing I left out, there is some hail damage on every panel on the car that will need to be fixed also.
Not to mention I think every rubber moulding is dryed out, cracked, or rotted looking.

I've decided NOT to buy another celica and junk this one out.

I'm going to take the parts from the body shop's estimate
and find out what I can get them for wholesale from my old friends at toyota.
Then I'm going to see how much the labor from the estimate and
my parts are and boom. Total cost should be way less than 10k.

I'd like to do my whole car, stereo, and wheels and tires for 10k. That's my budget.

Nobody else's celica can compare to mine in my heart. She's special.

i can help you out with the airbag, i am sellin mine for cheap..if you still decide to fix her..

ryan

Well, I need the passenger side and drivers side airbag assembly, cover, and spiral cable.
Then I need the 3 sensors, center, right and left.

I'm going to get all my funds together this week or next week.

What have you got exactly?

This post has been edited by silverspyder: May 3, 2006 - 4:55 PM