If your car frame is bent, is it totaled?
The decision by an insurance company to "total" the car means they've decided the repair costs usually exceed the value of the car and/or the repairs they do will not return the repaired vehicle to you with no defect that would affect the operation of the vehicle - because if that occurs they have liability on that count.You have the choice to take their settlement offer required by the salvage value (i.e. you take the money, they keep the car for disposal under a salvage title) or keep the car (again under a salvage title) and do the repairs. If you make that choice be aware that any resale price by you after that will be much lower; folks don't like buying cars that have been repaired without a guarantee of normal and correct operation.Car frame repairs are not uncommon, but they are a result of an accident that obviously was more than a simple fender bender. Factory car dealers typically either won't offer a trade-in on such cars or will discount their offer considerably. Even private party owners are wary of cars that have had a car frame repair. Independent dealers? Depends on what their offer is, and whether they disclose prior repairs or sell the car with the usual "as-is" disclaimer.If your vehicle has been damaged - by your fault or another - and a car frame repair is required, think hard about a settlement offer by your insurance company - or the other - for anything but the fair market value of car. Insurance companies don't always make equitable offers to claimants - preparation, consulting an attorney or an independent damage appraiser are all steps you should consider if this is your problem.Please be aware this is an informational reply and is not specific legal advice.
How much does it cost to straighten a car or truck frame?
A bent frame generally means the car is totaled. It’s not easy or cheap to fix, and the process of straightening the frame will weaken the frame. Also, getting the frame so it’s aligned properly isn’t easy, and the car will not travel quite right if the frame isn’t straight.OK, I wouldn’t personally own or drive a vehicle that has had the frame bent in an accident, but there are cars out there that have had this repaired, and people drive them.I remember a friend who got a free truck that had a bent frame. He hoisted the truck by a certain point on the frame, heated the metal with a welding torch in area where it was bent, and the weight of the truck pulled the bent part of the frame back into alignment. So it can be done, but if you had to pay somebody to do it, it could get costly.If you really want to know, get the name of 2 or 3 shops that specialize in this sort of thing and get a quote.
Bent Nissan truck frame?
Most Body shops refer to the section of the frame by the major assembly it supports. This may make it sound like the bed frame, cab frame, and engine frame are separate parts, but in reality they are all the same part. To replace a frame would mean completely re-constructing the truck (essentially making it a different VIN number). You did not get "screwed" by the insurance co. or the body shop. It is standard practice to straighten a frame rather than replacing it.
Can a Frame for a car be fixed? If so how much does it cost? and can i do it myself?
if there is frame damage, driving it is very dangerous. can it be fixed? sort of. A good body shop with a frame rack can straighten it. but the structural integrity of the car has been compromised. The metal that was bent and re-bent is now much weaker. Think of it like bending and re-bending a paper clip. It wi much weaker where the ends happened. Can you fix it? no. Not unless you have a $12,000 frame straightening rack in the garage.
If your airbags deploy is the car considered totalled?
Often but not always. A vehicle is deemed to be a total loss if the cost to repair the damage to a vehicle exceeds the Actual Cash Value of the vehicle. Actual Cash Value of a vehicle is what that vehicle could have been sold for (by the owner) immediately prior to the damage being incurred. When an airbag deploys it tends to cause quite a bit of damage; the cladding that covered the airbag needs to be replaced, the airbag itself needs to be replaced, the airbag sensor needs to be replaced, often windows are damaged and often the vehicle interior also needs to be cleaned. Additionally, in order for an airbag to be deployed a vehicle normally needs to first suffer quite a bit of crush damage, meaning that there are likely a number of cladding and/or structural pieces that need to be replaced (bumper cover, bumper pads/bars, fenders, hoods, cowls, grills, radiators, A/C condensers, etc.). All of these things add up to expensive repairs, which increases the probability that the vehicle will be deemed a total loss; however, it is not always the case. If the vehicle in question is a brand new Bentley there is a good chance that the heavy front end damage and interior damage we would expect from a frontal impact resulting in airbag deployment may not exceed the value of the vehicle (heck, when both my airbags deployed after a front end collision my vehicle wasn't a total and it was a 3 year old SAAB). Now, if we had the same damage on a 2010 Honda Civic then it is very probable that the vehicle would be a total. I once declared a vehicle a total loss because it had been keyed from bumper to quarter panel, which would have cost $1,100 to repair... the vehicle was an old beater with an ACV of approximately $750. It all comes down to the verbiage in your automobile policy that states "we will pay the lessor of repair or Actual Cash Value..." if the repairs exceed the ACV then it's a total loss.
Is my car totaled?
This is the only damage nothing in front or other side, wheels aren't bent. I hope to god it's not totaled, I don't have gap insurance and it's financed. If they decide it's only worth $6,000 I'm stuck making payments on no car for like a year or more and I have 3 children, one that goes to school and so do I. Please say it's fixable. It's a 2010 huyndai elantra blue