check with your insurance co,, if yoiu have that in your policy and you have an est of value of your car before the wreak and then go to car max and see what they will give you for the car ,,,your ins should pay you and then collect from his ins, this became law in fl. about 6 years ago and the ins cos went to Tallahassee and got it changed to where you (the people) had to pay for it on your policy,, i though the same as you when my camry was hit ,before and after was 4000.00 differance ,,,after it was fixed my ins co state farm said i did not take that part in my policy so i was **** out of luck,,, but maybe we should sue the at falt party for the differand,. jim ft. lauderdale