Originally Posted by Mrmiata
If there's no frame damage, which I don't see how there could be with totally missing the bumper.. I can't see where 3 grand at the most wouldn't put her back together. Unless you order new from Germany..lol. There are some nice carbon fiber hoods with vents I think still available in the sale section. They run a grand I do believe..he kinda got stiffed on a group buy.
If I wasn't doing Turbo in the next month I'd have to definatly give that 4 grand offer a long hard look..
MrMiata, I am not trying to break your *****, but you looking at a few pictures versus an experienced insurance adjuster, who does this for a living
You can buy these types of cars for peanuts all day long, because they have a salvaged title, hence resale would be even worse than an XF normally is. This is exactly what MrMopar is doing, buying cheap, salvaged cars with as little damage as possible, but he is not fixing them because of the titling issues. It is easy to say that it would not be a big deal and would be a lot less than they quote, but when you factor in shitty resale, HUNTING to find certain parts (if you can get them at all), and the literally hundreds of hours would have in the reapir, it starts looking a lot more like reality setting in...