I've got a question for my fellow board members.

Would you keep/buy back your Crossfire if it were totaled?

Just last week my 2004 Crossfire was rear-ended and the insurance companies deemed it totaled. It had 79,000 miles on the car and only 49,000 miles on a dealer warranted new engine. It was in near show room condition and is still very drivable.

The insurance company offered me $9360 for the loss and if I wanted to buy it back it would cost me $2600. They are paying for a rental car for 3 more days at which time it has to be returned and my crossfire has to be removed from the Body shop.

Damage includes: Rear bumper cover (destroyed), Hatch is sprung and dented but fully operational, Right rail is pushed in but I am told is a easy frame pull, Right quarter has slight buckle and the gap between it and the door is narrowed, Right rear tail light has a 1/2" lens break, Roof has a very small pimple from my head hitting it. By the way the body shop said it would be an easy fix but the parts were too expensive.

My thinking is that: 1) it may take several weeks to find a replacement Baby and rental car fees would add up. 2) It is still a very dependable car for $2600 and the damage isn't that bad. 3) I feel I should be able to get that back out of it when the time comes as salvage or sale or am I mistaken.

Any feed back and or experiences would be greatly appreciated.

UPDATE. Just got my car back from the body shop and thought I would post some pics. Please note that the pics don't show the damage to the rt rear quarter and bumper very well. However the quarter panel damage is minimal other than being pushed forward and down a bit.

 

So many parts are hard to come by or non existent. Buy it back and use it as a parts car. Definitely worth it!

 

Ask the INS. co what do they plan to do with the car? If they are going to junk it, tell them you'll offer junk price. Give it a shot.

 

Thanks guys.

Also, that "buy back" price is the salvage price.

 

automatic or manual?

 

Uh oh. I feel the possibility of a project coming on

 

If I can find what I want for under $2000

 

If you have the time & space to store the car then $2600 or the possibility of a junk price you can definitely make money using it as a parts car. The only drawback I see is that you will probably have to ship parts because there are not many local XF. Look on ebay to see what parts are selling for. Since the car is drivable buying the car back seems to be the best option. Just make sure your next car is a Crossfire.

 

Mine (front end damage) is in the back yard but had 85K on it I believe. I was offered ~7500 with a 1500 buy back. I had several modifications worth more than the 1500 so it was a no brainer. Id see if you could get it cheaper than that but it is still not bad.

I have been looking for an SRT but if it's a black coupe with a stick I might be interested in buying and putting my *** end on it depending on location etc.

 

I am sorry for your loss, sucks when you pamper your baby and stuff like this happen...

I had a good experience with this ebay seller (ebay page). I bought the front bumper, headlights and driver's front quarter panel for about half of the body shop estimate, including shipping to Puerto Rico (not cheap). All original Mopar parts. Name's Guillermo, great guy to work with. Shoot him a message and he can give you an estimate.

I'm in no way affiliated to the guy; just trying to help a fellow member. Good luck!

-R

 

I'll buy the floor mat caps if you have them > which the Dealer say they have been discontinued.

 

jimhagner: If your decide to keep the car and "part" it out, I would like first dibs on the upper windshield molding...Carl 843 424 6503

 

Manual six speed transmission. And to answer the other member it's a black coupe with dark gray interior.

 

I just bought brand new chrsyler floor mats from a chrysler dealer off ebay (about $100 w/caps).

 

I'll keep that in mind. What are they going for?

 

It is a black coupe w/dark gray int and I live in Portland Oregon but haven't decided to go down that route yet. Thanks.

 

Yeah but there hard to find in that condition.

 

If it's in the condition you state please don't let it go to the crusher. My *** end is perfect and I would love to be back in an xfire. (Or anything with a/c ) :P

Would probably cost 1000 to get the transport but still worth it to me if I can just swap some panels and be back on the road. 9k is plenty to get back in an 04 and with less miles.

 

I just uploaded some pics in the first post.

 

The tires/rims, and headlights are darned near worth the $2600. Keep it if you can find a place to store it, until you can get it repaired to a satisfactory level. Your car is too lovely to have had this happen to it.