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I dunno.  The shop must have written to R&R the bumper, overhaul the bumper, R&R the license plate & clips, R&R the lower bumper grille, refinish, and then whatever is behind it. If you had it go underneath, it might have hit the condenser and bent the lower tie bar.  I do this for a living and I'd be surprised if the insurance company writes it the same way. Shops are in business to make money, hence, writing it as high as they can.  They write to replace things that can be repaired, and they write for new, OEM parts versus recycled, remanufactured, or aftermarket parts.

Just remember that if you file a claim under your own policy, your policy language dictates how the repairs are written unless state law prohibits. Shops that tell you you have the right to DEMAND all new parts are correct that you may demand them but not correct that the insurance company must comply. We have a few shops like that in my territory, and we rewrite all the time for alternate parts.

 

 

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I refreshed, and the two other pics showed up.  Yeah, damaged tiebar and condenser, probably a few brackets, the cover does need to be replaced, which calls for the overhaul and all that stuff.

Those pics do make it look closer to the 2k, but you should expect a difference in the insurance and shop estimates.

3 Shoulda seen what a deer did to my grandfather's Escort about ten years ago...yech.  And yes, it was totalled.  First new car he ever bought.

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The question we always ask when we look at cars that hit deers is, 'Did you pick it up?'

 

MMMMMM. deer sausage, deer jerky, deer roast....

5 Other alternate title: Why you need to drive a car that doesn't sit three inches from the ground. 

A raccoon wouldn't have dented my Grand Cherokee.

6 It effed up the radiator, too. And I'm guessing it would have cost much less to fix had it been a Chevy Aveo and not a Mini.

7 IIRC, the deer was not in eating condition, he mangled it pretty bad.

8 That makes it just right for deer stew!

9 The raccoon probably watched the Synecdoche, New York trailer.

10 Other alternate title: Why you need to drive a car that doesn't sit three inches from the ground.

Bingo.

11 Not only do I think a raccoon wouldn't dent my Grand Cherokee, I think if the raccoon squatted down and held really still, the little varmint would be OK too.  

12 AngrySteve - at some point you'll have to get over the fact that I enjoy that movie.

13 Same with my Exploders (old & new).

Although, no matter how careful you are to go over armadillos right down the middle, they invariably jump with fright just as you pass over and dash their little marbles out on the underside of your car. Apparently it's a reflex.

14 Erm, that was a reply to Alice.

15 As far as the car goes, I agree, but I purchased it when I lived in DC. Not many raccoons to hit there....just hobos. I wish I could afford an SUV, but the 30 minute commute each way kills that idea.

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Minis are cool little cars. They are a lot roomier inside than you'd expect, and they're mechanically pretty sound. The only real problem I have is the way the front structure is made. Usually, you have two fender aprons (that's what you wheels sit under in the front) and those are welded (usually) to the core support, which goes all the way across the front, encompassing the condenser, radiator, and side baffles that your headlamps fit into. Minis don't have that. The front rails just kinda stop, then the radiator and condenser sit inside an upper and lower tiebar with little side supports. The headlamps are in their own little pockets. Just strange...

I usually drive a 95 Honda Accord, but I broke the power steering pump tensioner bolt and had to wait to get a new one so I'm driving the semi-guzzler Dodge P/U.  I miss my biscuit, but I got a new bolt yesterday so I just have to put it all back together.

I saw a deer two weeks ago that had obviously just been hit.  It took every bit of restraint to not check for a pulse and drag that baby into the bed of the truck. It was late, I was alone, and I'm not keen on field dressing a deer in my driveway.

17 Exploding Armadillos would be a kickass band name.

18 Vinty, the Jeep Patriot and Compass get almost 30 mpg.  Not quite Mini mileage, but if you want something a little more durable, the Patriot might be the route to go.

What'd you do to the front end of your old car, Gabe?

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That was my accident when I lost control on the highway in the rain and then got waterboarded by the CHP.

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21 I've gotta stop just hitting 'Enter' randomly on a page...

I haven't heard that story, Gabe.  Do tell!

22 Some of the details are here, Alice.

23 Darn, I was hoping for waterboarding details.  Preferably by a cute cop in tight pants.

24  Oh, that. I mentioned it in another post I think. Not really sure where that went.

They put a neck brace on me, then pulled me out of the truck and tied me to a backboard. While it was raining. It took long enough to put me in the ambulance that I kinda worried about drowning. 

25  AngrySteve - at some point you'll have to get over the fact that I enjoy that movie.

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