My husband had a single auto accident last weekend. He hit a patch of ice on the highway and it caused the truck to "fishtail". He was told by the state highway patrollman that he overcompensated for the fishtail,causing him to loose control. It ended up going into the ditch and rolling 1 3/4 times! We went to look at the Sport Trac a few days ago and there are "gaps" all over the structure of the truck, nothing is alligned. We have to moreso pry the front doors open and then give them a hard slam to be sure they're shut completely. When we opened the door to the gas tank, that was even off center by about a half inch! There is major damage mostly to the front fenders, the hood, headlights are busted, windshield is cracked all throughout, the roof of the cab is bent down about 2-3 inches, mostly above the drivers side area. Body damage alone is est @ $9,400. How do we know if the frame is twisted? What is taken into consideration when calling a vehicle totaled? Any recommendations?
2007-02-25
03:24:03
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Andrea
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