Hit a deer can it be fixed?

[oil pan 4]

2018 Hyundai sonata hybrid vs 240lb mule deer.
I had full coverage on it.
More of a question of can I, not should I. By I, I mean me myself and I, not a shop, I know labor will be equal to at least that of the parts maybe more.
My wife has perfect credit and she could go buy another one today. At some point we'd like to retire, that would put a major dent in paying off the house early.
I had her talked into driving this car till it runs up 80 to 90,000 miles then private sale it and buy a lease turn in hybrid.
Around 80 to 90,000 miles the house ought to be paid off or just about paid off.

 

[mattd]

Get an itemized quote from a body shop and look for parts yourself . There more damage than you think there.

 

[Urshurak776]

Doubt it, poor deer probably died on impact.

 

[Nessism1]

Structural damage, for sure. Core support, at minimum. Likely, much more. Can you weld and paint?

 

[Rand]

That looks pretty uh.. Damaged

 

[hemitom]

I'm sure that's a write off ?
No air bag deployment ?

 

[Allaned]

"More of a question of can I, not should I. By I, I mean me myself and I, not a shop,"

If you have the know how, I suspect anything is possible. I know I couldn't, but you may have more faith in your abilities.

 

[The Critic]

Is there any reason you cannot find another 2018 Sonata Hybrid for the payout amount?

 

[TheOilWizard]

Assuming insurance paid you fair value, you should be able to find something comparable.

That damage is probably more work and extensive than it seems. Cut your losses and move on, IMO.

 

[Furious]

Insurance will total it out, but it could be made at least drive-able again but it isn't really worth it.

You would be better off taking what the insurance company gives you and putting that into buying a used Toyota in good condition.

 

[DirectRejection]

Doubt it, poor deer probably died on impact.

Venison sausage.

 

[RhondaHonda]

Total loss.

 

[Kira]

Sorry for your loss of vehicle.
Should it be totaled, please get back to us with the amount your insurance company offered.

 

[crashz]

You can. I did on my CRV, but the damage was only about 10% of what you have. And they nearly totaled my car.

However, the parts became a blackhole that I threw cash into. I was able to save all the body panels, do no painting and essentially only replaced my grill on the outside. Internally, there was a lot of damage and once I bought all of the pieces I was a few thousand dollars into it. Cooling and AC required major work, and again had to buy a laundry list of parts to get things right again. I bought most of the parts I needed on Rock Auto, so they were new parts.

So you absolutely can do this. But figure out a way to do so without breaking the bank. If I were to do it again I'd look for a junkyard car that had a rear collision or engine failure.

 

[mk378]

Get some prices of used cars the same as yours was. You will need those to argue about the total value.

 

[fdcg27]

Can it be fixed?
Anything can be fixed, even this, a rare Ferrari that brought nearly two million USD at auction, as is where is, as they say:

The removed drivetrain came with the car and it is a rare model, but I'm not sure about a four cylinder two liter Ferrari.

Practically speaking, wife's Sonata would need a lot to be even safe to drive.
You'd be ahead checking out pricing on comparable Sonatas and using that in negotiating with your insurance carrier over what they should pay for a total loss, which this will be. Incidentally, a collision with an animal is treated as comprehensive damage and not under collision coverage. Ask me how I know.

 

[supton]

Looks extensive. If the insurance company wanted to total it, I'd be happy to move on. Different if it was something that I could bang out and live with dents, mismatched paint, whatever--but I'm pretty sure my wife wouldn't, so that'd be the end of that.

 

[AZjeff]

The fact that you're asking that question kind of answers it. This is more than switching out parts. Do you have the ability and tools to straighten or replace unibody parts and confirm factory alignment? If it was a grill and light and fender sure.

 

[Chris142]

I would be more worried about the car...

 

[LostInTransit]

Insurance would total that as it would cost too much to repair.