so i hit my s2000..i just would like to have a basic idea if this is fixable...and if its even worth it..





i LOVE this car...and dont wanna have to give it up...but if anyone could just give me a quick overview of what might be wrong that i cant see, and a general idea of what parts would all cost, it would be greatly appreciated.

thanks.

 

insurance?

from what i can see, its not worth the time fixing that car back up.

 

i could care less about the cosmetics of the whole thing...i just want the mechanicals fixed...

axles, and whatever else got fucked up down under.

i will drive that **** with no side whatsoever.

so basically all i want to know if is if the unibody is gone and how much the axles would be. heres some better pics

 

that **** is done.... hope you got insurance

 

have you ever heard the word "totalled"?

that **** is gone forever. frame, axles, body, its done for. you wouldn't want to try and fix this anyways. get another one.

how did it happen? details!!

 

This is a joke right?

 

Totalled, i don't even think it would be worth it to fix. Looks like an MY00-01. What the hell happened? i hope it wasn't driver error... in either case good luck.

 

junk it...move on

 

Totaled. Sorry.

The rear quarter is not just cosmetic it is actually a structural part of the car. Looks like the mounting points for front and rear suspension are beyond repair.

 

That IS FIXABLE it needs to be clipped pretty far but it would be fixable back to OEM spec we do worse then this at the shop all the time.

PM me a price

 

It looks pretty bad to me, I am no expert but I would say its totaled, I have been in a couple accidents and that looks prett bad.

 

lol you flew yourself into a freeway siderailing didn't you?

=] jk I <3 you.

 

This appears to be fixable from the pics you've posted.

Honestly, it'd be cheaper for you to buy an salvaged rolling shell and swap your motor/tranny into it.

BTW, you'd spend less than what it'd cost to repair if you bought something like this:

https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=1495272

And whatever left over parts you have unused, you could turn around and sell them to make some money back.

 

i'll be cheaper to get a new 1 & sell whatever is left.

 

i feel sorry man!....i think it s not worth fixing this one!go for the ap2!

 

I wouldnt want that car even if it was fixed...not after that kind of damage. Some of you guys that work in body shops need to keep in mind one thing...while it is feasible to fix a car back to OEM condition cosmetically, can you guarantee that the car will feel and drive exactly like new when you're done? Can you guarantee that the car will never visibly look wrecked in any way? I dont think you can guarantee those things...you can say that you'll do as best you can to achieve those thing, but theres no guarantee.

Why some people are so damn determined to claim a car is fixable after its obviously been seriously totalled is beyond me. Why would anyone want that car after damage like that? because its cheap? Get a check cut for the car, go out and get another one that has never been totalled.

 

get a shell, pop your motor in, and call it a day.

 

nah i didnt hit a railing....a semi hit me, and it got knocked over. i wish the pics would have came out that i took at the scene..it was crazy.

yeah i was optimistic that it MIGHT be salvagable...
because i loved that car...
but ya i guess the best idea is drop the engine in another body.
well if anyone has any other thoughts or just wants to console me, feel free to do so

 

*pats back*

there there. Things'll be ok.

 

that car is done, go buy a new one or used one. do not rebuild this. at most, buy it back (if its financially worth it), then sell the parts

 

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YES and YES I could guarente both.

I dont know what kind of bodymen you know but they sure arnt good ones.
A car is made of numerous panles spot welded together, Put on the frame rack, pull out all bent in parts to make it easy and drill out the "bad panels" and replace with new ones and spot weld up like factory.

In the right hands you can make a car las good as the day it came off the lot if we couldnt the insurence companys wouldnt pay to fix them, I dont know what kinda half assers you think we all our, I know there is some bad/shady body guys but some of us are not.

Look at us like doctors for cars those of us who are good will have you walking and running againe with no scars

 

Wow, in wheel double wishbone got bitch slapped right there, that ***** gone man, sorry to hear that.

 

Hate to tell ya but its done for, totaled. Now go after the semi that hit you and buy another one.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">YES and YES I could guarente both.

I dont know what kind of bodymen you know but they sure arnt good ones.
A car is made of numerous panles spot welded together, Put on the frame rack, pull out all bent in parts to make it easy and drill out the "bad panels" and replace with new ones and spot weld up like factory.

In the right hands you can make a car las good as the day it came off the lot if we couldnt the insurence companys wouldnt pay to fix them, I dont know what kinda half assers you think we all our, I know there is some bad/shady body guys but some of us are not.

Look at us like doctors for cars those of us who are good will have you walking and running againe with no scars</TD></TR></TABLE>

My comments have nothing to do with how well the body shop guys i personally know can repair a car...it has to do with the fact that once this car is damaged like that, it is no longer the same as it was...even if you make it look like it did before, its still a totalled S2000...its just been repaired, and several times people (you included) have said "Oh man, just fix it, its not totalled, we've fixed worse..." my question is always WHY would you WANT to fix that or worse? I wouldnt even THINK about keeping my wife's S2000 that was wrecked back in september...not even for a second...the insurance agreed too, they totalled it and called it a day.

Now maybe if you were buying it for scrap and had someone fix it for a track car, then yeah, that is cool...but someone that buys one of these things (who most likely financed it), i would hope they would never accept a car with that kind of damage just "fixed' as you put it...regardless of how good you are, its still totalled.

 

I 100% agree. A totalled car is a totalled car! dont waste your time on this. just let it go and move on to bigger and better things. if you have any ideas of track use then fix it up but other then that i suggest just buy a new car. sad to see a S like that