Hello there i have a 00 civic. that i got into a accident which a b**** that cut me off. My front end is pushed in . The motor is still good. What should i do? should i fix it? if so how much do you think this will cost? or should i just buy a new shell and slam my motor in there? plz help and oh ya i am on a low budget right now. So any good deals on a rolling shell that just missing a motor?

 

what should i do?

 

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this is very easy to do.
the hardest part would be to remove the old radiatior support but rest is easy

 

i think you should fix it because all you would need are fenders, hood, bumper cover and 1 headlight. Do that and its also cheaper than buying a whole shell. and you bypass the engine swap work. just IMO. good luck bro

 

check if the frame is not bent. if not then go for it. if it is then its not worth the fix

 

I wouldnt know how to do that take the old radiator support of because its welded on right? so i would have to take it to a body shop? my dad got an estimate for my fix and they told him $1400. Is that a good deal?

 

ya true i just need a new whole front end and fix the radiator support. and also
the thing that bothers me is that my car is a salvage title already supposedly from theft recovery.

 

nah the frame didnt bend only the radiator support went in

 

Oh ya i forgot to mention that the thing that bothers me a little bit if i fix it is that its already a salvage title due to theft recovery supposedly idk lol but ya....so idk am really thinking about it. lol

 

FIX IT.. Itll be better again. Just like when your girls **** are sagging and she gets implants..LoL

 

eh reminds me of mine when i went under a jeep. i say fix it. hardest part is coresupport but even that isnt to hard at all just take your time and line everything up perfect then weld.

 

ya true it will be better again but the $ thats my problem. and sick one lol
get implants lol

 

oh damn you went under a jeep. a lady cut me off and i hit the passanger side corner panel of her toyota 4runner and since it was a mid 90s one that **** is made of of metal and nothing happen to her car bsides a small dent. Well ya will take time to fix it but i need a tranportation asap

 

It actually doesn't look that bad. However, if you have the money to buy a new car I would do it. How much longer do you want to keep spending money on a 10 year old car?

 

It will last 400,000km+, so if that's how long you want to keep it, then it will last you 10+ more years.

 

yep, the gas tank stoped me, it took me 7 months to save up a fix it, but i didnt have a job while i did it, pushed his tank forward 2.3 inches and cost 1200 to fix.

i didnt have a car but i just delt with it lol

 

You are right, it will probably run forever. Although after 10 years a car really starts to feel old. Everything from the seats to the bushings get worn out.

 

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lol doesnt look that bad but to me it does lol. Nah i dont really have $ to buy a new car thats why am asking for suggestions lol. Well its true a 10yr old car. It has low miles. lol

 

lol only 400,000km lol thats still good i have a long way to go then lol
i only have like 95000miles on my motor lol

 

well thats true the bushings on the seats get worn out lol

 

did the insurance company salvage it out again? I'm very **** when it comes to clean/salvage titles. If I'm building something special, then I won't buy a salvage title. If you're just looking for a daily driver, who cares? Just fix it. It'll be cheaper than the $1400. You can get a whole new front clip for maybe 500? Try to do the work yourself and you'll be a proud man. Take it to the body shop for whatever you can't do.

Don't even trip about it too much.

 

well the thing is the car was already a salvage. So it cant really be a salvage car again can it? lol well am trying to see if i can find a nice decent clean civic mainly a 95 ex coupe or sedan and must be stick shift. Ya i would love to work on it but the problem is the $ too. a new front clip for my ek? how much wil that b? and how much wil it be to slap it on?.

 

From what I understand a salvage car is easier to total in the event something else happens since the car is now determined to be worth less.

You can use salvage parts on a lot of this. Try car-part.com to help you source parts. eBay an the Marketplace here are also great resources.

As far as "ten year old cars feel old", my '98 sure as hell doesn't feel old and nor does my '93 even though it has over 200k on it. Take care of your cars and they won't wear out so badly. It's just plain not worth it to dump cash into a brand new car just because it's got brand new seats and bushings.