Is my TJ totaled?

[wildoolittle]

Hey guys! Just bought my first TJ, and Jeep, two weeks ago. Super excited and had big plans for it. Unfortunately, I was bumped off the road the other day and found myself on a guard rail. Still drives and runs fine, but it's not functional with this damage and I don't have the extra coin to repair out of pocket. What do you guys think, is she totaled? I don't see damage to the frame itself, but it's my first time dealing with damage on a body like this. **Not easy to see in the photo, but there's damage to that small panel just above the antenna, abutting the hood, too.

04 X w/ 108K. 4.0, 5MT.

 

[pagrey]

In my area as far as insurance goes it looks totaled.

 

[Daryl]

16 year old vehicle, it’s totaled.

 

[F Troop]

X3

 

[Specks]

Just bought it two weeks ago? Aww man.

 

[89grand]

Wow, that is bad. Sorry to hear about this. No easy or cheap way to fix this, as it has severe body damage.

 

[wildoolittle]

Thanks guys! Thing was rust free and flawless, it’s really a shame.

 

[lns819]

looks like they are going to total it out. You can always try and buy it back to fix yourself but that's not always easy.

 

[Rcroane]

Lots of folks would love to get their hands on that hardtop.

Great looking TJ.....such a shame.

 

[Zorba]

Make them fix it.

 

[jjvw]

Make them fix it.

Too late

 

[Kid Mechanic]

looks like they are going to total it out. You can always try and buy it back to fix yourself but that's not always easy.

Make them fix it.

It sounds to me that the OP didn’t have enough insurance or the right kind of insurance for a self-inflicted wound.

 

[bucky]

If the frame is not bent, that is fixable. My Suburban had way more damage than that when a lady decided to run through a flashing red signal. She said it was my wife's fault because the light was off when she went through the intersection. Luckily 6 cops were there checking on the signal. 10 years later you still can’t tell it was hit.
If you can not pay for repairs or replacement you need good insurance.

 

[AndyG]

Nice TJ til that happened.


Totaled- yes.

Fixable - yes. Not easily, but could be - be a good base for a build too.

 

[TRE3TOP]

Do you not have insurance?

 

[psrivats]

Do you not have insurance?

Nice TJ til that happened.


Totaled- yes.

Fixable - yes. Not easily, but could be - be a good base for a build too.

You guys need to look the OP's post date

 

[MOTORCADE]

Good bodyshop would fix that easy,

 

[Paul Land]

Hey guys! Just bought my first TJ, and Jeep, two weeks ago. Super excited and had big plans for it. Unfortunately, I was bumped off the road the other day and found myself on a guard rail. Still drives and runs fine, but it's not functional with this damage and I don't have the extra coin to repair out of pocket. What do you guys think, is she totaled? I don't see damage to the frame itself, but it's my first time dealing with damage on a body like this. **Not easy to see in the photo, but there's damage to that small panel just above the antenna, abutting the hood, too.

04 X w/ 108K. 4.0, 5MT.

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YES IT IS! NOW AND WAS IN 2019!!! Jeep will not Track right. Been in Auto body 50 years take my word for it, what its worth.

 

[CNYJeeper]

Actually ... thinking about it ... i wonder what removing the door and top would do to the insurance claim?? In other words, insurance would only need to repair the threshold and some other underlying items. Look later for a new (used) set of doors.

 

[TheBoogieman]

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