My Disco may be totaled, what should I do
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My Disco may be totaled, what should I do
On April 23, I had a deer run into the side of my 98 Disco, at first the body shop and the insurance were both on the same page and saying to fix it even though it was $5200 in damage. Now, after two weeks they are saying its totaled. It drives fine, its the passenger door and back quater panel, no glass was broken. I dont know if I really want to look for another one, but should i just drive it like it is or take the money from insurance and get another one.
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On April 23, I had a deer run into the side of my 98 Disco, at first the body shop and the insurance were both on the same page and saying to fix it even though it was $5200 in damage. Now, after two weeks they are saying its totaled. It drives fine, its the passenger door and back quater panel, no glass was broken. I dont know if I really want to look for another one, but should i just drive it like it is or take the money from insurance and get another one.
Call them, see what your options are.
Then talk to several bodyshops, see what they will actually do for cash.
You can get the doors easilly, did the deer bend the door frame? will it open and close?
body parts are the same from at least 94--99.5 model years.
You could buy a used door, quarter panel for a few hundred, $500 - $800 to install, touch up, you're on the road.
luck,greg
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The both doors are fine, the only thing that stopped working was the blinker light on the fender, but when I dropped it off at the body shop it was working again. I have a LR3 also, but the 98 was the true trail truck, I might just end up keeping it, and that way I really I dont have to worry about bumps and bruises she might get on the trail
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Well here in Georgia, if its totaled you can buy it back but you have to have it fixed. The state takes your tag, title and registration. It takes about 6 months to have it done. Total loss pay out is $6700 and then i could have bought it for $780, and there was right at $6000 worth of damage, so I am just going to look for another one. The state at any point can say no to letting it back on the road and then I am out the money. Thanks for everyones input, I hate so see another Disco go, but if I find that deer we are gonna have words. I am glad no one in the car was hurt, and at least I still have a LR3 to drive until I get another Disco. Thanks everybody
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disco's are a dime a dozen on ebay and CL
if you had any mods to the truck take them off and then pick up another.... a 1998 disco in prefect shape isnt worth more than 5k..... so i would get another with the cash....after a accident the vehicle just isnt the same.... atleast thats the way it was with my disco after the fire
if you had any mods to the truck take them off and then pick up another.... a 1998 disco in prefect shape isnt worth more than 5k..... so i would get another with the cash....after a accident the vehicle just isnt the same.... atleast thats the way it was with my disco after the fire