So last Friday, my wife was moving my car off the street into our driveway, was hit by another driver. :(
2013 Kia Sorento SX, 80,000 miles.
Just talked to insurance today, they reviewed the dashcam footage, other driver 100% at fault, they're cutting me a check for $13,204.
So now what? I wasn't prepared to shop for a car. I was HAPPY with my car. I had upgraded the infotainment system to one with dash, rear, and turn signal cameras. Android Auto/Apple Car Play. Heated seats with a ventilated drivers seat.
Really, since my heart attack, I only drive one day a week anyway, but it was nice to be able to just up and go somewhere.
Advice on suv's from other brands? Nothing against Kia but given the crazy theft problems, I'd like to avoid insurance complications.
Bonus: Dashcam video: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/ja6kz0qrs7n8la0tb4eeu/231027213507.MOV?rlkey=4makjmacebv83j65ivkhmuj8n&dl=0
Unless the frame is legitimately bent beyond what we can see that looks far from totalled.
As far as new brands go, legitimately give Mazda or Honda a try. Ford and GM products have stupid problems, Subaru has fallen far off the competition and aren't worth their premium anymore unless you desperately need a middling AWD system, and Kia/Hyundai just don't have the longevity.
Mazda has been putting out some NICE stuff lately, has some pretty mature engine lineups that aren't dumb (cough Theta II). I might have been drooling over the CX90 a little when it was announced.
And Honda is... well, Honda. Enough said.
Just be wary of anything Honda with the 1.5T, it's still not super proven, has oil dilution problems, and direct injection turbo engines don't take well to pedestrian driving. But everything else they make is top notch.
Suspension and axel damage. Insurance already totalled it. :( Thanks for the tips!
Gotta love it when insurance totals out things that are still drivable for $500 in OEM parts.
Well; $500 in parts and fifty hours in the shop, plus a courtesy car for this guy's wife while they're fixing it, and what you'll have at the end of it will be a 2013 Sorento with 80k on it, and which might never run like it used to again. You reckon you'd be able to sell one of those for $10k? Versus writing a check, getting an easy grand in scrap metal, and calling it a day.
Not saying you're wrong, but I can see why insurance might be inclined to write things off a bit prematurely. They do like certainty.
Broken wheel and axle could mean a cracked transmission case along with possible frame damage. When shops charge $200/hr in labor, things add up quick. Also here in Oregon I believe any frame damage is an automatic "totalled vehicle"