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No they sure didn't. Since I only had straight liability on the car, they didn't want to do anything to help.

Yeah, I already got paid for it and it was a crappy offer. I got sick of fighting with them, which was probably their goal. :-(

OK, I've decided that I'll try to part the car out. We'll see how it goes. The car is currently complete and runs great, but as you can see from the photo on page 1, it was rear ended. Rear glass is shattered, along with passenger side rear glass. Mechanically, the car is in great shape. No aftermarket mods. Have a set of 14" aluminum Peugeots also. Let me know if you want anything and I can give you a price and shipping costs. I've posted this in the USMB Classifieds also.

I'm guessing the car is going to the crusher then. :-(

It isn't a dual-range trans. It is a single-range 4 spd manual transmission, just to let you know. Still not sure what I should do with the car yet as far as scrapping vs parting out. I will at least cut the catalytic converter off and get money for that. And possibly remove the radiator and battery and scrap those separately. I also have a set of Peugeot 14" aluminum wheels I could scrap separately. The car also has factory Subaru 13" aluminum wheels which could be scrapped (only 5000 miles on the tires). Engine and trans are in great shape with fluids all changed regularly...180,000 miles on both...never needed any work done to either. I still start it up every couple of weeks and drive it around the property to keep it up and running. I would really like to part it out just because these parts are becoming more and more rare, and I know people could use the parts, BUT there are none of these vehicles left here in the rust belt. So to part it out, I would be doing it online and shipping would be cost a fortune for wheels, trans, engine, etc. There is absolutely ZERO demand for these parts here locally. And if I do part it out, most of the local scrap yards will only pay the $275 per ton if the car is "complete." I don't want to be left with a shell that I can't get rid of. Just some thoughts going through my head. Any thoughts or suggestions are welcome. Thanks!

Ok, it's been a few months since I posted any updates about my rear-end accident. Allstate is a pain in the butt to deal with. They absolutely would not negotiate with me. They gave me an offer and said to take it or go to court. After 6 months of bickering with them, I decided to just take their crappy offer to be done with the whole thing. So now the question is what I should do with the wrecked car. I have spent 6 months looking for a replacement. Everything I can find is either in awful shape or is WAY overpriced. I love these older Subarus but I am not going to pay 2 grand or more for a decent one. So my wrecked Subaru is either going to get parted out (if it makes financial sense) or it is going to the scrap yard for $225. For me to part it out, it would have to yield at least a few hundred dollars to make it worth it. What do you guys think about this? Thanks for your help.

Thanks everyone. The insurance company I am dealing with is Allstate. I told the adjuster that I am in no hurry to settle this because I have other cars to drive. I could tell he didn't like me saying that. So right now the car is sitting here on my property with a tarp over it. They won't be pressuring me into a lawball settlement. I told the adjuster that I am not being unreasonable...that I just want to be made whole on this deal. Then he said it is unreasonable to ask for more than they are offering for "a rusty old car." That pissed me off big time. That's when I said the car can sit for 2 years if need be.

Still fighting with the insurance company on the value of the car. I provided receipts to show it was well maintained. After getting the receipts, they raised the offer a whopping $100! At that point I told them that the car can sit for 2 years...that I am not signing anything until I am satisfied. So we will see what happens now.

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The hatchbrat idea sounds pretty cool. But even if I did that, there is some serious unibody damage to the car. The rear wheel on the passenger side is cocked in and the unibody is diamonded. Really sucks, but my only options are to find a donor body or take it to the crusher. And in this area of the country a donor body is probably not going to show up. Around here all these cars rusted away years ago. I called several junk yards and they all pretty much laughed at me. One place said I would be lucky to find a mid 90s Outback, much less an 80s hatchback.

Thanks everyone for your help. I plan on standing firm on this so I don't get screwed on this deal. I was guessing the car weighed a little over 2000 lbs. I think I may buy it back from the insurance company and keep it for a while to see if I can come across another hatch. Maybe I'll get lucky.

Thanks edrach. I printed off that first post to give to the insurance company (Allstate).

I have been looking around for other similar cars for sale and it has been very difficult to find any.

I made that point to them. I said the car has been well maintained and I have receipts to prove it. And I said there is no way I can replace the car for $800. The guy then got an attitude with me and said they will not go any higher than $800 unless it goes to arbitration and the actual cash value is shown to be more than $800. He said, "$800 is more than fair for a 25-year old rusty car."

Well, it looks like my hatch may be going to the scrap yard to be crushed after my accident. Not surprisingly, the car was deemed to be a total loss. The insurance company offered me $800 for the car, but if I want to keep the car they would give me $700. I am trying to find the curb weight of the car to see how much I can get for it at the scrap yard, but it isn't listed in the owner's manual and it isn't listed on the metal plate in the door jamb. Does anyone know what the curb weight is for this car or where I can find this info? The scrap yard is currently paying $275/ton for a complete car with title. I hate to see the car go like this, but the car is not fixable and I am not able to find another hatchback body in good shape within a reasonable driving distance to swap the parts into.