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Does anyone else besides me thinks this truck is worth fixing?
Hoping for possible scenarios…I have a 2009 FJ CRUISER. I was hit last week and I have front end damage. The adjuster will look at it this week hopefully and hoping the Insurance won’t total it. Interested in hearing from anyone who has or had experience and what I can do to have the insurance fix it, or if you think it is a loss…I love this truck, and hoping for the best…I have full coverage and live in NJ. I have NJM insurance. Just want to be prepared for what they will do…..thanks in advance..
Tina

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Does anyone else besides me thinks this truck is worth fixing?
Hoping for possible scenarios…I have a 2009 FJ CRUISER. I was hit last week and I have front end damage. The adjuster will look at it this week hopefully and hoping the Insurance won’t total it. Interested in hearing from anyone who has or had experience and what I can do to have the insurance fix it, or if you think it is a loss…I love this truck, and hoping for the best…I have full coverage and live in NJ. I have NJM insurance. Just want to be prepared for what they will do…..thanks in advance..
Tina

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That's a big hit and a lot of damage; I'd be worried about the frame being bent/damaged also. My bet is, the insurance will total it.

Disclaimer: I used to work in a Ford dealer body shop, but that was a long long time ago, so my eyeball judgement may be way out of date here.
 
That's a big hit and a lot of damage; I'd be worried about the frame being bent/damaged also. My bet is, the insurance will total it.

Disclaimer: I used to work in a Ford dealer body shop, but that was a long long time ago, so my eyeball judgement may be way out of date here.
Thank you, I am still hopeful ..
 
That's a big hit and a lot of damage; I'd be worried about the frame being bent/damaged also. My bet is, the insurance will total it.

Disclaimer: I used to work in a Ford dealer body shop, but that was a long long time ago, so my eyeball judgement may be way out of date here.
UPDATE: $11,000 in repairs..insurance will fix it!
 
UPDATE: $11,000 in repairs..insurance will fix it!

Glad that I was wrong and it worked out for you. Pretty amazing, the value still in a 12-year-old discontinued truck.
 
Glad that I was wrong and it worked out for you. Pretty amazing, the value still in a 12-year-old discontinued truck.
Thanks. As long as they don’t find any other major damage it will get fixed..Yes they sure hold their value. They would have given me $23,000 if it was totaled..
 
If it were me, I would ask how much the insurance would sell it to you for salvage value. Then fix it myself.

Collect parts on ebay and Craigslist. Pay a body shop to pull out the major damage on their frame machine.
 
Hope you find another one.

I’m afraid of what the future holds for insurance costs as cars get more and more expensive and the price to fix them goes up.
I’m older now so when I see a 100k+ car while driving I get away from it. I’m not wanting to see my rates if I hit it

Post up if you get another fjcruiser. Good luck
 
Hope you find another one.

I’m afraid of what the future holds for insurance costs as cars get more and more expensive and the price to fix them goes up.
I’m older now so when I see a 100k+ car while driving I get away from it. I’m not wanting to see my rates if I hit it

Post up if you get another fjcruiser. Good luck
Yes the prices are crazy right now..I did find one since my had been totaled. It’s a 2014.

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I like it, Good luck with it!!
 

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