Accident!

[Keith Hollis]

Replacing parts might only fix some of the problem. I'd have a collision center do it. You'll want to be sure everything is lined up right once the parts are replaced, and some things get bent and you can't always see that.

No shop appreciates coming in to a repair after someone else has already replaced a bunch of parts and decides then to give up and punt the ball.

If you have insurance, and don't want to use it, why do you still pay the premiums to carry it? (That's what insurance is for.) They might work with you and not total it - you never know.

A good alignment/suspension specialist would be a good choice. Good collision centers see a lot of similar damages and are equipped to handle it.

You gotta pay to play.

 

[johnnwalters]

I'd do the same and take it to a collision shop after contacting insurance company.

 

[BeemerNut]

I'd do the same and take it to a collision shop after contacting insurance company.

After the collision shop's big estimate and the insurance freaking out with the estimate, possibly several estimates required, add high mileage I bet the insurance would total out the LR vs repairing it. Cost of your deductible I bet would go a long ways towards paying for Pick-n-Pull replacement parts once you have investigated what was damaged. Then a DIY project including alignment good enough to drive to an alignment shop, i'd get a 4 wheel alignment then drive it until it expires its natural death. In the past I got suckered in replacing a set of heads off a low mileage 5.0 LR rather cheap from Pick-n-Pull helping a friend with a wasted 5.0 LR engine. Time to get wrenching there old chap......~~=o&o>........