my flipped suburban on 12/13-pics

[4915diane]

Hi Everyone,

Finally I have some pics to show you! a few days after the flippage, the computer went down. Let me tell you I'm ready for this year to end! My local body shop says it would take about 12K to fix and that doesn't include any engine work. It was leaking oil when it was turned over, to be expected I guess.

I don't have that kind of money to put into it, I'm looking at replacing with a 2000 Tahoe. we'll see.

Anyway, here are some pics!

[dwill3015]

What a bummer! Looks like it was a nice Burban before.

[ct9a]

Wow, glad you're ok, that looks like one hell of a ride.

[sdavis2702]

Glad no one is hurt. Sorry to see that :(

[StillMatic]

Glad to see that you are ok, but seeing your truck like that makes me mad that I can't help out in getting it fixed. You have to be a strong person because I know that that is not something easy to go through. Just know that The Lord will make a way for you. When one door closes another one will open!

[retired2001]

Sad to see such a nice Sub' in that shape, but at least you are up and around!

[Springthing]

If memory serves me correctly, it was your son that was in there, right? And nothing major other than a few scrapes?

Well... then to answer your initial question with your previous post.. that certainly does look like it's totaled out for sure. I didn't expect it to look that bad from your description but that is just a LOT of damage. It seems as though all the sheet metal needs to be replaced and I wouldn't trust the integrity of the structure as a whole. I can't imagine the pillars were not affected by that roll, looking at the roof and windows.

It is a total bummer that insurance coverage wasn't enough to cover this accident (again - going with my memory here... was only minimum coverage, right?) but they surely would have just totaled this vehicle.

I know it's not much help to say 'glad everyone came out alright and that's the main thing' once you realize that everyone is ok but now you are stuck with a vehicle that needs some severe help.

Good luck with whatever you do.

[sheep]

thats sucks man, always sucks to see a perfectly good vehicle go like that. but gotta remember it was just a vehicle and lucky for us GM cars and trucks are very easy to get a hold of. like that tahoe you were thinking about. so the important thing is no one was seriously hurt and will live to ride in the new truck :)

[4915diane]

thanks everyone for you good words and thoughts.
Yes, we were blessed my son was not seriously injured in this roll. When I previously reported on the roll I was going on what he said, obviously the roll did more damage than I thought. The stinger for the hitch was just laying in the back and that's what took out the back side window. The doors are all tweaked so I'm sure the frame is compromised. I only had liability insurance so the guy at the body shop is trying to find a salvage yard that'll give me something for it.

Happy New Year to All!!

Diane

[vncj96]

keep it and part it out, you could get a few grand out a of it by parting it, if you have the space

[unplugged]

Most good wrecking yards will give you $200-$300 for it easy. Not much consolation in that. Bad news it your baby is totaled. Good news is the price of SUV's is in the basement so a good low mileage Tahoe wont set you back an arm and a leg.

[tbplus10]

Wow...thats not a light roll. Sorry to see it's a total.
Like others have pointed out a recycling yard wont give you much for it, parting it out on your own will yield a higher return. But the downside is getting rid of the remains when it's done being parted out, this can sometimes be a pain depending on whats left.
At least there were no serious injuries. Good luck with finding a replacement theres lots of candidates out there now.

[Springthing]

I like the parting out idea, if you have the room and the time to spend selling the parts. You will get a multiple of what you'd get if you salvage yarded the whole thing. I don't know about where you are at but here there's a recycling center that will take cars/trucks for the metal. The price on it is down right now ($40-ish per ton, I think?) but when it's a good price it's around $100 per ton.

Anyway... but if you figure you have enough time and energy for it, at least take a look online (ebay ebay ebay!!!) and see what kind of prices parts would go for....seats, radio, electronic parts, wheels (if not damaged), switches, control modules, distributor, visors, etc etc...

Good luck with whatever you do!