Can She be fixed??

[redstiva]

My festive was hit while parked in the driveway of my In-Laws I know its a uni body so can I fix this or is a body shop only or is it a lost cause?






still starts

[michael11]

I'm going to say no. Sure anything is fixable if you throw enough money at it, but that A-pillar is pretty pushed in. A body shop will charge more than the car is worth. I think your money would be better spent on another Festive. Use this for parts.
The fact that you are in Texas tells me that it won't that hard to find another nice solid car..(I could be wrong though)
My 2 cents..

[Nerd Racing]

holy cow!! How did you get hit that bad in a driveway???????????

[Pu241]

holy cow!! How did you get hit that bad in a driveway???????????

They have mentally challenged drivers in TX too!
No state is immune.

[JPT]

If you're going to part it, I need the driver's side quarter panel. The part behind the door to the wheel arch.

[chrisofna]

Generally when the dash is warped from a crash then the car is unsaveable.

[Ephet]

They have mentally challenged drivers in TX too!
No state is immune.

i agree!!!!

[festivaWES]

Take off the door and and fender and post more pictures...doesn't seem that bad to me.

[festivaWES]

rocker and apron can be sectioned in "if" your willling to do it. Yes a shop will charge more than it is worth....

[Ephet]

i think it can be fixed but it aint gonna be cheap.

[freshtiva]

I hope you can fix it, that sucks !! What/who ran into it ?

[redstiva]

I guy who "stole" his mother's new car and took it for a test drive. The Festiva was parked two houses down from the 4 way stop. The numb nuts floored it and fishtailed the back end as he was turning left. Lost control, of course, hopped the curb clipped the front of a mazda pick up and then T-Boned the Festiva so hard that it moved it over ten feet from parking space in drive way to the middle of the yard. The only thing that stopped this genius was a tree in the yard. You would think after 20 feet of being out of control he would let off the gas and apply pressure to the brake pedal but no not this guy. Oh and best of all, he was excluded from his Mother's insurance no one paid to fix the Festiva or my brother-in-laws mazda.

[eurotiva]

At least you know who did it. I'd take it out on him.

[redstiva]

thats the kicker as I had given this car to my Sister-in-law who was in a bad way at the time. I didn't know it happened for over a week after it happened. I have know Idea who it was my Sister-in-law couldn't find the paper work with his info.

o well don't know what I am going to do now, the consensus seems to be it would not be worth it to fix it...o well

[Britstiva]

Again... here is my advice.

If you can't afford to replace it, don't lend it!

And shame on your SIL for not letting you know about it for a week! I'd be pissed about that. AND THEN SHE LOST HIS INFO??? WTF???

Here's another good saying..... From Kartracer....

"It'll buff out!"

So, yeah, it can be fixed. If you don't have the money to do it all at once, do it in bits and peices... Or sell it someone on here who has the know how.