DOHC 32valve
New Member
Sorry to hear about your wreck but glad everyone is ok. I just went through a very similiar accident with my 01 vert. Only I pulled out in front of an 02 accord and she hit me right in front of the drivers side mirror going about 45mph...my car took a pretty good shot to say the least. The front bumper cover, head light lens was about 70 feet away from my car. The damage was pretty bad, a total of $13,627. The replaced just about everything from the firewall forward. The engine had no damage except for battery acid on the driver side valve cover, that was it!!! The left front wheel had about a 1" scratch so I asked Ford to ship it out to get it fixed and they did . Had alot of frame damage, no damage to the brakes at all. All of this damage took Ford about 9 weeks to fix. They did a fantastic job on the repair. Drives just it like it did when I drove it off the lot 2 years ago. I have state farm insurance and living in Georgia your claim is automatically processed for "diminished value". Just to give you an idea of what to expect if you do get a diminished value check, I received a check of $1287 for total damage of $13,627. I was a little disappointed in the check as I was hoping for at least $3500 but this was my guess of what I would receive. My car was fixed with ALL FORD parts. I would ride nationwide to make sure you get ALL FORD parts. Good luck with your claim....I visited the body shop about 3-4 days a week to keep tabs on my car even chatted with the tech that did about 90% of the work, plus I complimented him every time I saw him as his work was phenominal!!!!!!