You would have to collect the money and get it done privately at a smaller
shop or at a private person's side job business where they would use after
market parts and used parts and would not charge the high shop rate.
Advertise it on Craigslist and you will find a few guys who will fix it for
very little.  And you will have money left over.  The quality is the same,
these people are professionals and use the same paint and material.  Less
official, more personal.
Zoltan

----- Original Message -----
From: "John Lauterbach" <jhlauterbach@BELLSOUTH.NET>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Monday, August 10, 2009 9:36 AM
Subject: NVC - collision damage on non-Vanagon -- some off-list advice
needed

>I wish this was a Friday folly, but my lady friend hit the back of an
> old GMC Suburban with my 2002 Honda Accord and all the insurance
> adjuster can say is "totaled" ($6800 estimated damage)  I am having car
> towed to same body shop that did exterior restoration on my '84 Vanagon
> to get another view. Any thoughts on how to deal with the issue?
>
> Thank you,
>
> John
>
> BTW, the Suburban drove away with some scratches on its rear bumper