Bent Frame

Okay. I have a 1988 Civic DX. I got rearended earlier this summer and it did minor damage to the bumper and trunk. Then, later on, my brother got in an accident with a motorcycle. The wreck left my bumper detached, my right tailight missing and a bent frame near the back. I live in a smaller town, and the auto body shop here claims that it cant be fixed. I was wondering if there was anything that anyone knew of that could be done to fix this car. I wouldnt be so upset except that it is my first car and it was in excellent condition and very low mileage. Help me please!!!

bigger shops have frame pullers/straighteners....but its probably gonna cost alot more than the car is worth :(

might be time to move on...

just hook it to a tree and have a nice ol' tug of war :)

..or you could go the redneck way ;)

is the car really twisted? like is it noticeable when you drive?

Its can be fixed more than likely, but it may cost more than its worth.

My first CRX got rear ended with almost no damage, except the frame was bent. They wouldn't let me keep it, i had to turn it in cause the frame adjustment would have cost way more than the car.

How much would getting the frame fixed cost. ill probably just begin my wild search for a new car, but just so i know.. how much do any of you think and/or know?

....probably a tough guess w/o a visual inspection. is the car driveable? if so..drive it to a bigger shop in another town..

the car is certainly driveable. my brother got hit in another town about 200 miles away and drove it all the way home. you can sort of tell the frame is bent because it got hit on the right side, but on the left side right around the gas cap cover, there is a slight bubbling/indentation. Ill be getting more than the car is worth in insurance payments from my rearending and the accident. so money to fix it isnt really an issue.

then, if insurance is paying for it, bring it to another shop

If you are driving with a bent frame its going to mess up one of your tires because its going to be spinning at a wierd angle, so maybe if you have expensive tires on your car you should put some cheapo ones on so the tread doesn't get all warped or anything.

My car had been totalled by rear end collisons....TWICE. both times the frame had to be pulled. I was able to get fixed both times for the money I got from the insurance company.