I'm going to bet you get paid NADA classics high retail plus taxes tags, titling fees.
I had a similar case recently: Just before thanksgiving i was rear-ended at about 30 or so by a monte carlo... 1984 300sd, 197kmi (man was I pissed, I wanted to watch it roll 200k!) Both drivers were SF drivers My adjuster noted the shape the car was in (There was hidden rust between the frame rail, trunk pan and quarter on the left rear side, so the three went separate ways) and decided it wouldn't be high retail because of the hidden rust so he split the difference between high retail and average retail. They ended up paying me $8249.75 for the car (Damages were >$6k). I had no medical issues (A back spasm that could be from the impact or could have been from standing in sub30 degree weather for half an hour) Mine was hit hard enough to shorten the trunk internally (broke the spare tire cover, and the tire was going to need to be deflated to come out), as well as pop the sunroof, and close the rear door gaps. (You could see on the pain where the metal had moved around the rear window, and the paint was chipped at the back of the RR door (from contact). Anyhow I ended up with the previously mentioned 1999 E300TD with a few minor issues that I've resolved, total cost $18650 including repairs (excluding tax, etc) It's not the old one, but its got character of its own and is pretty nice. I'm crossing my fingers for you, and am really glad to hear that Jen is OK. If she is safe, then the Benz did one of its MOST important jobs--keeping the occupants safe in a collision! Make sure that Jen feels that safe with ANY solution that you choose, and everything will be OK. The car can be fixed or replaced. -j.
