So I guess the consensus is that I should repair it. That's what I was thinking too. The body shop I got the estimate from does a really good job, but they also charge a lot. It doesn't matter for most of their customers because the insurance companies pay for it.

I'll wait and see what Budget will offer if they ever get back to me, and go from there. But if they give me enough money to repair it, I would love to. I'm going to try and get them to pay the value of the car and let me keep it.

The only conundrum I have is if I find another 300SD that I can buy with the settlement, that's in better condition that mine was before the accident.

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Gabriel
'91 350SD 162k
'83 300SD 210k - rear-ended and scrapped
'84 300SD 210k - totalled