2001 F150 Lariat crew cab 4x4 I bought with 135k miles now at 211k.
Last night a lady decided to cut a corner at an intersection and make her bmw kiss the front of my truck. The front tow hook was bent at a 45 degree angle, bumper pushed up 2 inches and grill cracked, but damage is actually very minimal. HOWEVER, both the airbags deployed. Insurance is telling me the truck will be totaled due to airbag deployment, however i'm kicking around buying it back from them and repairing.
Reasons to repair:
i've tracked every tank of fuel on it and done all the repairs myself with motorcraft parts. truck is driven daily as a road warrior and in great shape. I HIGHLY doubt i'll be able to find a replacement in as good of shape/so many new parts for what they give me for it. KBB is showing 4-7.5k.
upper intake manifold
control arms, ball joints, tie rods
new brakes all 4 corners
fuel pump
rear window seal
water pump
alternator
front hubs
etc.
just bought a new set of ac parts for a leaking connection
The body shop is telling me they don't repair airbags due to liability, they shop it out to the dealerships. Called a smaller local dealer and they can't find airbags new. I can however, find them all over LKQ online for $50-57 each. The local ford dealer said they would install whatever i brought in. With passenger and driver's side going off + seatbelt, i know i need those 3. I don't know where the control module is for those though. Waiting to hear back on insurance if they will insure a salvage title.
Thoughts?