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I was merging onto the I-5 SB last night. The traffic around me was going 70. After I made the turn onto the 5, the traffic in just my lane was suddenly stopped. It looked like it was just slowed. But by the time I realized I couldn't stop in time, it was too late. I ran into an SUV in front of me at about 20mph.
My 99' seems like it took mostly body damage. The car still drives, but the radiator leaked out. My car seemed to mostly go under the SUV, being so low. The hood took most of the damage, but the driver side fender is crumpled. The door seems to creak when I open it. The airbags didn't deploy. I'm not sure if it's because the impact wasn't hard enough(the hood really dampened the impact), or if the previous owner didn't reinstall the airbags properly. The SUV, surprisingly, didn't seem to have taken any damage at all.
I haven't got an estimate from the body shop, but I'm guessing it's probably totalled, especially considering I bought it salvaged. What do you think?

The beat up bumper in the pic was already messed up before the accident.
My 99' seems like it took mostly body damage. The car still drives, but the radiator leaked out. My car seemed to mostly go under the SUV, being so low. The hood took most of the damage, but the driver side fender is crumpled. The door seems to creak when I open it. The airbags didn't deploy. I'm not sure if it's because the impact wasn't hard enough(the hood really dampened the impact), or if the previous owner didn't reinstall the airbags properly. The SUV, surprisingly, didn't seem to have taken any damage at all.
I haven't got an estimate from the body shop, but I'm guessing it's probably totalled, especially considering I bought it salvaged. What do you think?

The beat up bumper in the pic was already messed up before the accident.