Expert: Mike Potter - 4/27/2008

Question
My 2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee was rear ended when a driver exiting the
freeway
ran into the woman stopped behind me at the stop sign.  Whole back end was
tweaked--rear passenger wheel well is buckled, both back doors are tweaked
out away from frame.  Will the under carriage have a lot of damage?  Tower
said
car may be considered totaled, insurance agent said because it's a 2005, it
may
be repaired.  Should I expect problems if it is repaired???  Don't have pictures
yet--accident was 4/24--will go to tow yard Monday.

Answer
 As long as you have a good shop repair your car, you should have nothing to worry about. Being wrecked that bad though, depending on your ins. co., they will probably total the car out. Do you have a good ins. co. or do you have one of those cut rate joints that offer all the discounts. You get what you pay for. A good co. will sometimes give you the option when it's borderline where as a cheap co. will give you what they want, you don't have a choice.