So, as though my coming weeks weren't already hectic enough.
Today is my brother's 30th birthday. It's also my fiancee's bachelorette party (we're getting married in a month and a half). Today I also went to do the paperwork and put a deposit down on my first house...
... and then on the way home, this happened.
I was waiting to turn left into a supermarket parking lot, at a dead stop with my blinker on. Needless to say, she got a ticket. Everyone is okay, and, yes, she has insurance.
The engine did cut out when she hit me, and there was smoke at the initial impact. The engine did start afterward, and idled okay, but it sounded different; I suspect some exhaust components were damaged. Interestingly -- again, weird timing -- I had a Fabspeed Maxflo cat-back exhaust already on the way.
What really concerns me: I noticed that my passenger floor mat was a little bunched up after the collision, and when I went to push the seat back to straighten it out, the engine compartment wall was pushed up against the passenger seat; yes, it looks like the engine compartment subframe was pushed forward.
Of course, this happened on the Saturday of a three-day weekend.
So. What am I looking at here? I am planning on having the car brought to Automobile Associates of Canton in CT, but what are the chances that the car will be totaled? And if it isn't, can I really expect it to ever drive like new? I'm pretty much at the end of my rope here, so any insights you could give would be appreciated.
