H3 Totaled?

[ImThere]

My wife got in an accident. Just curious if you think it’s totaled? If so, would it be worth buying back and building? The truck was in great shape. Everything worked, 5 brand new tires on it.
Hummer h3 Alpha with 148k miles.

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[clickclickboom]

It's totalled. Pull the light bar off and flip it

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[ImThere]

I hate to hear it. Dang nice truck. The tow truck driver said something underneath is broke also.


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[Jeepwalker]

Whaaaaat?

Any decent body guy should be able to pull that out. They do it all the time at shops. You might run it by a couple body shops, or if you know an autobody guy who does work at home.

As far as the hood goes, you can either replace it or repair. Since they are expensive and the damage is limited to a small area, a skilled metal guy would first straighten out the front edge, remove the paint in the damaged area. Then afix a bunch of studs to pull the region 'up'. Another, perhaps more practical approach would be to cut (remove) the metal on the backside of the damage so you can get to the damage. Then push out the damage ...massage with hammers till you get it 'right' ....to the point where a very thin layer of plastic filler is needed to cover hammer dings and such. Then re-weld the backside metal of the hood (part that was cut out) back into place. Perform bodywork and paint as per necessary.

I've fixed a lot worse damage that than ...many times.

 

[Korby7]

I’ve repaired much worse. PM me if you buy it back and need a complete front bumper.

 

[scoreh3]

So it doesn’t look like it got into the frame
no airbags deployed so the crush zones are probably fine.
the motor didn’t get touched.
the tire looks like it’s still in it original location ( steering might be damaged )
just from the picture I would say it’s very fixable

 

[amrg]

Looks very fixable to me. Better pictures of the front tow hook area as wheel as the tire to fender clearance with the wheels pointing straight

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[JPaul]

What did she hit anyway?

Have the insurance adjuster look at it or take it to a body shop for a quote. Especially considering it's an Alpha I doubt they'd total it, but maybe they would depending on how much it'd cost to fix.

Like was said before, since the frame doesn't look to have taken a hit at all the repair would should be pretty straight forward. Might never look perfect again but should come out OK.

If they do total it then definitely buy it back and fix it. Alpha's are getting older and rarer these days so in my opinion it'd be worth it.

 

[H3Hummer]

Fixable for me too, if the chassis is not bent, i see nothing bent on the top of the rig to. If the front doors still open without problems, it's fixable for sure.

 

[Zach]

Insurance companies used to do 70% of the value to fix. Last few years, no.

Check the rear bushing where the control arm meets the frame. If it is oblonged, it needs a frame. Have seen many of those where the body damage wasn’t that bad, but that spot, ehhh.

 

[650Hawk]

Sadly, few (if any) body shops actually do "body work" anymore; they just replace parts.

 

[ImThere]

Update.
They totaled it.
Frame was bent? Idk where.
They gave us $17k
I didn’t even try to buy back when the bent frame comment was made. Now the search begins for the replacement. She hasn’t made her mind up if she wants another Alpha or something different.


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[ImThere]

What did she hit anyway?

Have the insurance adjuster look at it or take it to a body shop for a quote. Especially considering it's an Alpha I doubt they'd total it, but maybe they would depending on how much it'd cost to fix.

Like was said before, since the frame doesn't look to have taken a hit at all the repair would should be pretty straight forward. Might never look perfect again but should come out OK.

If they do total it then definitely buy it back and fix it. Alpha's are getting older and rarer these days so in my opinion it'd be worth it.

She was hit broad side in the front passenger fender. Chevy 1500 truck. Early 2000 model 2wd. Right in the tire.


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[ImThere]

She mentioned it was hard to open and close the doors


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[USMC_315]

If you end up parting it out, can I get dibs on those lights?

Edit: Just want to be clear, I'm talking about the marker lights

 

[JPaul]

She mentioned it was hard to open and close the doors


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oof. Yeah, body is jacked up now. Not much you can really do about that unfortunately. 17K is amazing. how much did they want to buy it back?

She could look at the new Bronco's, they are pretty nice. Too bad they have nowhere near the tow capacity of the Alpha's though. And you apparently have to wait forever to get a nice one. They are almost exactly the same size though and drive really well offroad and on. A 4Runner wouldn't be a bad option either.

The reality is there just is no other replacement for the H3 Alpha's. They really are one of a kind. You have to go with a bigger vehicle to keep the towing capacity, anything the same size as the H3 all have lower capacity as far as I am aware. And in any case not much matches the offroad ability the H3 has stock. I'd say the Bronco comes closest. Not even going to mention Wranglers since they're not great for a daily driver.

 

[H3Hummer]

oof. Yeah, body is jacked up now. Not much you can really do about that unfortunately. 17K is amazing. how much did they want to buy it back?

She could look at the new Bronco's, they are pretty nice. Too bad they have nowhere near the tow capacity of the Alpha's though. And you apparently have to wait forever to get a nice one. They are almost exactly the same size though and drive really well offroad and on. A 4Runner wouldn't be a bad option either.

The reality is there just is no other replacement for the H3 Alpha's. They really are one of a kind. You have to go with a bigger vehicle to keep the towing capacity, anything the same size as the H3 all have lower capacity as far as I am aware. And in any case not much matches the offroad ability the H3 has stock. I'd say the Bronco comes closest. Not even going to mention Wranglers since they're not great for a daily driver.

....and the Broncos a full, overfilled with electronic :shame:

Hummer....like nothing else :cheers:

 

[650Hawk]

Sad to see another H3, especially an Alpha, bite the dust.:shame: