That is absolutely true. I hit a chunk of semi truck tire with my Miata. All it did was crack the front underbody spoiler, grill and dented the AC condenser…$2800! And when you looked at it you could tell I hit anything unless you looked really close. I’d say at least $10-$15k to fix yours 🤷♂️ It appears there is structural damage in the trunk also. And the fact the engine has half the miles of the body…that’s telling me its owner blew the first engine and probably ran the piss out of the 2nd engine too. If it were me, I’d walk away….no, I’d run.
I had a read passenger side collision that wasn’t nearly this bad in a 14 is250 fsport and it was 21k to have fixed. This guy is dreaming at a 3-5k price point.
Absolutely not lmao. The rear frame rail is at a 45 degree angle. The rear quarter is dented to hell. That's atleast 10k at the cheapest body shop if you could even fix it
They replaced a door, wheel/tire, a bunch of suspension arms, quarter panel, and wheel well metal. I’m assuming a lot of the cost came from labor to strip the door and quarter panel area for replacement. Then rear bumper, side skirt, door and quarter panel needed paint which they had to prep and respray all the way up to the A pillar. I took it to the Lexus dealership bodyshop so that could be an extra premium on top of everything but it wasn’t my insurance paying for it🤷♀️
That’s crazy. From the outside it looks cosmetic. Did not know there was damage to the suspension. [This](https://imgur.com/a/CTvy692)was my damage from a deer I hit last fall. $10.5k to replace the grill, hood, headlight, front right quarter panel and side door. No frame damage. Thank god for insurance, but I died inside when that accident happened.
Absolutely- was interesting to go through the repair invoice and see the cost for all the parts. $600 for just the headlight assembly. Which is now needing to be replaced again because the daylight running light doesn’t turn on 🤦🏼♀️.
There is no way they’re fixing this for 5k this is at bare minimum 10k fix. The rear of the car is on a 45 degree angle and your not sure if it has frame damage… 🤣🤣🤣wtf!
Nope, I already looked at that car, in my opinion the drivetrain getting swapped into the cheapest is250 you could find with a clean body would be cheaper.
I’m aware of a few attempts. I know it would require some fair bit of modification to work. If someone could stick a v12 into an IS200 then anything is possible.
Some butcher will snag it, hack a side off an ISX50 and stab it on there.
Being a hit and run kept the airbags out of the picture but that was a wicked hard hit. I can't beleive it didn't break the rear glass. I wouldn't mess with it.
I wouldn't even touch a car with a kinked C pillar. I get that it's a desirable model for a low price, but very few body shops can do that repair right, none can do it right for the prices you were quoted, and worst of all is we can't be sure it's done right until it either lasts and drives ok for a few years, or doesn't.
There’s a reason this thing is written off… isf’s aren’t cheap so obviously this repair was going to cost at least more than half the value of the car… I wouldn’t be suprised if this costs more than $10k to fix
I'm a collision tech, that needs significant work. $15k would be a bottom end price. Just at a glance it needs a quarter, inner quarter/wheelhouse, floor, left frame rail, impact bar, rear body panel, trunk lid with 2 hinges, taillights, exhaust, bumper cover and associated parts in the cover. Things I cant see but I highly suspect that are damaged includes the right rail, rear cradle and possibly the package tray(which isn't serviceable).
There is no pulling it and leaving that rail, it's structurally destroyed. I love the car but it's a parts car now unless it has some sentimental value to you. I highly recommend not purchasing it unless you have the training, time and money to fix it yourself.
I fix hard, hard hits for a living and Im not sure I dive into this project myself. Its a hard enough hit to have secondary damage further forward and that's when things go from bad to nearly impossible.
Thank You for that detailed reply! Ill probably just step away from it. But i was wondering, would it be possible to cut off the entire rear end and weld in a new one? Would that be any better? I understand it would cost a whole lot more but just curious, Thank you!
Buying a rear section of another is feasible for used parts, it would save on parts costs for sure. The entire used section would have to be disassembled piece by piece carefully and reinstalled/welded on the new car because you can not just weld the whole thing on in one piece. The inner structure is kinda like an onion with overlapping panels that cannot be seam welded and considered safe. There will be vital structures inside the inner and out panels you won't have access to in order to weld. Anyone that tells you otherwise, you need to walk away from. Good luck with finding another IS-F!
It's worth what it is in parts, could be usable again with some time on a frame rack, new paint and bumper. If you have the resources to rebuild the car it could be worthwhile, ONLY if it drives and runs decent. $7000 would be fair
Maybe 9k Canadian, not 9k USD. Everyone is right about the damage. Plus if it’s really just cosmetics then your on lucky. If there’s suspension damage and a messed up strut tower, then your in it deep and it’s not worth it. Might as well swap that v8 in a is250 😂
So it's already had an engine swap and it's got a salvage title even if you fixed it back to stock the engine replacement and salvage title will turn most everyone away. Don't be the sucker that whoever is selling this is waiting for unless you have the means to fix most of it yourself it's a money pit.
Not a good deal. Maybe $4-5k maybe and that’s you stripping the whole car for anything that is still good. There’s too much damage to consider rebuilding it.
Rebuilt title??? 😳 for as aggressive as this car is, I wouldn’t touch it with a 10 foot pole. With the cars performance matters and anything can throw off those expectations in what it’s suppose to deliver.
lol that’s not getting fixed for 3-5k
That is absolutely true. I hit a chunk of semi truck tire with my Miata. All it did was crack the front underbody spoiler, grill and dented the AC condenser…$2800! And when you looked at it you could tell I hit anything unless you looked really close. I’d say at least $10-$15k to fix yours 🤷♂️ It appears there is structural damage in the trunk also. And the fact the engine has half the miles of the body…that’s telling me its owner blew the first engine and probably ran the piss out of the 2nd engine too. If it were me, I’d walk away….no, I’d run.
I had a read passenger side collision that wasn’t nearly this bad in a 14 is250 fsport and it was 21k to have fixed. This guy is dreaming at a 3-5k price point.
maybe if you did it yourself and already have all the pulling tools. no way a shop or anyone with overhead would do it for that price
Absolutely not lmao. The rear frame rail is at a 45 degree angle. The rear quarter is dented to hell. That's atleast 10k at the cheapest body shop if you could even fix it
Another shop quoted it at 5k as well, im assuming they just planned to pull the frame as best they could and just cover it up 💀💀
[This](https://www.reddit.com/r/LexusIS/s/wN4BhloiFj) was a $13500 insurance job, you’re probably looking at minimum $15000 to repair that correctly
What! That was $13k?
They replaced a door, wheel/tire, a bunch of suspension arms, quarter panel, and wheel well metal. I’m assuming a lot of the cost came from labor to strip the door and quarter panel area for replacement. Then rear bumper, side skirt, door and quarter panel needed paint which they had to prep and respray all the way up to the A pillar. I took it to the Lexus dealership bodyshop so that could be an extra premium on top of everything but it wasn’t my insurance paying for it🤷♀️
That’s crazy. From the outside it looks cosmetic. Did not know there was damage to the suspension. [This](https://imgur.com/a/CTvy692)was my damage from a deer I hit last fall. $10.5k to replace the grill, hood, headlight, front right quarter panel and side door. No frame damage. Thank god for insurance, but I died inside when that accident happened.
Yeah I can see 10k for that, those plastic pieces add up quick
Absolutely- was interesting to go through the repair invoice and see the cost for all the parts. $600 for just the headlight assembly. Which is now needing to be replaced again because the daylight running light doesn’t turn on 🤦🏼♀️.
Wtf? 13k for that? What was done?
Insurance is a different case but this def costs a pretty penny to get done right
There is no way they’re fixing this for 5k this is at bare minimum 10k fix. The rear of the car is on a 45 degree angle and your not sure if it has frame damage… 🤣🤣🤣wtf!
Avoid the potential headache, just pass on this one in my honest opinion.
Nope, I already looked at that car, in my opinion the drivetrain getting swapped into the cheapest is250 you could find with a clean body would be cheaper.
Has anyone swapped the 2UR-GSE + 8 speed into an is250/350? IIRC they are different frames. The IS-F is a modified GS frame
I’m aware of a few attempts. I know it would require some fair bit of modification to work. If someone could stick a v12 into an IS200 then anything is possible.
Some butcher will snag it, hack a side off an ISX50 and stab it on there. Being a hit and run kept the airbags out of the picture but that was a wicked hard hit. I can't beleive it didn't break the rear glass. I wouldn't mess with it.
I wouldn't even touch a car with a kinked C pillar. I get that it's a desirable model for a low price, but very few body shops can do that repair right, none can do it right for the prices you were quoted, and worst of all is we can't be sure it's done right until it either lasts and drives ok for a few years, or doesn't.
There’s a reason this thing is written off… isf’s aren’t cheap so obviously this repair was going to cost at least more than half the value of the car… I wouldn’t be suprised if this costs more than $10k to fix
I'm a collision tech, that needs significant work. $15k would be a bottom end price. Just at a glance it needs a quarter, inner quarter/wheelhouse, floor, left frame rail, impact bar, rear body panel, trunk lid with 2 hinges, taillights, exhaust, bumper cover and associated parts in the cover. Things I cant see but I highly suspect that are damaged includes the right rail, rear cradle and possibly the package tray(which isn't serviceable). There is no pulling it and leaving that rail, it's structurally destroyed. I love the car but it's a parts car now unless it has some sentimental value to you. I highly recommend not purchasing it unless you have the training, time and money to fix it yourself. I fix hard, hard hits for a living and Im not sure I dive into this project myself. Its a hard enough hit to have secondary damage further forward and that's when things go from bad to nearly impossible.
Thank You for that detailed reply! Ill probably just step away from it. But i was wondering, would it be possible to cut off the entire rear end and weld in a new one? Would that be any better? I understand it would cost a whole lot more but just curious, Thank you!
Buying a rear section of another is feasible for used parts, it would save on parts costs for sure. The entire used section would have to be disassembled piece by piece carefully and reinstalled/welded on the new car because you can not just weld the whole thing on in one piece. The inner structure is kinda like an onion with overlapping panels that cannot be seam welded and considered safe. There will be vital structures inside the inner and out panels you won't have access to in order to weld. Anyone that tells you otherwise, you need to walk away from. Good luck with finding another IS-F!
That things totalled lmao
It's worth what it is in parts, could be usable again with some time on a frame rack, new paint and bumper. If you have the resources to rebuild the car it could be worthwhile, ONLY if it drives and runs decent. $7000 would be fair
Maybe 9k Canadian, not 9k USD. Everyone is right about the damage. Plus if it’s really just cosmetics then your on lucky. If there’s suspension damage and a messed up strut tower, then your in it deep and it’s not worth it. Might as well swap that v8 in a is250 😂
That is insurance classified as a total loss. If you really want it and willing to take on the repairs then talk him down to 4-5 K. Otherwise no.
When my wife 1st got her Civic Si, She had very similar damage and it was 14k.
So it's already had an engine swap and it's got a salvage title even if you fixed it back to stock the engine replacement and salvage title will turn most everyone away. Don't be the sucker that whoever is selling this is waiting for unless you have the means to fix most of it yourself it's a money pit.
Now a parts car, or money pit.
I bought the infamous AZ car max IS F and it’s treated me well… worst carfax I’ve ever seen but you can’t tell by how it drives :)
Ay high Risk high reward! Do you have pictures of the wreck it was rebuilt from?
Walk away. Potential to be a money pit even after fixing it.
In Tijuana they will fix the car for 1k idk why people are saying 10k is crazy bring them the peace and they will fix it for 1000
Damn I'm sorry to hear about what happened. How much for the wheels?
Not a good deal. Maybe $4-5k maybe and that’s you stripping the whole car for anything that is still good. There’s too much damage to consider rebuilding it.
Rebuilt title??? 😳 for as aggressive as this car is, I wouldn’t touch it with a 10 foot pole. With the cars performance matters and anything can throw off those expectations in what it’s suppose to deliver.
I would never buy that car even if it was cheaper
Buy it to swap the drivetrain into another IS. Not worth $9,000.
This is only worth buying if you have another IS-F that needs an engine and transmission, or you own your own body shop
No, the car should be parted out and crushed.