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Old Mar 11, 2022 | 10:28 AM
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Opinions on repairing or selling as is

I'm new to the forum, I have a 2005 G500. I was getting ready to list it for sale when someone spun out in the snow and hit me. The collision shop is saying it's going to be very hard to find parts especially for the aftermarket upgrades on the car. I'm considering selling it as is instead of waiting months to have it repaired and I was hoping to get some input on how I should price it if I sell it as it is right now. Nothing is damaged mechanically it runs and drives fine.

It has a g63 facelift, I just redid the headliner, replaced all the speakers, upgraded the head unit, installed new LED tail lights and LED side market lights. Suspension is brand new and I just replaced the steering shock.

Has 126k miles on it.

I attached pictures before the accident and how it looks now.

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Old Mar 11, 2022 | 01:07 PM
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Ouch! IMO, passing on a difficult repair to someone else will result in a heavy discount and a small audience of interested buyers, and it's unlikely the other guy's insurance will compensate you sufficiently. It might take a lot of telephone time to chase down the parts, but I'd go that route and make the insurance company pay the full fare to have it restored.
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Old Mar 11, 2022 | 10:36 PM
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Ouch! IMO, passing on a difficult repair to someone else will result in a heavy discount and a small audience of interested buyers, and it's unlikely the other guy's insurance will compensate you sufficiently. It might take a lot of telephone time to chase down the parts, but I'd go that route and make the insurance company pay the full fare to have it restored.
Those aftermarket parts are very easy to find. They’re all on eBay, readily available and very affordable.

Fix and sell
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Old Mar 12, 2022 | 10:17 AM
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Any frame or suspension damage?
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Might be aftermarket but a good shop will just replace with the correct OEM equivalent.

Headlights I would just upgrade so a new LED pair for like $500.
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Old Mar 13, 2022 | 09:13 AM
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It's probably worth to grind it out and fix. No one wants to inherit this and go though the same ordeal. You would get lowest wholesale minus damage.
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