Unfortunately this happened to my Prius whilst parked in front of my house yesterday. It is looking like the insurance will deem it to be an economic write off :'(
I loved my Prius so I am rather upset but I should be thankful no one was injured and that no one was in the car at the time. The driver of the car was a Learner driver without a supervisor in the car so I can imagine that she is in a lot of trouble with the police (who also attended the scene).
The car is currently at Milperra as that is where it was towed. The smash repairer near my house didn't even take it off the truck when it got there and sent the truckie straight to Milperra. Finding out what "Milperra" actually was from the NRMA was a challenge. It is where the car gets assessed and likely deemed a write off. They then sell it at Pickles auctions nearby as a write off.
Is there anyone experienced with these sorts of assessments, and can advise their opinions on the damage they can see in the photo - is it very likely to be a write off? The car was insured for $12K (agreed value) and $140 will have to come off that (balance to pay the remaining 1.5 months of the yearly insurance policy) and also anything I would get back in rego and insurance will also be deducted from the payout (only 2 months left, so by calculations it's about $157). So looking at getting back approx. $11.7K from insurance and $157 from Service NSW/CTP insurance.
A Prius as a track car? Hahaha