Originally Posted by FL 4Motion

/\ you're right about keeping it being the best option, $$$ wise, no quesiton. Good repair job and it'll be almost as good as new. I say almost b/c if you're like me, it could objectively be good as new but it'll still eat away at you anyway.

Keep focused on the big picture, house etc, that's what's really important not the car.

Finally, depressing thought, you could wind up getting a new car and a week later be involved in anohter accident due ot ashitty driver so if taht happened again to your Z, you'd be less upset than if it happened to your new car...