[trj]

Sorry about the accident. I hope the insurance from the other party pays you up quickly.

The registration being in the glove box will not affect you, unless you have your title in the glove box too. Once the insurance declares the car as total loss, you just give/sign them the title and they give you a cheque. But you might want to get the registration out of there anyway, you don't want your information going to someone else. That car is going to go in the auction after they take possession of it.

And no, the insurance will not pay for the maintenance you have done in your car.
If you have receipts showing the aftermarket parts (which didn't come with your car) you have put on the car like sound system, deck, (may be try for the headlights and angel eyes) they might pay for it but not for the mechanical(maintenance) parts.
Go through your insurance rather than the lawyer if you don't have bodily injury, because lawyer fees are high. And insurance company has their lawyers standing by all the time.

And buying the car back from the insurance without having time and place to work on it would not be a good idea. You will get rid of some parts quickly but then after it becomes a very slow waiting game.

Hope it gets resolved soon and you get well soon too.

 

[trj]

Thanks.
My passenger door's jamming the box, so I will have to ask the guys at the collision center to pry it open for me to get it out. Will insurance pay for the labor cost or should I just kick down the door? (Probably not, I know...)

I do have aches/pain, and I had to miss class/work to see a chiropractor. Currently going on a regular basis; my lawyer contacted the other guy's insurance for me already.

I most likely won't buy it back then, I don't have a place to store the wreck. Shame....even the ///\/\ steering wheel's undamaged, airbag didn't pop.

I would say just pry open the glovebox and inform them you had to because you have your personal stuff in there. Also it would be a good idea to ask them what to do about it, whether the place it is stored at can get the stuff in the glovebox out.
Also a good decision on your part not thinking to buy it back as you don't have a place to store it.

As soon as the vehicle is declared totaled, the insurance company will issue the cheque to you. At least thats how it works with state farm.
When my old car was stolen, they gave me a cheque in 2 weeks and the rental was covered for a month. It was enough time for me to get another beater till I was able to find my current car.
The car was found after 2 months by the police but the interior was gutted, I asked them if I could buy it back. Their reply was to go in the auction where it will be sold, they can't sell it directly to you. So, don't be amazed if they don't offer you to buy it back.

I know it can be hard to let it go after you put so much into it, but the car can be replaced. At least you are not seriously injured(although the pain is there). Definitely keep going to the chiropractor and you already have a lawyer so wouldn't be much of an issue.

Good luck with everything.