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Originally posted by overdalimit
Believe it or not..... That Ferrari is very fixable. Reinsuring it is going to be a bigger problem than repairing it. Rebuilding vehicles is a very lucrative business. I have a friend that make a **** of a living doing it. You study the way the vehicle was wrecked and rebuild from that point on out until every damaged body panel is repaired. You 'd be amazed at what can be repaired. The hardest to repair are front hits because of the engine damage that you can't see until breakdown. Exotic cars are easier to repair behind...Well! Most of the engine are aft mounted so it's just a matter of structure repair. Look at that ENZO real good! There's no apparent body twist at all just a clean frontal structure hit. But Da%$ that's going to be expensive!
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It can't twist - CFRP doesn't bend like metal. And, while I'm sure your friend is very good at his job, ask him whether or not he can repair a vehicle made entirely of carbon fiber and glue. I bet he doesn't have an autoclave. That's not a dig, the equipment just costs tens of millions of dollars.
That's my point - very few people, besides Ferrari, are going to be able to repair this thing at all. I would guess that there isn't any place in the US that can do it.