# Total our 2000 Honda Odyssey?

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/total-our-2000-honda-odyssey/59904>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** odyssey, honda\
**Created:** [January 13, 2011, 5:28pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/total-our-2000-honda-odyssey/59904 "2011-01-13T17:28:36Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Kenonbass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f1d935/32.png) [@Kenonbass](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Kenonbass)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2011, 5:28pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/total-our-2000-honda-odyssey/59904/1 "2011-01-13T17:28:36Z")

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Our 2000 Honda Odyssey with 170K miles was rear-ended a couple weeks back and insurance estimates that it could cost over $5K to repair…about the resale value of the car. (They’re considering calling it a total loss.)  
  
  
  
 The dilemma is that the car drives great and shows no signs of slowing down, but other “internal things” may be damaged from the collision.  
  
  
  
 Even if I get a $5K insurance check, I’m not feeling like I want to come up with another $15K to get a decent used minivan. Should I spend the money to get the Honda fixed or use the cash as a downpayment on another FamilyMobile?  
  
  
  
 Thanks!

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**Author:** ![Goldwing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e68b1a/32.png) [@Goldwing](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Goldwing)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2011, 5:31pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/total-our-2000-honda-odyssey/59904/2 "2011-01-13T17:31:51Z")

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I wouldn’t put much money into it. You never know when these failure prone transmissions will fail. Can you drive it the way it is?

I’d shop for a used Toyota Sienna once you can’t drive this one anymore. Or get a 2005 or newer Odyssey.

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**Author:** ![mcparadise](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mcparadise/32/32_2.png) [@mcparadise](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mcparadise)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2011, 5:37pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/total-our-2000-honda-odyssey/59904/3 "2011-01-13T17:37:24Z")

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At 170K miles, I’d take the check and move on to another vehicle.

You could repair the van only to discover nasty surprises down the road.

There is no frame, it’s a unibody, and even if they stretch the metal back into shape it will not retain it’s original strength.