Ok so I havent been on in awhile but recently I purchased a 2005 S60 2.5T awd I was driving in the snow last night and was coming around a corner and understeered into a parked car I dont have full coverage on the car so im ending up repairing it myself so I was wondering what you guys think I should do about either try and fix it myself or if the car is just done for. The radiator support is pretty far pushed back to where it has hit the powersteering belt

 

I will post pics on the engine bay once I have a chance too

 

Did the radiator bust? If there is any coolant in the transmission fluid, that's bad. But the optimist in me says try and fix it.

I suppose if you are even contemplating fixing it yourself you are somewhat handy. You could find a lot of those parts in scrap yards on the cheap. Bring them to a decent body shop to have them painted. Knock it out in a weekend with the help of a couple friends.

What are your other options?

 

The only other option I have really is scrap the car and get around 500 bucks for it. But the radiator isnt crack i drove it home the other night and it drove fine minus the power steering not working.

 

It is far more than just slapping a fender, bumper and hood on it... the damage is pretty extensive if the radiator support is that far back. Definitely more than a weekend project.