Well, here's the epilogue of the story I couldn't find any collision shop that could change the core support for under 3000$, which would leave all the rest to be repaired by myself. I finally found someone that would pay a couple thousands dollars for the car in that state, so I let it go. Fortunat...

Thanks all for your messages, it's great to have support in these situations. I've been away for holidays and am back to try to repair the car. First of all yes I do carry insurance, but it doesn't cover collision. As I am new in the country, even If I have a perfect insurance record abroad, my rate...

Here is the picture, It did not go with the precedent mail.

Hello fellow vibers, I thought of a happier introduction of myself and my car but here it is: I just purchased a 2009 vibe, the 2.4 version non-gt. Really clean, black, under 90k miles, I bought it Saturday and registered it Monday, ready today for my first drive to work with it. Until I crashed it ...