[Vwdiesel] old Diesel wreck/insurance issues

[S. Shourds]

Well, I still haven't figured out what the heck is wrong with the TDI so 
I've been driving the '85 Jetta TD.  Until today when someone made a 
left turn right into the rear quarterpanel and spun me out :(

The car's basically drivable, particularly after I have a shop pull the 
fender out to clear the wheel tomorrow morning, but doesn't look great.  
Both of the estimates I got were in the range of $1750-2000.  So, any 
advice on trying to get this thing fixed and out of the boneyard?  I'll 
pay it myself if I have to (this car and I have history together), but 
I'd rather beat enough out of the other driver/insurance to get it 
fixed.  The other driver didn't want to go through his insurance, so I 
might be able to bamboozle him out of more than the insurance would pay, 
but he wasn't exactly driving a 7-series BMW. 

-Shalyn

-85 Jetta TD--wrecked
-00 Jetta TDI--broken
-90 10 speed bike--looking pretty good by default