well, i think that im gonna be a richard, i have no choice, the cars blue book was 2976.00 and we have 17,765.00 worth of damage, not counting labor rates! and it was a great car, 37mpg, paid for, 90,000 miles, we loved it, im gonna sue for"comporable loss value", so im making them buy us another 99 saturn coupe or equivelent, based on my judgement. my dad is a dmv lawyer in cali so as far as legality goes, i got that covered and the other ins. company will be crying in a day or two. mess with my woman or my car and i get real mean real fast, and i guess thats what it takes these days, its sad. 
Good for you, and good luck!!
I can almost guarantee your wife will end up in Physical Therapy. Even little fender bender victims end up in it, all the time. Don't short her on whatever medical she needs, and make them pay for it
Hope she's okay!
