Naw, It won't take that long, it will be fixed within a year or so OR will donate its quarters and doors to one or two other cars and then donate its engine to another project. I've done a few insurance cars now and its amazing how well the unibody cars come back if you have all the specs and know what you are doing. My buddy did a 300C hit almost this bad and you cannot tell its been hit unless the car is on a hoist and you know what you are looking at. It will never be worth the 30 + that these cars bring un-hit but will still be a fun car and unless you know where to look 99% of people can't tell they've been hit at all, just have to be fixed right. You're right though, it is a sad sight.