You make some good suggestions, however hitting a deer can really screw up a lot of stuff and they arent making any more of these vehicles. If the cost to repair exceeds the blue book, its considered totaled by most insurance companies. Someone else alone was quoted quite a bit for an engine for one of these cars already. If its an automatic and its been over heated, you have also screwed up the tranny too. The radiator doubles as the cooler for the trans.
