Wow, That sucks. Another for the stats though. Out of all the wrecked Contours I only recall one person being seriously injured.
*vulture thought* The rims still look good for the most part.
As for the other SVT. Keep looking before settling for just this one. There are usually a few for sale at any point in the auto trader. At least somewhere in Ontario. However if you can land that one for a decent price and feel comfortable making some repairs. Then that may be the car for you. However make sure it is a Sticky or broken IMRC vs failing precats or Main cat. That would be a rather costly repair and one that may bargin a far better price in your favour. (Opting for the mystery mod would be a cheap solution)Otherwise how does the car ar to have been taken care of. What kind of price are they asking. These things may be big factors.
Again sorry about your accident. Your story further reminds me of how much I hate the insurance companies. I mean you pay for it to be there but when it comes down to it they are of course there for themselves.