Wife here. My husband and I owned a '95 850 station wagon -- this was the first car either of us has owned. We both really love the car, and its community of enthusiasts that has allowed us to work on the car ourselves. Unfortunately we got rear-ended almost two weeks ago, and its definitely a total...

Whoa! What a small world. I work on membrane proteins myself.

Haha! Good catch. My day job is in biophysics.

Oh yeah, and if you are at all mechanically inclined, buy the car back from the insurance company, find a car that needs some fixing, use parts of your old car, and get back in the game. I understand this may be totally unfeasible for many people. Best of luck whichever way you go. Wife of OP here....