1) I could potentially have this car for over a year.
a) Repair length
b) Have to sell my X5 once it gets fixed (may take awhile with the accident history)
c) Will take me some time to find a "used" auto to replace the X5. Buying a used car is not ever fun and I will be looking for one that is perfect if I don't buy new

2) I don't feel safe in a little Japanese car. Right now I am paranoid as hell to drive. 9 accidents will do that to you.

3) If I am going to have it that long I might as well have something I actually like to drive.

The repair is taking so long for a couple of reasons.

1) The rack system they need to put it on to measure the unibody stretching and flexing is not available for 6 weeks. (I have solved this by taking it elsewhere)
2) Once they find the flexed, stretched or otherwise bent pieced of the unibody (they are 100% sure there is a few) they will need to order those parts, cut them out of the unibody and re-weld them in.
3) There is a sizable wait for these parts and the other parts.
4) Believe it or not my pictures did not do it justice, there is a massive amount of labor involved in fixing it. The guy at the auto body shop guessed it would get close to 25-30k for repairs.