Well update time on the wreck,

the insurance adjuster fellow is coming out on Friday to assess the damage.

in the mean time I noticed the at was popping and cracking up front so I took it to our family friend mechanic. He put it up on the lift and said "your car is gonna be totaled". Apparently the strut tower was twisted, some joint(s) were/was popped loose and something is rubbing on my axel grinding it out.