probably repair it for a wash. Negative is, now it's a "rebuilt" title and his resale value tanks.

So he can take the $$ and look for another (or newer one) and someone else will fix it and get a sweet GX on the cheap.

Honestly, this is the type of "branded title" car you want to buy. Something in awesome shape that just had some body work done (and since it's a body on frame, that means the chassis is fine). This type of impact shouldn't have bent the frame or damaged any of the mechanicals (I'd still check it out), just body work and new $$ airbags and a computer reset.