Subaru: Rebuild '00Forester as salvage? Interfering engine?

One dealer/mech says it is, another says it's not. Slow
collision produced piece of metal that poked through radiator
and eventually nudged the timing belt, disturbing timing. Engine
wasn't pushed back, everything else is fine. Car continued to
run but made a clattering noise for a few seconds before wife
turned off the key.

So...
If it's an interfering engine the cost of engine repair is
$$$$$. If it's not, perhaps it's more like $$. Inquiring minds
need to know, because we can buy this car out of the insurance
company for $2,000. We know for sure that (1) the engine was
running when it was turned off, (2) there is absolutely zero
frame damage, (3) body damage is limited to the front end
(fenders/hood/bumpercover/lights/grill), and (4) the rest of the
car is 100% perfect (36k miles and properly maintained).

It needs two front fenders, bumper cover, front lights, hood,
grill, crossbar, radiator, the engine work, and a few bits and
pieces.

One more point - my wife would really like a specific non-Subaru
color, so if we go forward we'll do a full-car paint job and
she'll love it.

Am I walking into a minefield? Quicksand?

Jim Stewart wrote:
 

Good call!
We just discovered that the insurance company paid for a teardown, and they found
only a couple of slightly damaged valves -- no damage whatsoever to block or pistons.
Evidently the timing belt just slipped a bit - didn't come off. We'll get the car
back with the heads removed, and have already found someone offering to rebuild them
for a few hundred dollars. This is looking better and better.