Another v bites the dust!!!!
10-19-2009, 01:16 PM
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i cant see the insurance totaling that. Its just front end work. Shouldnt be any frame damage either. Sorry to hear about that man. Such a bummer that things keep happening to you. Keep your head up and say a prayer or 2!
10-19-2009, 04:05 PM
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) send a fax/letter on their legal letter stock.
10-20-2009, 07:49 AM
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You need to start by talking to the insurance company that is fixing your car. They will not start anything until the repairs are finished. The main thing about dealing with an insurance company is that the more you squeak, the more grease you will get. Do a lot of bitching. They will come out and reinspect your car, to make sure the repairs were done correctly. There are two kinds of diminished value. You have the diminished value of poor repairs (hence the reinspection), and an inherent diminished value - your car has been hit and is therefore not worth as much. Since you were a claimant on both claims, I would try to get a diminished value settlement on both.
As far as being hard to get, nobody likes handing out money. I wouldn't start on the diminished value until you are well underway getting your car fxed, or it may slow down the process. Getting a lawyer will do the same. You will have to be tenacious to get it paid out, but it will happen. If the repairs were done well, I would imagine you will be looking at 10-15% of retail back, depending on the size of the repairs. I wasn't able to see the pictures, so it is hard to tell. The last wreck was pretty good sized though, wasn't it?
As far as being hard to get, nobody likes handing out money. I wouldn't start on the diminished value until you are well underway getting your car fxed, or it may slow down the process. Getting a lawyer will do the same. You will have to be tenacious to get it paid out, but it will happen. If the repairs were done well, I would imagine you will be looking at 10-15% of retail back, depending on the size of the repairs. I wasn't able to see the pictures, so it is hard to tell. The last wreck was pretty good sized though, wasn't it?
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10-20-2009, 09:29 AM
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You need to start by talking to the insurance company that is fixing your car. They will not start anything until the repairs are finished. The main thing about dealing with an insurance company is that the more you squeak, the more grease you will get. Do a lot of bitching. They will come out and reinspect your car, to make sure the repairs were done correctly. There are two kinds of diminished value. You have the diminished value of poor repairs (hence the reinspection), and an inherent diminished value - your car has been hit and is therefore not worth as much. Since you were a claimant on both claims, I would try to get a diminished value settlement on both.
As far as being hard to get, nobody likes handing out money. I wouldn't start on the diminished value until you are well underway getting your car fxed, or it may slow down the process. Getting a lawyer will do the same. You will have to be tenacious to get it paid out, but it will happen. If the repairs were done well, I would imagine you will be looking at 10-15% of retail back, depending on the size of the repairs. I wasn't able to see the pictures, so it is hard to tell. The last wreck was pretty good sized though, wasn't it?
As far as being hard to get, nobody likes handing out money. I wouldn't start on the diminished value until you are well underway getting your car fxed, or it may slow down the process. Getting a lawyer will do the same. You will have to be tenacious to get it paid out, but it will happen. If the repairs were done well, I would imagine you will be looking at 10-15% of retail back, depending on the size of the repairs. I wasn't able to see the pictures, so it is hard to tell. The last wreck was pretty good sized though, wasn't it?
10-20-2009, 01:09 PM
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Since it is wrecked again, I would wait until it is almost fixed (a couple of days out) before you submit a claim on the first accident. Whick insurance company is fixing the car this time? Either way, you will want your car looking pretty good when it is inspected.
10-21-2009, 04:01 PM
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Nah, you will be able to file a claim for that as well. They cant screw you out of anything because the purpose of insurance is to be made whole. If they try and jerk you around, just get a lawyer.
Sucks about the car man, I nearly had the same thing happen to me the other day. Some idiot in a wrangler flew out into the street I was driving down I swear no more then 15 ft infront of me, while i was doing bout 35-40. I had to slam on the breaks and slid to the right nearly hitting the curb
Sucks about the car man, I nearly had the same thing happen to me the other day. Some idiot in a wrangler flew out into the street I was driving down I swear no more then 15 ft infront of me, while i was doing bout 35-40. I had to slam on the breaks and slid to the right nearly hitting the curb
10-21-2009, 04:31 PM
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Glad you are ok! ..but after 2 wrecks, I don't think I'd want the car back. Either try to get it totalled or go after the diminished value...or get it fixed and keep it forever..lol.
10-22-2009, 08:37 AM
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There isn't enough damage there to total it, IMO. Even as pricy as the parts are, it's still quite a bit away. I will bet $8500. I had the same issue with my car. $9500 in damage, and not even close. It didn't look like there was any frame damage to Aaron's car, just a lot of bolt on parts. The downside of turning it after getting it fixed is that trade in on these cars is complete ****.
10-22-2009, 01:44 PM
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There isn't enough damage there to total it, IMO. Even as pricy as the parts are, it's still quite a bit away. I will bet $8500. I had the same issue with my car. $9500 in damage, and not even close. It didn't look like there was any frame damage to Aaron's car, just a lot of bolt on parts. The downside of turning it after getting it fixed is that trade in on these cars is complete ****.
