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Nov 6, 2011 | 01:23 PM

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From: Jackstandican

Depending on the body shop and damage some parts may be able to be located from a salvage yard which could bring the price down considerably.

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I just know when someone finally rear ends me I'll end up in jail from getting pissd and beating some ***..

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Originally Posted by Cooldude5231

thats my fear...
cause im with you,
some one rear ends me,
ill not only have a ****ed up car,
but id also be in jail for a LONG time

Seriously? Your cars are worth going to jail or dying for? Yeesh...

Nov 6, 2011 | 04:45 PM

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uzeial

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Yeah. I was surprisingly calm about the whole thing.

I owe nothing on the car so it's just a matter of getting what I can for it and finding another car.

Y'all are the best; hopefully I can swing another nice lt1!

Nov 6, 2011 | 05:35 PM

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**** that jail time noise.

Id LOVE to be in this guys position. Im tired of my car, its not worth book, So hell if someone totals it for me id probably just have to shake their hand, take my check, and be on my merry way.

Infact id even take it to some outrageously overpriced high end repair shop to get the estimate done just to ensure the thing totals.

Nov 7, 2011 | 04:53 AM

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Sad part is since the car is over 10 years old most try to give you current market value....

we know the value to us but insurance companies DO NOT CARE they always make money!

Nov 7, 2011 | 07:15 AM

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uzeial

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We'll see; I really rather it be totaled than have them try to repair it. I just know the car wont be right after this mess.

Nov 7, 2011 | 10:25 AM

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You got rear ended, was it your fault? Did you get a police report? If someone hits you and its their fault and you have a police report, you go to a body shop and they do the bs for you to have that insurance company look at the car and figure out the total damage $$$ wise then they determine if its cheaper to total the car and give you money or repair it.

Nov 7, 2011 | 10:39 AM

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His fault and I have a police report. Currently sitting at a body shop awaiting an estimate. And a rental.

Nov 8, 2011 | 04:51 PM

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I feel your pain!

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Originally Posted by uzeial

His fault and I have a police report. Currently sitting at a body shop awaiting an estimate. And a rental.

If it is the other driver's fault, then you are in a better position than if you are considered "at fault".

This happened to me and I was able to get my 96 LT1/4 M6 completely fixed and repainted - it did however take 4.5 months of activity on my part (and the ultimate intervention of a representative of the NCDOI) to make "Regressive" do the right thing.

A suggestion: 10 years ago when I was dealing with a resoration shop in Detroit ("Motor City Classics") they told me they knew exactly how to get my insurance company to fix ALL of the issues on my 61 Ventura; they wrote up an inital estimate, go the OK to start working on it, rec'd a check, cashed it, then "discovered" additional damage during the repair process. Once the insurance company had OK'd the repair work, they had to pay for the "newly discovered" damage too.

Good Luck!