Anonymous
11/02/2022 13:12
Subject: My insurance wouldn’t “total” my car with $15k+ of damage.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:No body cares about an accident on a car with over 100k miles. If anything worth more as new parts. Stop whining
Well I do because the KBB value is still about $25k.
Pretty sure you would be whining over $25k too, just saying.
So you are saying the accident brought the value of the repaired vehicle to $0?
That makes no sense.
Anonymous
10/31/2022 19:35
Subject: Re:My insurance wouldn’t “total” my car with $15k+ of damage.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:$15k damage + $3000 rental = 75% of BBV. And collision repairs always ends up more, not less (once they "open it up") Car is a total loss (as those insurance terms are used).
Irrelevant that the bad guy hit you pulling out of a strip mall and you don't want to drive your kids around in a Humpty Dumpty Tahoe.
Omg this story again?
Is it?? That OP was such a mess.
Anonymous
10/31/2022 19:31
Subject: Re:My insurance wouldn’t “total” my car with $15k+ of damage.
You are going to have a hard time making a diminished value claim on a vehicle with over 100,000 no matter what condition the vehicle is in.
Anonymous
10/31/2022 17:20
Subject: My insurance wouldn’t “total” my car with $15k+ of damage.
I was hit at National Harbor several years ago. DH and I tend to go through cars quickly, so a “dirty” Carfax or auto check report would have hurt when it came time to trade in, or sell.
We had a diminished value assessment done by Reed Appraisers, which we presented to our insurer. I highly recommend using them:
https://www.reedappraisers.com/
We had a diminished value assessment done by Reed Appraisers, which we presented to our insurer. I highly recommend using them:
https://www.reedappraisers.com/
Anonymous
10/31/2022 15:43
Subject: My insurance wouldn’t “total” my car with $15k+ of damage.
In this case, I think it might be worth hiring an independent claims adjuster who will argue on your behalf.
Anonymous
10/31/2022 12:37
Subject: My insurance wouldn’t “total” my car with $15k+ of damage.
I don't think your insurance company will pay out diminished value to you... worth a shot though.
Anonymous
10/29/2022 10:56
Subject: My insurance wouldn’t “total” my car with $15k+ of damage.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:How would you "fight" it?
sue the other driver. If you're an attorney with litigation experience you can do it pro se. For anyone else, it make no sense because the attorneys fees will outstrip the damages
If you are an experienced attorney, you understand that an uninsured motorist is almost assuredly judgment proof.
Anonymous
10/28/2022 23:32
Subject: Re:My insurance wouldn’t “total” my car with $15k+ of damage.
Anonymous wrote:$15k damage + $3000 rental = 75% of BBV. And collision repairs always ends up more, not less (once they "open it up") Car is a total loss (as those insurance terms are used).
Irrelevant that the bad guy hit you pulling out of a strip mall and you don't want to drive your kids around in a Humpty Dumpty Tahoe.
Omg this story again?
Anonymous
10/28/2022 23:28
Subject: My insurance wouldn’t “total” my car with $15k+ of damage.
Anonymous wrote:If accident was your fault, I'd just be glad it's being fixed at all. Not a good time to buy a new or used car.
But it wasn’t OPs fault.
Anonymous
10/28/2022 23:13
Subject: My insurance wouldn’t “total” my car with $15k+ of damage.
If accident was your fault, I'd just be glad it's being fixed at all. Not a good time to buy a new or used car.
Anonymous
10/28/2022 23:10
Subject: My insurance wouldn’t “total” my car with $15k+ of damage.
Anonymous wrote:No body cares about an accident on a car with over 100k miles. If anything worth more as new parts. Stop whining
Well I do because the KBB value is still about $25k.
Pretty sure you would be whining over $25k too, just saying.