The insurance company had to pay to repair my Jaguar S Type?

To review, I was driven off the road, went into a gully, drove back up on 128 and hit the guy who ran me off the road. The only impact damage was to my right rear quarter. The panels visibly affected were the rear quarter and rear passenger side door. Front passenger side door would not open or close properly.

Hint: I told the body shop to take a good long look under the car as I had been run off the road into a gravel gully.

Hint number two: anything with less than five figures is wrong!

 

Well if you all remember my little dent. it cost the ins. company almost 3 times their 1500 estimate. sooo to do it right could be five figures pretty easily, i vote 11,955

 

So who's insurance is paying yours or the guy that ran you off the road. Hope all is well and happy holidays!

 

I'm guessing $14k, as underbody damage and replacing and repainting the whole side of the car can cost big bucks. How is the quality of the repair? Are you satisfied? If so, what bodyshop did the work. FWIW, I've been very impressed with Mike's Autobody in Malden (he's a huge Porsche guy).

BTW, as a new owner and somewhat of a lurker (I don't post cause I'm a slow typist, plus I don't have much S2000 knowledge yet to share), I greatly enjoy Legal Bill's sensibility and wit. Keep it up, Bill!

 

A guy I work with has a small dent on the right front, the bill is over 5G.

 

90K

 

Let's see if Bill's jag repair can top my S2k repair

 

Some insurance companies consider your car totaled once repair costs exceed 51 percent of the vehicle's worth, and others use 80 percent as their limit.

Since your insurance company did not claim it to be totaled, I would say $17.5k, which is the least conservatice (i.e. the most lucrative) figures for the body shop (taking the average of 51 and 80 percent (66%) and multplying that by the highest used car value for the 2000 S-type).

 

Bill,

Glad you're getting your car back all sorted out. Today's cars are not cheap to unbend -- which is why insurance costs what it does. This is the price of progress (improved safety, economy, etc.).

I wonder if insurance companies in MA offer a discount to a driver that agrees to never drive on 128 -- a highway with a clear propensity for accidents.

My guess is 18K.

Kind Regards, Chris

 

My guess is 18K + $1


Bill, does that mean you finally have to return the Buick? Too shame... LOL

Btw, my current rental is a Toyata Solara.