a drunk smashed my S
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Originally Posted by Spec_Ops2087' date='Feb 22 2007, 01:21 PM
It all depends on the body shop rates to get that 11k figured.
I had an accident where a lady T boned my passenger side. Not very extensive damange at all. Broken A-arm, dented in fender / outter door panel and a little scratch on the rear side panel. The parts to fix it didn't even hit 2,000 dollars but the labor for painting and installing the parts was over 6 thousand dollars ON TOP of the 2 thousand. Remember body shops will charge high rates to ins companies when it comes to claims like this. So just because its 11,000 worth of damage doesn't mean it really is. In other words, resale is not going to be affected to much depending on what was hit.
I had an accident where a lady T boned my passenger side. Not very extensive damange at all. Broken A-arm, dented in fender / outter door panel and a little scratch on the rear side panel. The parts to fix it didn't even hit 2,000 dollars but the labor for painting and installing the parts was over 6 thousand dollars ON TOP of the 2 thousand. Remember body shops will charge high rates to ins companies when it comes to claims like this. So just because its 11,000 worth of damage doesn't mean it really is. In other words, resale is not going to be affected to much depending on what was hit.
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If you have the time and resources, I would suggest you talk to your friends/family and find a relatively good/unbiased laywer, and just have a conversation with him/her.
If what people are saying about Cali is true, you shouldn't have to sit there and let other people decide. I think it would be worth it to you just to talk with a professional that has jurisdiction/knowledge about this kind of stuff.
Good luck either way!
If what people are saying about Cali is true, you shouldn't have to sit there and let other people decide. I think it would be worth it to you just to talk with a professional that has jurisdiction/knowledge about this kind of stuff.
Good luck either way!
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My S is fixed!!! It looks beautiful. The body shop has some fancy computer driven machine that straightens frames, but mine was OK except for some bar on the driver's side front. The car drives as well as before. I took it up into the Sierra Nevada and drove on twisty roads for around 200 miles. The only bad thing is the passanger seat now rattles. I'm taking it to my mechanic later this week for a professional check up. I'm unanguished. I'm planning on keeping this car until either it or I cannot drive anymore so the diminished value doesn't bother me much.
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