thats gonna be a tough one...if they do total it out id buy it back from the insurance company and get it fixed and drive it with an R title...too nice of a car to end up in a JY

 

yeah we'll see what happens....

 

i know my insurance company doesnt use kbb...they use some other thing...i forget what its called but the the numbers are higher than kbb...id get it fixed through your insurance first and let them go after payment...your insurance company seems to be more willing to do what you want

 

He said he was layin on his horn

I wouldn't take any vehicle to a dealership to get fixed. Especially body work

I trust my local shops a lot more

 

Well if you take it to a bunch of shops to get estimates have them describe all the work on the invoice.

Some shops (like the $900 one) are gonna do the bare minimum. Some shops go above and beyond and they will replace stuff that doesn't even look damaged like the tire, the wheel, tie rods for that side, the UCA, the LCA, balljoints, bearing, hub, the spindle, new painted fender and emblem even if the old one is salvageable. They just do everything to A. Make money B. Make sure it is completely fixed with no after effects.

There is a shop around here that EVERYONE goes to for estimates and for insurance repairs because they are over the top like that. My mom took here car there when she was rear ended and they estimated like $800 to fix it with a new rear bumper, everything under it, plus paint. We took it to are shop after we got the $800 from insurance and had the bumper repainted for $200. Called it a day. $600 made.

 

I have AAA for insurance and I can't speak for USAA, but AAA at least doesn't use KBB or Nada for appraising vehicles.

When my 2004 Ranger was smashed by a drunk a few years ago, I went through a similar situation. When it came to appraising my truck I was worried. It was a 60K mile, no option XLT 3.0L Ext Cab 5spd so I wasn't holding out much hope in how it was gonna hold its value.

Well, I know you aren't gonna let them total your car for this mild hit but this still applies. What AAA did instead was they go off of actual cash value when it comes to determining vehicle value. They actually did some research for similar vehicles in the area with similar mileage, options and whatnot and not KBB or Nada.

Most people know that if you could snag a clean Notch for only 2800 that is a steal. So that really isn't a realistic representation of what the car is really worth.

Here in SoCal you won't find a clean Notch for anything less than 4K. A really nice one might be 6-8K. Stock mind you. Stock ones generally go for more out here. Heres an example - http://losangeles.craigslist.org/wst...029690075.html

 

i have AAA for insurance too...no complaints about them whatsoever

 

WOW...yeah well like I said hopefully things will work out in my favor. I'm just hoping that my car ends up looking like it did before the wreck.

 

You got my attention! hahah i hope the best for you!!!!

 

LOL....

Little UPDATE guys....well the chick is still Denying the accident. SO my insurance is paying me out. I'm taking the 900$ and adding some money to it, and my whole car is going to get painted. Not telling you guys the color, but keep your eye out for a post. Sourced a LX front clip...just waiting for a call back.. Also sourced some rims...not telling on those either...but YOU will like them.... they are bigger than 16's and they will blind you :)

 

what a tool!!!!! why can't people take responsibility for their actions? does she not have matching paint on her fender? mark my words.... she'll get hers eventually and have to pay alot more then this was gonna cost.

at least your getting some type of retribution.

 

Read about this on Corral, didn't know it was your car.

Sorry to hear man, that was/is one sick Fox! I'm with you on the accident free record, I dread the day I can't say that anymore.

 

yeah....I know it does suck. But I'll get it fixed back the way it should be. So no worries. Workin on getting an LX front clip as we speak.

 

picking up a OEM LX front clip, both left and right fenders, and fender extensions off a 89 LX coupe. All OEM...and they will be in my possession tomorrow morning. WHOO HOOO!

 

And todays lesson is: when you get in an accident, call the Police. Whoda thunk it?

 

^agreed

when i got rear ended i didn't call the cops either. the guy was in his 40's, in a new vehicle, with two kids in the car. i got all his info and pics of both cars. started a claim with his insurance who actually sent an adjuster out the next day to look at my truck. got his estimate. took it too my shop who said it was going to cost double what the adjuster said. sent that back to his insurance and got the ok to take it in.

all seemed to be going good but when my shop sent his insurance a bill they denied it! wtf!!!!! i was pissed to say the least. they said the guy who hit me had never let them know what had happened so as far as they were concerned it never happened. Like you I had messages from him claiming he had called.

luckily i know everyone at the shop who fixed my truck and they let me have it back and took all of the evidence i had and they went out of their way to go after him and his insurance company. All was paid at the end thank god and they even gave me $200 for the hassle

glad you got the money but i'd still go after them

 

So here we go. Got my replacement bumper and fenders:

 

not bad...hows the insurance battle goin

 

getting 906$ back....chick still deny's it

 

Should be getting a check here sometime this coming week. I hope. Going to take that money and a little bit of my own, and go get the whole car painted. Change the bumper/fender's/fender extension's out. Change it back to an LX front end. The way it should be. Got a new set of rims waiting for tire's. So it's going...just not as fast as I want it to happen. But that's ok.

 

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