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Re: Making you whole again....
Posted by kkelley [Email] (more from kkelley) on Wed, 8 Sep 2010 04:59:46
In Reply to: Making you whole again...., Noel, Tue, 7 Sep 2010 13:30:26
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I dont know many mechanics/body shops that are going to go on a treasure hunt to find a bunch of matching used parts for an insurance claim. In my experience they simply give an estimate to repair. Sadly, for older cars with serious damage the estimate to repair often exceeds the book value of the car and the insurance company simply treats the car as totalled and writes a check......that is in effect putting you back in the position you were in prior to the accident. Unfortunately , the check is typically less than the car is worth if it was well maintained.
For an insurance claim, ive never had any discussion regarding used parts. Ive used junkyard parts when ive had something fixed out of my pocket.
I had a seven year old Jeep Wrangler with front end damage. They repaired with new parts. The sticking point was if they used Genuine Chysler Parts or an aftermarket parts source, particularly for the body parts. In insisted that the dealer do the work. The insurance comp suggested their body shop who would have used secondary market body parts. It was fixed at the dealer....new parts.
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Posts in this Thread:
- Driveway accident...., W. Beetus, Sun, 5 Sep 2010 18:47:34
- Not as bad as it could have been..., W. Beetus, Tue, 7 Sep 2010 19:31:35
- Re: Driveway accident...., Mattias.se, Tue, 7 Sep 2010 19:22:51
- $500 a hand...., Mike Lynch
, Mon, 6 Sep 2010 19:05:24 - Won't let me post pictures? Scott?, W. Beetus, Mon, 6 Sep 2010 15:28:02
- Re: Driveway accident...., Bill Homer
, Mon, 6 Sep 2010 07:24:03 - time for a boneyard trip..., James, Mon, 6 Sep 2010 03:26:17
- Re: Driveway accident...., sab, Sun, 5 Sep 2010 20:26:47
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