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Thanks for all the advice everyone. To answer a few questions:
It's a BRZ limited so right now damages are ~60% of the total value.
Driver side airbag did deploy.
I did choose on of the best shops in San Diego and i'm sure they would do great work. But I had similar thoughts as the posts above, the shops #1 interest is getting the price just below the total loss and getting a nice pay day. The shop actually called me right after the appraiser left and said they are already ordering parts and ready to go, just need my signature. I politely asked them to wait until I can further negotiate with the adjuster.
Overall I found the appraisal process a bit suspect. It seems they fully expect the price to increase as they tear it down. However, if they submit a lower price now and get the work going, the insurance company won't back out half way to total it. They seem very very very eager to start the work, thankfully they can't without my approval.
Well here's hoping tomorrow brings better luck if I can get ahold of the adjuster and start pleading my case.
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