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Originally Posted by Jrohit
Yeah getting into an accident sucks big time. I was a student and dealing with school and insurance at the same time drained me. Talk to the person doing the appraisal and ask for an estimate, but also ask what they checked out. My appraisal was quick enough because the front end was just destroyed. The guy basically looked at mine and told me "I'm not even going to bother with breaking the engine/tranny down because there's already going to be damage to it." Find out everything you can about your vehicle, then talk to the insurance company. See how much they would offer you if it is totaled and go from there. Once the bill hits close to $16500, then they'll declare it a loss. It's an experience and you'll be ready next time, God forbid, if it does happen again.
If you have any other questions, feel free to ask.
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They did a initial appraisal (not tearing it down), they estimated $9700.
They keep insisting it's a new car, it is MOST likely repairable.
Just told me the parts for 1 rear quarter panel is $631, but the labor is 17.5 Hours.
Because the panel is part of the car's unibody, shouldn't the structural integrity be compromised?
How long usually does it take to tear down a car?
If they do decide to repair it, I got a list of to watch out for things..
Unibody Damage - Compromise Handling and Safety ( Structural Integrity.
Rust - Human is never precise as machines on doing the anti rust spray thing.
Transmission Damage - It's RWD
Color Matching
Weldings - Machine laser welds are better than huiman - Never be the same again
Future problem down the road because of kinetic energy hitting my bumper
Handling will be affected
Diminished Value if they REALLY want to fix it