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frsinpa · 04-21-2014, 02:34 PM

Hey guys,

Photos of the wreckage here: http://imgur.com/a/MFRII

Question for you..

So my car was in a real bad accident and the original damage estimate was tabbed at $9.5K. Pics: http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=59631

2 months later.. The car is still not fixed and they told me today that more damage was uncovered.. To the tune of $3K.

So the total damage is up to $12.5K and lets say the car is worth $17K. It's a 2013 AT with 15K miles

According to PA law, the car should be totalled if the damage exceeds 75% of the value. At this stage, what would you do? Is there any way to file for the car to be declared a total loss?

Just looking for some guidance here guys, as I have no idea what to do. I've been without the car for about 2 months at this point.

04-21-2014, 02:34 PM	#1
frsinpa Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: fr-s! Location: pittsburgh Posts: 228 Thanks: 21 Thanked 54 Times in 35 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Arguing that a vehicle should be totaled /w insurance company? Hey guys, Photos of the wreckage here: http://imgur.com/a/MFRII Question for you.. So my car was in a real bad accident and the original damage estimate was tabbed at $9.5K. Pics: http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=59631 2 months later.. The car is still not fixed and they told me today that more damage was uncovered.. To the tune of $3K. So the total damage is up to $12.5K and lets say the car is worth $17K. It's a 2013 AT with 15K miles According to PA law, the car should be totalled if the damage exceeds 75% of the value. At this stage, what would you do? Is there any way to file for the car to be declared a total loss? Just looking for some guidance here guys, as I have no idea what to do. I've been without the car for about 2 months at this point. Last edited by frsinpa; 04-22-2014 at 01:01 AM.