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Originally Posted by aznatama

Are you in any way injured? I would definitely start by:

1. Getting a medical eval ASAP, even if you feel "fine" right now. Airbags went off, there's bound to be some whiplash or muscle strain fro such a hard hit.

2. Contact a personal injury attorney ASAP, tell them about the accident, and that you want to file a diminished value claim.

3. Follow attorney's instructions, sit back, get compensation in a few months.



A DV claim is the loss in value of your car which you can claim. A car w/o an accident is worth more than a car w/ an accident. Basically, you look at what a car would cost retail value before accident, compared to value after accident with repairs. That's a general estimate of the diminished value you could get. It's a bit more complicated than that, but that's the gist of it.

Or you could just wait for an ambulance to drive by and run after it....