POLL #1 please HELP! Diminished Value Claim.. please vote

[trdeedFRS310]

Hello everyone I was recently hit by someone in my Release Series 1.0 and I am trying to recover the diminished value from him or his insurance company thereby, I need some concrete and productive poll results to support my story that my Release Series now has some diminished value since it was in an accident and no longer (or less desireable) candidate for collectible with a history of accident. every single vote helps my car only has 2000 miles and now I will have to drive this car knowing this car once was hit and that makes me frustrated as I originally bought this car to keep it as collectible, now If i try to sell it, the dealership appraised my car about $4000-5000 less than when it had no accident history,

thank you very much for all your help each participation means a lot for me as I am going to use the results when i take this case to small claim court
when I mentioned about diminished value to the person who hit my car, this is what he replied with
"i dont believe there is much diminished value on a Scion with fender bender accident history." I replied "it might be a just scion for you but it was my collectible car and you ruined the collectibility of it."

please go to Poll #2 site thank you!

http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=92912

[RustySocket]

Obviously all other things being equal one would choose the unadulterated car. However, in my mind there are different types of damage. I would call my insurance agent and let them handle it, get your dealers appraisal in writing and proceed as though you were selling the car. I think that would carry more weight than an internet poll. Good luck, i feel your frustration.

[Bergen23]

You bought the wrong car if you're looking for future value.

[trdeedFRS310]

Originally Posted by RustySocket

Obviously all other things being equal one would choose the unadulterated car. However, in my mind there are different types of damage. I would call my insurance agent and let them handle it, get your dealers appraisal in writing and proceed as though you were selling the car. I think that would carry more weight than an internet poll. Good luck, i feel your frustration.

thank you for your input, yes i have visited local carmax and they are offering $21000 with a history of accident, Edmunds which only has an option to appraise used car value for release series estimated my cars trade in value to be $26000 this does not include my dealer installed package of TRD wheels and intake

[Tcoat]

What was the damage?
How much were the repairs?
Was the dealer appraisal official?
Was the CarMax offer wholesale for overall condition and the Edmunds price retail for mint?
Have you even talked to your insurance about diminished value?


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