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Smart Shopper Replacement Cost by Insurance Company for Totaled Vehicle
196 messages, Last post on Nov 17, 2009 at 7:17 PM
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I just received a Italian motorcycle that I had been searching for 2 years....Color Italian red, mileage, just over what is allowed to be imported into California (7500 min. had 7521). The KBB shows $7995 for this bike, but they are not made anymore (Since 2004), not available except for a few high mileage or Salvage titled bikes in CA. Repairs due to parts looks like about $8000. Mechanically the bike was perfect on the laser alignment. All the damage is front end plastic, and supports. The adjuster refused to look at the bike at my residence and required me to take it to a shop, and for them to perform an estimate. (Cost about $800 so far). Since this is a 3rd party settlement, how can I force the company to make me whole??? It is not possible to purchase the same bike in California, and they would prohibit the importation of an out of state bike that had less than my mileage at time of accident. I am patient so do not care if it takes some months. Also I am happy to do my own repairs if we reach a settlement. Suggestions.... (Some times money is not the answer) |
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I was involved in a accident on Feb. 25, 2007, Someone turned in front of me and I hit them head on. The accident was ruled the other persons fault. My airbags never deployed although we were traveling around 40 mph upon impact. I am looking over copies of the repair bill which was around $10,000 in damage. They repaired stuff normal cosmetic stuff and I also notice where they had to replace the engine cradle mounts on both sides in the front and reinforce the side rail. I am wondering if I should really be concerned about this??? Toyota now has my car and they are investigating the airbag issue. The front of my car looked like I had hit a tree and even the bodyshop was a little surprised that the insurance company did not total the car. I am pregnant and have two small children. I don't feel that I will ever feel safe in my car again. What can I do??? 
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Replying to: mcgrawp1173 (Apr 04, 2007 8:06 am) Unfortunately since the repairs have already been done I don't think there is anything you can do. If you wanted to argue as to weather or not the car should have been totaled that probably should have been done prior to the repair process starting. I may be wrong though, I don't work in the insurance industry |
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With an older car I assume that the magic number for being "totaled" can be reached with relatively minor damage. $1000 or $1500 of damage might be enough to exceed the wholesale value of say a 10 year old car. If your car is totaled by the insurance company do they simply pay you the low wholesale value and then take the car or do they let you keep it? If the damage is mainly cosmetic I could see putting some money into making it road worthy and forgetting about the appearance. However, if the insurance company takes the car you would be out the difference between wholesale and retail cost. What do the experts think?
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Replying to: oldfarmer50 (Apr 04, 2007 3:44 pm) No they don't let you keep it. They get salvage bids on the car and sell it to recoup part of the claim. Itis not uncommon for people to buy back there car though on the salvage bid. |
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Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Mar 08, 2005 5:34 pm) My questions is, IF my truck is totalled, how much can I expect to get for it--is it used retail, private party or trade-in? The truck was brand new!! Also, is there any way I can get the kid to pay my deductibles and the difference that GAP would have paid? The police told me that even if I hired a lawyer, there was no way to "squeeze blood out of a turnip"! What if he has no money or assets? Am I just out of luck--as if he'd taken a few thousand dollars out of my pocket, set it on fire, and walked away?!? IF they do repair it, but it's just not the same and has repeated problems, is there anything I can do about it? Thanks! |
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Replying to: eviljoe (Apr 08, 2007 11:39 am) People who have assets or money don't drive on a suspended license without insurance so, yes, you're SOL. Sorry, life isn't fair. As for your last question, push hard to get the thing declared a total loss so as to avoid a variety of potential future issues.
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Replying to: cccompson (Apr 08, 2007 2:52 pm) -mike
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Replying to: paisan (Apr 08, 2007 4:37 pm) |
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Replying to: eviljoe (Apr 08, 2007 11:39 am) States where auto insurance policies can exclude diminished car-value payments Alaska Alabama Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kentucky Michigan Minnesota Missouri Mississippi Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina Tennessee Utah Vermont Wisconsin Wyoming Also Massachusetts |
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