Bad Car Karma Strikes Again!, This time to my 914! |
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Bad Car Karma Strikes Again!, This time to my 914! |
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Jan 25 2006, 10:45 AM
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Not bad for carrying sway bars. Group: Members Posts: 3,377 Joined: 20-January 04 From: Las Vegas Member No.: 1,580 Region Association: Southwest Region |
*Sigh* (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/sad.gif)
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Jan 25 2006, 11:34 AM
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Long term tinkerer... Group: Members Posts: 1,879 Joined: 7-April 03 From: Lyons, CO Member No.: 529 |
Aw geez, that sucks!
Still, it doesn't look like too bad. I had a fair bit of experience in CA with getting insurance companies to pay off after their clients hitting my "invisible" 914... (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/dry.gif) DD, remember? Anyway, the real trick is being super patient, and willing to tough it out. They will very likely want to total the car at first. You say "no". They cannot total the car without your permission, and their case file stays open so long as you don't accept what they're offering. And the longer the file is open, the more pressure on them there is to close it. I had the fortune of having a secondary vehicle, so I wasn't stranded at the time. Pick the shop it goes to, make sure it's one you trust, as the car may be there a while if the insurance company drags their heels... BTDT.... The worst one was when I was 5 days from moving back here to CO, I was saying goodbye to a friend at work, and someone came inside to say "does someone here own a grey porsche?". I said "yeah, do you need me to move it?". He said "No... I already did....". (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/mad.gif) I have to say, when I got outside to see the damage, I cracked up. I had JUST gotten the car back from the shop after someone -else- had smacked the car in a parking lot a month before. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/wacko.gif) From the pictures, it looks quite repairable. Definitely doccument as much as you can on the cars value, and any info you can gather on the recent paint job would be key... Good luck! -Josh2 |
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