MY CAR ACCIDENT & REPAIR

[AZhitman]

ALL great advice from the posters here. Glad you're ok, homey.

What insurance did she have? Was that amount based on an estimate from a body shop?

[ImStricken06]

ALL great advice from the posters here. Glad you're ok, homey.

What insurance did she have? Was that amount based on an estimate from a body shop?

no this was an estimate from their appraiser, but it had an open line of credit if the shop needed more funds to continue the repair once the car was 'opened up'. i gotta tell you, i started a conversation with the appraiser who ended up being a really cool guy; he certain was "generous" with me, if you know what i mean. all in all- if i gave this check to a shop and they did the work = they'd all be taking a trip to atlantic city on me, and still paying all of their bills.

my next move is going to be to hit them for depreciated value

[rdub2k4]

Not a bad repair man! Haven't been around much... busy with work. Good luck with the rest of it man!

[ImStricken06]

update: 11/6/2013

the paint came out shinier and better than the OEM paint job. i want the whole car done now. lol

[ImStricken06]

[darylzero]

That doesn't look like Maaco

[ImStricken06]

i decided to let my buddy do it. he promised to put all his heart into it, so i gave him the business. it was cheaper with him anyway by a substantial amount.

[TrevorK]

i decided to let my buddy do it. he promised to put all his heart into it, so i gave him the business. it was cheaper with him anyway by a substantial amount.

Out of curiousity, why did he choose not to blend?
(I am assuming based on the position of the Rogue and that it was not blended)

[ImStricken06]

it is blended. its into the door & hood

[TrevorK]

it is blended. its into the door & hood

On the driver side fender as well?

I only ask because it appears the vehicle did not move in the pictures.

[ImStricken06]

no not on the driver side. i wanted to save money, so i wasnt too worried about it. this car has a cheap paint job as it is, why spend a ton of money on a bumper cover thats gonna be destroyed in nyc anyway, before my time with this car is up

[sfinley]

I had a similar experience I can share. My Q70 got rear ended two years ago. The repair bill came out to about $7,000. Although the repair job was pretty darn good, I knew the resale value of the car took a huge hit. I did some research on "diminished value" with help from a lawyer friend. Turns out you can recover "diminished value" from the at-fault driver's insurance company if you have a diminished value appraisal report that documents the loss.

The top companies on the web are Diminished Value of Georgia, Petty Details and DV Doc. After snooping around some web forums, I ended up going with DV Doc because it is the only company that offers a nifty one-page case summary which can be submitted to the small claims court. I was warned that the insurance company will often offer a lowball number (although as a legal matter, you are completely entitled to compensation) and the only way to get full $s was to take them to a small claims court. Which is exactly what happened in my case. The appraisal report said the resale value of my car took a $6500 hit and the insurance company offered only $1700 in the beginning. After I took them to the court, they upped the number to $3,500. At the small claims court, the judge who reviewed the report and the summary were very impressed and even complimented me on the case summary. I was awarded $6,000, which is very close to the original ask amount. Not bad considering that the report from DV Doc cost me $275.

[ImStricken06]

I had a similar experience I can share. My Q70 got rear ended two years ago. The repair bill came out to about $7,000. Although the repair job was pretty darn good, I knew the resale value of the car took a huge hit. I did some research on "diminished value" with help from a lawyer friend. Turns out you can recover "diminished value" from the at-fault driver's insurance company if you have a diminished value appraisal report that documents the loss.

The top companies on the web are Diminished Value of Georgia, Petty Details and DV Doc. After snooping around some web forums, I ended up going with DV Doc because it is the only company that offers a nifty one-page case summary which can be submitted to the small claims court. I was warned that the insurance company will often offer a lowball number (although as a legal matter, you are completely entitled to compensation) and the only way to get full $s was to take them to a small claims court. Which is exactly what happened in my case. The appraisal report said the resale value of my car took a $6500 hit and the insurance company offered only $1700 in the beginning. After I took them to the court, they upped the number to $3,500. At the small claims court, the judge who reviewed the report and the summary were very impressed and even complimented me on the case summary. I was awarded $6,000, which is very close to the original ask amount. Not bad considering that the report from DV Doc cost me $275.

damn bro... good work lol. you got waaaaay more than i got lol. next time im taking your advice.