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00 Hoo

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Something everyone can get behind - fighting insurance companies!


I posted this on the Corner, but since that board gets lower traffic/responses on weekends and Soapboxers can't stay away even on Sat/Sun (guilty as charged!), I thought I would try here, too, in case any of you have experience/insights that can help.

Link to Corner for full story is below, but someone else backed their car into mine, their insurance wants to give me a check for $3,400 based on an estimate they got from some pictures.  However, a local place approved by my insurance company that inspected my car in person quoted an estimate of $4,600 for repairs + 2-3 weeks that I'll need a rental car, so total cost of $5,600-$6,100.

I'm trying to figure out what/whom/how to fight.  One of those situations where I'm grateful to not have experience (no prior accidents to have to deal with this crap), but also frustrating because I don't have good understanding of where I have leverage and what my options are for making sure I don't have to pay a dime out of pocket for an accident that was 100% someone else's fault (and everyone agrees it was the other driver's fault).

I would greatly appreciate any advice/insights you all might have.

Link: post on The Corner


Posted: 10/22/2021 at 11:45PM



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Current Thread:
  Delete** -- 00 Hoo 03/31/2022 10:25PM
  I just had this happen recently… -- Los Angeles Hoo 10/23/2021 10:55AM
  Does your neck hurt or your back????? -- Zhoo 10/23/2021 10:30AM
  Great analogy. Insurance contracts are just like -- BocaHoo91 10/23/2021 11:45AM
  Yes, user agreements are nothing like contracts. -- ResistHoo 10/23/2021 1:06PM
  Booger:. That's different. -- ResistHoo 10/23/2021 1:32PM
  Lol. What? -- BocaHoo91 10/23/2021 1:37PM
  That's because you're an idiot. ** -- ResistHoo 10/23/2021 1:11PM
  ^^^ Predictably, here come the idiots ^^^ ** -- ResistHoo 10/23/2021 1:19PM
  Not clever... -- ResistHoo 10/23/2021 2:33PM
  LOL ** -- HokieDan95 10/23/2021 10:42AM
  Not sure about the rental car costs -- FrankGallagher 10/23/2021 07:52AM
  Have you called the insurance company? -- BocaHoo91 10/23/2021 07:45AM

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