Man crashed into us, ran the stop sign.
Ford motor company looked at it and said he could fix it for $1,600. Only needed two new doors.
The man who crashed into us.. his insurrance people came and looked at the car at the Ford motor company and they valued it at only $1,700 and it would be $2,170 to fix it. They will not give her that much money to fix the car. So they're going to take the car and destroy it, because they will not pay that much. They would only give up to $1,700. We do not get the $1,700, because the car was collateral in a loan. No money goes to us.
2007-12-28 07:23:00 · 4 answers · asked by Doctor Orenthol 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
"Thats life....so what is the big deal?"
Well, for one, I don't have a god damned car.. and can't afford a new one.
2007-12-28 07:31:59 · update #1
"You have a legal right to have the car fixed wherever you choose to have it fixed."
Apparently, going that route involves inspectors, sending the car to Atlanta, and getting half the price of that $1,700 they offered.
2007-12-28 07:42:24 · update #2
You have a legal right to have the car fixed wherever you choose to have it fixed.
You have a legal right to choose the repair shop where you want you get car fixed. If you can find a body shop that can do it for less what the car is worth, the insurance company has to pay the body shop.
The whole idea is to make you "whole" again. Do not expect a windfall from this accident. Even if the insurance company totals the car and pays off the loan, you are made "whole" by having your loan paid off.
2007-12-28 07:37:11 · answer #1 · answered by Ti 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a case where the cost to repair is equal or more than what's the car is worth. As for the car being destroyed I think that's a big fat lie. It will probably go to auction and be sold, I think it's sold as salvage title. I've even seen cars that were so wrecked that they had to tow them into the yard...they are sold for parts I guess.
2007-12-28 07:34:14 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Thats life....so what is the big deal?
2007-12-28 07:29:02 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Well, you can sue them.
2007-12-28 07:28:25 · answer #4 · answered by DOOM 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋