- Sep 19, 2002
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So this guy in a Red '89 Prelude pulls out in front of me when I'm going 40 and I hit him.
He tries to get me to take $40 and walk away. My hood is banged up and my headlight assembly for drivers side is gone.
Police finally come and get all the information. I have an insurance contact for him.
Police say it's obvious the wreck is his fault. They said I should take car to a dealer for estimate and then contact his company.
Going to a dealer for an estimate would probably put the damage at around $2000 or more. Once I get this estimate, will his company try to drive it down? Accident is clearly his fault. I have a lawyer on hand from some other issues. They're not going to be too stupid are they?
How high do you think I can get them to state the estimate? I know the Thunderbird can't be construed to have $50,000 in damage, and I'm not going to wear a neckbrace to court, but if they estimate on the high end, I can use the insurance money for something else right? I'm more interested in getting a new car than fixing the Thunderbird.
He tries to get me to take $40 and walk away. My hood is banged up and my headlight assembly for drivers side is gone.
Police finally come and get all the information. I have an insurance contact for him.
Police say it's obvious the wreck is his fault. They said I should take car to a dealer for estimate and then contact his company.
Going to a dealer for an estimate would probably put the damage at around $2000 or more. Once I get this estimate, will his company try to drive it down? Accident is clearly his fault. I have a lawyer on hand from some other issues. They're not going to be too stupid are they?
How high do you think I can get them to state the estimate? I know the Thunderbird can't be construed to have $50,000 in damage, and I'm not going to wear a neckbrace to court, but if they estimate on the high end, I can use the insurance money for something else right? I'm more interested in getting a new car than fixing the Thunderbird.