Need some advice - Got rear ended
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Just take it in to the body shop you like and get it fixed.
Tell his insurance company you are going to take it there to get it repaired.
They will agree and before the body shop begins work they will contact them if the damaged is more that $974. Then the two of them work it out and repair your car.
Simple as that.
Tell his insurance company you are going to take it there to get it repaired.
They will agree and before the body shop begins work they will contact them if the damaged is more that $974. Then the two of them work it out and repair your car.
Simple as that.
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Do they normally order refurbished/aftermarket ones or can I have them order one from Mazda?
A good body shop will accept a used part only if it's in good condition. Also, one time I coaxed GEICO into covering a new fender instead of a third party fender. I was willing to cover the difference myself if necessary. It was also a situation where they would eventually collect from the other guy.
Ken
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Visibly the damage is on the bumper and below. Before I got out of my car to assess the damage, I thought it would be a lot worse because of the speed of impact. He was in an Impala. From looking at the damage on his car, it looked like he hit under the bumper which caused my license plate to fold in half.
I'm supposed to take my car in next Thursday and the body shop said they'd put an order in for the bumper. He said it should take about a day to fix as long as there's no additional damage. Do they normally order refurbished/aftermarket ones or can I have them order one from Mazda?
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Do not sign the piece of paper for release. The settlement on the car and the settlement on your body are two different phases. You actually have 2 years to file for the settlement.
Things might have changed since I went through this but the above is what my insurance agent told me.
Take care,
Brian
Things might have changed since I went through this but the above is what my insurance agent told me.
Take care,
Brian
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TALK to a LAWYER. !! First thing you should do. It was clearly not your fault, so you should not pay for crap. HIS insurance just wants to make a settlement as quickly as possible (making you sign the release of claims).
TALK TO A LAWYER
TALK TO A LAWYER
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