2017 just got Rear-ended

[Acksman]

Well Merry Christmas, just got rear-ended by a big Yukon Denali Tahoe. Woman was looking at her phone. :doh:

So, since I am still settling down and have not called her insurance yet. Did file a police report.

Any suggestions on diminished value or how to word things?

Ugh, not even 3 months old and just got my permanent tags last week with 1200 miles.

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[Hermz]

Sorry to hear. :( Hope everything is taken care of and you are back on the road soon. I personally have no experience with diminished value claim, but I suggest you pursue it aggressively.

 

[wireeater]

Happened to me when I had 1200 miles on my car. Had it for maybe 3 weeks. Ended up being around $5,500 worth of damage except mine was animal related. The upside was I got a new front bump so I made sure no holes were drilled into it. Having it in the shop is the hard part. Mine was gone for a little over a week. Bumper, strut, wheel, tires, knuckle, condenser, PP lip, PP bellypan replaced.

 

[Jumpman]

Oh man that's horrible :(

 

[dron_jones]

Well Merry Christmas, just got rear-ended by a big Yukon Denali Tahoe. Woman was looking at her phone. :doh:

So, since I am still settling down and have not called her insurance yet. Did file a police report.

Any suggestions on diminished value or how to word things?

Ugh, not even 3 months old and just got my permanent tags last week with 1200 miles.

I will upload pictures soon.

Sorry to hear that. Car can be fixed, important thing is that you are ok. Hope the insurance company takes care of you properly.

 

[mustang1]

Well Merry Christmas, just got rear-ended by a big Yukon Denali Tahoe. Woman was looking at her phone. :doh:

So, since I am still settling down and have not called her insurance yet. Did file a police report.

Did you call the police to the scene of the accident? It's better if they show up and assess the situation and write her a ticket for a moving violation, failure to maintain control of the vehicle, etc.

 

[Acksman]

Did you call the police to the scene of the accident? It's better if they show up and assess the situation and write her a ticket for a moving violation, failure to maintain control of the vehicle, etc.

Yes I did and they did a police report.

 

[Wblv17]

281-741-1670 is the number for the company I used for diminished value

Ask for Ken,

 

[mustang1]

Well Merry Christmas, just got rear-ended by a big Yukon Denali Tahoe. Woman was looking at her phone. :doh:

So, since I am still settling down and have not called her insurance yet. Did file a police report.
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She failed to see a race red mustang with a white stripe.

You should call both your and her insurance soon. Same day, or at least within 24 hours.

 

[HISSMAN]

Let me guess... she was on her phone.

 

[Acksman]

She failed to see a race red mustang with a white stripe.

You should call both your and her insurance soon. Same day, or at least within 24 hours.

Thanks, I did call both and have filed with hers.

 

[MSMStannyl]

That's going to be pretty bad. That's similar to what happened to my GT, several months after purchasing it last year. Yours actually "looks" much worse although I would assume the damage is pretty similar.

Long story short, my repair on my GT ended up being over $10k (after supplements). It was in the shop for about a month. That said, they did a fantastic job and actually "fixed" some of Ford's horrible panel and glass alignment defects.

As for DV, it varies state by state. In MD where my accident happened, I wasn't able to really initiate the process until after the car was fully repaired and returned to me. At that point, you'll need to find a DV expert in your area to do a full report on DV for your car. This can usually be accomplished for maybe $250 - $400. At that point, you'll have a report you can take to the other person's insurance, and show them what you expect.

In my case, the DV estimate was high enough that it was suggested that I get a lawyer on board right away. The downside to this is that, of course, they will be taking 33% of the settlement. However, having a lawyer definitely lets the insurance know you're serious and obviously they can handle all of the paperwork and negotiations.

In the end, my settlement was in the neighborhood of $7,500 or so. I can't remember exactly. I would expect ~$10k or so for yours. Just be ready for it being a long process. I think my settlement came about a year after I got my car back from being repaired.

 

[Acksman]

Thanks all , I just called the company Wblv17 recommended and they were a tremendous help on DM process.

I will be using them to help recover the value.

Wblv17, I don't know your real name but let them know it was you that had me call so you can hopefully get a perk.

This is the company just in case anyone is curious - http://www.wreckcheck.org/

 

[MSMStannyl]

She failed to see a race red mustang with a white stripe.

You should call both your and her insurance soon. Same day, or at least within 24 hours.

To be fair, the dumbass who rear-ended my car failed to see a bright yellow Mustang!

 

[mustang1]

To be fair, the dumbass who rear-ended my car failed to see a bright yellow Mustang!

I have driven beside the texters and some of them go quite some time before briefly looking up. I guess it shouldn't surprise me that they won't notice triple yellow and race red. I run a rear facing dash cam these days. That won't prevent an accident but it can generate an interesting youtube video.

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