gravedgr
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- Doug
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- 2017 GT350
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Despite my best efforts, I was rear-ended a couple of weeks ago. :( It was a two-lane road with a lot of construction and frequent, sudden stops. I was able to catch the guy in front of me stopping suddenly, but the car behind me was not able to stop in time.
When I looked up and saw he was not going to be able to stop without hitting me, I tried to pull up alongside the car in front of me. I was only able to get my door alongside his bumper due to a mailbox in the way, but it did reduce the impact to a fairly minor bump.
No injury to me (other than being a little stiff for a couple of days) and the car appears to have no structural damage - it looks like the bumper cover and rear valence/splitter need to be replaced, but no metal parts appear scratched or bent. I'm working with insurance to set up the claim and get an estimate for repairs now (despite the obvious, he admitted 100% fault to the officer). Interestingly, while the police was writing his report, a 4-way accident happened on the same road just 100 feet down from us. :doh:
Anyhow, I've never done a diminished value claim before, but feel I should with the GT350 given its potential value as slightly more than a street car (there are collectors out there, even if its just a normal mustang to lots of us). Any suggestions on how to get the most out of insurance? Any reason I should not pursue this?
Any and all advice is welcome.
When I looked up and saw he was not going to be able to stop without hitting me, I tried to pull up alongside the car in front of me. I was only able to get my door alongside his bumper due to a mailbox in the way, but it did reduce the impact to a fairly minor bump.
No injury to me (other than being a little stiff for a couple of days) and the car appears to have no structural damage - it looks like the bumper cover and rear valence/splitter need to be replaced, but no metal parts appear scratched or bent. I'm working with insurance to set up the claim and get an estimate for repairs now (despite the obvious, he admitted 100% fault to the officer). Interestingly, while the police was writing his report, a 4-way accident happened on the same road just 100 feet down from us. :doh:
Anyhow, I've never done a diminished value claim before, but feel I should with the GT350 given its potential value as slightly more than a street car (there are collectors out there, even if its just a normal mustang to lots of us). Any suggestions on how to get the most out of insurance? Any reason I should not pursue this?
Any and all advice is welcome.
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