I agree! well he has what is called.....COMPULSORY INsurance....which comes with your inspection sticker.....It is a PIP policy.......This dude is driving a 2009 Jeep Wrangler......go figure!

Tomorrow, i will be taking the estimate to his job...... most likely, we will be going to court.......

what a pain in the butt......oh well...that is life!!!

 

Damn, that is some crap right there. Keep us posted if you have to take it to court.

 

I will sell you mine for 10k it's pretty clean dropped 98sc300 stock under 90k miles

 

No need to deal with the guy that hit you.....it's HIS insurance company that needs to pay.....and it's your insurance company's JOB to go after his insurance company for the repair bills. Let them fight it out in court if they have to. After all that is why you have insurance...is it not?...Your company pays the repair bill and dukes it out with the other guys insurance company for reimbursement, assuming there is an issue. BTW, PIP is Personal Injury Protection.....did someone get hurt...?

 

I will certainly take your advise....I have full coverage on my 400. thanks!

 

1st off damn that sucks about the car but at least your ok! Yeah caps on insurance is a ***** but you have full coverage right? And for peeps talkin bad about body shops when was the last time you saw a shop rate of $33 an hour? IDK about the part prices maybe inflated for being in PR?

 

There is no reason for you to communicate with the person who hit you after you get his insurance info. All you need to do now is let your own insurance company handle it. I have dealt with lots of insurance bull**** in my life (two wrecked SCs and working in body shops for 10 years). Who is your insurance provider?

 

im not sure what u mean by this---are u telling me that body shops charge 33 and hour? or???

not trying to be rude i just dont understand that statement---because there is no shops that charge 33 an hour in my opinion

thanks

 

Wait... Something about this reeks. Every state has a state minimum coverage. In florida it's $10k Personal Insury and $10k Property. Source:

http://www.flhsmv.gov/ddl/frfaqgen.html

If he had Florida plates a $3k liability policy is ILLEGAL, and any insurance company that would provide that is in breach.

Also read here:

http://www.flhsmv.gov/ddl/frfaqcrash.html

Whoever is telling you $3000 is lying to you

 

Here is Cali, it's absolutely unheard of to find body shop labor rates that low. typically, they would be at least twice that much ... or more!

 

yes my thoughts exactly!!!

doesnt make sense--doesnt add up---i dont know the laws of each state or any state for that matter but common sense tells me something is wrong with that 3 grand coverage.

yes same here--i think if u could find a shop that charges even double that you would be lucky.

 

after looking at that estimate thoroughly it looks about right.. honestly, its the parts that are whats costing an arm and a leg but the labor rates are actually low (of course this is all reflective of the competitive costs of businesses in the area). and especially if its an insurance job, the idea is to always restore the car to pre-accident condition. for saftey reasons, you dont cut corners. so it looks about right to me. good luck with everything! and hopefully the shop you choose, is a good one!

 

Sorry, I am in Puerto Rico....not Florida.....anyway, I will get to the bottom of this insurance issue soon......

I was online last night...I was able to find most of the parts for about $ 3,300...excluding the shipping cost....

Soooooooooooo, i can get my baby...back on the road for about 7k......

I am willing to do 7k, but 10k is out of the question...10k is bad math....

thanks guys...i will keep you all posted!!!!

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i think thats a little over priced

 

he should be able to source out the parts for a much better price.

and i dont agree---they are overcharging on almost everything.

on another note im sorry but i find it difficult to take you seriously with that name.