very sorry to read this

 

"Hill Billy"? I resemble that remark.

Sorry to hear about your accident.

Tom

 

That is really bad advice:
Attempting to get fixed anything that wasn't damaged in the crash (yes, the dually driver is a complete idiot) is insurance fraud.

Giving the company hell won't make your situation any better. They just insure the idiot. He is not a family member. Be reasonable, tell them how long you had the car, the great, great condition it is in, and your concerns about "diminished value" for your Corvette in the future, because the car has to be repaired over their insurance customer's poor driving.

Much more effective than giving them hell and lying, although that might make you feel better in the short-term!

 

ya' know..we still hang people in Texas for less... and we carry guns! Sorry to hear about the car.. I had the same thing happen with me; an idiot in truck back into my toyota convertable.. at least it wasn't my vette

 

yeah but there are a few spots that will be fixed in the process...and i am going to try and get them for diminished value..any idea to go about gettin diminished value?

 

Should have went Scarface on the ****

 

I'd be tempted to introduce him to my friends Smith & Wesson...

 

Bummer!

Hope it gets repaired quickly and to your satisfaction.

 

Don't you just love the "cop-out", "we can't do anything if no one got hurt because it's on private property". Does that mean if you robbed someone on that lot but didn't hurt them, the cops couldn't do anything because it's on private property??

 

We all pay taxes and when we need the use of a civil service they should be able to ascertain fault. In Texas, it doesn't even have to be on private property, if no one gets hurts, we're supposed to exchange insurance info and go on our merry way.

 

 

im still wonder about how to go about gettiing diminished value?

 

Through a lot of work!

Basically you'll need to convince your/his insurance company that the value of your Vette has been lessened due to the damage incurred in this situation.

How to achieve this differs with individual situations.

For example - you have a brand new Vert (say 1k miles) and an accident occurs.

After fixing the Vette you decide to sell it.

Since the CarFax will (could) have the accident noted, the value of the Vette is affected to some degree.

In this situation it is relative easy to determine the difference in sale price between your 1k mile Vette and another similar equipped and mileage Vette.

That becomes the diminished value.

Your situation is more complected due to "high" mileage.

In addition, a number of other factors would be in play if you and another similar equipped, same mileage, Vette were placed for sale.

I.e., tire(s) condition, seat wear, after market add- ons', locale of the proposed sale (prices differ in different parts of the country), etc.

Getting the picture?

So you ask, how to proceed with your/his insurance company considering all this information?

With a strong back up information basis.

First: get KKB, Edmund's, etc. list pricing for your year, model and mileage (including options).

Ask your local dealers to provide an estimate of the value they will/would place on your Vette due to the accident (after repairs of course).

The differences of the two or three computations will give you a starting point for negotiations.

Keep in mind that the larger the 'differences' you can provide, the better off you are.

The insurance company representatives (they go to a special school for this) will attempt to beat the price difference down. So, obviously, the large the amount at the start of the negotiations to more you'll end up with in the final agreement.

Hope this assists.

 

Sorry to hear about your bad luck. Good luck with getting it fixed.

 

Glad you were not in the car when it was hit and congratulations on keeping your cool.

I had one of my Corvettes 4 months when a benz turned left into it and totaled it. I feel your pain.

Do not settle for less than new GM parts. Some insurance companies try to get you to agree to use old or inferior replacement parts.

Also, because I was not at fault going through my insurance company was the best. They looked after me, not only because of the terms of my policy but because the other insurance was paying for it. May be something to consider.

Good Luck.

Forrest

 

Sorry man!!! Keep us posted.

 

What an idiot! So sorry to hear that moron violated your beautiful vette that way. Glad you didnt make it worse by getting yourself in any trouble. Good luck on the repairs!

 

Bummer... Sorry to hear that, especially after only 12 days. Nothing really is going to make you feel better.

But at least he had insurance. I hate it when they don't... 'cuz you know they ain't got the $$$ and it's going to a PITA to collect.

 

Hey sorry to hear about your misfortune, but remember it is just a car and can be fixed. Just happy to hear there was no one injured, people are much harder to fix.

If it makes ya feel any better a friend of mine paid 10's of thousands of dollars to have an old Mercedes restored and it got smashed in the side as he drove it away from the shop. They just pushed it the 20 feet it had been driven back into the shop.

 

What a horrible way to start Vette ownership!