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Old Apr 17, 2006 | 09:25 AM
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I hate to hear stories like this...
I would like StuzVette to get a scratch after 6 years...
...much less 12 days
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Old Apr 18, 2006 | 05:57 PM
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estimate was cheaper than thought it would be..only 1000 bucks..im gettin my back bumper painted out of the deal because it had some small cracks in in it when i bought it...so at least i got that..should have it back beginning of the next week. my front end needed paintrd anyways..that was first on the list i was goin to do...80,000 miles of rock chips...def a 10 footer..but now she will all be shiny black once again!
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Old Apr 18, 2006 | 07:25 PM
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Originally Posted by vertc51116
that sucks, hopefully everything gets fixed A OK! Those Dodge trucks are not the easiest things in the world to drive they should make you take a test before you can buy it!
they have alot of mirrors..but they need more i think now!!
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Old Apr 18, 2006 | 09:08 PM
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Sorry to hear about the accident. Hope it gets fixed to your satisfaction.
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Old Apr 18, 2006 | 11:42 PM
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There woud have been a little if he did it to me
some people are so careless Dont they know it is a VETTE!!! C'mon!........
Hope your repairs are quick and easy!
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Old Apr 19, 2006 | 12:37 AM
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Originally Posted by RandyVettes
OUCH - You shoulda just killed him.
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Old Apr 19, 2006 | 12:46 AM
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My sympathies. That really sucks. And falling down on your way out there, to boot. I mean, that's adding insult to injury. Maybe you should sue the gas station while you're at it. Good luck with everything.
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Old Apr 19, 2006 | 09:00 AM
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well...car will probably be gone over the weekend..so ill be racin around in my little chevy aveo rental...this sucks...oh well...will be shinier when i get it
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Old Apr 19, 2006 | 09:05 AM
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Sorry to hear and good luck with the repairs.
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Old Apr 19, 2006 | 10:45 AM
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Originally Posted by c5vette_dallas
im still wonder about how to go about gettiing diminished value?
You want to wait until after all the repairs are made before you bring up diminished value. If you bring it up first, they may try to shortcut the repairs, knowing that they 'might' have to pay extra for the diminished value claim. Overall, they want to only pay a certain amount for the claim. If they think they are going to fork over an extra grand for DV, then they may try to repair some parts (rather than replace) or go with offshore ones instead of OEM to make up the difference.

Do a search for Diminished Value, it's been discussed here before. If I remember correctly, you typically will only get around 3-5% of the car's value for DV.
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Old Apr 19, 2006 | 11:11 AM
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Originally Posted by RandyVettes
OUCH - You shoulda just killed him.
that doesnt sound like good advice randy, unless you give him your backing But i agree i would have been pissed as hell if not more like you. Hope it all works out for ya
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Old Apr 19, 2006 | 05:25 PM
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Originally Posted by DPG
that doesnt sound like good advice randy, unless you give him your backing But i agree i would have been pissed as hell if not more like you. Hope it all works out for ya
i was raging mother f*****.. cuss words were flying everywhere! the hood and bumper are getting repainted...and also my back bumper because it had a small set of cracks in it..so its gettin repainted...do u think i can get diminished value just out of that?

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