Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2008 9:01 pm Post subject: How much is my car worth?
Hit by a semi March 2008. Semi driver took full responsibility, and my car was drivable.
I'm insured by progressive. He is by Great West Casualty.
Progressive told me to take it to their shop, which today says it's totaled.
I see the repair estimate on progressive.com is at $5399,
I still owe $5156, and KBB says I could expect to buy one in my area for around $8000.
2002 Chrysler town and country LE
rear ac tinted windows standard CD player
nothing super special, but nice.
no prior damage, in my opinion excellent condition, no rust, runs great, but 145k miles
Should I expect anything other than paying off the loan (which sucks as I now have no car)... or can I expect at least something to use as a down payment?
Both insurance companies are working on an offer, and I am waiting to hear what they are.
Thanks
Dennis _________________ Register Now to have your Insurance queries solved.
Well,as the first step, inform the carrier that you have done a research and have received a price which is much higher than what they are offering. Take a print out of the estimate and mail it to them and keep the channels of negotiation open. This may solve the problem. _________________ Register Now to have your Insurance queries solved.
Hi DWN, you have come to the right place. This community has some very experienced adjusters around, so, wait for their responses. They can give a fair estimate of your car.
Thanks,
soulful _________________ Register Now to have your Insurance queries solved.
I wonder, is it a possibility to receive another estimate from another body shop? You said, your car was drivable after the accident, right! Then you must enquire what has driven them to declare the car 'totaled'. Was there any previous un-repaired damage to the car, which might have surfaced during the investigation? _________________ Register Now to have your Insurance queries solved.
first off progressive will not be using the kelley blue book...rather more than likely nada...i will run a value for you either tonight or in the morning to see what i come up with acv wise...(my laptop is tied up on an update right now)....what they will pay is the ACV (actual cash value) minus your deductible (your carrier), and a percentage of any unrepaired ''prior'' damage (which you say is none)...any balance after the lein pay off will come to you, they will also owe you the sales tax on that ACV all states are different in how they do this...I'll get back to the thread later and give you my opinion re:ACV _________________ Have you been helped by a poster? Do you want to show your appreciation? YOU CAN !! Just simply click on the donate button and send them some coin!
Here you go Dennis, well the bad news is that mileage hit you for (minus) $2380.00! ACV came to 5420.00 but you need to add the following to that figure (if they apply) fixed running boards=75.00, leather seats=300.00, luggage rack=75.00, right POWER sliding door=300.00, tow/camper Pkg=125.00, fwd/awd=900.00....
So as you can see looks like ACV is right around your pay off, before you get upset though realize that were it not for your mileage deduction you'd be right where you had thought around 7800.00 These figures are based on the March 2008 NADA, 'central' region if your accident was in Feb. they should be using that edition (it should make a couple of hundred difference believe it or not!)
Be sure that when you get the evaluations you look at them and make sure all data is correct, we all make mistakes, so look at that closely.
Let us know if we can be of any further assistance to you, and let us know how things turn out for you.... _________________ Have you been helped by a poster? Do you want to show your appreciation? YOU CAN !! Just simply click on the donate button and send them some coin!
Interesting note: it's not as 'fun' as it should be shopping for a new car because you HAVE to instead of because you want to ;P
ain't that th e truth! _________________ Have you been helped by a poster? Do you want to show your appreciation? YOU CAN !! Just simply click on the donate button and send them some coin!
I actually hate shopping for a vehicle. There is alot of work in it. Please do check all the figues on the estimate they send you. When they had to pay for my truck last year I went over the report with a fine tooth comb and found several errors in mine. One was the didn't give me any credit for remote starter and I had recently (1 month before) put a tonneau (sp?) cover over the bed. Cost me over $300 and they only gave me a credit of $50. When I contacted them they fixed the estimate. I had to send in my reciept for the bed cover and wait till they readjusted everything. All and all they worked very well with me.
Interesting note: it's not as 'fun' as it should be shopping for a new car because you HAVE to instead of because you want to ;P
How true! I've heard many, myself included, say, "I should've let them hit me!"
No, you should be glad they didn't. Even the smallest claims are not fun. There is paperwork, estimates and just alot of time consumed in the claim process. You are better off being a defensive driver.
I'm glad to see the other carrier offered a good amount since there will be no deductible appicable in the transaction.
How could anyone let someone hit them? Probaly a stupid question cause I am sure there are people out there that would. I am an defensive driver myself.
