Car totaled as I hit a deer

by Guest » Thu Apr 25, 2013 10:26 am
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It was April 15. I was in my new 2012 Chevrolet Traverse, which I had just purchased and drove for about 3 months and unfortunately hit a deer. It ran only 1203 miles and there were no flaws on the truck until I hit the deer. On top of this, the airbags were not deployed too. After 2 days the insurance company called me to say that it was totaled. I just don’t get how there could be a damage of 30k. I even talked to the collision center manager but he doesn’t think that the frame is damaged. I don’t have any idea as in what steps to take in these circumstances. Any help would be appreciated.

Total Comments: 5

Posted: Thu Apr 25, 2013 12:49 pm Post Subject:

I'm not sure what the question is... just that you don't think there is $30k in damages? Is this what you paid for the vehicle? You can ask the carrier for a copy of the repair estimate to see what it would cost. I see little reason why the carrier would want to pay more then the repair cost.

If not AWD then the sticker price of the vehicle is about $28k. I'm guessing you (should have) paid much less then that for an older new model.

Posted: Thu Apr 25, 2013 05:13 pm Post Subject:

Yes, a copy of the damage repair estimate will help you to understand your overall expense to service cost.

Posted: Fri Apr 26, 2013 05:29 am Post Subject:

Sorry to hear about your Chevrolet. It feels a good amount of damage has been caused to the vehicle. Fortunately, no one was within, and none was injured.

Unfortunately, you have least to do in this matter. Insurance companies have parameters that they need to abide by and if the maximum brink is not reach, they won’t total the car.

Posted: Fri Apr 26, 2013 08:36 am Post Subject:

It doesn't seem as though you've got much to do given the circumstances.

Posted: Tue Apr 30, 2013 02:16 pm Post Subject:

You hardly can do anything in this situation..

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