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O.k. im gonna try to make this short and to the point because im kinda pissed at the moment right now and need some advice. My wife was driving our car and was rear-ended other driver 100% at fault....cool right....NOT...As of right now my bumper is hanging halfway off and so is my muffler met up with the other drivers adjuster to get estimate. My rear bumper had minor minor minor damage to it since someone scraped it in a shopping mall parking lot NO DAMAGE TO BUMPER other than scrapes and some paint that came off no dents, no nothing and above the bumper there is a small dent from the same incident this is all on the drivers side quarter panel and like i said no damage to our reat bumper other than the scrape and paint that same off. So the Statefarm agent takes pictures and says that they'll do a estimate and give a call back the next day which was today. They say the estimate is 787$ to replace the bumper and that they are not paying for that because from the previous damage the bumper needed to be replaced anyways and that they didnt see anything wrong with the muffler. Im like ******* are u serious??? i have dual exhaust the left side is attached and the right side scrapes the freaking ground and u dont see anything wrong with it? I tried explaining that my bumper was attached muffler attached all before your client rear-ended me yea my bumper had some scratches which was fine it was still intact but now that your client ran into the back of my car my bumper is barely hanging on and my muffler is the same. So they suggest i go ahead and start the repair process on my own 787$ out my own pocket and if the bodyshop finds more damage and see's that the new damage made the bumper and muffler hang off then they'll come out and inspect it again. Doesnt make any sense at all i feel that they using the scrapes on my bumper from before the accident a reason to not pay to fix my car. Im not worried about the small dent in the quarter panel i dont want u to fix that your client didnt do that but I DO WANT my freaking bumper and muffler repaired. Sorry to ramble on i might have left out some stuff but i seriously need some advice on what to do if anyone has any advice. Thanks alot
Call your insurance company, and start the process with them. Let them deal with state farm. That's what you pay them for. Plus I can pretty much guarantee that your auto policy states "you are required to report all damage to your vehicle"(or something similar to that) That would include accidents where you are not at fault
Yeah, you're supposed to report it to your insurance company. And your insurance company takes care of everything for you. I got rear ended while at a stop light and a claims adjuster from my insurance company came out to get an estimate of damages. They also handled everything with the person who rear ended me's insurance company. You shouldn't have to speak a word to the other person's insurance company.
Any existing damage is always evident to any qualified appraiser. He probably didn't have to tell them anything.
However they also will ask if there was any previous damage. If the bumper was demolished in the accident, who's to say that the adjacent scrapes weren't a result of that? Sometimes it is obvious other times it is not. However when they ask the question the answer goes down as either yes or no, its in their best interest to ignore the extent of it.
However they also will ask if there was any previous damage. If the bumper was demolished in the accident, who's to say that the adjacent scrapes weren't a result of that?
Indeed, however if the left side of the bumper is dmged, and some one hits the right side. Why would insurance pay to replace the entire bumper? They only owe for the dmg that their driver created.
Indeed, however if the left side of the bumper is dmged, and some one hits the right side. Why would insurance pay to replace the entire bumper? They only owe for the dmg that their driver created.
It's probably cheaper to replace the whole bumper than custom fabricate a partially damaged one.
Indeed, however if the left side of the bumper is dmged, and some one hits the right side. Why would insurance pay to replace the entire bumper? They only owe for the dmg that their driver created.
Generally if the bumper is hanging off the car following a collision this is a good indicator that the tabs that support the bumper cover have been damaged in that collision. This would mean the entire bumper cover (at a minimum) needs to be replaced and painted to match.
Generally if the bumper is hanging off the car following a collision this is a good indicator that the tabs that support the bumper cover have been damaged in that collision. This would mean the entire bumper cover (at a minimum) needs to be replaced and painted to match.
I am not saying its right, but you have to understand how an insurance company thinks. "pay what we owe" If the bumper had previous damage, they do not owe to repair that previous damage, so they will dedudcate that cost from what they pay out. The company ovbiously owes him something, but if they are giving him the run around, the best thing to do is what he should have done in the 1st place, Call his insurance and let them deal with State Farm
Last edited by Me007gold; 02-14-2013 at 11:47 AM..
Reason: fixed spelling
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