[s-cars] Re: Accident - help

[William Noland]

You should get your own estimates from a couple of body shops. If your
estimates come in higher, send copies to the adjuster and tell him how
much you need. They are usually fairly reasonable in the estimates, but
you shouldn't pay out of your pocket for someone else's mistake.

Do demand OEM (Audi) replacement parts. The adjuster will try to
substitute aftermarket body parts, which could effect your resale. If
you would try trading in the car in the future, they would notice the
aftermarket parts and think "accident".

Bill Noland

>My wife was hit last night.  The woman in front of her at a gas station
>must have mistook D for R and backed her pig SUV into the front of our
>1995.5 avant.   Nobody was hurt.  Thank god my wife was not checking the
>oil at the time!
>I have yet to see the car but apparently it got the hood / grill  /
>radiator and beloved HID's.  I spoke with the guilty party's insurance
>adjuster who is coming to "write an estimate".   This seems odd to me as
>I thought the estimates should come from various shops. Any tips on how
>to best handle this?
>Any sources for body parts? hood etc. I want them replaced vs straightened.
>Helluva way to have the rock chips fixed..........
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