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- Jul 18, 2001
and took off. It was on my Birthday of all days. My Mom woke me up and asked what happened to my car. I didnt know what she was talking about so I went out and checked and someone ran into the back of my car and smashed the back end in. I called my insurance and they had me take it to the body shop to get an estimate. I have full coverage so I figured id only have to pay a deductible of $500. Well they said itll be a few thousand to fix the car and the car is only worth a few thousand so theyre totaling it out. They said its worth $2600 but I know if it wasnt crashed I could sell it for atleast $4000 no problem cus this is my 3rd car fo this type and the last one I had I sold for $4800 and it was the same condition. I have a deck, 4 brand new tires, and the car was only driven 5,100 miles a year. Plus the body, paint, and leather interior are all perfect. It was owned by an old couple who rarely drove the car. If anyones been in this situation is there anyway you can fight the value of the car to get more? I owe $1500 on it so they basically said ill be left with $600 after everything and ive already paid $3500 on it. They also told me what I owe goes to the lien holder which is fine but theyre making me pay the deductible. I dont get why I should pay it if they arent going to fix the car. Im going to call them back soon but I want to see if anyones been in the same situation how it was handled.