[DeTomaso] Someone hit my Pantera. Looking for help in dealing with their insurance.

Dave Aument dmaument at comcast.net
Fri Aug 3 15:21:11 EDT 2012


some great advice here.... I agree with Jeff. Had an estimate of repair done and it took 3 supplementals to get it done.   Dave




On Aug 3, 2012, at 2:55 PM, Jeff Detrich <jjdetrich at gmail.com> wrote:

> Insurance companies in general don't like to deal with owners so don't
> waste time getting estimates unless they say to get them. First of
> all, no body in the business likes to do them, especially since there
> are too many unknowns with a car like this. Just get the insurance
> company's estimate and check and tell them you will have your body
> shop work with them. And don't necessarily let them "steer" you to the
> body shop they recommend. Remember this is just the starting point of
> the process. Then pick a body shop you want to do the work and then
> let them deal with the insurance company. That way they will know what
> the problems are and they can use established insurance company/body
> shop procedures to get more money by submitting what's called a
> "supplement." This is where there may be some issues as the insurance
> company may want to see the car again and discuss the repair with the
> body shop. You need to be in the loop here to be sure the body shop
> doesn't have make compromises demanded by the insurance company. Just
> be firm, provide the documentation, don't give in. If it goes down
> hill then you may need to get help or additional estimates.
> 
> Jeff
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