Wrecked Cougar
Junior Member
What is the name of your state? ****land
I was driving home from work at about 2am when my front tire blew out sending me into the curb. I immediately regained control and pulled into a nearby parking lot.
I got out and looked to see what damage was caused and all I saw was the blown out tire and beat up rim so I changed it and continued my drive.
About 2 miled down the road my clutch gives out and I am forced to pull over again. So I make my way home and call my insurance agent that morning. I have the vehicle towed to the dealership we typically use around here who said there was a whole lot more damage than just the blown out tire and quoted it around 3.6k damage. He also said there was no possible way I could have know by looking at it at night and through eyes of someone that knows nothing about cars. The clutch wasn't damaged from the hit of the curb but was caused by the dmage from the accident + me driving it 2 miles not knowing there was more damage than just the tire.
The insurance adjuster is deneying the clutch claim because he said I should have known the veicle was undrivable and had it towed after the initial break-down even when the mechanic is fully convinced there is no way a normal driver would have known that there was hidden damage.
The clutch repairs alone are around $1.5k which is quite a bit on a young military pay and this time of year.
What can I do or where should I look for information to make my case if I have one?
Thanks
I was driving home from work at about 2am when my front tire blew out sending me into the curb. I immediately regained control and pulled into a nearby parking lot.
I got out and looked to see what damage was caused and all I saw was the blown out tire and beat up rim so I changed it and continued my drive.
About 2 miled down the road my clutch gives out and I am forced to pull over again. So I make my way home and call my insurance agent that morning. I have the vehicle towed to the dealership we typically use around here who said there was a whole lot more damage than just the blown out tire and quoted it around 3.6k damage. He also said there was no possible way I could have know by looking at it at night and through eyes of someone that knows nothing about cars. The clutch wasn't damaged from the hit of the curb but was caused by the dmage from the accident + me driving it 2 miles not knowing there was more damage than just the tire.
The insurance adjuster is deneying the clutch claim because he said I should have known the veicle was undrivable and had it towed after the initial break-down even when the mechanic is fully convinced there is no way a normal driver would have known that there was hidden damage.
The clutch repairs alone are around $1.5k which is quite a bit on a young military pay and this time of year.
What can I do or where should I look for information to make my case if I have one?
Thanks
