What is the name of your state? CA.
My car was struck in a parking by another vechine causing major damage to the rear quarter panel, the driver took off. I spent time workinmg with the property management and the store management to get video of the incident, no usable footage was available. So I opened a case with my insurance company, I have to pay the deductable, thats fine.
Now the insurance adjuster came out and took some photos and wrote up her estimate and sent me a check, I of course did not deposit the check! I took the car to the body shop of my choice and had an estimate done. This guy does only insurance work on newer model cars. His estimate was around 5 times that of the insurance company. I've also taken the car to another body shop to get another estimate, which is very close to my body shop's. This includes a full quarter panel replacement. The insurance company is refusing to pay for a quarter panel replacement, and instead want the job done wrong (bondo & paint).
Is this really considered pre-accident condition?
The damage is extremely bad, the entire panel is warpped and I cant even pop the gas door. What can I do? My body shop refuses to do the job incorrectly and this is his specialty.
My car was struck in a parking by another vechine causing major damage to the rear quarter panel, the driver took off. I spent time workinmg with the property management and the store management to get video of the incident, no usable footage was available. So I opened a case with my insurance company, I have to pay the deductable, thats fine.
Now the insurance adjuster came out and took some photos and wrote up her estimate and sent me a check, I of course did not deposit the check! I took the car to the body shop of my choice and had an estimate done. This guy does only insurance work on newer model cars. His estimate was around 5 times that of the insurance company. I've also taken the car to another body shop to get another estimate, which is very close to my body shop's. This includes a full quarter panel replacement. The insurance company is refusing to pay for a quarter panel replacement, and instead want the job done wrong (bondo & paint).
Is this really considered pre-accident condition?
The damage is extremely bad, the entire panel is warpped and I cant even pop the gas door. What can I do? My body shop refuses to do the job incorrectly and this is his specialty.