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2014 E550 Cab, pristine with 40k miles
truck turned to soon in parking lot and damaged front end.
my concern mostly is the front wheels being turned while off and locked.
love the car but concerned on future gremlins.
Have great first class Collision center that mostly does nothing but high end and exotic autos
They fixed my last CLK that same thing happened too
Some luck
Will towed there next week and have more info once they dig into it.
Actually most interested in any thoughts of what to make sure check into.
Thanks Not sure what liquid is not coolant or wiper fluid i dont think. Had been sitting several hours
I really appreciate your points.
it sitting in a parking lot when driver of the dually truck next to me just turned immediately when pulling out. Didn't look or see my car next to him.
Was barely moving but didnt here or feel it soon enough.. Are you saying to move the car would equivalent force of being hit at 35mph?
thank you for your insights.
It'll be fine. They may replace steering rack and some control arms but cosmetically will be fine. Not a total. Beautiful car and I love e550's
fight to fix it and retain this car it's a beauty; if anything is buggy after the fox keep pushing the insurance company to get it perfect
insurance companies have been totalling cars recently for less. depends on whose inspecting it.
personally if it was my car and the accident was my fault i would just fix it and not even mention it to insurance.
insurance companies have been totalling cars recently for less. depends on whose inspecting it.
personally if it was my car and the accident was my fault i would just fix it and not even mention it to insurance.
If the insurance company elects to total it, ypu could buy it from them (usually for far less than book value) and get it fixed yourself. The question is what lurks beneath the surface.
another option is to see if the yacht company would agree to have it fixed outside of insurance to save them the ongoing increase in premiums.
They have
its actually my employer and a coworker that screwed up.
Its taxing me to not be outwardly pissed.
will get into shop this week for assessment.
Well no structural damage and they Chub Insurance, are insistent on totalling,claiming only worth 24k which is wholesale value with no tax or fee considerations
car was/is pristine with 40k miles and no gremlins.
comparables are 31k
plus have 2.5٪ interest rate
next step is likely an attorney I guess
Open to input
thank you
have you presented your comps to them? When I had a similar situation (albeit not with Chubb), the insurance company was open to negotiation on value based on the market. The challenge with the E550 (and the Lexus SC430 I was dealing with) is that there are so few, it's hard for the insurance companies to assess an accurate value.
Well no structural damage and they Chub Insurance, are insistent on totalling,claiming only worth 24k which is wholesale value with no tax or fee considerations
car was/is pristine with 40k miles and no gremlins.
comparables are 31k
plus have 2.5٪ interest rate
next step is likely an attorney I guess
Open to input
thank you
Of course they are going to low ball at first but hold your ground and say nothing and accept nothing. Look up similar cars ( mileage/color/options/warranty), print them out and send it to them and let the game start
Sorry rushed the last post.
I did send them comps at 31k which is when they came back at 25 vs 15.
It's so ridiculous they are trying to limit comps to within 50 miles of my location (Tampa)
I suspect they are getting a sweet deal from Copart and trying to come out ahead.
would love to know what that amount is.
Would be a great salvage and repair vehicle but I don't want a salvage title just them to spend the 13k and fix.
I had to stop copart from picking it up tomorrow. They were/are trying to steam roll me.
Given the age of the car, I'm not surprised that the insurance company wants to total it. As someone previously mentioned, you may want to see if you can buy back and rebuild, or just rebuild it yourself and forgo the claim.
have you presented your comps to them? When I had a similar situation (albeit not with Chubb), the insurance company was open to negotiation on value based on the market. The challenge with the E550 (and the Lexus SC430 I was dealing with) is that there are so few, it's hard for the insurance companies to assess an accurate value.
Market values are high these days.I lost a 22 yr old CLK Cab with Ian. Allstate looked all over the country for comps and showed them to me. Payout was almost twice what I payed for it before car values went crazy. They are going for a quick easy out. Don't let them.
Try demanding an equal car from them. Say no money will replace it so another equal car or newer is only deal. You may have to go through legal help though otherwise they don't listen.
This is the headache with older cars, I have a pristine 1999 Jeep and all the time wondering whether to keep the insurance on it as if I would get anything if I crash it. Insurance is a racket for cars, homes anything nowadays.
...This is the headache with older cars, I have a pristine 1999 Jeep and all the time wondering whether to keep the insurance on it as if I would get anything if I crash it...
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Not to hijack the thread, but this is truly a headache for older cars. I still have my '95 RRC on my regular policy, but I suspect it really should be on an agreed value policy with a specialist insurer. Same is probably true for your Jeep...
My daughter’s C350 was totaled last month for much less damage after being rear ended. The car was a 2008 with 153k miles, but it was pristine.
I got a lot more money for it compared to the price I paid, so we replaced it with a much nicer 2013 E350 coupe with 100k miles on it, fully loaded and only added another 1500 bucks at purchasing.
So for us it was a win.
Last edited by S70Houston; 06-09-2023 at 10:14 AM.
Thank you to everyone for insights, suggestions and experiences.
I finally called one of our company executives who said this is crazy and called the agent who pulled the Florida regional manager for Chubb and agreed to repair that there must have been confusion on the valuation by the outside adjuster. (confusion LOL) more like incompetent or criminal in my assessment. I try to not talk smack but this was ridiculous.
Anyway repairs are underway now. 🙂 and the new inside person handling the claim is a lot more responsive.
Also called Florida insurance commissioner office who said they would research and get back to me and all i have heard is crickets....
Thank you to everyone for insights, suggestions and experiences.
I finally called one of our company executives who said this is crazy and called the agent who pulled the Florida regional manager for Chubb and agreed to repair that there must have been confusion on the valuation by the outside adjuster. (confusion LOL) more like incompetent or criminal in my assessment. I try to not talk smack but this was ridiculous.
Anyway repairs are underway now. 🙂 and the new inside person handling the claim is a lot more responsive.
Also called Florida insurance commissioner office who said they would research and get back to me and all i have heard is crickets....
04-20-2023, 06:42 PM
