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Purchased a 2010 E350 4MATIC with 55k miles couple weeks ago. Two days ago, Missus was driving home after dropping kid at school. Stopped due to oncoming traffic, at traffic light turning right in the right most lane. Got rear ended by a pickup truck on stilts which was also turning right. Jacked up pickup trucks are common around here.. That driver got a citation and accepted fault. Police report deemed wife not at fault. Nobody's hurt and that pickup barely registered any dent. All energy seemed to have been absorbed by Merc.
Have claims number from other party's insurance company. Was waiting for their appraiser to come in but am going to go ahead and get it towed to the dealer owned collision center or one MB certified shop that deals with high end brands and exotics. Will inform the insurance company to notify the appraiser to go there directly. I will not deal with that insurance company from then on.
Anyways, what you folks think? how much you think the estimates going to come in? I know the other party's insurance will send an appraiser who is going to lowball it to start with. But am not going to play that game. I will let the shop deal with it and counter with their own appraisal.
Have claims number from other party's insurance company. Was waiting for their appraiser to come in but am going to go ahead and get it towed to the dealer owned collision center or one MB certified shop that deals with high end brands and exotics. Will inform the insurance company to notify the appraiser to go there directly. I will not deal with that insurance company from then on.
Anyways, what you folks think? how much you think the estimates going to come in? I know the other party's insurance will send an appraiser who is going to lowball it to start with. But am not going to play that game. I will let the shop deal with it and counter with their own appraisal.
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Glad everyone is okay. Im sorry this happened. But the car did its job. Now its time tear into these ins companies. Don't forget to get diminished value claim
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Thanks. Have an uphill battle with these insurance companies. Glad I did some reading around regarding how they take advantage of folks who dont know any better. I will look into Diminution in value after vehicle has been restored to its pre collision glory.
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Thanks. I apparently have the right to take it to any place I want to. Dont have to be steered into a cheap shop preferred by the other insurance company. Also, I dont need to wait around for their appraiser to show up. In olden days, I would have just followed what the insurance company said.. now thanks to the material on the internet, I know the dos and donts.
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I can imagine how awful this must feel but as others have said, everyone is OK and healthy and that's the prime concern. Please post pics when it's complete, so we can all feel good again.
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Will update next week when I will know more.. That particular day, minivan was running low on fuel so wife took the car. Not a bad thing since E-Klasse is good on safety. Notice how the trunk popped up and didnt disturb the rear glass.
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That is interesting. Smart design or just the way it was hit? (...we may never know). It's good that the rear glass isn't involved from a repair standpoint. I think it's never good to mess with the factory seals. Most of the damage appears to be higher up. Although it won't be cheap the damage appears to be largely cosmetic and not structural. They should be able to rebuild the rear end just like new.
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That is interesting. Smart design or just the way it was hit? (...we may never know). It's good that the rear glass isn't involved from a repair standpoint. I think it's never good to mess with the factory seals. Most of the damage appears to be higher up. Although it won't be cheap the damage appears to be largely cosmetic and not structural. They should be able to rebuild the rear end just like new.
hope it works out OP, good luck, glad it was in a Benz(for safety)
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My guess is About 8000.00. But everything can't be seen in photos.
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Sorry to hear about that nasty incident . Glad, everyone is OK and your car would not stand a chance against jacked up trucks and did it's job neatly
I can't estimate but it's a major overhaul and may be underneath the car also needs to be checked as well as replacing exterior body parts
I can't estimate but it's a major overhaul and may be underneath the car also needs to be checked as well as replacing exterior body parts
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Minimum $15k... I had mild bumper damage and rim scuff from a much more minor accident and it was $4k
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"Glad it was a Benz??". Most modern cars are very safe despite what people convince themselves to believe ... Sucks it was a Benz is more like it... It'll be more to repair it and it'll take a deprecation hit and yur premiums may reflect all this depending on how your insurance is set up
All that matters is that everyone is healthy
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"Glad it was a Benz??". Most modern cars are very safe despite what people convince themselves to believe ... Sucks it was a Benz is more like it... It'll be more to repair it and it'll take a deprecation hit and yur premiums may reflect all this depending on how your insurance is set up
All that matters is that everyone is healthy
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This is the reason most people will lift trucks, even a head on collision will result in little to no damage. The frame and suspension will absorb the impact, the only problem is the other guy (your wife) is absorbing that inertia.
Damage wise, I agree with the others. Once all said and done I think your looking at $15,000. Hopefully the unibody has not been damaged.
Damage wise, I agree with the others. Once all said and done I think your looking at $15,000. Hopefully the unibody has not been damaged.
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If the damage is more than one half the value of car it is a total. I think you are more likely to receive that than to receive diminished value. My insurance pretended to never have hear of such a thing.
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Minimum $15k... I had mild bumper damage and rim scuff from a much more minor accident and it was $4k
(2014 e550 sedan)
"Glad it was a Benz??". Most modern cars are very safe despite what people convince themselves to believe ... Sucks it was a Benz is more like it... It'll be more to repair it and it'll take a deprecation hit and yur premiums may reflect all this depending on how your insurance is set up
All that matters is that everyone is healthy
(2014 e550 sedan)
"Glad it was a Benz??". Most modern cars are very safe despite what people convince themselves to believe ... Sucks it was a Benz is more like it... It'll be more to repair it and it'll take a deprecation hit and yur premiums may reflect all this depending on how your insurance is set up
All that matters is that everyone is healthy
would you rather be rear ended in a Benz or a K-K-K-Kia??
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I'd rather be in a KIA than a PRIUS....and that's before we even talk about how crappy a Prius is to drive. Please note that ALL of the photos here are from the same crash test (IIHS Small Offset). Yes, the Pious, er...Prius really did that poorly.
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2014 Toyota Prius
They're your legs...you can choose if you value them or not.
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If those Prius drivers only knew how unsafe their cars really are !!!