SLK55AMG - Diminished Value Claim ?
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SLK55AMG - Diminished Value Claim ?
I was in a wreck about one month ago, and luckily the customer had insurance.
Has anyone had experience with filing a 'diminished value claim', since now i have a car with "damage history"
It is a 2006 SLK55AMG with 30k miles, the damage was to the drivers front and was about $9k.
What do you think the loss of value would be ?
Thanks
Has anyone had experience with filing a 'diminished value claim', since now i have a car with "damage history"
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It is a 2006 SLK55AMG with 30k miles, the damage was to the drivers front and was about $9k.
What do you think the loss of value would be ?
Thanks
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That's diminished value for sure. Problem is some carrier's policy specifically exclude it from coverage. Something to check with the carrier paying. Otherwise, get a car guy (maybe local MB dealer) to do an affidavit what it would sell for with the positive damage hit v. a clean unmolested SLK AMG. I know I passed on a couple of SLK that had some minor looking fixes. I think it's especially so with these type of cars, as opposed to a Nissan Sentra. Buyer's are going to want a pristine pedigree...
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hey guys, im not sure how it works for benz, but my uncle used to work for ALL STATE, and from what i remember, he used to tell us that it was 25% off the bat for "diminished claim"..
.. just to make it clear, that's 20% off of the current blue book value..
.. just to make it clear, that's 20% off of the current blue book value..
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is there frame damage?
an 06 with accident history and 30k miles is a 27-28k car retail.
about 33-35k with clean history
you are looking at 5-7k loss of perceived value. do your math and see if it is worth for you to pursue it.
alex
few cars
an 06 with accident history and 30k miles is a 27-28k car retail.
about 33-35k with clean history
you are looking at 5-7k loss of perceived value. do your math and see if it is worth for you to pursue it.
alex
few cars
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