Originally Posted by GatorLCA

So since someone hit me and my car is not going to be worth as much as it was with the possibility of $8k in repairs (been doing some preliminary estimating and there's a good chance it could be that high with labor and paint, parts alone are going to be near $3K+) how do I go about getting a payment from the guy's insurance company that can compensate me for my diminished loss in value now that the car is wrecked. Basically things to say and not to say.

I've never been this serious of a wreck before. A fender/bender is one thing but this is some major damage.

Also, what kind of drop could I see in the value of the car if I were to sell it after everything is fixed. (not that I'm going to but it'll give me a good ballpark as to what I should start at)

Car has 28k miles and will have a new left side and possibly new paint on 3/4 of the car.

Thanks and I'll keep posting on the progess