How Much is this Going To Cost

[J-Short]

Thank you to the elderly Mustang driver for the damage. Just got car 4 months ago. How much is this going to cost to fix? I want to make sure her insurance isn't going to screw me. My rims are messed up too.

[midnighter]

Over $1,000 so far.

[LIM3]

Ouch that's going to be a whole side panel.

[J-Short]

Will they have to repaint? I'm afraid they're going to ruin it. And how will they fix my rims?

[omgitsmikeyC]

If it's her insurance, they most likely will replace the rim as it is now gouged, and would be more expenseive to repair because welding would be required. They will also need to do an alignment and make sure your suspension components didn't flex, expect about $2-3K if nothing major was affected. They have to return it to pre-accident condition, so if the paint is off, don't settle with it and make them repaint the whole car if it doesn't match.

[usranger80]

They will have to replace the entire quarter panel and side skirt, paint both and your rim will need to be replaced there is no repairing that, hopefully they can blend the paint well but metallic is a boar sometimes. With parts and paint that's gonna be over 2g.

[usranger80]

Originally Posted by omgitsmikeyC

If it's her insurance, they most likely will replace the rim as it is now gouged, and would be more expenseive to repair because welding would be required. They will also need to do an alignment and make sure your suspension components didn't flex, expect about $2-3K if nothing major was affected. They have to return it to pre-accident condition, so if the paint is off, don't settle with it and make them repaint the whole car if it doesn't match.

That too.

[joey0480]

I would say 2500 to 3k. Definitely need paint.

[J-Short]

Originally Posted by Comrando

Why do you care how much it costs?

Call your insurance and let them deal with the other driver's insurance.
That's what you pay them for.

I just figure the more it costs, the more I would have to haggle with her insurance agency. Their were no witnesses so I would just rather collect money from her (if is was a little amount) than get into he said she said

[Moto-Mojo]

Not a Camaro story but a recent wreck story: I have a 2012 company Taurus that has this 3-4 color bespeckled black paint. Had a 'meeting' with a semi trailer in a left turn. $8K+ worth of damage. I guess they fixed it because it was so new. The shop said the paint was, "expensive and tough to match" but they NAILED it!

The good news is a good shop can blend paint flawlessly. Choose a reputable one that the insurance company agrees with the estimate.

[EastWood-SS]

not that beautiful Blue Ray metallic paint! Ahw man this one hurts to see.

[christianchevell]

I would say 5-10k they hav e to pay you off for your car now having wrecked on the history and the resale value goes down....way down so you better get paid off for diminished value or your screwed..........Rim 1,000 installed Body work and paint @ 2,000 Diminished value .....5k? 3k? you have to check on that and research yourself.........then mod the car with the extra money.................

[Bonanza7]

Originally Posted by omgitsmikeyC

If it's her insurance, they most likely will replace the rim as it is now gouged, and would be more expenseive to repair because welding would be required. They will also need to do an alignment and make sure your suspension components didn't flex, expect about $2-3K if nothing major was affected. They have to return it to pre-accident condition, so if the paint is off, don't settle with it and make them repaint the whole car if it doesn't match.

From past experience, I would not have them re-paint the entire car, just the panel. They can come up with an almost perfect match for your existing color. A full re-paint can cause more problems elsewhere, when they don't prep it fully, and it is unlikely that the insurance company will pay for that. Fact is, unfortunately, they do not have to give you a perfect car back. Just industry standards, which often won't cover a full re-paint. My brother-in-law is an independent adjuster, and we have gone round and round about that. As proven in court, and he is unfortunately right, the condition it was in before the accident is not what they have to provide you. Just industry standards for a good repair, plus SOME diminished value.

[Mr_Draco]

Originally Posted by christianchevell

I would say 5-10k they have to pay you off for your car now having wrecked on the history and the resale value goes down....way down so you better get paid off for diminished value or your screwed..........Rim 1,000 installed Body work and paint @ 2,000 Diminished value .....5k? 3k? you have to check on that and research yourself.........then mod the car with the extra money.................

A lot of insurance companies have gone away from paying diminished value unless you sell or trade in the car immediately after the accident. This is backed by numerous court cases where people have tried suing for diminished value and lost because they was planning on keeping the vehicle.

Also remember paying diminished value is NOT the responsibility of the insurance company, it is legally the responsibility of the person who caused the accident, and as such some companies have gone away from paying it all together.