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: 1. is it my right to choose any shop i want to? can the opposing insurance co. insist i use their's or is it legally my right to refuse and use who i am comfortable with?
YEs, but the work is only guaranteed if done by one of their authorized shops. If you take it elsewhere and you're not happy with the work, you have to pay for anything that you want to have redone. If you take it to one of their shops and notice blemishes or bad work, they would pay for it to be redone: 2. if the car is totalled, would i get the full blue book value of my car? currently worth approx. $11.5 if not, what price would they give me?
No, they give you the going price of the car, so if you live in an area that has high Z pricing you're in luck. They generally take Z 30-40 cars in your area and average them together to get a final price. If you can provide receipts for products that add value to the vehicle (ie new tires, new paint, stereo, etc) this will add a few hundred (not much). : 3. is it my right to decide if i want the car totalled? say the damage is $6000, but i don't want to keep the car anymore because it will never be the same. is it my right to tell them i want the money instead?
No. You can have the money sent to you and you chose not to fix it : 1. is this a guaranteed victory for me if i do decide to enter into a lawsuit in rearend collision cases?
Yes, most likely : 2. how long would the entire process (weeks, months, years) take for settlement?
I would guess 6-10 months, maybe longer : 3. how do they calculate monetary compensation? in all seriousness, my neck is sore.
My knee hurts LOL : 4. any advice you can give me (recommendations for good lawyers in ny, etc).
look in the phone book. hehe : according to my body shop, the opposing insurance company must pay for 100% of the damages to fix up my car with new parts. they told me they can take care of everything if i just give them the police report and the insurance info. good idea? also, what if my body shop quotes $6000 to fix, but the insurance adjuster thinks its too high? is it legally binding for them to pay whatever my body shop quotes because it was a rear end collision?
I don't have an answer for this one
Later,
Phuong
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