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RayB:
Keep something in mind when reading this advice... If you have your insurance company handle the situation, you will be handing over all right to sue and receive compensation over to your insurer (they make you sign a waiver that says so). They will give you whatever satisfies you, but then THEIR lawyers will be negotiating with [Sears?] and possibly reap in a bigger settlement.

Educate yourself on your options and quick. Try a free consultation with a lawyer and see what they say. Then choose your course of action. (And every day that goes by the damage to [Sears?] image is less.If you haven't, you should have taken photos. You'd get alot more than just "free repairs" if you mention getting the local news media to cover your story.

IANAL!!!

ChadTower:

--- Quote from: RayB on April 05, 2007, 03:21:40 pm ---IANAL!!!

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Sadly, he's already had to take most of that.

Tiger-Heli:

--- Quote from: RayB on April 05, 2007, 03:21:40 pm ---Keep something in mind when reading this advice... If you have your insurance company handle the situation, you will be handing over all right to sue and receive compensation over to your insurer (they make you sign a waiver that says so). They will give you whatever satisfies you, but then THEIR lawyers will be negotiating with [Sears?] and possibly reap in a bigger settlement.

Educate yourself on your options and quick. Try a free consultation with a lawyer and see what they say. Then choose your course of action. (And every day that goes by the damage to [Sears?] image is less.If you haven't, you should have taken photos. You'd get alot more than just "free repairs" if you mention getting the local news media to cover your story.

IANAL!!!


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You also are caught between the fact that if Firestone is actively having your car repaired, it is much harder to prove how much damage was actually done vs. how much damage they say was done, but on the other hand, they won't want to hold off on fixing it and keep you in a rental car while you debate which legal avenue you want to pursue.

I agree with the advice on consulting with a lawyer.

clanggedin:

--- Quote from: ChadTower on April 05, 2007, 03:13:36 pm ---
They'll do it anyway as soon as they pull up the Carfax and see a major accident even if there is no frame damage.

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If the vehicle has frame damage then it has to be posted on the title. BRANDED TITLES ARE BAD!!!

Only accidents that are over $1000 in damage that are reported to the insurance company or have a police report filed are posted to Carfax and Autocheck.

You'd be surprised what I have had to arbitrate at the auto auction even though the title was clean.

ChadTower:

--- Quote from: clanggedin on April 05, 2007, 03:58:50 pm ---If the vehicle has frame damage then it has to be posted on the title. BRANDED TITLES ARE BAD!!!
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My car has a "recovered theft" title.  It was stolen twice before 8000 miles.  That killed my ability to recover my money if I wanted to sell it.  Luckily, 100k later, it's still reliable, and at this point the title is probably moot.

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