Why you should never do a photo estimate for damage to your car! Get it inspected by a body shop.
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- čas přidán 4. 01. 2019
- This is a quick video to show people how much hidden damage there can be to a vehicle even in a minor accident, and why you should never send a phot to the insurance company and have them do a estimate off a photo , if you do this and take the check and figure you’ll fix it later you will be paying the difference yourself!! Never a good idea all ways get your car inspected by a reliable Body Shop or Collision Repair Facility !! Save yourself the headache .
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Holy hell dude! What an eyeopener!
if i've seen it once, i've seen it 100 times. then it turns into a 6 week ordeal because the vent is on national backorder or something of that nature.
THANKS!!
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Same thing is going on to me except it's to the front of my bumper. My driver's side. Somehow when this hit and run occurred ( luckily I caught the lady ) my door jam and vendor have gaps in between on both sides. There not aligned. State farm said they will fix it if it's related to the accident but if they find it's not I'm reliable?!? And it's been like pulling teeth to get them to do anything. That's a huge risk for me bc I guarantee they will find a way to say it was not related? Do you have any advice for me? I can send the video of the hit and run she it my car twice.
They are offering me a $1200 check .but i know for sure they are lowballing me. I know is above 3k damage. Should they accept any estimate from any body shop ? Or would be best to take it to one of their associated body shops with out telling them that their insurance sent me
It’s best to find a reputable independent shop and take it to them. Our state has a law that you can take it to any repair shop of your choice so the insurance will have to deal with the shop you choose, I don’t recommend taking it to a DRP (insurance preferred shop) because the shop is working for the insurance company not the customer.
@@Tallasswhiteboy1 So you are saying that a DRP, such as a large national chain who have a reputation to uphold, will go out of their way to screw their customer and not repair the vehicle to industry standards? That seems unlikely.
John Farmar what I’m saying is that the big DRP shops work for the insurance companies that send them most of their business and the insurance companies normally 99 percent of the time are trying to cut corners and cost. What is it you do in this industry seeing how you know so much about this conversation.
@@Tallasswhiteboy1 You are correct that DRP shops are under contract with their insurance counter part. Once a carrier's guidelines become too onerous for the DRP, they will drop the DRP contract. However, the statement that insurance companies are trying to "cut corners" is perception only. Of course carrier's are trying to minimize cost, just as repair facilities are trying to maximize sales. That does not mean that either are trying to screw the consumer. Costs can be controlled without sacrificing quality, and sales can be maximizing through efficient blueprinting, improved cycle times etc. Your implication is that DRP shops are colluding with carriers to short change consumers, possibly criminally. I think most reasonable shop owners would disagree with your position. What if a DRP shop completes a repair for a non-DRP carrier? Would the DRP employ a double standard on the performance of the repair? Probably not. You mention "big DRP" shops. Do you hold smaller shops in the same regard? To your last point, I have worked both sides of the insurance/repair facility fence.
@@johnfarmar2859 We are both entitled to our own opinion , and life experience dictates that. maybe yours have been on the positive side of this issue where mine may not have been. I am open about my position on this and you may feel I am one sided , but you simply said you have been on both sides. yet you haven't said what you do in this industry. My guess is you have some financial interests which makes you side more towards the insurance companies being the good guys and taking care of their customers. like a good neighbor or being in good hands. I simply feel otherwise, but I do value and appreciate your contributions on this debate.