Originally posted by NC_TOM
Ahh.. the trouble never ends.
It's a 1985 Camaro.
Last week I rear ended someone in my dad's 2001 Honda CR-V. I guessed it at around $2000 of damage, but it turns out to be $7300 of damage according to insurance.
We wanted to pay for it without dealing with insurance, to keep my rates down. However, the guy who i hit, who is the school outcast (I swear I didn't do it on purpose!) reported it to my insurance company. I'm sure I could fix the car with $2000. However, the insurance quoted $7300 which is a total ripoff. $1100 each to replace the air bags alone!! :angry2: :angry2: : :angry2:
The insurance will most likely pay most of the $7300, but I'm sure I'll have to pay part of it. And in the long run my insurance will skyrocket.
I guess that's what I get for taking my eyes off the road for 1 second as the guy in front of me randomly slams on his brakes.
He's trying to scam his insurance. He called me a few days later and asked me for $2500 to replace the bumper of his 1980's Chevy Astro. I think I could get it taken care of for $250. I heard from a mutual friend that the guy plans to throw his van off a cliff or something to get $2700 from insurance. That plus the money I give him will be enough for him to get a whole new car. Well I'm not going along with it. I think he hit his brakes on purpose to collect off insurance, and I'm not giving him anything. :angry2: :angry2: :angry2: :angry2: