My car was crashed

DEpointfive0

Man, I'm really sorry for you brother...
I really thank you for your service and if you ever need anything, give me a shout

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My40thZ

Police report says 50 in a 35 in rain illegally changed lanes. Witness says everything. Says the operator was taking my car for a joy ride.

DEpointfive0

Fuck... Sorry... At least there were witnesses who stuck around...

Time to lawyer up brother

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theDreamer

Has the shop made any statement to you, about buying you a new car or anything? Or even why they were out driving your car at all.

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karotZ

OP, do not accept a repair offer. Like the others stated, your vehicle's title is now salvaged. You are lucky to even get 30% of the cost of the vehicle if you decide to sell it.

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My40thZ

He attempted to pas a car by going into the on coming traffic lane and speeding pass them.

tturbo370z

Wow I am truelly sorry to see this bro. I hope it all works out for you in the end. This is the main reason I am scared to take my car to the bodyshop and get it painted. It only takes one shop retard and my 800hp car to equal me totally screwed beyond what insurance will cover and I'm insured as high as I can go with $25k extra insurance. This just proves I'm not paranoid as everyone tells me I am. Good luck op

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enkei2k

I'm tearing up just reading about this poor Z.

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Richaholic

Jesus, I would have this man neutered. But yes, congrats on the pay out indeed.

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Limeybastard

Hey, we dont trust others to drive our cars. You know what nor do main car dealers. They dont even let the mechs use their cars on the lot for errands, they use our cars to do their errands , its called the "test drive".

I'd sooner damage my own car while working on it than allowing someone else to touch it. Shame really, as finding a trustworthy independant mechanic is not easy. Took me around 10 years to find one back in UK.

thompsontechs

Ya, there isn't any fixing a total loss, it would never be the way it was nor would I accept a salvage title vehicle that was new before the wreck.

As others have said, I don't care what the shop says, you need to lawyer up and do it now if you haven't already. Time without your baby and mental anguish is worth more than the value of the car and you aren't going to see that money unless you get a lawyer.

My40thZ

Just met with a lawyer who explained that Florida has a no fault stature that pretty much states as long as i have insurance that covers the damage cause you don't have much you can sue for. He explained unless the value of the car is worth more than it's original price and an expert witness can the value of the vehicle I won't get more than what an insurance company is willing to pay. 30k is what my car is worth I owe 14k to my loan so I guess I will have 15k to put towards a new vehicle. But that's only if my car is totaled by insurance which that decision is still not made. Looks like I'm screwed.

Mitco39

So you have to file a claim with your insurance company and are left paying higher deductibles because a shop decided to let one of its yahoo's drive the car?

If thats the case Florida sucks.

Couldnt you technically go take a rental for a joyride and crash it then just leave and let them worry about it? They couldn't sue you for any damages?

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Get another lawyer. You should hire a good one

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wackjum

No fault law has nothing to do with your case. You need to explain your situation better.

The accident is a completely separate matter. As far as you are concerned, there was no accident. The facts of your case is that you dropped your car off with a shop to do a specific repair. Because of their negligence, you are now out a piece of property and you need to be compensated for your loss.

I don't know any specifics of Florida law, but I am an attorney in Texas and I found it very difficult to follow what is going on with your case. I had to re-read it multiple times. Boil it down to brass tacks when you explain the problem to an attorney.