Re: Car accident - damage might be > value of car...what\'s my play?
cdxx - it's definitely not a total wreck. the front bumper is scuffed to all hell, and the hood got bent up.
The driver side door took the worst damage, because the kid was an idiot and actually hit me -TWICE-, once on the first blow, then he took a quick u-turn to get out of traffic and rammed me again.
My ballpark estimates:
- Car is worth around $3500
- Car is worth a LOT more to me because while old, it's in great shape and low mileage.
- Damage would include replacing hood, front bumper, a headlight assembly, and driver side door panel.
I've seen repairs for $1500 for simple quarter panel damage, so I assume this is going to be in teh ballpark of 3.5-4k.
I -really- don't want to come up with $500 for repairs, or trade it in for a car with similar mileage and owe another $7k.
Is it possible to take someone to small claims court for the difference in value? (I assume not)
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