Tacoma has been totaled.

Most of the shops that have started actively trying to total vehicles are not dealership shops.

 

Agreed, they are mostly non dealer shops. Most are not the large chain shops either.

 

As posted previously PLEASE GET A DASH CAM or camera of some kind to protect yourself.

 

Storage at my shop is $175 per day. I sent my car there early to get my insurance company to stop dragging their shoes. Two days and still waiting on a phone call.

 

The problem is... at a certain point they can stop paying storage and can apply it against your settlement. We have done it many times when shops charge outrageous storage costs.

 

Same here.

 

people get so angry at this too lol

 

This is what happens when shops recruit unwitting customers into their holy war against insurers.

 

everyday man… every damn day. We have a notoriously bad one where I work and I am the only person in my state to handle them… it’s cringe everytime.

 

We had a few of those shops where only a handful of us were able to handle those shops. Unsurprisingly, all of those shops eventually closed because customers got tired of dealing with the hassles.

 

I wish this local one would…

 

Well my insurance claim representative just called and said the vehicle is a total. Price to repair is $6,800 so they won't be fixing it. Hoping they don' think the price is $3,900 or whatever the body shop's database said it was worth. Waiting on the department that handles total loss calls me.

 

I'm heading to the body shop to remove the new grille we just installed. If anyone is interested in it, let me know. No it's not free but are willing to deal.

 

So if the price to repair is $6800-ish that could mean its valued anywhere between 0-$9500 roughly (if the total at 75% threshold).

Ask them the cost to owner retain/buy it back.

 

Just got an email from the shop. Repair cost is $14,400.

 

that’s insane. I have seen newer more expensive cars repaired for less! What’s the buyback?

 

Payout is $12,245.37.

Now to find out what purchase price is after accident,

 

Lisitng af few things in the classifieds if anyone is interested.

 

You definitely got compensated well. I try and tell people most insurance companies and values are legit.