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Senior Member
- Joined
- Oct 19, 2013
- Posts
- 462
- Reaction score
- 243
- Location
- SoCal
- Ram Year
- 2015 Sport 4x4
- Engine
- Hemi 5.7
I posted a thread several months back about my 2013 Ram ( before it's first oil change) getting reamed by a drunk driver.
I now have a brand new 2015.... My advice, get a good lawyer.
This was my first time suing someone, and I've been hit almost a dozen times over the last several decades.
When I was younger, I didn't have newer cars, so getting hit didn't **** me off as bad.. But as I got older and started driving more expensive cars/trucks, it really ticked me off how big a hit I was taking (because of the collision showing up on carfax etc..) when it came time to sell them.
After taking a $4000 (under book) hit selling my wife's rear-ended/repaired car...My Ram was the straw that broke the camels back, I asked the insurance company to pay me for my diminished value (I even provided a diminished value appraisal that I purchased) They just basically said, "We don't pay diminished value"
Yes they do! just not for THEIR at fault policy holders.
I'm not a litigious person, but I truly believe in "THE RIGHT TO BE MADE WHOLE AGAIN"
And slapping new panels/paint etc on my brand new truck and expecting me to eat the loss of value when I undoubtedly sell/trade it in 2-3 years was not working for me.
It took 6 months, but I got every penny of my diminished value, then got my new truck.
I now have a brand new 2015.... My advice, get a good lawyer.
This was my first time suing someone, and I've been hit almost a dozen times over the last several decades.
When I was younger, I didn't have newer cars, so getting hit didn't **** me off as bad.. But as I got older and started driving more expensive cars/trucks, it really ticked me off how big a hit I was taking (because of the collision showing up on carfax etc..) when it came time to sell them.
After taking a $4000 (under book) hit selling my wife's rear-ended/repaired car...My Ram was the straw that broke the camels back, I asked the insurance company to pay me for my diminished value (I even provided a diminished value appraisal that I purchased) They just basically said, "We don't pay diminished value"
Yes they do! just not for THEIR at fault policy holders.
I'm not a litigious person, but I truly believe in "THE RIGHT TO BE MADE WHOLE AGAIN"
And slapping new panels/paint etc on my brand new truck and expecting me to eat the loss of value when I undoubtedly sell/trade it in 2-3 years was not working for me.
It took 6 months, but I got every penny of my diminished value, then got my new truck.
