Got hit in my dart

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str12-340 said:
I don't know where you are in Washington, but I had a woman hit the car behind me and drive it into my 70 Dart a few years ago. I took it to Innovative Auto Body in Belfair, WA. They only do restoration and hot rods. They did a great job and the paint match was superlative. Replaced my stripes. They had me find parts that I was happy with and then paid for them. They used some stuff I had around (quarter extension) and paid me for them. The hit put a wrinkle in my quarter so they reworked the whole quarter. They found some stuff that wasn't obvious at the estimate and worked with the insurance company to add the work. If you want more info or a referral to the shop send me a pm. I liked the work well enough that I took my latest project (another 70 Dart) there this year for complete body work and paint. It was a solid car but had 50 years of dings and dents - all looks perfect now. With the work on my cars they are completely familiar with work on a car like yours.

By the way, they were working with MY insurance company, not the one from the driver at fault. My insurance company (State Farm) collects my premiums and wants my business. The other guy's company wants out of the situation as cheaply as possible. It's MY insurance company who paid all the bills and then went after the other guy's insurance to pay them. I even got my $200 deductible back and my accident free discount is still in place.
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Wait until you have to use YOUR insurance company State Farm and they refuse to pay for any D.T.C. recalibration costs! And you're absolutely correct they definitely want to collect your premiums!
 
famous bob said:
^^^was wondering when that was going to be said . first thing I would do at least 3 times !
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You don't need three estimates, that is from the old days when there was no estimate database just books to look up times etc. In this case you need to find a shop that can repair your car. Getting three estimates means nothing to the insurance companies as most write there own sheets anyways.
 
67Dart440GT said:
Wait until you have to use YOUR insurance company State Farm and they refuse to pay for any D.T.C. recalibration costs! And you're absolutely correct they definitely want to collect your premiums!
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DTC calibration not on these old cars
 
67Dart440GT said:
Wait until you have to use YOUR insurance company State Farm and they refuse to pay for any D.T.C. recalibration costs! And you're absolutely correct they definitely want to collect your premiums!
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I have no idea what a DTC recalibration cost is. What I know is that I got the work done at an excellent shop of my choosing and State Farm covered all the costs and then recovered it all from the responsible party's insurance company. I am more than happy with the whole situation.
 
Early a body said:
You don't need three estimates, that is from the old days when there was no estimate database just books to look up times etc. In this case you need to find a shop that can repair your car. Getting three estimates means nothing to the insurance companies as most write there own sheets anyways.
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My ins. company still recommends it , its a good idea to me , to make a decision on where u want it fixed .
I have had the ''best '' job done on a ram pick up at a dodge dealer in broken arrow, ok. , a place in owasso ,ok. , is very second rate to them , live and learn =me .
 
Do my sign anything until you have very closely inspected the whole car. My brother was in a similar situation when he had his Capri painted. There was definitely orange peel.
It was a hassle but the insurance company finally relented. Would be nice if you have pre crash pics especially close ups.! My 70 has the same color and stripe.
Don’t take no for an answer and keeping working up the chain of command until you get satisfactory results. Keep us posted.
Good luck !!!
 
1. See a doctor NOW if you haven't. And a lawyer. From that picture it's not a "fender bender". You probably are hurt. Do not talk to the insurance company anymore. Their job is to not pay you.

2. All BS. There is no way to concretely determine what it should cost to fix that car. It's "custom" work. It's not on the radar of an insurance adjuster. Certified appraiser maybe. But that's like getting two "experts" to agree.

3. We have had a post like this in the last few weeks. It probably will happen again. It comes up every so often.

4. The poster hasn't been back? Good. I hope he has what he needs.
 
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