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In VA, a rear-ender is almost always automatically the guy who rear-ended you at-fault.
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Based on a similar experience I had, if your insurance co and/or agent are any good, they will have things taken care of before they are finished with your car. Worst case it takes a few months to get deductible back, but that can be a problem depending on cash flow.
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UPDATE: okay so I've now gotten two estimates and a check is on its way to me right now. First body shop estimated 4k. The at fault drivers insurance estimated 2.9k and wrote me a check for that amount. Neither body shop removed or dismantled anything. Here's the thing- I can get a carbon fiber trunk lid, carbon fiber diffuser, and a painted bumper for less than half of that amount. However the only thing I'm worried about is the SES light that's been coming on more and more recently since the accident. It's only started occurring a day or two after the accident so I know it's related. I believe it's due to the vapor/charcoal canister getting damaged in the impact since the majority of the damage is on passenger side rear. In your guys' experience, how much can I expect to have to pay to fix that? Will the cost be high enough that it'd make more sense to have the body shop fix everything through insurance or will the cost be low enough that I can get the upgraded body parts and fix the evap problem and still have a good chunk of change left over?
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You also need to make sure that none of the unibody or subframe was damaged, as that is not DIY-able, and only a qualified body shop can do that stuff. Good luck!
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You could pull up the right side of the trunk liner to expose the metal underneath (probably covered in foam). It's one of those dumb plastic rivet things, and then you fold the rear seat down, and pull it out from behind the side padding in the rear. You should be able to tell if there's damage, but it sounds like there isn't, so I wouldn't worry about. I'd really worry if it were pulling strangely, or things were severely misaligned.
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Unless it is something really obvious, you really need to take the bumper off and go from there. In honesty, I really would have the car checked out by a good body shop, to be sure you aren't driving around with a car that will have the crash worthiness of a soda can. Also, you will find that the "carbon fiber" trunk will never fit properly, and will look like donkey balls in a year, so I'd skip that.
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Dont cash that check, all kinds of insurance tricks and fine print, once you cash the check you recieved then you accept that as a complete settlement. You should of really let your insurance company handle everything.
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no , for real.. how can I go about this hahahahah j/k ahhhh so fucking sweet.. I know it sucks to get hit.. but when u get a bunch of bits for the car and some severance $$
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Ended up just having my shop of choice take care of it through insurance. They did an amazing job
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