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I'm so sorry. That's 100-150K in repairs and maybe even a right off if there is frame damage. Don't forget to claim Diminished Value. Insurance will say no, just tell them that they will be hearing from your attorney

 

Oh man I am so sorry.

 

So sorry for you man.

 

Yes...so sorry! It is so hard to own nice things when we are literally surrounded by idiots who WILL ruin them.

 

So sorry to hear this. I hope your wife is ok. Looks like a write off to me.

 

I am so sorry to see that. I can’t even imagine how you feel.

 

Having been the recipient of less damage from an idiot, “dang bummed” is pretty mild, I would be stringing together far more spirited language! Really sorry, work hard to achieve dream goals and then this happens. Hope it’s repairable and as has been said above, fight for diminished value.

 

+1 Been there, feels awful. Push for a total loss if you can. It stinks, but it's your best outcome in the long run.

 

Happy to assist with a diminished value claim.

Jeff
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Expect addition damage to be found after the insurance approval. Remember body shops are not in the business of totaling cars; it’s not always in their best interest. On one high end car that I had that could be fixed, a very honest body shop said he recommended the insurance total the car. He knew I was picky, it would get brought back and I would never be happy with the result plus there’s the diminished value to fight for. Another average car was estimated just a couple thousand below total; ended up cost way more and it was never even close to right; had to get rid of it.
My 2 cents; good luck and post what happens.

 

Ugh, Im sick to my stomach. Im sorry, man.

 

Just hope it's declared a total loss.

 

Looks like a total loss.

 

my wife got great ended in 2019 in her Benz C63. Car was fixed, it looked great but was never right after that. She sued for diminished value and won but it took almost 2yrs of back and forth.

Sickening on you awesome 488.... glad your wife is ok.

 

Glad the Mrs. Is ok , the rest you will figure out.

 

I am glad everyone is ok
From the pictures it doesn't look as bad as you may think ..of course not much to go by ..one pic

 

Sorry to hear this, glad your wife is okay, cars can be replaced, annoying that you've only owned for less then 2 weeks.
Hope you get things sorted

 

Glad everyone is ok. That is hard to look at.

 

Push hard, because you are screwed without significant compensation (unless it gets totaled, the best outcome for you).

 

Glad the wife seems to be okay, but injuries may not always present right away so hopefully nothing shows up later. Also hoping you get the car written off...looks pretty bad and right into the gearbox and engine. Even if something looks straight to the eye it may not be and if it's a moving part over time it will fail.

 

If the transmission is damaged that is a $40k bill. Damaged turbos is another $30k bill. I can't imagine the insurance coverage doesn't write this off as total loss at this point.

 

I take it that the other party's insured limits are $50K? That could be a headache in getting reimbursed, writing the car off, or a diminished value claim. Depending on your uninsured/underinsured motorist coverage, you may or may not be made whole on a total writeoff. It could also be hard to collect diminished value from your own insurance if it's not a writeoff and they have to cover the excess of repairs.