Also, keep track of your hours working on sorting this problem.
I had a similar accident happen and I billed the "at fault" driver's
insurance company for the time I spent rescuing my vehicle from a bad
repair estimate by my insurance company.
The "at fault" insurance company actually sent me a check.

Chris

Andrew Grebneff wrote:
>> Very sorry to hear it was totaled. Others have been in your position
>> and have bought the van back from the insurance company and parted
>> it to recoup some of the lose.
>
> If worst comes to worst, buy it back and fix it. Insurance companies
> will total cars in excellent condition for cosmetic damage to only
> bolt-on parts.
> --
> Andrew Grebneff
> Dunedin
> New Zealand
> Fossil preparator
> Seashell, Macintosh, VW/Toyota van nut
> � Opinions stated are mine, not those of Otago University
> "There is water at the bottom of the ocean" - Talking Heads
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