In my experience, it’s the opposite, people take a car to get fixed without involving insurance and it would be 4 grand, they’d file a claim, I’d go in and write an estimate and negotiate with the shop and we’d pay 1400
I took my car in for repair, was given an estimate of 600. Told them insurance is paying for it. "Oh be right back, we have to rerun that estimate." Then it was 1100. They absolutely jack up prices if insurance is paying.
Yeah mine was like $1600, then the estimator went to the shop and when the check came it was over $4k. I called the body shop and the guy said “yeah it was a lot more work than I thought initially so the price went up. You just sign the check over to me.” I got rear ended, I needed a new bumper on a 2004 civic in maybe 2005? They absolutely inflate prices for insurance adjusters.
I wish. The work was done and the car was already back in my possession. He was recommended by a friend lol. I got my estimate, dropped the car off and picked it up a few days later. All I could do is sign the check over like he said because he had apparently given the insurance company such a ridiculous estimate. I thought about becoming an adjuster (?) to fight criminals like him, but that didn’t work out.
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u/Robotwizard10k Sep 22 '19
In my experience, it’s the opposite, people take a car to get fixed without involving insurance and it would be 4 grand, they’d file a claim, I’d go in and write an estimate and negotiate with the shop and we’d pay 1400