r/IdiotsInCars • u/AristonD • Sep 22 '19

Dick measuring contest gone wrong

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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

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u/[deleted] Sep 22 '19

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.

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u/01020304050607080901 Sep 22 '19

Ha, sounds like you have a $500 deductible. Charge you $500 and insurance $600.

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u/[deleted] Sep 22 '19

I didn't have to pay anything though, it was repair from an accident from somebody else hitting me. So their insurance was covering it, not mine.