Totaled Mazda

bellalyssa · Postby **bellalyssa** » Fri Aug 12, 2011 9:14

Well... Geico can suck it. They decided to not total out the car. Now it's in the shop and I'm fairly sure they're going to be told it's totaled because the shop is actually going to take it apart and do a more thorough check. A whole bunch 'o waiting is occurring and I am not happy about it.

FML... I hate Geico.

Postby **Huzer** » Fri Aug 12, 2011 9:14

That sucks. I remember when another member's car got hit with a snow plow in a parking lot. Didn't get totaled out, final job ended up being over $20k in repair.

jamiel · Postby **jamiel** » Fri Aug 12, 2011 9:14

chickenwafer wrote:You guys are crazy, I would take a Forester XT turbo in a heart beat. Drop in a used STI turbo and turbo back exhaust, Cobb AP with a tune, used STI top mount intercooler, larger injectors and STI fuel pump and you're running quicker than an STI for chump change.

I'd love a Forester XT

bellalyssa · Postby **bellalyssa** » Fri Aug 12, 2011 9:14

Huzer wrote:That sucks. I remember when another member's car got hit with a snow plow in a parking lot. Didn't get totaled out, final job ended up being over $20k in repair.

I'm only responsible for $250 so whatever Geico wants to throw at it, let them. I'm still selling the car after it's fixed. No way in hell am I keeping that after what's happened to it.

Operator · Postby **Operator** » Fri Aug 12, 2011 9:14

bellalyssa wrote:Well... Geico can suck it. They decided to not total out the car. Now it's in the shop and I'm fairly sure they're going to be told it's totaled because the shop is actually going to take it apart and do a more thorough check. A whole bunch 'o waiting is occurring and I am not happy about it.

FML... I hate Geico.

I'd think you could get an updated quote pretty quick, so it shouldn't hold you back too long.

bellalyssa · Postby **bellalyssa** » Fri Aug 12, 2011 9:14

Operator wrote:I'd think you could get an updated quote pretty quick, so it shouldn't hold you back too long.

But if they start the repairs will they continue them even if it's over the value of the car? That's my concern. I think Geico will be sending me a check for the repairs instead of just paying the shop so hopefully I'll be able to just put that money into savings and let it sit until the car is declared totalled... again.

Operator · Postby **Operator** » Fri Aug 12, 2011 9:14

Where did you end up taking it to?

bellalyssa · Postby **bellalyssa** » Fri Aug 12, 2011 9:14

Operator wrote:Where did you end up taking it to?

It was towed to Import Auto Body up here. I've heard good things about them so I let them do the work.

erod550 · Postby **erod550** » Fri Aug 12, 2011 9:14

I don't think they usually spend time and money doing half of the repairs and then stop and say whoops, it should have been totaled in the first place. And if the shop's estimate is that far off from what it actually costs to do the job, they need to do a better job of estimating.

bellalyssa · Postby **bellalyssa** » Fri Aug 12, 2011 9:14

erod550 wrote:I don't think they usually spend time and money doing half of the repairs and then stop and say whoops, it should have been totaled in the first place. And if the shop's estimate is that far off from what it actually costs to do the job, they need to do a better job of estimating.

The shop didn't do the estimate. Geico has their own adjusters. The shop is going to take it all apart and add to the adjustment. I can only hope there is $1,000 worth of damage that Geico's adjuster didn't see.

bellalyssa · Postby **bellalyssa** » Fri Aug 12, 2011 9:14

Aaaaaand Geico came to their senses... Car is donezo. I'm pulling all of the aftermarkets off this weekend.

chickenwafer · Postby **chickenwafer** » Fri Aug 12, 2011 9:14

I actually saw your car when I was working up in FoCo today, on Riverside and Mulberry right? I LOLed when I saw it

bellalyssa · Postby **bellalyssa** » Sat Aug 13, 2011 9:14

chickenwafer wrote:I actually saw your car when I was working up in FoCo today, on Riverside and Mulberry right? I LOLed when I saw it

Yep... why did you LOL? That was not LOL worthy when it happened.

chickenwafer · Postby **chickenwafer** » Sat Aug 13, 2011 9:14

Just the fact that I saw it and recognized it.

Website · Postby **Shadowden** » Sat Aug 13, 2011 9:14

bellalyssa wrote:Aaaaaand Geico came to their senses... Car is donezo. I'm pulling all of the aftermarkets off this weekend.

Well that sounds like good news for you then. Are you still considering the audi?

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