Got rear ended by someone texting and driving. Thoughts?

[Kalispel]

Originally Posted by gabriel2012

So the other persons insurance gave me the run around, had to end up making the claim with GEICO, the sent out an adjuster and he said its a $5,000 job but it was not going to be totaled since it didn't meet the the requirements in terms of cost vs value of the car.

I obtained information from two body shops (mines and geico's) and they said the repair can be done safely. I'm still concerned about that bar being bent but they say its replaceable (I'm trying to find diagrams to see if its even true)

at least I got the whole process started, lets see what happens now.

When dealing with certain insurance companies, sometimes it's better to let your insurance handle the claim and then let them go after the cheapo/cut-rate liable insurance company for reimbursement. Sometimes it's the only way to get a decent repair. That's what I did when my Accord was rear-ended back in 2011 and the at-fault party's Progressive insurance kept trying to screw me on the repair. I also have GEICO insurance.