Someone stole something....

[markitect]

I'd visit local body shops and ask for quotes, tell them you are shopping around.

[ern-diz]

Originally Posted by Lafiro

I called the body shop at toyota, body shop manager.

He yelled at me:

Told me thats now how things work, they won't give you anything else, "I have to call the hotline and someone will come here and so will you to inspect the car, I will fight for the amount and they will pay me for it........" ,

then: "the only reason you want me to write an estimate is for them to try and give you more instead of us, so you wont fix th car and keep the money and that isnt happening, so Im not writing you anything"

I don't like either attitute from this asshole, or the jerk who gave me little from allstate.

What do I do?

Its time for some phone calls.

i had a honda civic that was hit 7 times during the time i owned it so, i have a little experience with insurance companies...the insurance company will send someone out to do an estimate and instead of having him give u the check, you should have had them send it to a body shop you trust and plan to have the car fixed at...it's true--many people keep the money and never get their car fixed so, the initial estimate is what it is...often times the full extent of the damage cannot be seen until parts start getting pulled off so, the insurance adjuster provides his initial estimate of what he can see and the body shop goes to work...if they in fact need more money for repairs, whether it be for new parts or more hours on body work, they file what are called 'supplements' with your insurance company for the additional costs...little battles ensue between the body shop and insurance company regarding the supplement amounts but, at the end of the day they work it out...you just need to find a shop that u trust to get the job done right, give them the check and let them go to bat for u...although the toyota guy u talked to sounded like a bit of a dick, he is correct in saying that if supplements are needed, they file them with the insurance company and work it all out...if u express to your trusted body shop that u want certain parts replaced with oem parts and won't settle for repair or non oem parts, they'll go to war for u unless your policy dictates the use of non oem parts up to certain amounts...

that's my 2 cents, take it for what it's worth!

[Lafiro]

I will be going to the Toyota body shop cause atleast he is honest and a few of his coworkers and a friend of mine there agreed on what had to be changed.

So I told him I need the rear window replaced with the defogger and FM antenna. Has chips missing and lines cracked anyway which is why my defogger isnt working well and why my FM is messed up/gets interterence from the defogger being on.

Other then that Its all new OEM parts to what I know off.

Monday I drop my car off, and I will be without a ride for a week.

Oh well. No work, no car, no GF for a week. Lets see what happens... lol

[ern-diz]

Originally Posted by Lafiro

I will be going to the Toyota body shop cause atleast he is honest and a few of his coworkers and a friend of mine there agreed on what had to be changed.

So I told him I need the rear window replaced with the defogger and FM antenna. Has chips missing and lines cracked anyway which is why my defogger isnt working well and why my FM is messed up/gets interterence from the defogger being on.

Other then that Its all new OEM parts to what I know off.

Monday I drop my car off, and I will be without a ride for a week.

Oh well. No work, no car, no GF for a week. Lets see what happens... lol

good luck, hope it all works out for the best bro...btw, no rental coverage in ur insurance policy?

[tomato]

They stole the bumper protector?!! That's retarded!!!

That's why I don't have nice rims on my cars. I know they'll be gone minutes after I park my car and walk away from it.

Sorry to hear that.

My old car was vandalized last year + they stole the radio (wasn't even a good one!) but Allstate cut me a small check after they inspected the car to help pay for some of the repairs. Every day on my way to work I see cars that have been broken into over night.

Good luck

[advocate]

good luck with the claims and be sure to keep us updated on your battle to making the yaris beautiful again

[scape]

what a random thing to steal....sorry my friend!