Carpet cleaning van totalled

[FloorCareMD]

Hard to believe that van was considered totalled. Did you get an estimate for rebuild/repairs? I had some goon smash into my truck this past summer with, what was believed to be a motorcycle -(hit and run. hope he bruised himself and ruined his stupid bike)..My hometown has a motorcycle rally event every summer, thousands of bikes everywhere. Insurance company were total jerks. First, they had me simply take a few photos of the damage with phone and send them into them. Within minutes, the adjuster called me and said they are preparing the check for the damages based on the photos. Lousy $700.00. Pound out dent; body filler, paint and sticker. No way! I went to our Ford dealer and got a REAL estimate..close to $4G. New bed. AllState moaned a little and said it would need to be a salvaged bed. I said NO and got the new parts. Then last week, my daughter hit a deer with my car. Insurance tried the same crap, said they will use salvaged parts. I demanded new OEM and got them. Car goes into shop Monday. Don't let insurance companies bully you or EVER tell you that you need to use the insurance company approved repair shops. They get paid by insurance companies to keep the repair costs down..