Side swiped by a dump truck today, what should i be sure to check when adjuster comes

Shadetreemechanic

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How did the settlement come out with the insurance company?
I am still working with them on my Benz. They have done an initial offer to total and I countered. Will hear back today.
 

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You won't want to hear this but honestly, that's better than I thought you'd come out. By all means, go for the throat though.
 

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I agree with laserjock, it looks much better than you first reported. Looks like the right rear suspension took most if not all of the force of the impact. I can't see any big frame kinks or twists.
 

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I meant monetarily but I suspect it salvageable supposing it didn't bend the axle housing. No way to know unless you put it on a frame machine probably but it is wager the frame is tweaked too.
 

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This is the thing that scare the crap out of me about my truck. Not sure what I'm going to do about insuring it yet.
 

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This is the thing that scare the crap out of me about my truck. Not sure what I'm going to do about insuring it yet.

I think companies like "Hagerty" allow you to select the value of your vehicle. In the event of total loss you receive that amount with zero depreciation.
 

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Yeah I plan on looking into those type plans. I just hate to pay new truck insurance on a 30 yo truck. I know... I know.... It's not really a 30 yo truck anymore. Car insurance is such a racket. Don't get me started.
 

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