I’m down $2k after my new car was immediately totaled by the mechanic – they admitted it but I’m still out the cash | V4NCXVM | 2024-03-19 08:08:01
I'm down $2k after my new car was immediately totaled by the mechanic – they admitted it but I'm still out the cash | V4NCXVM | 2024-03-19 08:08:01
In a Reddit submit, a driver sought solutions after he lost the money on a now-defunct automotive.
A DRIVER has entered a $2,000 gap after a mechanic allegedly smacked into the again of a Corvette.
In a Reddit submit, a driver sought solutions after he lost the money on a now-defunct automotive.
"I purchased a used 2002 Mitsubishi Galant for $4636," the driving force wrote in a 2014 Reddit post.
"Within the following three and a half months, I had $2033.60 value of enhancements accomplished."
The driving force introduced his Galant sedan to the mechanic for routine maintenance earlier than the horror-struck, the Redditor alleged.
A telephone call from the mechanic store revealed that the Galant by accident smashed into a (at the time) brand-new Chevy Corvette.
"The Auto Repair accepted fault and liability and their insurance coverage is paying me out," the Redditor claimed.
However the money solely coated the cost of the car, forcing him to eat the maintenance repairs he already paid the store.
"What makes it worse is the auto restore that totaled my automotive is the SAME SHOP that made $598.45 of improvements two weeks prior," he alleged.
He added the shop did "$1080.49 enhancements one week prior."
Several telephone calls with the mechanic store turned out fruitless, the driving force stated.
The repair shop advised him they already misplaced $1,000 from the reimbursement as a result of their insurance only coated a part of the declare.
<!-- End of Brightcove Player --> Nonetheless, the driving force stated he hoped for extra.
"I've been considering going to Small Claims to get the remaining," he wrote.
He stated his hometown compounded the matter — he claimed he lived in a small mountain city with solely two used automotive dealerships inside an hour's drive.
He couldn't get to the dealerships with no automotive.
"The options for used automobiles within my worth range in the meanwhile is principally zero," he stated.
"The extra $2207.85 would assist to open up my choices."
Nevertheless, commenters didn't consider he had many other decisions.
"You're owed what it's going to value you to obtain a car with the identical worth of your automotive because it was earlier than it was totaled," one commenter suggested.
They stated that as a result of the totaled automotive was value round $four,000, the Redditor shouldn't anticipate any more money.
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