Hoping someone can help me out.
Short story:
Car was rear-ended and pushed into vehicle in front of me.
$14K of damage to car, insurance refused to write off the car so it has been repaired instead.
Now, if I ever want to sell the car or trade it in, I am not going to get the true value of the car as carfax will show $14K in damage to it.
How do I ensure I recoup that lost money? Do I need to put the car up for sale immediately and go after insurance for it? Or how do I put a claim on it so when I do sell the car (if i decide to stick with it for a few years) I can get the proper money owed me?
I talked to a lawyer and he told me chances are the depreciation will be $5K or less, which means it is not worth hiring a lawyer for this. However, $2000-5,000 is still a significant chunk of change I stand to lose.
Any help would be appreciated!