Larry Hill wrote:
>>No soreness at all. How do I get "them" to go for a new car?
>
>
> some insurance companys have a policy that states that," if you total a car
> less then 1 year old they will pay for a new car"...
> larry Hill

Pretty rare that an insurance company will pay for more than fair market
value or actual cost of repairs. You will probably have to threaten
legal action for the depreciation which is not unreasonable to do. If
the car is not totalled then I would make sure that the body shop does a
complete tear down of the car to find hidden damage. Sometimes the cost
of the tear down and the hidden damage is enough to make the car a total
loss. You might also be entitled to compensation for "pain and
suffering" or your significant other may be compensated for "temporary
loss of companionship" hehe.

I guess it all depends on how far you want to go with your claim. One
time a fellow rear ended my brand new Explorer. My wife was driving
with my 2 babies in it. The other driver had really bad insurance and
they didn't want to pay for squat. My only recourse would have been to
sue the negligent driver, but he was such a nice guy that I didn't take
it any further. He was almost crying over my kids and called every day
to see how they were doing. Body shop fixed the Explorer, but it was
never the same. It was a leased vehicle anyway so I didn't worry about
depreciation. The dealer that leased it to me did the repairs so they
couldn't complain when I turned it in.

Good luck with the repairs. If a good shop does the work you will never
be able to tell it was ever wrecked. Some of the work can be better
than new.