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    OUCH! Sorry to hear of the news... hope it comes together for you.
    Sent from my "two hands on a keyboard"

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    Lizard,

    Sorry to hear about this & glad you're OK.

    If you have a hard time finding a shop up your way & don't mind the distance, I can highly recommend the shop that worked on mine. It's at Quantico, VA. They do Uber quality work but are priced such that I'd only use them for insurance work & not Out Of Pocket repairs.

    Tom
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    Put a smiley after you say that Bub.

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    Why can't someone rear end me?! I just need to get smacked, and have it be driveable. Take the insurance money...then I can keep the truck, lock the rear end, make it a permanent trail truck

    I predict future happiness for Americans if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them.
    Thomas Jefferson

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    Quote Originally Posted by Marlin View Post
    Why can't someone rear end me?!
    me too...AHH...retirement!
    [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]
    Chi Dog...Dog is my Co-pilot
    Onward thru the fog
    Leave it BETTER than you found it!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Scott Harness View Post
    me too...AHH...retirement!
    Wait, are you saying you want to be rear ended during retirement? DADT is still in effect for us military folks...

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    Book value on our trucks is very low.

    If the damage exceeds 75-80% of book value the truck will be considered 'totaled' The insurance co will give you a check for that amount only, and you sign the car over to them.

    They then sell the remains as scrap. you have first right of refusal on the scrap, and so you can elect to keep it for usually $150 less total payment.

    Then, its up to you to repair it or not as you see fit.

    John C.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Hotsauce View Post
    Book value on our trucks is very low.

    If the damage exceeds 75-80% of book value the truck will be considered 'totaled' The insurance co will give you a check for that amount only, and you sign the car over to them.

    They then sell the remains as scrap. you have first right of refusal on the scrap, and so you can elect to keep it for usually $150 less total payment.

    Then, its up to you to repair it or not as you see fit.

    John C.
    Wow, just $150 less? When I totalled mine I had to buy it back for $3500....and that was AFTER I talked them down from $4500 buyback, so they just deducted that from the amount of the truck.
    Ask forgiveness, not permission.

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    First, hope you are ok and 2nd hope your VX will be ok.

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