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You do realize that the insurance company will treat it as a regular accident and either fix the truck or total the truck giving him "fair market value" for it which he will then take to a dealer to make a deal on a new truck right
They gave him the option to fix the truck or sell him another one. No indication that they're going to work with him any more than anyone else who came in off the street. In fact the opposite is true.
They'll give him fair market value for an undamaged truck or they'll repair it and cut him a check for the depreciation.
And neither do you. I'm speaking from my experiences being in the automotive industry for 30 years and having to deal with dealerships and insurance companies.
I'm sure you're a great mechanic, but we're talking about the financials here not the repairs.
Then that's an arguement entirely up to the guy with the damaged truck to bring to the table when dealing with them. Can you honestly tell me you got your way everytime you've dealt with an issue in life? The dealer will do everything in their power whether you think its right or not in order to save them money and time just like you would if you were in their shoes. I get it, I'd be completely pussed off if it was my truck and I would fight like hell to get them to replace my new truck with at least a killer deal on a new one.
I spent a decade in the Marine Corps. Of course I didn't get my way every time.
You dont have to accept it and they dont have to offer you anything other than fixing the truck but that's why you sit down and deal with them. You know, find a happy medium.
Sure, or like I and others have suggested you get your insurance company involved so you don't have to accept whatever solution the dealer thinks works if you don't like it.
Can these paper plates be used as TP?
How will the insurance companies do anything? Insurance claims will either pay to fix it and give it back to you or total it depending on cost or repairs. The dealer already stakes claim to the damage and are will to fix it.
Whatever you say
This seems to me to make the most sense and will allow the dealer to loose the least amount of money while still doing the right thing, which is really what this is about. Sure, maybe all they legally have to do is repair it, but that's not doing the right thing.
HA HA HA....Oooh-Raah to that Devil Dog!!
Well, no, it's not what I say. It's what the courts have said.
Nobody is saying he should take it up the @ss regarding his truck and just accept what the dealer gives him. The dealer is accepting responsibility for that damage and agreed they will fix it or deal with him on a new truck. When I say deal I mean figure out cost he may assume if he decides to take that particular deal. As I've stated multiple times, if it was my truck I would not want it back because that's an awful lot of damage. I would deal with them to see what they will do to get me into the new truck. I certainly wouldnt expect them to give me a new one without some sort of out of pocket expense considering it would be a year or two newer. The dealer is giving him options. It's up to both parties involved to agree on the terms
