new car 1st accident.

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Hows it going yall. I need some info on how insurance work after being hit. I just purchased a brand new accord 2015 with the j35 beast engine. Ive only had for less then a week and some idiot ended up side swiping me on the freeway. My passenger door now has a dent and my wheels are a little scratch. So I took all their info and made a claim. I took it to a body shop and one of the employees said that I should demand their insurance for a new car since I've only had it for such a short time, and with the accident its going to drop the value of the car only being one week old. Now im wondering if I can make there insurance have the replace my car for a new one. Im just bummed out that it happen like this. So yeah, ill like to hear if anyone has gone trough this situation.
 
Did you contact the other insurance to see if this was accurate or did you come to NT first?
 
I mean I don't see why you should try and make that happen. If be livid if someone messed up anything that I just bought, let alone a new car.
 
Bruh you said side swap, not major damage. If your joint is not over certain % of the book value (depending on insurance over 50%/to 75%), they ain't replacing anything.

You should find out how much damage is it still going to be cosmetically flawed and build a case. However, best bet, call insurance.
 
You might be able to file for diminished value, but I don't know if they'd give you money for a new car outright. You could get a little extra though and pocket it.
 
:lol: good luck with getting "a new car". No company is giving you a new car for a minor sideswipe


Na I've already contacted my insurance to let them handle it with the other insurance.
This is where you ****** up. You shouldn't contact your insurance when you are not at fault. Now you just filed a claim with your company, and your rates will go up next year. You should've got his insurance info and file a claim through them. They would pay to get your car fixed. The only way your getting a new car is if your car was totaled (damage done to the car is greater than the book value of the car)
 
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