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I got clipped today while driving through a green light at an intersection. I was going straight in the middle lane (3 lanes) and an old lady on my right was going through her red light making a right. Instead of going into her lane, she drove into my lane and clipped me on the side of my car.
The old lady said her insurance would handle it, and they called me 30 minutes after the accident to tell me that I had 3 choices.
I could go to a shop of my choice and they would work with them, I could look at their list of shops and pick one of those, or I could have them send someone out to check it out and cash me out for what they think is proper for the looks of the outer.
How much do you think AAA would give me if I just decide to take the cash?
I don't think fixing it would be worth it because it's got over 250,000 miles and has paint chips / scratches all over it, but I don't want to take the 3rd option if they're just gonna give me $100 and call it a day.
Any ideas?
EDIT: the door has a dent in it that you can't see from the angle in the picture. All you can see in the pic is the scrapes, paint chips, etc. The dent is pretty decent.
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Her car in spoiler
The old lady said her insurance would handle it, and they called me 30 minutes after the accident to tell me that I had 3 choices.
I could go to a shop of my choice and they would work with them, I could look at their list of shops and pick one of those, or I could have them send someone out to check it out and cash me out for what they think is proper for the looks of the outer.
How much do you think AAA would give me if I just decide to take the cash?
I don't think fixing it would be worth it because it's got over 250,000 miles and has paint chips / scratches all over it, but I don't want to take the 3rd option if they're just gonna give me $100 and call it a day.
Any ideas?
EDIT: the door has a dent in it that you can't see from the angle in the picture. All you can see in the pic is the scrapes, paint chips, etc. The dent is pretty decent.
Pic
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Her car in spoiler
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