Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> On 7/28/2020 9:13 PM, John Kuthe wrote:
>
>>> Someone else brought up insurance.* Collision insurance would
>>> have taken
>>> care of the repair (including any body work).* All you'd have
>>> had to do
>>> was pay the deductible, which wouldn't be anywhere near $4000.* You
>>> really like throwing money away, don't you?
>>>
>>> Jill
>>
>> I PAID for the damage done to my car because I chose NOT to carry
>> collision insurance! I only have minimally required car liability
>> insurance as required by MO LAW! YOU are the ones getting so
>> royally FLEECED by insurance corporations who have convinced you
>> that giving them all your MONEY!
>
>> John Kuthe...
>>
>
> Insurance is probably $300 a yea and you've had the car for about
> three years now.* So for $900 you would have saved $4000.* Actually
> more as they would have fixed the body for another $2500.

The way things go, it doesn't make much sense to do any bodywork.
It'll just get bent up again in a few weeks.

If he used insurance, by now he would have been dropped or the
rates would be astronomical. He's probably figured this out and
taken the best approach for his situation.