leevn29
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Thought I would share my experience with my insurance and dealership after totaling my car.
Was fully covered with Progressive. They were very helpful and easy to file a claim with. The loss happened 22AUG at around 0330, and they handled coordinating a tow truck to get my car to the yard. Paid out about a week later. Like most people noted on here, aftermarket parts were paid back pennies on the dollar. I talked to them about exchanging the parts for OEM, and they said the scrapyard usually is okay with it, but to give them a call. I did, and they are going to hold it for me until I get some time to do it.
Now for the surprisingly good experience shopping for a new supra. Called down to Mike Shaw Toyota because they had a 2026 listed at 61k. Carbon fiber mirror caps, cargo mat, window tint all included. Told them I would make the 9.5 hour drive down to pick it up. Salesman, Joe, said that he could meet me halfway, instead. So a quick 5 hour drive later, I was in a new stratosphere blue supra for 65 OTD. Whole process took 3 days from first call to picking up the car.
Lessons Learned:
Aftermarket parts are worth nothing to insurance companies, swap them out if you can. And do it before it its the scrapyard. They prefer you do it with at the towyard or if you were somehow able to get it home.
You can get your insurance payout through ACH with Progressive
I-35 has a metric buttload of construction going on.
The blue looks really good in person.
Corpus Christi has really good deals on cars.
Was fully covered with Progressive. They were very helpful and easy to file a claim with. The loss happened 22AUG at around 0330, and they handled coordinating a tow truck to get my car to the yard. Paid out about a week later. Like most people noted on here, aftermarket parts were paid back pennies on the dollar. I talked to them about exchanging the parts for OEM, and they said the scrapyard usually is okay with it, but to give them a call. I did, and they are going to hold it for me until I get some time to do it.
Now for the surprisingly good experience shopping for a new supra. Called down to Mike Shaw Toyota because they had a 2026 listed at 61k. Carbon fiber mirror caps, cargo mat, window tint all included. Told them I would make the 9.5 hour drive down to pick it up. Salesman, Joe, said that he could meet me halfway, instead. So a quick 5 hour drive later, I was in a new stratosphere blue supra for 65 OTD. Whole process took 3 days from first call to picking up the car.
Lessons Learned:
Aftermarket parts are worth nothing to insurance companies, swap them out if you can. And do it before it its the scrapyard. They prefer you do it with at the towyard or if you were somehow able to get it home.
You can get your insurance payout through ACH with Progressive
I-35 has a metric buttload of construction going on.
The blue looks really good in person.
Corpus Christi has really good deals on cars.
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